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Márquez LA, López Rubalcava C, Galván EJ. Postnatal hypofunction of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors alters perforant path synaptic plasticity and filtering and impairs dentate gyrus-mediated spatial discrimination. Br J Pharmacol 2024; 181:2701-2724. [PMID: 38631821 DOI: 10.1111/bph.16375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Revised: 02/23/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Transient hypofunction of the NMDA receptor represents a convergence point for the onset and further development of psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia. Although the cumulative evidence indicates dysregulation of the hippocampal formation in schizophrenia, the integrity of the synaptic transmission and plasticity conveyed by the somatosensorial inputs to the dentate gyrus, the perforant pathway synapses, have barely been explored in this pathological condition. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH We identified a series of synaptic alterations of the lateral and medial perforant paths in animals postnatally treated with the NMDA antagonist MK-801. This dysregulation suggests decreased cognitive performance, for which the dentate gyrus is critical. KEY RESULTS We identified alterations in the synaptic properties of the lateral and medial perforant paths to the dentate gyrus synapses in slices from MK-801-treated animals. Altered glutamate release and decreased synaptic strength precede an impairment in the induction and expression of long-term potentiation (LTP) and CB1 receptor-mediated long-term depression (LTD). Remarkably, by inhibiting the degradation of 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG), an endogenous ligand of the CB1 receptor, we restored the LTD in animals treated with MK-801. Additionally, we showed for the first time, that spatial discrimination, a cognitive task that requires dentate gyrus integrity, is impaired in animals exposed to transient hypofunction of NMDA receptors. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS Dysregulation of glutamatergic transmission and synaptic plasticity from the entorhinal cortex to the dentate gyrus has been demonstrated, which may explain the cellular dysregulations underlying the altered cognitive processing in the dentate gyrus associated with schizophrenia.
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- Luis A Márquez
- Departamento de Farmacobiología, CINVESTAV Unidad Sur, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Farmacobiología, CINVESTAV Unidad Sur, Ciudad de México, Mexico
- Centro de Investigaciones sobre el Envejecimiento, CIE-Cinvestav, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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Zhang WJ, Guo ZX, Wang YD, Fang SY, Wan CM, Yu XL, Guo XF, Chen YY, Zhou X, Huang JQ, Li XJ, Chen JX, Fan LL. From Perspective of Hippocampal Plasticity: Function of Antidepressant Chinese Medicine Xiaoyaosan. Chin J Integr Med 2024; 30:747-758. [PMID: 38900227 DOI: 10.1007/s11655-024-3908-0] [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] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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The hippocampus is one of the most commonly studied brain regions in the context of depression. The volume of the hippocampus is significantly reduced in patients with depression, which severely disrupts hippocampal neuroplasticity. However, antidepressant therapies that target hippocampal neuroplasticity have not been identified as yet. Chinese medicine (CM) can slow the progression of depression, potentially by modulating hippocampal neuroplasticity. Xiaoyaosan (XYS) is a CM formula that has been clinically used for the treatment of depression. It is known to protect Gan (Liver) and Pi (Spleen) function, and may exert its antidepressant effects by regulating hippocampal neuroplasticity. In this review, we have summarized the association between depression and aberrant hippocampal neuroplasticity. Furthermore, we have discussed the researches published in the last 30 years on the effects of XYS on hippocampal neuroplasticity in order to elucidate the possible mechanisms underlying its therapeutic action against depression. The results of this review can aid future research on XYS for the treatment of depression.
