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Yang JH, Hayano M, Griffin PT, Amorim JA, Bonkowski MS, Apostolides JK, Salfati EL, Blanchette M, Munding EM, Bhakta M, Chew YC, Guo W, Yang X, Maybury-Lewis S, Tian X, Ross JM, Coppotelli G, Meer MV, Rogers-Hammond R, Vera DL, Lu YR, Pippin JW, Creswell ML, Dou Z, Xu C, Mitchell SJ, Das A, O'Connell BL, Thakur S, Kane AE, Su Q, Mohri Y, Nishimura EK, Schaevitz L, Garg N, Balta AM, Rego MA, Gregory-Ksander M, Jakobs TC, Zhong L, Wakimoto H, El Andari J, Grimm D, Mostoslavsky R, Wagers AJ, Tsubota K, Bonasera SJ, Palmeira CM, Seidman JG, Seidman CE, Wolf NS, Kreiling JA, Sedivy JM, Murphy GF, Green RE, Garcia BA, Berger SL, Oberdoerffer P, Shankland SJ, Gladyshev VN, Ksander BR, Pfenning AR, Rajman LA, Sinclair DA. Loss of epigenetic information as a cause of mammalian aging. Cell 2023; 186:305-326.e27. [PMID: 36638792 PMCID: PMC10166133 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.12.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 217] [Impact Index Per Article: 217.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Revised: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
Abstract
All living things experience an increase in entropy, manifested as a loss of genetic and epigenetic information. In yeast, epigenetic information is lost over time due to the relocalization of chromatin-modifying proteins to DNA breaks, causing cells to lose their identity, a hallmark of yeast aging. Using a system called "ICE" (inducible changes to the epigenome), we find that the act of faithful DNA repair advances aging at physiological, cognitive, and molecular levels, including erosion of the epigenetic landscape, cellular exdifferentiation, senescence, and advancement of the DNA methylation clock, which can be reversed by OSK-mediated rejuvenation. These data are consistent with the information theory of aging, which states that a loss of epigenetic information is a reversible cause of aging.
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- Jae-Hyun Yang
- Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research, Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School (HMS), Boston, MA, USA.
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- Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research, Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School (HMS), Boston, MA, USA; Department of Ophthalmology, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research, Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School (HMS), Boston, MA, USA
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- Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research, Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School (HMS), Boston, MA, USA; IIIUC-Institute of Interdisciplinary Research, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research, Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School (HMS), Boston, MA, USA
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- Computational Biology Department, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research, Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School (HMS), Boston, MA, USA
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- Cantata/Dovetail Genomics, Scotts Valley, CA, USA
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- Zymo Research Corporation, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research, Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School (HMS), Boston, MA, USA
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- Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research, Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School (HMS), Boston, MA, USA
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- Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research, Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School (HMS), Boston, MA, USA
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- Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research, Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School (HMS), Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, HMS, Boston, MA, USA
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- Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research, Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School (HMS), Boston, MA, USA
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- Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research, Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School (HMS), Boston, MA, USA
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- Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research, Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School (HMS), Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research, Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School (HMS), Boston, MA, USA; Department of Pharmacology, UNSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research, Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School (HMS), Boston, MA, USA
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- Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research, Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School (HMS), Boston, MA, USA
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- Computational Biology Department, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Stem Cell Biology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell Biology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research, Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School (HMS), Boston, MA, USA
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- Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research, Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School (HMS), Boston, MA, USA
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- Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research, Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School (HMS), Boston, MA, USA
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- Schepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, HMS, Boston, MA, USA
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- The Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, HMS, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases/Virology, Section Viral Vector Technologies, Medical Faculty, University of Heidelberg, BioQuant, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases/Virology, Section Viral Vector Technologies, Medical Faculty, University of Heidelberg, BioQuant, Heidelberg, Germany
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- The Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, HMS, Boston, MA, USA
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- Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research, Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA; Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Geriatrics, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Durham Research Center II, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, UCSC, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, HMS, Boston, MA, USA
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- Schepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, HMS, Boston, MA, USA
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- Computational Biology Department, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research, Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School (HMS), Boston, MA, USA
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- Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research, Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School (HMS), Boston, MA, USA.
