作者: Kelly A. Heys , Richard F. Shore , M. Glória Pereira , Francis L. Martin
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摘要: Organochlorine (OC) pesticides pose a significant environmental risk to wildlife and humans have been associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). This study aims spectroscopically analyze brains from free-flying birds link the results OC exposure consequent amyloid aggregation. As long-lived apex predators, predatory represent sentinel species similar humans. Therefore, implications for both may also add our understanding of role play in development AD. Brains wild Sparrowhawks were analyzed using ATR-FTIR Raman spectroscopy Congo red staining; correlated pesticide concentrations livers. Effects sex- age-dependent alterations seen lipids protein secondary structure. A shift α-helix β-sheet conformation proteins indicated that >7.18 μg/g lead cerebral