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- Wu-Jing Zhang
- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Formula-Pattern of Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Formula-Pattern of Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Formula-Pattern of Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Formula-Pattern of Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Formula-Pattern of Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Formula-Pattern of Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Formula-Pattern of Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Formula-Pattern of Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Formula-Pattern of Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Formula-Pattern of Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Formula-Pattern of Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Formula-Pattern of Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Formula-Pattern of Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
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Hagena H, Manahan-Vaughan D. Interplay of hippocampal long-term potentiation and long-term depression in enabling memory representations. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2024; 379:20230229. [PMID: 38853558 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2023.0229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 06/11/2024] Open
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Hippocampal long-term potentiation (LTP) and long-term depression (LTD) are Hebbian forms of synaptic plasticity that are widely believed to comprise the physiological correlates of associative learning. They comprise a persistent, input-specific increase or decrease, respectively, in synaptic efficacy that, in rodents, can be followed for days and weeks in vivo. Persistent (>24 h) LTP and LTD exhibit distinct frequency-dependencies and molecular profiles in the hippocampal subfields. Moreover, causal and genetic studies in behaving rodents indicate that both LTP and LTD fulfil specific and complementary roles in the acquisition and retention of spatial memory. LTP is likely to be responsible for the generation of a record of spatial experience, which may serve as an associative schema that can be re-used to expedite or facilitate subsequent learning. In contrast, LTD may enable modification and dynamic updating of this representation, such that detailed spatial content information is included and the schema is rendered unique and distinguishable from other similar representations. Together, LTP and LTD engage in a dynamic interplay that supports the generation of complex associative memories that are resistant to generalization. This article is part of a discussion meeting issue 'Long-term potentiation: 50 years on'.
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- Hardy Hagena
- Medical Faculty, Department of Neurophysiology, Ruhr University Bochum , Bochum 44780, Germany
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- Medical Faculty, Department of Neurophysiology, Ruhr University Bochum , Bochum 44780, Germany
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Zeidan HM, Nashaat NH, Hemimi M, Hashish AF, Elsaeid A, Abd El-Ghaffar N, Helal SI, Meguid NA. Expression Patterns of miRNAs in Egyptian Children with ADHD: Clinical Study with Correlation Analysis. J Mol Neurosci 2024; 74:46. [PMID: 38652370 PMCID: PMC11039553 DOI: 10.1007/s12031-024-02220-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2024] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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ADHD has huge knowledge gaps concerning its etiology. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) provide promising diagnostic biomarkers of human pathophysiology and may be a novel therapeutic option. The aim was to investigate the levels of miR-34c-3p, miR-155, miR-138-1, miR-296-5p, and plasma brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in a group of children with ADHD compared to neurotypicals and to explore correlations between these measures and some clinical data. The participants were children with ADHD in Group I (N = 41; age: 8.2 ± 2) and neurotypical ones in Group II (N = 40; age: 8.6 ± 2.5). Group I was subjected to clinical examination, the Stanford Binet intelligence scale-5, the preschool language scale, and Conner's parent rating scale-R. Measuring the expression levels of the miRNAs was performed by qRT-PCR for all participants. The BDNF level was measured by ELISA. The lowest scores on the IQ subtest were knowledge and working memory. No discrepancies were noticed between the receptive and expressive language ages. The highest scores on the Conner's scale were those for cognitive problems. Participants with ADHD exhibited higher plasma BDNF levels compared to controls (p = 0.0003). Expression patterns of only miR-34c-3p and miR-138-1 were downregulated with significant statistical differences (p˂0.01). However, expression levels of miR-296-5p showed negative correlation with the total scores of IQ (p = 0.03). MiR-34c-3p, miR-138-1, while BDNF showed good diagnostic potential. The downregulated levels of miR-34c-3p and miR-138-1, together with high BDNF levels, are suggested to be involved in the etiology of ADHD in Egyptian children. Gender differences influenced the expression patterns of miRNAs only in children with ADHD.
