微波辐射对小鼠联合型学习记忆功能及海马组织结构的影响

目的 探讨微波辐射对联合型学习记忆功能及海马组织结构的影响。方法 将小鼠按随机数表法分为假辐射组和微波辐射组,各27只。采用2.856 GHz、8 mW/cm²微波辐射C57BL/6N小鼠15 min,建立微波辐射动物模型。采用Morris水迷宫和穿梭箱行为学实验,研究微波辐射对小鼠空间学习记忆和联合型学习记忆功能的影响。观察海马组织病理学变化,研究微波辐射后海马组织超微结构改变。结果 Morris水迷宫结果表明,微波辐射后小鼠反向空间探索实验跨越平台次数减少,由(3.60±0.79)次降至(2.55±0.47)次(t = 2.21,P= 0.046);穿梭箱实验结果表明,辐射后小鼠平均主动逃避率显著下降(t = 2.70,P<0.05),平均主动潜伏期和总电击时间显著延长(t = -3.09、-3.02,P < 0.05)。辐射后8 d,海马CA3和DG区部分神经元核固缩,海马CA3区神经元凋亡、突触间隙模糊、胶质细胞肿胀、血管周隙增宽。结论 微波辐射可引起小鼠空间参考记忆能力及联合型学习记忆能力下降,海马组织形态学病理改变是其功能障碍的结构基础。

Influence of microwave radiation on associative learning and memory function and hippocampal structure in mice

Objective To investigate the effects of microwave radiation on associative learning and memory function and hippocampal structure of mice. Methods C57BL/6N mice were ramdomly divided into sham-radiated group (n=27) and radiation group (n=2). The radiation group was exposed to microwave at 2.856 GHz, 8 mW/cm² for 15 min, then their spatial and associative learning and memory function were examined with the morris water maze and shuttle box behavior experiment. The pathological changes of hippocampal tissue were observed by HE staining and light microscope, the ultrastructural changes of hippocampal tissue were observed by transmission electron microscope. Results After microwave radiation, the times of mice crossing the platform for the reverse space exploration decreased from(3.60±0.79) times to (2.55±0.47) times(t=2.21, P=0.046), the average active escape rate decreased significantly (t = 2.70, P<0.05), and the average active latency and the total shock time was significantly prolonged (t = -3.09, -3.02, P < 0.05). At 8 d after microwave radiation, the nuclei of some neurons in the CA3 and DG regions of the hippocampus were pyknosis. The neurons were apoptotic, the synaptic spaces blurred, the glial cells swollen, and the perivascular spaces widened in the CA3 region of the hippocampus. Conclusions Microwave radiation can decline the spatial reference memory ability and associative learning and memory ability of mice. The morphological and pathological changes of hippocampus are the structural basis of this dysfunction.