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Pandey MK. The Role of Alpha-Synuclein Autoantibodies in the Induction of Brain Inflammation and Neurodegeneration in Aged Humans. Front Aging Neurosci 2022; 14:902191. [PMID: 35721016 PMCID: PMC9204601 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.902191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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- Manoj Kumar Pandey
- Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, United States
- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, United States
- *Correspondence: Manoj Kumar Pandey,
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Viviano RP, Damoiseaux JS. Longitudinal change in hippocampal and dorsal anterior insulae functional connectivity in subjective cognitive decline. Alzheimers Res Ther 2021; 13:108. [PMID: 34059109 PMCID: PMC8166120 DOI: 10.1186/s13195-021-00847-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Subjective cognitive decline, perceived worsening of cognitive ability without apparent performance issues on clinical assessment, may be an important precursor to dementia. While previous cross-sectional research has demonstrated aberrant brain functional connectivity in subjective cognitive decline, longitudinal evaluation remains limited. METHODS Here, we examined trajectories of functional connectivity over three measurement occasions ~18 months apart, using voxelwise latent growth models in cognitively unimpaired older adults with varying self-report of subjective cognitive decline (N = 69). RESULTS We found that individuals who reported a greater degree of subjective cognitive decline showed a larger subsequent decrease in connectivity between components of the default mode network and increase in connectivity between salience and default mode network components. The change in functional connectivity was observed in the absence of change in cognitive performance. CONCLUSION The results indicate that functional brain changes may underly the experience of cognitive decline before deterioration reaches a level detected by formal cognitive assessment.
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- Raymond P Viviano
- Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, 5057 Woodward Ave. 7th Floor Suite 7908, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA
- Institute of Gerontology, Wayne State University, 87 E. Ferry St, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, 5057 Woodward Ave. 7th Floor Suite 7908, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA.
- Institute of Gerontology, Wayne State University, 87 E. Ferry St, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA.
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Pistono A, Senoussi M, Guerrier L, Rafiq M, Giméno M, Péran P, Jucla M, Pariente J. Language Network Connectivity Increases in Early Alzheimer's Disease. J Alzheimers Dis 2021; 82:447-460. [PMID: 34024825 PMCID: PMC8293644 DOI: 10.3233/jad-201584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
Abstract
Background: Language production deficits occur early in the course of Alzheimer’s disease (AD); however, only a few studies have focused on language network’s functional connectivity in mild cognitive impairment (MCI) due to AD. Objective: The current study aims to uncover the extent of language alteration at the MCI stage, at a behavioral and neural level, using univariate and multivariate analyses of structural MRI and resting-state fMRI. Methods: Twenty-four MCI due to AD participants and 24 matched healthy controls underwent a comprehensive language evaluation, a structural T1-3D MRI, and resting-state fMRI. We performed seed-based analyses, using the left inferior frontal gyrus and left posterior temporal gyrus as seeds. Then, we analyzed connectivity between executive control networks and language network in each group. Finally, we used multivariate pattern analyses to test whether the two groups could be distinguished based on the pattern of atrophy within the language network; within the executive control networks, as well as the pattern of functional connectivity within the language network and within the executive control networks. Results: MCI due to AD participants had language impairment during standardized language tasks and connected-speech production. Regarding functional connectivity, univariate analyses were not able to discriminate participants, while multivariate pattern analyses could significantly predict participants’ group. Language network’s functional connectivity could discriminate MCI due to AD participants better than executive control networks. Most notably, they revealed an increased connectivity at the MCI stage, positively correlated with language performance. Conclusion: Multivariate analyses represent a useful tool for investigating the functional and structural (re-)organization of the neural bases of language.
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- Aurélie Pistono
- Octogone-Lordat Interdisciplinary Research Unit (EA 4156), University of Toulouse II-Jean Jaurès, Toulouse, France.,Department of Experimental Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Experimental Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Toulouse NeuroImaging Center, Toulouse University, Inserm, UPS, France
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- Department of Neurology, Neuroscience Centre, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France
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- Octogone-Lordat Interdisciplinary Research Unit (EA 4156), University of Toulouse II-Jean Jaurès, Toulouse, France
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- Toulouse NeuroImaging Center, Toulouse University, Inserm, UPS, France
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- Octogone-Lordat Interdisciplinary Research Unit (EA 4156), University of Toulouse II-Jean Jaurès, Toulouse, France
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- Toulouse NeuroImaging Center, Toulouse University, Inserm, UPS, France.,Department of Neurology, Neuroscience Centre, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France
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Viviano RP, Damoiseaux JS. Functional neuroimaging in subjective cognitive decline: current status and a research path forward. Alzheimers Res Ther 2020; 12:23. [PMID: 32151277 PMCID: PMC7063727 DOI: 10.1186/s13195-020-00591-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Subjective cognitive decline is a putative precursor to dementia marked by perceived worsening of cognitive function without overt performance issues on neuropsychological assessment. Although healthy older adults with subjective cognitive decline may function normally, perceived worsening may indicate incipient dementia and predict future deterioration. Therefore, the experience of decline represents a possible entry point for clinical intervention. However, intervention requires a physical manifestation of neuroabnormality to both corroborate incipient dementia and to target clinically. While some individuals with subjective cognitive decline may harbor pathophysiology for specific neurodegenerative disorders, many do not display clear indicators. Thus, disorder-agnostic brain measures could be useful to track the trajectory of decline, and functional neuroimaging in particular may be sensitive to detect incipient dementia and have the ability to track disease-related change when the underlying disease etiology remains unclear. Therefore, in this review, we discuss functional neuroimaging studies of subjective cognitive decline and possible reconciliations to inconsistent findings. We conclude by proposing a functional model where noisy signal propagation and inefficient signal processing across whole-brain networks may lead to the subjective experience of decline and discuss future research directions guided by this model.
