Bayoumie El Gazzar, Walaa, Farag, Amina A., Samir, Mohamed ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1166-0480, Bayoumi, Heba, Youssef, Heba S., Mohammed Marei, Yasmin, Mohamed, Shimaa K., Marei, Azza M., Abdelfatah, Reham M., Moustafa Mahmoud, Manal, Ahmed Fahmy Aboelkomsan, Elshaimaa, Kamel M. Khalfallah, Eman and Magdy Anwer, Hala (2024) Berberine chloride loaded nano‐PEGylated liposomes attenuates imidacloprid‐induced neurotoxicity by inhibiting NLRP3/Caspase‐1/GSDMD‐mediated pyroptosis. BioFactors, 51 (1):e2107. ISSN 0951-6433 (Print), 1872-8081 (Online) (doi:10.1002/biof.2107)

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Abstract

Concerns have been expressed about imidacloprid (IMI), one of the most often used pesticides, and its potential neurotoxicity to non-target organisms. Chronic neuroinflammation is central to the pathology of several neurodegenerative disorders. Hence, exploring the molecular mechanism by which IMI would trigger neuroinflammation is particularly important. This study examined the neurotoxic effects of oral administration of IMI (45 mg/kg/day for 30 days) and the potential neuroprotective effect of berberine (Ber) chloride loaded nano-PEGylated liposomes (Ber-Lip) (10 mg/kg, intravenously every other day for 30 days) using laboratory rat. The histopathological changes, anti-oxidant and oxidative stress markers (GSH, SOD, and MDA), proinflammatory cytokines (IL1β and TNF-α), microglia phenotype markers (CD86 and iNOS for M1; CD163 for M2), the canonical pyroptotic pathway markers (NLRP3, caspase-1, GSDMD, and IL-18) and Alzheimer's disease markers (Neprilysin and beta amyloid [Aβ] deposits) were assessed. Oral administration of IMI resulted in apparent cerebellar histopathological alterations, oxidative stress, predominance of M1 microglia phenotype, significantly upregulated NLRP3, caspase-1, GSDMD, IL-18 and Aβ deposits and significantly decreased Neprilysin expression. Berberine reduced the IMI-induced aberrations in the measured parameters and improved the IMI-induced histopathological and ultrastructure alterations brought on by IMI. This study highlights the IMI neurotoxic effect and its potential contribution to the development of Alzheimer's disease and displayed the neuroprotective effect of Ber-Lip.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Berberine, imidacloprid, neurotoxicity, cerebellum, pyroptosis, Alzheimer's disease, nano-PEGylated liposomes.
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QD Chemistry R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science Faculty of Engineering & Science > School of Science (SCI)
Last Modified:	07 Apr 2026 10:07
URI:	https://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/49681

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