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Rhesus monkeys were pre- and postnatally exposed to lead-acetate at 0, 350, or 600 ppm in diet for nine years, followed by a period of lead-free diet for 32 months. During this time blood lead levels declined to normal, but still showed dose-related differences. In behavioral and neurophysiological studies the rhesus monkeys exhibited dose-related cognitive and functional deficits. After sacrifice hippocampal sections were processed for immunohistological staining. GFAP, introduced as a marker of neurotoxicity and Vimentin, which is expressed by immature or reactive astrocytes were investigated. A dose-dependent increase of GFAP due to prenatal and chronic low level lead exposure was not observed. We found a dose-related increase of GFAP-positive radial glia and star-shaped Vimentin-positive astrocytes in the high lead group. We consider these findings as indication of immature astrocytes, which are not able to react with gliosis in respond to pre- and postnatal low level lead exposure. The lack of pronounced glial response due to low level lead exposure may result in a delay of astrocytic differentiation, shown by persistence of radial glia.
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