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- Hala M Zeidan
- Research on Children with Special Needs Department, Medical Research and Clinical Studies Institute, National Research Centre, El-Buhouth St., Dokki 12622, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Research on Children with Special Needs Department, Medical Research and Clinical Studies Institute, National Research Centre, El-Buhouth St., Dokki 12622, Cairo, Egypt
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- Research on Children with Special Needs Department, Medical Research and Clinical Studies Institute, National Research Centre, El-Buhouth St., Dokki 12622, Cairo, Egypt
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- Research on Children with Special Needs Department, Medical Research and Clinical Studies Institute, National Research Centre, El-Buhouth St., Dokki 12622, Cairo, Egypt
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- Research on Children with Special Needs Department, Medical Research and Clinical Studies Institute, National Research Centre, El-Buhouth St., Dokki 12622, Cairo, Egypt
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- Clinical and Chemical Pathology Department, Medical Research and Clinical Studies Institute, National Research Centre, El-Buhouth St., Dokki 12622, Cairo, Egypt
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- Research on Children with Special Needs Department, Medical Research and Clinical Studies Institute, National Research Centre, El-Buhouth St., Dokki 12622, Cairo, Egypt
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- Research on Children with Special Needs Department, Medical Research and Clinical Studies Institute, National Research Centre, El-Buhouth St., Dokki 12622, Cairo, Egypt
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Hoang TH, Manahan-Vaughan D. Differentiated somatic gene expression is triggered in the dorsal hippocampus and the anterior retrosplenial cortex by hippocampal synaptic plasticity prompted by spatial content learning. Brain Struct Funct 2024; 229:639-655. [PMID: 37690045 PMCID: PMC10978647 DOI: 10.1007/s00429-023-02694-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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Hippocampal afferent inputs, terminating on proximal and distal subfields of the cornus ammonis (CA), enable the functional discrimination of 'what' (item identity) and 'where' (spatial location) elements of a spatial representation. This kind of information is supported by structures such as the retrosplenial cortex (RSC). Spatial content learning promotes the expression of hippocampal synaptic plasticity, particularly long-term depression (LTD). In the CA1 region, this is specifically facilitated by the learning of item-place features of a spatial environment. Gene-tagging, by means of time-locked fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) to detect nuclear expression of immediate early genes, can reveal neuronal populations that engage in experience-dependent information encoding. In the current study, using FISH, we examined if learning-facilitated LTD results in subfield-specific information encoding in the hippocampus and RSC. Rats engaged in novel exploration of small items during stimulation of Schaffer collateral-CA1 synapses. This resulted in LTD (> 24 h). FISH, to detect nuclear expression of Homer1a, revealed that the distal-CA1 and proximal-CA3 subcompartments were particularly activated by this event. By contrast, all elements of the proximodistal cornus ammonis-axis showed equal nuclear Homer1a expression following LTD induction solely by means of afferent stimulation. The RSC exhibited stronger nuclear Homer1a expression in response to learning-facilitated LTD, and to novel item-place experience, compared to LTD induced by sole afferent stimulation in CA1. These results show that both the cornus ammonis and RSC engage in differentiated information encoding of item-place learning that is salient enough, in its own right, to drive the expression of hippocampal LTD. These results also reveal a novel role of the RSC in item-place learning.
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- Thu-Huong Hoang
- Medical Faculty, Department of Neurophysiology, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, MA 4/150, 44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Medical Faculty, Department of Neurophysiology, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, MA 4/150, 44780, Bochum, Germany.
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Park Y, Lee JH, Lee JK, Kim S. Multifunctional HfAlO thin film: Ferroelectric tunnel junction and resistive random access memory. J Chem Phys 2024; 160:074704. [PMID: 38375908 DOI: 10.1063/5.0190195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024] Open
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This study presents findings indicating that the ferroelectric tunnel junction (FTJ) or resistive random-access memory (RRAM) in one cell can be intentionally selected depending on the application. The HfAlO film annealed at 700 °C shows stable FTJ characteristics and can be converted into RRAM by forming a conductive filament inside the same cell, that is, the process of intentionally forming a conductive filament is the result of defect generation and redistribution, and applying compliance current prior to a hard breakdown event of the dielectric film enables subsequent RRAM operation. The converted RRAM demonstrated good memory performance. Through current-voltage fitting, it was confirmed that the two resistance states of the FTJ and RRAM had different transport mechanisms. In the RRAM, the 1/f noise power of the high-resistance state (HRS) was about ten times higher than that of the low-resistance state (LRS). This is because the noise components increase due to the additional current paths in the HRS. The 1/f noise power according to resistance states in the FTJ was exactly the opposite result from the case of the RRAM. This is because the noise component due to the Poole-Frenkel emission is added to the noise component due to the tunneling current in the LRS. In addition, we confirmed the potentiation and depression characteristics of the two devices and further evaluated the accuracy of pattern recognition through a simulation by considering a dataset from the Modified National Institute of Standards and Technology.
