Co-Exposure of Aluminium with other Metals Causes Neurotoxicity and Neurodegeneration
- Authors: Abida Zulfiqar1, Ghazal Iqbal2, Touqeer Ahmed3
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View Affiliations Hide Affiliations1 Neurobiology Laboratory, Department of Healthcare Biotechnology, Atta ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Sciences and Technology, Sector H-12, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan 2 Neurobiology Laboratory, Department of Healthcare Biotechnology, Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Sciences and Technology, Sector H-12, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan 3 Neurobiology Laboratory, Department of Healthcare Biotechnology, Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Sciences and Technology, Sector H-12, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
- Source: Biochemical Mechanisms of Aluminium Induced Neurological Disorders , pp 33-65
- Publication Date: December 2021
- Language: English
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Metals are key players in maintaining and regulating gene expression, antioxidant response, cell structure and neurotransmission. Their presence in the human body is required in trace amounts to perform these functions, however, excessive accumulation of these metals in various organs, including the brain, leads to detrimental neurological consequences by altering oxidative stress, protein misfolding, mitochondrial dysfunction, DNA fragmentation and apoptosis. These events over a course of time contribute to mild cognitive impairment, movement related disorders, learning and memory deficits which can further progress to neurodegeneration. According to some epidemiological and clinical findings, there is strong evidence of metal exposure and its correlation with a number of neurological diseases like Alzheimers diseases (AD), Huntingtons disease (HD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Guillain-Barre disease (GBD), Parkinsons disease (PD) and multiple sclerosis (MS), etc. Moreover, metal ions tend to exacerbate the accumulation of neurotic plaques in AD associated pathologies. It has been observed that metals like iron, zinc, copper and Aluminium are elevated in AD brains, causing damage to the synapses. Such metal ions imbalances are associated with aging related neuropathies and disease progression. Some other factors contributing to neurodegeneration include predisposition to ApoE allele, the interaction and synergistic effect of multiple metals together, the impact of cholesterol, amyloid precursor protein (APP) processing, and increased total tau along with Aβ production play a key role in increased biosynthesis of reactive oxygen species in the brain. Such events tend to reduce neuronal viability and function, thus causing cognitive decline.
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