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Effect of Lead Exposure During Lactational Period on Anxiety in Rat Using Elevated Plus Maze Test

수유기동안 납 투여가 성숙 쥐의 불안감 관련 행동양상에 미치는 영향

  • Lim Sun-Young (Division of Marine Environment & Bioscience, Korea Maritime University)
  • 임선영 (한국해양대학교 해양환경생명과학부)
  • Published : 2005.12.01
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Abstract

Lead (Pb) exposure during development can produce neurological deficits. In this study, the effect of Pb exposure during neonatal development via lactation on anxiety of brain function was investigated. Long-Evans strain rats were raised through two generations. At the birth of the second generation, the dams were subdivided into two groups and supplied drinking water containing either $0.2\%$ Pb (Pb-treated group) or sodium (Na, Control group) acetate until weaning. Rats were sacrificed at 3 (weaning) and 11 weeks (maturity) for brain Pb and fatty acid analysis. Motor activity and elevated plus maze tests were initiated at 9 weeks. The brains in the Pb-treated group at weaning and maturity contained 1486$\pm$98 and $270{\pm}46$ ng Pb/g, respectively The control group showed the background level of Pb ($3.7{\pm}1.0_{ng}$ Pb/g) in both ages. The alterations in brain fatty acid composition induced by Pb exposure were more evident in 3 wks old than 11 wks old. For example, in 3 wks old, the percentages of $18:2_{n-6}$, $20:2_{n-6}$ and $18:2_{n-6}$ were decreased in the Pb-treated group with an increase in $20:4_{n-6}$ In motor activity test, there was a tendency of hyperactivity in the Pb-treated group compared with the control group but the difference was not significant. In elevated plus maze test, the Pb-treated group showed fewer numbers of visits to the open arms (P < 0.05), indicating that Pb exposure may lead to anxiogenic effect.

수유기 동안 납의 투여는 급격한 체중의 변화를 유발하여 3주령 및 11주령 쥐의 경우 납을 투여한 군이 대조군에 비해 각각 50% 및 26% 체중 감소를 보였으나 뇌의 무게에는 유의적 변화를 관찰 할 수 없었다. 납 투여는 뇌 지방산 조성 변화에 큰 영향을 주지 않았지만 특히 AA와 DPAn-6와 같은 고도의 불포화 지방산 함량의 증가를 유발하였다. Motor ac-tivity 실험에서 납 투여군의 경우 대조군에 비하여 주어진 시간 내에서 움직이는 시간과 움직인 거리가 긴 것으로 보아 운동 활동성이 큰 것으로 여겨지나 두 군 간에 유의적 차이는 없었다. Elevated plus maze 실험에서 실험 1일째의 경우 open arm에 머무른 시간에는 유의적 차이가 없었으나 2일째에는 두 군에서 현저히 open arm에 머무른 시간이 감소하였으며 납 투여군의 경우 대조군에 비하여 머무른 시간이 감소하는 경향이었으나 통계적 유의성은 없었다. Open arm에 들어가는 횟수를 관찰한 결과, 실험 1일째의 경우 open arm에 들어가는 횟수가 납 투여군에서 유의적으로 적었고 2일째에는 두 군에서 모두 open arm에 들어가는 횟수가 감소하였으며 대조군에 비해 납을 투여한 쥐의 경우가 유의적으로 낮은 횟수로 open arm에 들어갔음을 관찰 할 수 있었다. 이상의 결과로부터 수유기 동안의 납 투여는 성숙 동물의 불안감을 증가시키는 효과를 나타내었다.

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