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- Yongjin Park
- Division of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Dongguk University, Seoul 04620, South Korea
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- The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Inter-University Semiconductor Research Center (ISRC), Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, South Korea
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- Division of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Dongguk University, Seoul 04620, South Korea
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- Division of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Dongguk University, Seoul 04620, South Korea
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Zhu X, Joo Y, Bossi S, McDevitt RA, Xie A, Wang Y, Xue Y, Su S, Lee SK, Sah N, Zhang S, Ye R, Pinto A, Zhang Y, Araki K, Araki M, Morales M, Mattson MP, van Praag H, Wang W. Tdrd3-null mice show post-transcriptional and behavioral impairments associated with neurogenesis and synaptic plasticity. Prog Neurobiol 2024; 233:102568. [PMID: 38216113 PMCID: PMC10922770 DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2024.102568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Revised: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/06/2024] [Indexed: 01/14/2024]
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The Topoisomerase 3B (Top3b) - Tudor domain containing 3 (Tdrd3) protein complex is the only dual-activity topoisomerase complex that can alter both DNA and RNA topology in animals. TOP3B mutations in humans are associated with schizophrenia, autism and cognitive disorders; and Top3b-null mice exhibit several phenotypes observed in animal models of psychiatric and cognitive disorders, including impaired cognitive and emotional behaviors, aberrant neurogenesis and synaptic plasticity, and transcriptional defects. Similarly, human TDRD3 genomic variants have been associated with schizophrenia, verbal short-term memory and educational attainment. However, the importance of Tdrd3 in normal brain function has not been examined in animal models. Here we generated a Tdrd3-null mouse strain and demonstrate that these mice display both shared and unique defects when compared to Top3b-null mice. Shared defects were observed in cognitive behaviors, synaptic plasticity, adult neurogenesis, newborn neuron morphology, and neuronal activity-dependent transcription; whereas defects unique to Tdrd3-deficient mice include hyperactivity, changes in anxiety-like behaviors, olfaction, increased new neuron complexity, and reduced myelination. Interestingly, multiple genes critical for neurodevelopment and cognitive function exhibit reduced levels in mature but not nascent transcripts. We infer that the entire Top3b-Tdrd3 complex is essential for normal brain function, and that defective post-transcriptional regulation could contribute to cognitive and psychiatric disorders.
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- Xingliang Zhu
- Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics, National Institute on Aging, Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Health, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics, National Institute on Aging, Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Health, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics, National Institute on Aging, Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Health, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Comparative Medicine Section, National Institute on Aging, Intramural Research Program, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics, National Institute on Aging, Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Health, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Lab of Neuroscience, National Institute on Aging, Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Health, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics, National Institute on Aging, Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Health, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics, National Institute on Aging, Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Health, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics, National Institute on Aging, Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Health, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Lab of Neuroscience, National Institute on Aging, Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Health, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Confocal and Electron Microscopy Core, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute of Health, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Confocal and Electron Microscopy Core, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute of Health, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
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- Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics, National Institute on Aging, Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Health, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Division of Developmental Genetics, Institute of Resource Development and Analysis, Kumamoto University, 2-2-1, Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 860-0811, Japan
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- Division of Genomics, Institute of Resource Development and Analysis, Kumamoto University, 2-2-1, Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 860-0811, Japan
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- Confocal and Electron Microscopy Core, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute of Health, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Lab of Neuroscience, National Institute on Aging, Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Health, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
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- Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics, National Institute on Aging, Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Health, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
