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Kumar M, Gusain C, Bhatt B, Lal R, Bishnoi M. Sex-specific effects of sucrose withdrawal on anxiety-like behavior and neuroimmune response. Neuropharmacology 2024; 249:109868. [PMID: 38403263 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2024.109868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Revised: 01/13/2024] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
Abstract
Sugar bingeing induces maladaptive neuroadaptations to decrease dietary control and promote withdrawal symptoms. This study investigated sex differences in sucrose bingeing, sucrose withdrawal-induced negative mood effects and underlying neuroimmune response in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) and nucleus accumbens (NAc) of C57BL/6J male and female mice. Two-bottle sucrose choice paradigm was used to develop sucrose dependence in mice. Female mice consumed more sucrose than male mice when given free access to water and 10% sucrose for four weeks. A significant increase in the mRNA expression of neuroinflammatory markers (Il1β, Tnfα) was found in the PFC of males exposed to sucrose withdrawal. Sucrose bingeing and subsequent sucrose withdrawal showed elevated protein levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines/chemokines/growth factors in the PFC (IL-1β, IL-6, TNFα, IFN-γ, IL-10, CCL5, VEGF) and NAc (IL-1β, IL-6, IL-10, VEGF) of male mice as compared to their water controls. These effects were concurrent with reduced mRNA expression of neuronal activation marker (cFos) in the PFC of sucrose withdrawal males. One week of sucrose withdrawal after prolonged sucrose consumption showed anxiety-like behavior in male mice, not in females. In conclusion, this study demonstrates that repeated access to sucrose induces anxiety-like behavior when the sugar is no longer available in the diet and these effects are male-specific. Elevated neuroinflammation in reward neurocircuitry may underlie these sex-specific effects.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mohit Kumar
- Centre for Excellence in Functional Foods, Food & Nutrition Biotechnology Division, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, S.A.S Nagar, Sector 81 (Knowledge City), Punjab, India.
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- Centre for Excellence in Functional Foods, Food & Nutrition Biotechnology Division, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, S.A.S Nagar, Sector 81 (Knowledge City), Punjab, India
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- Centre for Excellence in Functional Foods, Food & Nutrition Biotechnology Division, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, S.A.S Nagar, Sector 81 (Knowledge City), Punjab, India
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- Centre for Excellence in Functional Foods, Food & Nutrition Biotechnology Division, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, S.A.S Nagar, Sector 81 (Knowledge City), Punjab, India
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- Centre for Excellence in Functional Foods, Food & Nutrition Biotechnology Division, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, S.A.S Nagar, Sector 81 (Knowledge City), Punjab, India
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Khoramipour K, Rezaei MH, Moslemizadeh A, Hosseini MS, Ebrahimnezhad N, Bashiri H. Changes in the hippocampal level of tau but not beta-amyloid may mediate anxiety-like behavior improvement ensuing from exercise in diabetic female rats. BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN FUNCTIONS : BBF 2024; 20:9. [PMID: 38702776 PMCID: PMC11067136 DOI: 10.1186/s12993-024-00235-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024]
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BACKGROUND In the present study, we investigated the effect of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) on cognitive behaviors in female rats with a high-fat diet + streptozotocin (STZ)-induced type 2 diabetes. METHODS Twenty-four female rats were divided into four groups randomly (n = 6): control (C), control + exercise (Co + EX), diabetes mellitus (type 2) (T2D), and diabetes mellitus + exercise (T2D + EX). Diabetes was induced by a two-month high-fat diet and a single dose of STZ (35 mg/kg) in the T2D and T2D + EX groups. The Co + EX and T2D + EX groups performed HIIT for eight weeks (five sessions per week, running on a treadmill at 80-100% of VMax, 4-10 intervals). Elevated plus maze (EPM) and open field test (OFT) were used for assessing anxiety-like behaviors, and passive avoidance test (PAT) and Morris water maze (MWM) were applied for evaluating learning and memory. The hippocampal levels of beta-amyloid (Aβ) and Tau were also assessed using Western blot. RESULTS An increase in fasting blood glucose (FBG), hippocampal level of Tau, and a decrease in the percentage of open arm time (%OAT) as an index of anxiety-like behavior were seen in the female diabetic rats which could be reversed by HIIT. In addition, T2D led to a significant decrease in rearing and grooming in the OFT. No significant difference among groups was seen for the latency time in the PAT and learning and memory in the MWM. CONCLUSIONS HIIT could improve anxiety-like behavior at least in part through changes in hippocampal levels of Tau.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Female
- Hippocampus/metabolism
- tau Proteins/metabolism
- Rats
- Physical Conditioning, Animal/physiology
- Physical Conditioning, Animal/methods
- Physical Conditioning, Animal/psychology
- Anxiety/therapy
- Anxiety/psychology
- Anxiety/metabolism
- Amyloid beta-Peptides/metabolism
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/metabolism
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/psychology
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/therapy
- High-Intensity Interval Training/methods
- Maze Learning/physiology
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/metabolism
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/psychology
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/therapy
- Behavior, Animal/physiology
- Diet, High-Fat/adverse effects
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
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- Kayvan Khoramipour
- Student Research Committee, School of medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Department of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Physical Education, Shahid Bahonar University, Kerman, Iran
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Afzalipour School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Department of Sports Science, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Sistan and Baluchestan University, Zahedan, Iran
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Afzalipour School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
- Physiology Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