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- Raymond P Viviano
- Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, 5057 Woodward Ave. 7th Floor Suite 7908, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA
- Institute of Gerontology, Wayne State University, 87 E. Ferry St., Detroit, MI, 48202, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, 5057 Woodward Ave. 7th Floor Suite 7908, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA.
- Institute of Gerontology, Wayne State University, 87 E. Ferry St., Detroit, MI, 48202, USA.
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Cheng CH, Wang PN, Mao HF, Hsiao FJ. Subjective cognitive decline detected by the oscillatory connectivity in the default mode network: a magnetoencephalographic study. Aging (Albany NY) 2020; 12:3911-3925. [PMID: 32100722 PMCID: PMC7066903 DOI: 10.18632/aging.102859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Accepted: 02/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
Discriminating between those with and without subjective cognitive decline (SCD) in cross-sectional investigations using neuropsychological tests is challenging. The available magnetoencephalographic (MEG) studies have demonstrated altered alpha-band spectral power and functional connectivity in those with SCD. However, whether the functional connectivity in other frequencies and brain networks, particularly the default mode network (DMN), exhibits abnormalities in SCD remains poorly understood. We recruited 26 healthy controls (HC) without SCD and 27 individuals with SCD to perform resting-state MEG recordings. The power of each frequency band and functional connectivity within the DMN were compared between these two groups. Posterior cingulate cortex (PCC)-based connectivity was also used to test its diagnostic accuracy as a predictor of SCD. There were no significant between-group differences of spectral power in the regional nodes. However, compared with HC, those with SCD demonstrated increased delta-band and gamma-band functional connectivity within the DMN. Moreover, node strength in the PCC exhibited a good discrimination ability at both delta and gamma frequencies. Our data suggest that the node strength of delta and gamma frequencies in the PCC may be a good neurophysiological marker in the discrimination of individuals with SCD from those without SCD.
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- Chia-Hsiung Cheng
- Department of Occupational Therapy and Graduate Institute of Behavioral Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Healthy Aging Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan.,Laboratory of Brain Imaging and Neural Dynamics (BIND Lab), Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Brain Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Division of General Neurology, Department of Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Neurology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- School of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Brain Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Wimmer ME, Blackwell JM, Abel T. Rolipram treatment during consolidation ameliorates long-term object location memory in aged male mice. Neurobiol Learn Mem 2020; 169:107168. [PMID: 31962134 DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2020.107168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2019] [Revised: 01/08/2020] [Accepted: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
Abstract
Normal aging is accompanied by cognitive and memory impairments that negatively impact quality of life for the growing elderly population. Hippocampal function is most vulnerable to the deleterious effects of aging, and deficits in hippocampus-dependent memories are common amongst aged individuals. Moreover, signaling networks such as the cAMP/PKA/CREB pathway, which are critical for memory consolidation, are dampened in healthy aged subjects. Phosphodiesterase (PDE) enzymes that break down cAMP are also affected by aging, and increased break down of cAMP by PDEs may contribute to reduced activity of the cAMP/PKA/CREB signaling network in the brain of aged individuals. Here, we report that the PDE4 inhibitor rolipram administered during consolidation of hippocampus-dependent object location memory improves aged-related spatial memory deficits in aged mice.