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Lima KR, Alves N, Lopes LF, Picua SS, da Silva de Vargas L, Daré LR, Ramborger B, Roehrs R, de Gomes MG, Mello-Carpes PB. Novelty facilitates the persistence of aversive memory extinction by dopamine regulation in the hippocampus and ventral tegmental area. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2023; 127:110832. [PMID: 37463639 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2023.110832] [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: 05/10/2023] [Revised: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023]
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Aversive memory extinction comprises a novel learning that blocks retrieving a previously formed traumatic memory. In this sense, aversive memory extinction is an excellent tool for decreasing fear responses. However, this tool it's not effective in the long term because of original memory spontaneous recovery. Thus, searching for alternative strategies that strengthen extinction learning is essential. In the current study, we evaluated the effects of a novel context (i.e., novelty) exposure on aversive memory extinction enhancement over days and the dopaminergic system requirement. Given the purpose, experiments were conducted using 3-month-old male Wistar rats. Animals were trained in inhibitory avoidance (IA). Twenty-four hours later, rats were submitted to a weak extinction protocol. Still, 30 min before the first extinction session, animals were submitted to an exploration of a novel context for 5 min. After, memory retention and persistence were evaluated 24 h, 3, 7, 14, and 21 days later. The exposition of a novel context caused a decrease in aversive responses in all days analyzed and an increase in dopamine levels in the hippocampus. The intrahippocampal infusion of dopamine in the CA1 area or the stimulation of the ventral tegmental area (VTA) by a glutamatergic agonist (NMDA) showed similar effects of novelty. In contrast, VTA inhibition by a gabaergic agonist (muscimol) impaired the persistence of extinction learning induced by novelty exposition and caused a decrease in hippocampal dopamine levels. In summary, we show that novel context exposure promotes persistent aversive memory extinction, revealing the significant role of the dopaminergic system.
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- Karine Ramires Lima
- Physiology Research Group, Stress, Memory and Behavior Lab, Federal University of Pampa, Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil
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- Physiology Research Group, Stress, Memory and Behavior Lab, Federal University of Pampa, Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil
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- Physiology Research Group, Stress, Memory and Behavior Lab, Federal University of Pampa, Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil
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- Physiology Research Group, Stress, Memory and Behavior Lab, Federal University of Pampa, Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil
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- Physiology Research Group, Stress, Memory and Behavior Lab, Federal University of Pampa, Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil
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- Interdisciplinary Group of Research in Teaching Practice, Federal University of Pampa, Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil
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- Interdisciplinary Group of Research in Teaching Practice, Federal University of Pampa, Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil
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- Physiology Research Group, Stress, Memory and Behavior Lab, Federal University of Pampa, Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil
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- Physiology Research Group, Stress, Memory and Behavior Lab, Federal University of Pampa, Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil.
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Wang X, Su M, Wang L, Zhou Y, Li N, Yang B. NEDD4 Like E3 Ubiquitin Protein Ligase Represses Astrocyte Activation and Aggravates Neuroinflammation in Mice with Depression via Paired Box 6 Ubiquitination. Neuroscience 2023; 530:144-157. [PMID: 37661017 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2023.08.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Revised: 08/24/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
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Astrocytes are implicated in stress-induced neuroinflammatory responses in depression. This paper was to explore the molecular mechanism of the E3 ubiquitin ligase NEDD4L (NEDD4 like E3 ubiquitin protein ligase) in depressed mice by regulating astrocyte activation, and to find a new target for depression. A mouse model of depression was established by CUMS (chronic mild unpredictable stress) in 48 6-week male C57BL/6 mice and injected with sh-NEDD4L vector for testing behavioral and cognitive abilities, histopathological changes, and the number of GFAP-positive cells. The mRNA and protein levels of NEDD4L, PAX6 (paired box 6) and P2X7R (purinergic ligand-gated ion channel 7 receptor) were measured. Inflammation model was established by lipopolysaccharide treatment of mouse astrocyte line C8-D1A and infected with sh-NEDD4L. After CUMS induction, mice showed depression-like symptoms, increased inflammatory infiltration, decreased glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP)-positive cells in brain tissue, and increased NEDD4L protein levels. NEDD4L inhibition increased GFAP-positive cells, increased PAX6 protein levels and decreased P2X7R mRNA and protein levels, and decreased inflammatory factor secretion in brain tissue and in vitro cells. PAX6 knockdown or P2X7R overexpression partially reversed the effects of NEDD4L inhibition on astrocyte activation and neuroinflammation. To conclude, highly-expressed NEDD4L in depression-like mouse brain inhibits astrocyte activation and exacerbates neuroinflammation by ubiquitinating PAX6 and promoting P2X7R level.
