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CHAPTER 2<br />

RESULTS<br />

Alum<strong>in</strong>ium distribution <strong>in</strong> the bra<strong>in</strong> after oral and i.p.<br />

adm<strong>in</strong>istration<br />

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As can be seen <strong>in</strong> Fig. 1, <strong>alum<strong>in</strong>ium</strong> content <strong>in</strong> bra<strong>in</strong> tissue was significantly<br />

<strong>in</strong>creased <strong>in</strong> both <strong>alum<strong>in</strong>ium</strong>-exposed groups (i.p. and oral) when compared to the<br />

correspond<strong>in</strong>g control, except <strong>in</strong> VM <strong>of</strong> the i.p. <strong>alum<strong>in</strong>ium</strong>-treated group.<br />

All bra<strong>in</strong> regions <strong>of</strong> oral <strong>alum<strong>in</strong>ium</strong>-treated animals showed significant <strong>in</strong>creased<br />

levels <strong>of</strong> <strong>alum<strong>in</strong>ium</strong> <strong>in</strong> relation to their controls: +69% CE, +200% VM, +116% CO,<br />

+66% H, +143% ST, with highest levels <strong>in</strong> the ventral midbra<strong>in</strong>>striatum>cortex,<br />

cerebellum and hippocampus. In orally-treated control animals, all areas showed a<br />

similar accumulation <strong>of</strong> <strong>alum<strong>in</strong>ium</strong>.<br />

In i.p. <strong>alum<strong>in</strong>ium</strong>-treated animals, <strong>alum<strong>in</strong>ium</strong> content was significantly <strong>in</strong>creased<br />

compared to the respective i.p. controls (+727% CE, +667% CO, +877% H and +294%<br />

ST). Notwithstand<strong>in</strong>g, the level <strong>of</strong> <strong>alum<strong>in</strong>ium</strong> <strong>in</strong> VM was significantly reduced<br />

compared to that <strong>of</strong> the control group (–83%). Alum<strong>in</strong>ium <strong>in</strong> i.p. metal-treated animals<br />

seemed to accumulate preferentially <strong>in</strong> the follow<strong>in</strong>g cerebral areas:<br />

hippocampus>cortex>striatum>cerebellum>ventral midbra<strong>in</strong>.<br />

When compar<strong>in</strong>g the two different methods <strong>of</strong> <strong>alum<strong>in</strong>ium</strong> adm<strong>in</strong>istration, we<br />

noted a greater and significant <strong>in</strong>crease <strong>of</strong> <strong>alum<strong>in</strong>ium</strong> <strong>in</strong> the i.p. <strong>alum<strong>in</strong>ium</strong>-treated<br />

groups compared to the orally-treated group: +77% H, +73% CO, +51% CE and +39%<br />

ST. In turn, <strong>alum<strong>in</strong>ium</strong> concentration <strong>in</strong> VM was significantly reduced (–1963%).

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