PM2.5对中枢神经系统功能及脂质代谢紊乱的影响

Effects of PM2.5 on function of central nervous system and lipid metabolism disorder

  • 摘要: 大气污染物PM2.5通过呼吸进入人体后,引起肺部疾病以及心脑血管疾病,并与大脑老化、记忆衰退以及多种神经退行性疾病有关。近年来,许多证据表明PM2.5可以通过穿越肺泡血气屏障、鼻腔上皮屏障或移位至嗅神经等多种途径进入体循环,到达大脑后,再通过血-脑屏障,对中枢神经系统的结构与功能产生损伤。PM2.5侵入机体后,可通过改变DNA甲基化水平、激活胶质细胞、引起氧化应激与炎症反应、损伤突触与其他细胞器结构等多种机制,损伤中枢神经系统和破坏血脂稳态,进而对全身脂代谢水平产生较大影响。脂质是大脑主要组成成分,对神经系统的正常功能发挥重要作用。在大脑组织中,PM2.5的暴露与脂质水平的变化和神经系统疾病之间存在一定的联系,但是脂质代谢紊乱在PM2.5导致的神经系统退行疾病和损伤过程中,作用的具体机制尚未阐明。本文重点阐述大气颗粒物PM2.5、脂代谢紊乱与中枢神经系统疾病三者之间的关系,以及PM2.5导致大脑脂代谢紊乱和大脑功能损伤的潜在机制。

     

    Abstract: After entering human body through respiration, air pollutant PM2.5 can cause pulmonary diseases and cardiovascular diseases, and are related to brain aging, memory decay, and some neurodegenerative diseases. In recent years, lots of studies have illustrated that PM2.5 can enter the systemic circulation through the alveolar blood-air barrier, nasal epithelial barrier, or transferring to the olfactory nerve, reach the brain, and then pass through the blood-brain barrier, thus causing damage to the structure and function of the central nervous system. PM2.5 can damage the central nervous system and the homeostasis of blood lipids by changing DNA methylation level, activating glial cells, oxidative stress, and inflammatory response, and damaging synapses or other organelle structures, thus having a more significant impact on systemic lipid metabolism. Lipids are the main components of the brain and play an essential role in the functioning of the nervous system. In brain tissues, there is a relationship among PM2.5 exposure, lipid level changes, and nervous system diseases, but the specific mechanisms of lipid metabolism disorder in neurodegenerative diseases and injuries caused by PM2.5 have not been elucidated. This article focused on the relationship among PM2.5, lipid metabolism disorder, and central nervous system diseases, and the potential mechanisms of brain lipid metabolism disorder and brain function damage caused by PM2.5.

     

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