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- Xin Wang
- Department of Neurosurgery, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an710000, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an710000, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an710000, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China.
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O’Day DH. Alzheimer's Disease beyond Calcium Dysregulation: The Complex Interplay between Calmodulin, Calmodulin-Binding Proteins and Amyloid Beta from Disease Onset through Progression. Curr Issues Mol Biol 2023; 45:6246-6261. [PMID: 37623212 PMCID: PMC10453589 DOI: 10.3390/cimb45080393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Revised: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023] Open
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A multifactorial syndrome, Alzheimer's disease is the main cause of dementia, but there is no existing therapy to prevent it or stop its progression. One of the earliest events of Alzheimer's disease is the disruption of calcium homeostasis but that is just a prelude to the disease's devastating impact. Calcium does not work alone but must interact with downstream cellular components of which the small regulatory protein calmodulin is central, if not primary. This review supports the idea that, due to calcium dyshomeostasis, calmodulin is a dominant regulatory protein that functions in all stages of Alzheimer's disease, and these regulatory events are impacted by amyloid beta. Amyloid beta not only binds to and regulates calmodulin but also multiple calmodulin-binding proteins involved in Alzheimer's. Together, they act on the regulation of calcium dyshomeostasis, neuroinflammation, amyloidogenesis, memory formation, neuronal plasticity and more. The complex interactions between calmodulin, its binding proteins and amyloid beta may explain why many therapies have failed or are doomed to failure unless they are considered.
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- Danton H. O’Day
- Department of Biology, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6, Canada;
- Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3G5, Canada
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Hadipour M, Meftahi GH, Jahromi GP. Date palm spathe extract reverses chronic stress-induced changes in dendritic arborization in the amygdala and impairment of hippocampal long-term potentiation. Synapse 2023:e22278. [PMID: 37315214 DOI: 10.1002/syn.22278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2023] [Revised: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Chronic restraint stress induces anxiety-like behaviors and emotional abnormalities via an alteration of synaptic remodeling in the amygdala and the hippocampus. Given that the date palm spathe has been shown to have neuroprotective effects on different experimental models, this study aimed to address whether the date palm spathe extract (hydroalcoholic extract of date palm spathe [HEDPP]) can reduce chronic restraint stress-induced behavioral, electrophysiological, and morphological changes in the rat model. Thirty-two male Wistar rats (weight 200-220 g) were randomly divided into control, stress, HEDPP, and stress + HEDPP for 14 days. Animals were submitted to restraint stress for 2 h per day for 14 consecutive days. The animals of the HEDPP and stress + HEDPP groups were supplemented with HEDPP (125 mg/kg) during these 14 days, 30 min before being placed in the restraint stress tube. We used passive avoidance, open-field test, and field potential recording to assess emotional memory, anxiety-like behavioral and long-term potentiation in the CA1 region of the hippocampus, respectively. Moreover, Golgi-Cox staining was used to investigate the amygdala neuron dendritic arborization. Results showed that stress induction was associated with behavioral changes (anxiety-like behavioral and emotional memory impairment), and the administration of HEDPP effectively normalized these deficits. HEDPP remarkably amplified the slope and amplitude of mean-field excitatory postsynaptic potentials (fEPSPs) in the CA1 area of the hippocampus in stressed rats. Chronic restraint stress significantly decreased the dendritic arborization in the central and basolateral nucleus of the amygdala neuron. HEDPP suppressed this stress effect in the central nucleus of the amygdala. Our findings indicated that HEDPP administration improves stress-induced learning impairment and memory and anxiety-like behaviors by preventing adverse effects on synaptic plasticity in the hippocampus and amygdala.