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- Mathieu E Wimmer
- Department of Psychology and Program in Neuroscience, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA
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- Neuroscience Graduate Group, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Iowa Neuroscience Institute, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
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Chatterjee S, Walsh EN, Yan AL, Giese KP, Safe S, Abel T. Pharmacological activation of Nr4a rescues age-associated memory decline. Neurobiol Aging 2019; 85:140-144. [PMID: 31732218 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2019.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2019] [Revised: 09/12/2019] [Accepted: 10/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
Age-associated cognitive impairments affect an individual's quality of life and are a growing problem in society. Therefore, therapeutic strategies to treat age-related cognitive decline are needed to enhance the quality of life among the elderly. Activation of the Nr4a family of transcription factors has been closely linked to memory formation and dysregulation of these transcription factors is thought to be associated with age-related cognitive decline. Previously, we have shown that Nr4a transcription can be activated by synthetic bisindole-derived compounds (C-DIM). C-DIM compounds enhance synaptic plasticity and long-term contextual fear memory in young healthy mice. In this study, we show that activation of Nr4a2 by 1,1-bis(3'-Indolyl)-1-(p-chlorophenyl) methane (C-DIM12), enhances long-term spatial memory in young mice and rescues memory deficits in aged mice. These findings suggest that C-DIM activators of Nr4a transcription may be suitable to prevent memory deficits associated with aging.
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- Snehajyoti Chatterjee
- Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, Iowa Neuroscience Institute Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, Iowa Neuroscience Institute Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, Iowa Neuroscience Institute Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, Iowa Neuroscience Institute Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
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Al Abed AS, Sellami A, Brayda-Bruno L, Lamothe V, Noguès X, Potier M, Bennetau-Pelissero C, Marighetto A. Estradiol enhances retention but not organization of hippocampus-dependent memory in intact male mice. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2016; 69:77-89. [PMID: 27038677 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2015] [Revised: 03/18/2016] [Accepted: 03/19/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
Abstract
Because estrogens have mostly been studied in gonadectomized females, effects of chronic exposure to environmental estrogens in the general population are underestimated. Estrogens can enhance hippocampus-dependent memory through the modulation of information storage. However, declarative memory, the hippocampus-dependent memory of facts and events, demands more than abilities to retain information. Specifically, memory of repetitive events of everyday life such as "where I parked" requires abilities to organize/update memories to prevent proactive interference from similar memories of previous "parking events". Whether such organizational processes are estrogen-sensitive is unknown. We here studied, in intact young and aged adult mice, drinking-water (1μM) estradiol effects on both retention and organizational components of hippocampus-dependent memory, using a radial-maze task of everyday-like memory. Demand on retention vs organization was manipulated by varying the time-interval separating repetitions of similar events. Estradiol increased performance in young and aged mice under minimized organizational demand, but failed to improve the age-associated memory impairment and diminished performance in young mice under high organizational demand. In fact, estradiol prolonged mnemonic retention of successive events without improving organization abilities, hence resulted in more proactive interference from irrelevant memories. c-Fos imaging of testing-induced brain activations showed that the deterioration of young memory was associated with dentate gyrus dysconnectivity, reminiscent of that seen in aged mice. Our findings support the view that estradiol is promnesic but also reveal that such property can paradoxically impair memory. These findings have important outcomes regarding health issues relative to the impact of environmental estrogens in the general population.
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- Alice Shaam Al Abed
- Neurocentre Magendie, INSERM U1215, F-33000 Bordeaux, France; Université de Bordeaux, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Neurocentre Magendie, INSERM U1215, F-33000 Bordeaux, France; Université de Bordeaux, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Neurocentre Magendie, INSERM U1215, F-33000 Bordeaux, France; Université de Bordeaux, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Neurocentre Magendie, INSERM U1215, F-33000 Bordeaux, France; Université de Bordeaux, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Neurocentre Magendie, INSERM U1215, F-33000 Bordeaux, France; Université de Bordeaux, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Neurocentre Magendie, INSERM U1215, F-33000 Bordeaux, France; Université de Bordeaux, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Neurocentre Magendie, INSERM U1215, F-33000 Bordeaux, France; Université de Bordeaux, F-33000 Bordeaux, France.
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Fletcher BR, Hill GS, Long JM, Gallagher M, Shapiro ML, Rapp PR. A fine balance: Regulation of hippocampal Arc/Arg3.1 transcription, translation and degradation in a rat model of normal cognitive aging. Neurobiol Learn Mem 2014; 115:58-67. [PMID: 25151943 PMCID: PMC4250373 DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2014.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2014] [Revised: 08/05/2014] [Accepted: 08/08/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
Memory decline is a common feature of aging. Expression of the immediate-early gene Arc is necessary for normal long-term memory, and although experience dependent Arc transcription is reportedly reduced in the aged rat hippocampus, it has not been clear whether this effect is an invariant consequence of growing older, or a finding linked specifically to age-related memory impairment. Here we show that experience dependent Arc mRNA expression in the hippocampus fails selectively among aged rats with spatial memory deficits. While these findings are consistent with the possibility that blunted Arc transcription contributes to cognitive aging, we also found increased basal ARC protein levels in the CA1 field of the hippocampus in aged rats with memory impairment, together with a loss of the experience dependent increase observed in young and unimpaired aged rats. Follow-up analysis revealed that increased basal translation and blunted ubiquitin mediated degradation may contribute to increased basal ARC protein levels noted in memory impaired aged rats. These findings indicate that Arc expression is regulated at multiple levels, and that several of these mechanisms are altered in cognitively impaired aged rats. Defining the influence of these alterations on the spatial and temporal fidelity of synapse specific, memory-related plasticity in the aged hippocampus is an important challenge.
