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Neuro-inflammation induced in the hippocampus of 'binge drinking' rats may be mediated by elevated extracellular glutamate content.

Abstract：

:The neuropathological and immune changes induced in the brain by 'binge drinking' have been investigated in a rat model. Evidence of neuro-inflammation was identified in the 'binge drinking' rat model of alcohol abuse after 3 weeks of administration of 2 or 3 g/kg ethanol (EtOH), three times per day for two consecutive days, followed by 5 days of abstinence: Firstly, alveolar macrophages, isolated from these animals, showed significant increases in inducible nitric oxide synthase, as assayed by nitrite release, both before and after lipopolysaccaharide stimulation. Secondly, significant numbers of activated microglia were present in the dentate gyrus region of the hippocampus of the 'binge drinking' model, after major histocompatibility complex class II staining, by comparison with the control. Microdialysis studies in the ventral hippocampus identified a significant increase in the basal extracellular concentration of glutamate, in both the 2 and 3 g/kg administered 'binge drinking' rats. In contrast, no changes in the hippocampal extracellular concentrations, of GABA and taurine, or the dopamine and serotonin metabolites were observed under basal conditions. A further dose of EtOH induced a significant decrease in the concentrations of both 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid, whereas glutamate, taurine and GABA levels were unaffected. There was no evidence that EtOH preference was initiated by the 'binge drinking' regimen. Our results suggest that the possible toxicity associated with 'binge drinking' maybe directed by the elevated glutamate levels, which in turn, activate phagocytic cells to release their inflammatory cytokines and chemokines, ultimately leading to neuro-inflammation.

journal_name

J Neurochem

journal_title

Journal of neurochemistry

authors

Ward RJ,Colivicchi MA,Allen R,Schol F,Lallemand F,de Witte P,Ballini C,Corte LD,Dexter D

doi

10.1111/j.1471-4159.2009.06389.x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2009-12-01 00:00:00

pages

1119-28

issue

eissn

0022-3042

issn

1471-4159

pii

JNC6389

journal_volume

111

pub_type

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Neuro-inflammation induced in the hippocampus of 'binge drinking' rats may be mediated by elevated extracellular glutamate content.