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Vavers E, Zvejniece L, Dambrova M. Sigma-1 receptor and seizures. Pharmacol Res 2023; 191:106771. [PMID: 37068533 PMCID: PMC10176040 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2023.106771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2023] [Revised: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 04/19/2023]
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Over the last decade, sigma-1 receptor (Sig1R) has been recognized as a valid target for the treatment of seizure disorders and seizure-related comorbidities. Clinical trials with Sig1R ligands are underway testing therapies for the treatment of drug-resistant seizures, developmental and epileptic encephalopathies, and photosensitive epilepsy. However, the direct molecular mechanism by which Sig1R modulates seizures and the balance between excitatory and inhibitory pathways has not been fully elucidated. This review article aims to summarize existing knowledge of Sig1R and its involvement in seizures by focusing on the evidence obtained from Sig1R knockout animals and the anti-seizure effects of Sig1R ligands. In addition, this review article includes a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of the use of existing compounds and describes the challenges and future perspectives on the use of Sig1R as a target for the treatment of seizure disorders.
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- Edijs Vavers
- Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Pharmacology, Aizkraukles 21, LV-1006, Riga, Latvia; University of Tartu, Faculty of Science and Technology, Institute of Chemistry, Ravila 14a, 50411, Tartu, Estonia.
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- Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Pharmacology, Aizkraukles 21, LV-1006, Riga, Latvia
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- Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Pharmacology, Aizkraukles 21, LV-1006, Riga, Latvia; Riga Stradiņš University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Konsula 21, LV-1007, Riga, Latvia
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Zhu X, Joo Y, Bossi S, McDevitt R, Xie A, Wang Y, Xue Y, Su S, Lee SK, Sah N, Zhang S, Ye R, Pinto A, Zhang Y, Araki K, Araki M, Morales M, Mattson M, van Praag H, Wang W. Tdrd3-null mice show post-transcriptional and behavioral impairments associated with neurogenesis and synaptic plasticity. RESEARCH SQUARE 2023:rs.3.rs-2597043. [PMID: 36909584 PMCID: PMC10002826 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2597043/v1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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The Topoisomerase 3B (Top3b) - Tudor domain containing 3 (Tdrd3) protein complex is the only dual-activity topoisomerase complex in animals that can alter the topology of both DNA and RNA. TOP3B mutations in humans are associated with schizophrenia, autism and cognitive disorders; and Top3b-null mice exhibit several phenotypes observed in animal models of psychiatric and cognitive disorders, including impairments in cognitive and emotional behaviors, aberrant neurogenesis and synaptic plasticity, and transcriptional defects. Similarly, human TDRD3 genomic variants have been associated with schizophrenia, verbal shorten-memory and learning, and educational attainment. However, the importance of Tdrd3 in normal brain function has not been examined in animal models. Here we built a Tdrd3-null mouse strain and demonstrate that these mice display both shared and unique defects when compared to Top3b-null mice. Shared defects were observed in cognitive behaviors, synaptic plasticity, adult neurogenesis, newborn neuron morphology, and neuronal activity-dependent transcription; whereas defects unique to Tdrd3-deficient mice include hyperactivity, changes in anxiety-like behaviors, increased new neuron complexity, and reduced myelination. Interestingly, multiple genes critical for neurodevelopment and cognitive function exhibit reduced levels in mature but not nascent transcripts. We infer that the entire Top3b-Tdrd3 complex is essential for normal brain function, and that defective post-transcriptional regulation could contribute to cognitive impairment and psychiatric disorders.
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- Institute of Resource Development and Analysis, Kumamoto University
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- Institute of Resource Development and Analysis, Kumamoto University
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- Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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Zhao Y, Zhao X, Wang J. Choline alleviated perinatal fluoride exposure-induced learning and memory impairment through α4β2 nAChRs and α7 nAChRs in offspring mice. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY 2023; 38:511-521. [PMID: 36286330 DOI: 10.1002/tox.23692] [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: 08/04/2022] [Revised: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Fluoride pollution is widely present in the living environment. As a critical period of brain development, the perinatal period is extremely vulnerable to fluoride. Studies have found that choline can protect the brain's memory and enhance the ability to focus. However, the effect of choline on perinatal fluoride-induced nerve damage remains unclear. Therefore, 32 Kunming newly conceived female mice and their offspring mice were randomly divided into control, NaF, LC + NaF, and HC + NaF groups, and the HE staining, Y-maze test, RT-PCR, western blotting, immunohistochemistry, etc. were used in this study. The results showed that fluoride decreased the brain organ coefficients and brain protein content (p < 0.05, p < 0.01), and caused histomorphological damage in the hippocampus and cortex, which suggested that fluoride affected the development of the brain and damaged the brain. Moreover, the results of the Y-maze test showed that fluoride increased the number of learning days, error reaction time, and total reaction time, and decreased the AchE activity in the brain (p < 0.05, p < 0.01), which indicated that fluoride reduced the learning and memory ability of the mice. Besides, the results showed that fluoride decreased the mRNA and protein expression levels of α4β2 nAChRs and α7 nAChRs in the hippocampus and cortex (p < 0.05, p < 0.01). However, perinatal choline supplementation reversed the aforementioned fluoride-induced changes. In short, these results demonstrated that choline alleviated perinatal fluoride-induced learning and memory impairment, which will provide a rationale for the mitigation and prevention of fluoride-induced brain damage.