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- Bonnie R Fletcher
- Laboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience, Neurocognitive Aging Section, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Laboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience, Neurocognitive Aging Section, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Laboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience, Neurocognitive Aging Section, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Fishberg Department of Neuroscience, Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Laboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience, Neurocognitive Aging Section, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
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Bolognin S, Buffelli M, Puoliväli J, Iqbal K. Rescue of cognitive-aging by administration of a neurogenic and/or neurotrophic compound. Neurobiol Aging 2014; 35:2134-46. [PMID: 24702821 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2014.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2013] [Revised: 02/18/2014] [Accepted: 02/26/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Aging is characterized by a progressive decline of cognitive performance, which has been partially attributed to structural and functional alterations of hippocampus. Importantly, aging is the major risk factor for the development of neurodegenerative diseases, especially Alzheimer's disease. An important therapeutic approach to counteract the age-associated memory dysfunctions is to maintain an appropriate microenvironment for successful neurogenesis and synaptic plasticity. In this study, we show that chronic oral administration of peptide 021 (P021), a small peptidergic neurotrophic compound derived from the ciliary neurotrophic factor, significantly reduced the age-dependent decline in learning and memory in 22 to 24-month-old Fisher rats. Treatment with P021 inhibited the deficit in neurogenesis in the aged rats and increased the expression of brain derived neurotrophic factor. Furthermore, P021 restored synaptic deficits both in the cortex and the hippocampus. In vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy revealed age-dependent alterations in hippocampal content of several metabolites. Remarkably, P021 was effective in significantly reducing myoinositol (INS) concentration, which was increased in aged compared with young rats. These findings suggest that stimulating endogenous neuroprotective mechanisms is a potential therapeutic approach to cognitive aging, Alzheimer's disease, and associated neurodegenerative disorders and P021 is a promising compound for this purpose.
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- Silvia Bolognin
- Department of Neurochemistry, Inge Grundke-Iqbal Research Floor, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurochemistry, Inge Grundke-Iqbal Research Floor, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, NY, USA
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- Department of Behavioral Studies, Charles River Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Neurochemistry, Inge Grundke-Iqbal Research Floor, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, NY, USA.
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Babiloni C, Del Percio C, Lizio R, Marzano N, Infarinato F, Soricelli A, Salvatore E, Ferri R, Bonforte C, Tedeschi G, Montella P, Baglieri A, Rodriguez G, Famà F, Nobili F, Vernieri F, Ursini F, Mundi C, Frisoni GB, Rossini PM. Cortical sources of resting state electroencephalographic alpha rhythms deteriorate across time in subjects with amnesic mild cognitive impairment. Neurobiol Aging 2013; 35:130-42. [PMID: 23906617 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2013.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2012] [Revised: 06/21/2013] [Accepted: 06/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Cortical sources of resting state electroencephalographic (EEG) rhythms are abnormal in subjects with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Here, we tested the hypothesis that these sources in amnesic MCI subjects further deteriorate over 1 year. To this aim, the resting state eyes-closed EEG data were recorded in 54 MCI subjects at baseline (Mini Mental State Examination I = 26.9; standard error [SE], 0.2) and at approximately 1-year follow-up (13.8 months; SE, 0.5; Mini Mental State Examination II = 25.8; SE, 0.2). As a control, EEG recordings were also performed in 45 normal elderly and in 50 mild Alzheimer's disease subjects. EEG rhythms of interest were delta (2-4 Hz), theta (4-8 Hz), alpha1 (8-10.5 Hz), alpha2 (10.5-13 Hz), beta1 (13-20 Hz), and beta2 (20-30 Hz). Cortical EEG sources were estimated using low-resolution brain electromagnetic tomography. Compared with the normal elderly and mild Alzheimer's disease subjects, the MCI subjects were characterized by an intermediate power of posterior alpha1 sources. In the MCI subjects, the follow-up EEG recordings showed a decreased power of posterior alpha1 and alpha2 sources. These results suggest that the resting state EEG alpha sources were sensitive-at least at the group level-to the cognitive decline occurring in the amnesic MCI group over 1 year, and might represent cost-effective, noninvasive and widely available markers to follow amnesic MCI populations in large clinical trials.
