Alteration in glucose metabolism in the brain associated with tamoxifen treatment: Study in postmenopausal animal model
Abstract
Tamoxifen is an effective breast cancer therapy in postmenopausal women. However, it can induce hyperglycemia through different mechanisms, such as the impairment of mitochondrial metabolism. Quercetin, a flavonoid with antioxidant potential, has beneficial effects on tamoxifen-induced adverse effects. Therefore, this study aimed to (1) investigate glucose concentration in blood, cerebrospinal fluid, cerebellum, cortex, and hippocampus of tamoxifen-treated ovariectomized female rats, non-treated and treated with quercetin; and (2) establish the metabolic profile of these regions. For that purpose, ovariectomized female rats were divided into four groups: canola oil 1 mL/kg (CONT); tamoxifen 5 mg/kg (TAM); quercetin 22.5 mg/kg (QUER); and tamoxifen 5 mg/kg + quercetin 22.5 mg/kg (TAM + Q); and were treated for 14 days orally. Subsequently, glucose levels were measured in blood, cerebrospinal fluid, cerebellum, cortex, and hippocampus. Pyruvate and lactate concentrations were analyzed in the three brain regions. Tamoxifen-induced hyperglycemia significantly increased glucose concentrations in the cerebrospinal fluid, cortex, and hippocampus, as well as lactate production in the hippocampus. Quercetin significantly prevented the tamoxifen-induced increase in glucose concentrations in all analyzed samples. Besides, quercetin decreased cortical pyruvate production. The copper content decreased only in the hippocampus of group TAM + Q animals. In addition, it is important to…
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