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Effects of docosahexaenoic acid on locomotor activity in ethanol-treated HIV-1 transgenic rats

Authors: Jianlin He, Wenfei Huang, Shizhong Zheng, Michael Vigorito, Sulie L. Chang

Published in: Journal of NeuroVirology | Issue 1/2018

Abstract

Binge drinking affects the onset and progression of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated neurological disorders. The HIV-1 transgenic (HIV-1Tg) rat was created with a gag- and pol-deleted HIV-1 viral genome to mimic HIV-infected patients receiving combination anti-retroviral therapy (cART). Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is a marine compound that modulates inflammatory responses. Using HIV-1Tg rats subjected to binge exposure to ethanol (EtOH), this study examined whether DHA could reduce the detrimental neurological effects of EtOH and HIV proteins. Young adult male HIV-1Tg and F344 control rats received 4 mL/kg/day saline as a control (Saline group), 20 mg/kg/day DHA (DHA group), 4.8 g/kg/day 52% w/v EtOH (EtOH group), or 4.8 g/kg/day 52% w/v EtOH and 20 mg/kg/d DHA (DHA + EtOH group) by gavage for 5 weeks (n = 6 per group). EtOH was administrated on days 5, 6, and 7 of each week. Locomotor activity (LMA) was assessed using open field tests before and 45, 90, 135, and 180 min after each treatment. Repeated binge EtOH exposure gradually decreased LMA measured before daily treatments in HIV-1Tg and F344 rats, an effect that was reversed by DHA only in the HIV-1Tg rats. Decreased LMA of rats after treatment and under the influence of EtOH was less pronounced, and the reversal effect of DHA did not reach statistical significance. The plasma endotoxin level was significantly higher in HIV-1Tg rats than in F344 rats. IL-6 and IL-18 expression in the striatum was significantly higher in the HIV-1Tg EtOH group than in the F344 EtOH group. DHA significantly decreased the high levels of IL-6, IL-18, and NF-κB expression observed in the HIV-1Tg EtOH group. DHA appears to ameliorate inflammation and consequently lessen the reductions in LMA produced by the combination of EtOH and HIV-1 viral proteins.

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Title: Effects of docosahexaenoic acid on locomotor activity in ethanol-treated HIV-1 transgenic rats
Authors: Jianlin He
Wenfei Huang
Shizhong Zheng
Michael Vigorito
Sulie L. Chang
Publication date: 01-02-2018
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Journal of NeuroVirology / Issue 1/2018
Print ISSN: 1355-0284
Electronic ISSN: 1538-2443
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13365-017-0597-x

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