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Wang K, Liu J, Xie J, Yong Z, Li H, Wang L, Xia N, Bai T, Wang H, Wang L. Sleep deprivation from mid-gestation leads to impaired of motor coordination in young offspring mice with microglia activation in the cerebellar vermis. Sleep Med 2024; 115:193-201. [PMID: 38367362 DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2024.02.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2023] [Revised: 02/04/2024] [Accepted: 02/11/2024] [Indexed: 02/19/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of mid-pregnancy sleep deprivation (SD) in C57BL/6 J mice on the motor coordination of the offspring and to explore the potential mechanism of microglia activation in the cerebellar vermis of the offspring involved in the induction of impaired motor coordination development. METHODS C57BL/6 J pregnant mice were randomly divided into the SD and control groups. SD was implemented by the multi-platform method from first day of the middle pregnancy (gestation day 8, GD8). At postnatal day 21 (PND21), we measured the development of motor behavior and collected cerebellar vermis tissues to observe the activation of microglia by H&E staining, the expression of microglia-specific markers ionized calcium-binding adaptor molecule-1 (Iba-1) and cluster of differentiation 68 (CD68) by immunohistochemical, and interleukin-4 (IL-4), interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-10 (IL-10), and tumor necrosis factor -α (TNF-α) by real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR). RESULTS In the offspring of SD group, comparing to the control group, the total time of passage and the reverse crawl distance in the balance beam test, and the frequency of falls from the suspension cord was increased; with lower max rotational speed and shorter duration in the rotarod experiment. Further, we found that the microglia of cerebellar vermis tissues emerged an amoeba-like activation. The mean gray value of Iba-1 was lower, the density of positive cells of CD68 and the expression levels of IL-6 and TNF-α were increased. CONCLUSIONS The motor coordination of offspring is impaired, accompanying a SD from mid-pregnancy, and the cerebellar vermis showed microglia activation and pro-inflammatory response. It suggested the adverse effects of SD from mid-gestation on the development of motor coordination through the inflammatory response in the cerebellar vermis of the offspring.
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- Kai Wang
- Department of Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030001, China.
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030001, China.
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- Department of Pathology, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030001, China.
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030001, China.
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030001, China.
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Fenyang College of Shanxi Medical University, Luliang, 032299, China.
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- Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030001, China.
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- Department of Pathology, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030001, China.
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- Division of Neuropsychiatry and Psychosomatics, Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, National Center for Neurological Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100053 China; Beijing Institute of Brain Disorders, Beijing, 100069, China; Institute of Special Medical Sciences, School of Forensic Medicine, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030001, China.
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030001, China; Key Laboratory of Coal Environmental Pathogenicity and Prevention, Ministry of Education, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030001, China; Center for Early Childhood Development, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030001, China.
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He X, Yang Y, Yuan X, Sun Y, Li Y. Chemical composition and anticonvulsant activities of herb pair of Gastrodia elata Blume-Acorus tatarinowii Schott decoction on experimentally induced seizures in mice. Metab Brain Dis 2023; 38:1877-1893. [PMID: 37043151 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-023-01211-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 04/02/2023] [Indexed: 04/13/2023]
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Epilepsy is a serious public health problem in the world. At present, over 30% of affected patients remain refractory to currently available treatment. Medicinal plants as pharmaceuticals and healthcare treatments have been frequently used in the management of epilepsy in China for many centuries. Gastrodia elata-Acous tatarinowii (GEAT), as a classic and most commonly used herb pair in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), has been employed to control seizures for thousands of years. However, the animal experiment data on its anticonvulsant effect is limited in the literature. Thus, this study aimed to reveal the therapeutic actions of GEAT decoction against seizures in mice. UHPLC-MS/MS was performed to analyze the chemical components of GEAT decoction. The mice were given GEAT decoction for 7 days, and MES, PTZ, and 3-MP injection was given 30 min after the last administration. Video monitoring was performed for comparisons. In addition, the PTZ-induced kindling models were conducted to investigate the seizure severity, anxiety and cognitive profile, inflammation, and oxidative stress parameters in mice. The results showed that GEAT decoction dose-dependently protected mice against MES, 3-MP, and PTZ-induced acute seizures. Furthermore, GEAT decoction significantly ameliorated seizure severity, decreased the accumulation of inflammatory mediators TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6, mitigated oxidative stress, as well as alleviated anxious-like behavior and cognitive deficits in PTZ-kindled mice. These results suggest that GEAT decoction possesses certain anticonvulsant properties, which might be clinically useful as phytotherapy alone or as an adjunct therapy for the prevention and treatment of seizures and epilepsy.
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- Xirui He
- College of Bioengineering, Zhuhai Campus of Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, 519041, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Bioengineering, Zhuhai Campus of Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, 519041, People's Republic of China
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- College of Bioengineering, Zhuhai Campus of Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, 519041, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China (Northwest University), Ministry of Education, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710169, People's Republic of China
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- Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710054, People's Republic of China.
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