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- Claudio Babiloni
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
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Hafkemeijer A, Altmann-Schneider I, Oleksik AM, van de Wiel L, Middelkoop HAM, van Buchem MA, van der Grond J, Rombouts SARB. Increased functional connectivity and brain atrophy in elderly with subjective memory complaints. Brain Connect 2013; 3:353-62. [PMID: 23627661 DOI: 10.1089/brain.2013.0144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Subjective memory complaints (SMC) are common among elderly. Although subtle changes in memory functioning can hardly be determined using neuropsychological evaluation, neuroimaging studies indicate regionally smaller brain structures in elderly with SMC. Imaging of resting-state functional connectivity is sensitive to detect changes in neurodegenerative diseases, but is currently underexplored in SMC. Here, we investigate resting-state functional connectivity and brain structure in SMC. We analyzed magnetic resonance imaging data of 25 elderly with SMC and 29 age-matched controls (mean age of 71 years). Voxel-based morphometry and volume measurements of subcortical structures were employed on the structural scans using FSL. The dual regression method was used to analyze voxel-wise functional connectivity in relation to eight well-characterized resting-state networks. Group differences were studied with two-sample t-tests (p<0.05, Family-Wise Error corrected). In addition to gray matter volume reductions (hippocampus, anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), medial prefrontal cortex, cuneus, precuneus, and precentral gyrus), elderly with SMC showed increased functional connectivity in the default mode network (hippocampus, thalamus, posterior cingulate cortex (PCC), cuneus, precuneus, and superior temporal gyrus) and the medial visual network (ACC, PCC, cuneus, and precuneus). This study is the first which demonstrates that, in addition to smaller regional brain volumes, increases in functional connectivity are present in elderly with SMC. This suggests that self-reported SMC is a reflection of objective alterations in brain function. Furthermore, our results indicate that functional imaging, in addition to structural imaging, can be a useful tool to objectively determine a difference in brain integrity in SMC.
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- Anne Hafkemeijer
- Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Brayda-Bruno L, Mons N, Yee BK, Micheau J, Abrous DN, Nogues X, Marighetto A. Partial loss in septo-hippocampal cholinergic neurons alters memory-dependent measures of brain connectivity without overt memory deficits. Neurobiol Dis 2013; 54:372-81. [PMID: 23376311 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2013.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2012] [Revised: 01/07/2013] [Accepted: 01/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The functional relevance of septo-hippocampal cholinergic (SHC) degeneration to the degradation of hippocampus-dependent declarative memory (DM) in aging and Alzheimer's disease (AD) remains ill-defined. Specifically, selective SHC lesions often fail to induce overt memory impairments in animal models. In spite of apparent normal performance, however, neuronal activity within relevant brain structures might be altered by SHC disruption. We hypothesized that partial SHC degeneration may contribute to functional alterations within memory circuits occurring in aging before DM decline. In young adult mice, we studied the effects of behaviorally ineffective (saporin-induced) SHC lesions - similar in extent to that seen in aged animals - on activity patterns and functional connectivity between three main neural memory systems: the septo-hippocampal system, the striatum and the amygdala that sustain declarative, procedural and emotional memory, respectively. Animals were trained in a radial maze procedure dissociating the human equivalents of relational/DM and non-R/DM expressions in animals. Test-induced Fos activation pattern revealed that the partial SHC lesion significantly altered the brain's functional activities and connectivity (co-activation pattern) despite the absence of overt behavioral deficit. Specifically, hippocampal CA3 hyperactivity and abnormal septo-hippocampo-amygdalar inter-connectivity resemble those observed in aging and prodromal AD. Hence, SHC neurons critically coordinate hippocampal function in concert with extra-hippocampal structures in accordance with specific mnemonic demand. Although partial SHC degeneration is not sufficient to impact DM performance by itself, the connectivity change might predispose the emergence of subsequent DM loss when, due to additional age-related insults, the brain can no longer compensate the holistic imbalance caused by cholinergic loss.
