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Chao OY, Nikolaus S, Yang YM, Huston JP. Neuronal circuitry for recognition memory of object and place in rodent models. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2022; 141:104855. [PMID: 36089106 PMCID: PMC10542956 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.104855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Revised: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
Abstract
Rats and mice are used for studying neuronal circuits underlying recognition memory due to their ability to spontaneously remember the occurrence of an object, its place and an association of the object and place in a particular environment. A joint employment of lesions, pharmacological interventions, optogenetics and chemogenetics is constantly expanding our knowledge of the neural basis for recognition memory of object, place, and their association. In this review, we summarize current studies on recognition memory in rodents with a focus on the novel object preference, novel location preference and object-in-place paradigms. The evidence suggests that the medial prefrontal cortex- and hippocampus-connected circuits contribute to recognition memory for object and place. Under certain conditions, the striatum, medial septum, amygdala, locus coeruleus and cerebellum are also involved. We propose that the neuronal circuitry for recognition memory of object and place is hierarchically connected and constructed by different cortical (perirhinal, entorhinal and retrosplenial cortices), thalamic (nucleus reuniens, mediodorsal and anterior thalamic nuclei) and primeval (hypothalamus and interpeduncular nucleus) modules interacting with the medial prefrontal cortex and hippocampus.
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- Owen Y Chao
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth, MN 55812, USA
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth, MN 55812, USA; Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
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- Center for Behavioral Neuroscience, Institute of Experimental Psychology, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
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Han YY, Jin K, Pan QS, Li B, Wu ZQ, Gan L, Yang L, Long C. Microglial activation in the dorsal striatum participates in anxiety-like behavior in Cyld knockout mice. Brain Behav Immun 2020; 89:326-338. [PMID: 32688031 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2020.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Revised: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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CYLD lysine 63 deubiquitinase (CYLD), that is mainly involved in immune responses and inflammation, is expressed at high levels in the brain, especially in the dorsal striatum, but its physiological function of CYLD in the brain remains unexplored. The present study investigated the effect of Cyld gene knockout on behavior relevant to the dorsal striatum, such as motor activity and depression-like and anxiety-like behavior. Microglia and the pro-inflammatory cytokines including interleukin (IL)-1 β and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)- α were evaluated in the dorsal striatum to elucidate the underlying mechanism. Cyld knockout (Cyld-/-) mice exhibited anxiety-like behavior, but not motor deficits or depression-like behavior. Microglia were activated and the mRNA levels of IL-1 β and TNF- α were increased in the dorsal striatum of Cyld-/- mice compared to Cyld+/+ mice. The microglial modulator minocycline partially reversed the anxiety-like behavior, microglial activation and increase in IL-1 β and TNF- α mRNA and protein levels in the dorsal striatum of Cyld-/- mice. Collectively, these results suggest that Cyld knockout leading to microglial activation promotes IL-1 β and TNF- α expression and acts as a critical pathway in the pathophysiology of anxiety.
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- Yuan-Yuan Han
- School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, PR China
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- School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, PR China
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- School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, PR China
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- School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, PR China
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- School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, PR China
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- School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, PR China
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- School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China.
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- School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, PR China; South China Normal University-Panyu Central Hospital Joint Laboratory of Translational Medical Research, Panyu Central Hospital, Guangzhou 511400, PR China.
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Ciriachi C, Svane‐Petersen D, Rickhag M. Genetic tools to study complexity of striatal function. J Neurosci Res 2019; 97:1181-1193. [DOI: 10.1002/jnr.24479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2018] [Revised: 05/20/2019] [Accepted: 05/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- Chiara Ciriachi
- Molecular Neuropharmacology and Genetics Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
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- Molecular Neuropharmacology and Genetics Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
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- Molecular Neuropharmacology and Genetics Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
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Nguyen D, Alushaj E, Erb S, Ito R. Dissociative effects of dorsomedial striatum D1 and D2 receptor antagonism in the regulation of anxiety and learned approach-avoidance conflict decision-making. Neuropharmacology 2019; 146:222-230. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2018.11.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2018] [Revised: 11/13/2018] [Accepted: 11/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Klambatsen A, Nygard SK, Chang AJ, Quinones V, Jenab S. Sex differences in memory and intracellular signaling after methamphetamine binge treatment. Brain Res 2019; 1711:16-22. [PMID: 30629943 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2019.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2018] [Revised: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 01/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Methamphetamine is a neurotoxic psychostimulant known to cause cell death and terminal degradation of dopaminergic neurons in the striatum concomitant with memory deficits. However, most of the research studies have not examined the influence of sex on these changes. In this study we compared the effects of a binge regimen of methamphetamine (four injections of 4 mg/kg) on male, female, and ovariectomized (OVX) female Sprague-Dawley rats. We show that male and OVX female animals had a deficit in a novel object recognition task, while intact females did not show this deficit. Neurochemical analysis of the same animals indicated higher levels of FosB protein in caudate-putamen (CPu) and nucleus accumbens (NAc) of the male animals than intact or OVX females. Methamphetamine also increased Bcl-2 protein levels in CPu of all the cohorts. We did not find a significant effect of methamphetamine on the dopamine neuron markers tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) or dopamine transporter (DAT) 7 days after methamphetamine administrations. Our behavioral and neurochemical studies indicate that methamphetamine differentially affects male and female animals and shows sex differences in memory and molecular mechanisms in the striatum of these animals.