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- Laurent Brayda-Bruno
- INSERM, Neurocentre Magendie, Physiopathologie de la Plasticité Neuronale, U862, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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Hunsaker MR, Kesner RP. The operation of pattern separation and pattern completion processes associated with different attributes or domains of memory. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2012; 37:36-58. [PMID: 23043857 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2012.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2012] [Revised: 09/19/2012] [Accepted: 09/26/2012] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Pattern separation and pattern completion processes are central to how the brain processes information in an efficient manner. Research into these processes is escalating and deficient pattern separation is being implicated in a wide array of genetic disorders as well as in neurocognitive aging. Despite the quantity of research, there remains a controversy as to precisely which behavioral paradigms should be used to best tap into pattern separation and pattern completion processes, as well as to what constitute legitimate outcome measures reflecting impairments in pattern separation and pattern completion. This review will discuss a theory based on multiple memory systems that provides a framework upon which behavioral tasks can be designed and their results interpreted. Furthermore, this review will discuss the nature of pattern separation and pattern completion and extend these processes outside the hippocampus and across all domains of information processing. After these discussions, an optimal strategy for designing behavioral paradigms to evaluate pattern separation and pattern completion processes will be provided.
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- Michael R Hunsaker
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, MIND Institute, University of California, Davis Medical Center, 2805 50th Street, Room 1415, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
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Brown RE. Improving animal models for nervous system disorders. GENES BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR 2012; 11:753-6. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183x.2012.00808.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Jack CR. Alzheimer disease: new concepts on its neurobiology and the clinical role imaging will play. Radiology 2012; 263:344-61. [PMID: 22517954 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.12110433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Alzheimer disease (AD) is one of, if not the most, feared diseases associated with aging. The prevalence of AD increases exponentially with age after 60 years. Increasing life expectancy coupled with the absence of any approved disease-modifying therapies at present position AD as a dominant public health problem. Major advances have occurred in the development of disease biomarkers for AD in the past 2 decades. At present, the most well-developed AD biomarkers are the cerebrospinal fluid analytes amyloid-β 42 and tau and the brain imaging measures amyloid positron emission tomography (PET), fluorodeoxyglucose PET, and magnetic resonance imaging. CSF and imaging biomarkers are incorporated into revised diagnostic guidelines for AD, which have recently been updated for the first time since their original formulation in 1984. Results of recent studies suggest the possibility of an ordered evolution of AD biomarker abnormalities that can be used to stage the typical 20-30-year course of the disease. When compared with biomarkers in other areas of medicine, however, the absence of standardized quantitative metrics for AD imaging biomarkers constitutes a major deficiency. Failure to move toward a standardized system of quantitative metrics has substantially limited potential diagnostic usefulness of imaging in AD. This presents an important opportunity that, if widely embraced, could greatly expand the application of imaging to improve clinical diagnosis and the quality and efficiency of clinical trials.
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- Clifford R Jack
- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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Szegő ÉM, Outeiro TF, Kermer P, Schulz JB. Impairment of the septal cholinergic neurons in MPTP-treated A30P α-synuclein mice. Neurobiol Aging 2012; 34:589-601. [PMID: 22579457 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2012.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2011] [Revised: 03/28/2012] [Accepted: 04/21/2012] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Dementia in Parkinson's disease (PDD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) are characterized by loss of acetylcholine (ACh) from cortical areas. Clinical studies report positive effects of acetylcholine esterase (AChE) inhibitors in PDD and dementia with Lewy bodies. We here report that the number of neurons expressing a cholinergic marker in the medial septum-diagonal band of Broca complex decreases in A30P α-synuclein-expressing mice during aging, paralleled by a lower AChE fiber density in the dentate gyrus and in the hippocampal CA1 field. After inducing dopamine depletion by 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine hydrochloride (MPTP), no acute but a delayed loss of cholinergic neurons and AChE-positive fibers was observed, which was attenuated by L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) treatment. Expression of nerve growth factor (NGF) and tyrosine receptor kinase A (TrkA) genes was upregulated in 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine hydrochloride-treated wild type mice, but not in A30P α-synuclein expressing animals. In contrast, upregulation of sortilin and p75(NTR) genes was found in the A30P α-synuclein-expressing mice. These results suggest that dopamine deficiency may contribute to the impairment of the septohippocampal system in patients with PDD and that L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine may not only result in symptomatic treatment of the akinetic-rigid syndrome but may also alleviate the degeneration of basal forebrain cholinergic system and the cognitive decline.
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- Éva M Szegő
- Department of NeuroDegeneration and Restorative Research, Georg-August University, DFG Research Center, Molecular Physiology of Brain, Göttingen, Germany.
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Maasberg DW, Shelley LE, Gilbert PE. Age-related changes in detection of spatial novelty. Behav Brain Res 2011; 228:447-51. [PMID: 22203158 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2011.12.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2011] [Revised: 11/08/2011] [Accepted: 12/14/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Age-related changes in novelty detection for object-place associations was assessed in 6-mo and 25-mo-old Fisher 344/Brown Norway (F344/BN) rats. Old rats showed significant deficits compared to young rats in detecting spatial displacement of objects. The data suggest that object-place novelty detection is impaired in aged F344/BN rats using a rapidly acquired, exploratory-based task. The results may have important implications for the selection of efficient memory paradigms for future aging studies.
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- David W Maasberg
- Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Dr., San Diego, CA 92182, United States
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Wimmer ME, Hernandez PJ, Blackwell J, Abel T. Aging impairs hippocampus-dependent long-term memory for object location in mice. Neurobiol Aging 2011; 33:2220-4. [PMID: 21872364 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2011.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2011] [Revised: 06/13/2011] [Accepted: 07/08/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The decline in cognitive function that accompanies normal aging has a negative impact on the quality of life of the elderly and their families. Studies in humans and rodents show that spatial navigation and other hippocampus-dependent functions are particularly vulnerable to the deleterious effects of aging. However, reduced motor activity and alterations in the stress response that accompany normal aging can hinder the ability to study certain cognitive behaviors in aged animals. In an attempt to circumvent these potential confounds, we used a hippocampus-dependent object-place recognition task to show that long-term spatial memory is impaired in aged mice. Aged animals performed similarly to young adult mice on an object recognition task that does not rely on hippocampal function.
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- Mathieu E Wimmer
- Neuroscience Graduate Group, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Acosta-Baena N, Sepulveda-Falla D, Lopera-Gómez CM, Jaramillo-Elorza MC, Moreno S, Aguirre-Acevedo DC, Saldarriaga A, Lopera F. Pre-dementia clinical stages in presenilin 1 E280A familial early-onset Alzheimer's disease: a retrospective cohort study. Lancet Neurol 2011; 10:213-20. [PMID: 21296022 DOI: 10.1016/s1474-4422(10)70323-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 171] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and pre-MCI have been proposed as stages preceding Alzheimer's disease (AD) dementia. We assessed descendants of individuals with a mutation in presenilin 1 (PSEN1) that causes familial AD, with the aim of identifying distinct stages of clinical progression to AD dementia. METHODS We retrospectively studied a cohort of descendants of carriers of the PSEN1 E280A mutation. Pre-dementia cognitive impairment was defined by a score 2 SD away from normal values in objective cognitive tests, and was subdivided as follows: asymptomatic pre-MCI was defined by an absence of memory complaints and no effect on activities of daily living; symptomatic pre-MCI was defined by a score on the subjective memory complaints checklist higher than the mean and no effect on activities of daily living; and MCI was defined by a score on the subjective memory complaints checklist higher than the mean, with no effect on basic activities of daily living and little or no effect on complex daily activities. Dementia was defined according to the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, fourth edition. Reference mean scores were those of participants who did not carry the PSEN1 E280A mutation. We used the Turnbull survival analysis method to identify ages at onset of each stage of the disease. We measured the time from birth until onset of the three pre-dementia stages, dementia, and death, and assessed decline in cognitive domains for each stage. FINDINGS Follow-up was from Jan 1, 1995, to Jan 27, 2010. 1784 patients were initially identified, 449 of whom were PSEN1 E280A carriers who had complete clinical follow-up. Median age at onset was 35 years (95% CI 30-36) for asymptomatic pre-MCI, 38 years (37-40) for symptomatic pre-MCI, 44 years (43-45) for MCI, and 49 years (49-50) for dementia. The median age at death was 59 years (95% CI 58-61). The median time of progression from asymptomatic to symptomatic pre-MCI was 4 years (95% CI 2-8), from symptomatic pre-MCI to MCI was 6 years (4-7), from MCI to dementia was 5 years (4-6), and from dementia to death was 10 years (9-12). The cognitive profile was predominantly amnestic and was associated with multiple domains. Affected domains showed variability in initial stages, with some transient recovery in symptomatic pre-MCI followed by continuous decline. INTERPRETATION Clinical deterioration can be detected as measurable cognitive impairment around two decades before dementia onset in PSEN1 E280A carriers. Onset and progression of pre-dementia stages should be considered in the investigation and use of therapeutic interventions for familial AD. FUNDING Departamento Administrativo de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación, COLCIENCIAS, Republic of Colombia.
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- Natalia Acosta-Baena
- Neuroscience Group of Antioquia, Faculty of Medicine, University of Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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