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- Anthony Klambatsen
- Department of Psychology, Hunter College, CUNY, 695 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA; Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience Subprogram, Graduate School and University Center, CUNY, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA.
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- Department of Psychology, Hunter College, CUNY, 695 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA; Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience Subprogram, Graduate School and University Center, CUNY, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Hunter College, CUNY, 695 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA; Center for Neural Science, New York University, 4 Washington Place, Room 809, New York, NY 10003, USA.
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- Department of Psychology, Hunter College, CUNY, 695 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA; Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience Subprogram, Graduate School and University Center, CUNY, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA.
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- Department of Psychology, Hunter College, CUNY, 695 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA; Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience Subprogram, Graduate School and University Center, CUNY, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA.
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Díaz-Hung ML, Ruiz-Fuentes JL, Díaz-García A, León-Martínez R, Alberti-Amador E, Pavón-Fuentes N, Blanco-Lezcano L. Impairment in exploratory behavior is associated with arc gene overexpression in the dorsolateral striatum of rats with nigral injection of l-buthionine sulfoximine. Neurosci Lett 2018; 687:26-30. [PMID: 30223000 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2018.09.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2018] [Revised: 09/06/2018] [Accepted: 09/13/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The aims of the present work were to evaluate the exploratory activity in Sprague-Dawley rats, as well as to analyze the nigral and striatal mRNA expression of the plasticity-related genes bdnf and arc after L-buthionine sulfoximine (BSO) injection into substantia nigra compacta. Lesioned rats traveled less distance in open field but did not show a decline in the novel object recognition test. On the other hand, RT-PCR analysis showed overexpression of striatal arc 24 h post-lesion; no significant changes in bdnf expression were observed in nigral or striatal tissue. These results suggest that intranigral BSO injection causes impairment in exploratory behavior in these rats, by affecting locomotion, which is associated with changes in striatal synaptic plasticity.
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- M L Díaz-Hung
- International Center for Neurological Restoration (CIREN), Havana, Cuba.
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- Pharmaceutics Biological Laboratories (LABIOFAM), Havana, Cuba
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- Departament of Molecular and Celular Biology, Faculty of Biology, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- International Center for Neurological Restoration (CIREN), Havana, Cuba
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- International Center for Neurological Restoration (CIREN), Havana, Cuba
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- International Center for Neurological Restoration (CIREN), Havana, Cuba
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Ma J, Yan H, Wang R, Bo S, Lu X, Zhang J, Xu A. Protective effect of carnosine on white matter damage in corpus striatum induced by chronic cerebral hypoperfusion. Neurosci Lett 2018; 683:54-60. [PMID: 29928953 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2018.06.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2018] [Revised: 05/25/2018] [Accepted: 06/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Subcortical ischemic vascular dementia caused by chronic cerebral hypoperfusion due to small-artery disease is a common subtype of vascular dementia, which is recognized as the second most prevalent type of dementia. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of carnosine on white matter damage in corpus striatum. Adult male mice (C57BL/6 strain) were subjected to right unilateral common carotid arteries occlusion (rUCCAO), and treated with carnosine or saline. Klüver-Barrera staining, immunohistochemical analyses, Western blots and neurochemical analysis were performed after rUCCAO. The white matter in corpus striatum was damaged at day 37 after rUCCAO, which was largely rescued by carnosine (200, 500 mg/kg). Carnosine (200, 500 mg/kg) significantly recovered the expression of myelin basic protein, suppressed the activation of microglia and reversed the decrease of 5-hydroxytryptamine and dopamine levels in corpus striatum. Moreover, carnosine (200, 500 mg/kg) significantly inhibited the apoptosis in corpus striatum. These data suggest that carnosine has the neuroprotective effect in corpus striatum on rUCCAO in mice, may be due to its protection of neurotransmitters and inhibition of apoptosis.
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- Jing Ma
- Department of Pharmacy, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200092, China.
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- Institute for Metabolic and Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200092, China.
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