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- Yangfei Zhao
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, China
- Science and Technology Research Center of China Customs, Beijing, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, China
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Desprez F, Ung DC, Vourc’h P, Jeanne M, Laumonnier F. Contribution of the dihydropyrimidinase-like proteins family in synaptic physiology and in neurodevelopmental disorders. Front Neurosci 2023; 17:1154446. [PMID: 37144098 PMCID: PMC10153444 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1154446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023] Open
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The dihydropyrimidinase-like (DPYSL) proteins, also designated as the collapsin response mediators (CRMP) proteins, constitute a family of five cytosolic phosphoproteins abundantly expressed in the developing nervous system but down-regulated in the adult mouse brain. The DPYSL proteins were initially identified as effectors of semaphorin 3A (Sema3A) signaling and consequently involved in regulation of growth cone collapse in young developing neurons. To date, it has been established that DPYSL proteins mediate signals for numerous intracellular/extracellular pathways and play major roles in variety of cellular process including cell migration, neurite extension, axonal guidance, dendritic spine development and synaptic plasticity through their phosphorylation status. The roles of DPYSL proteins at early stages of brain development have been described in the past years, particularly for DPYSL2 and DPYSL5 proteins. The recent characterization of pathogenic genetic variants in DPYSL2 and in DPYSL5 human genes associated with intellectual disability and brain malformations, such as agenesis of the corpus callosum and cerebellar dysplasia, highlighted the pivotal role of these actors in the fundamental processes of brain formation and organization. In this review, we sought to establish a detailed update on the knowledge regarding the functions of DPYSL genes and proteins in brain and to highlight their involvement in synaptic processing in later stages of neurodevelopment, as well as their particular contribution in human neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), such as autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and intellectual disability (ID).
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- UMR1253, iBrain, Inserm, University of Tours, Tours, France
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- UMR1253, iBrain, Inserm, University of Tours, Tours, France
- Service de Génétique, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Tours, France
- Laboratoire de Biochimie et de Biologie Moléculaire, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Tours, France
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- UMR1253, iBrain, Inserm, University of Tours, Tours, France
- Service de Génétique, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Tours, France
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- UMR1253, iBrain, Inserm, University of Tours, Tours, France
- Service de Génétique, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Tours, France
- *Correspondence: Frédéric Laumonnier,
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Honoré E, Lacaille JC. Object location learning in mice requires hippocampal somatostatin interneuron activity and is facilitated by mTORC1-mediated long-term potentiation of their excitatory synapses. Mol Brain 2022; 15:101. [PMID: 36544185 PMCID: PMC9769025 DOI: 10.1186/s13041-022-00988-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Hippocampus-dependent learning and memory originate from long-term synaptic changes in hippocampal networks. The activity of CA1 somatostatin interneurons (SOM-INs) during aversive stimulation is necessary for contextual fear memory formation. In addition, mTORC1-dependent long-term potentiation (LTP) of SOM-IN excitatory input synapses from local pyramidal cells (PC-SOM synapses) contributes to the consolidation of fear motivated spatial and contextual memories. Although, it remains unknown if SOM-IN activity and LTP are necessary and sufficient for novelty motivated spatial episodic memory such as the object location memory, and if so when it is required. Here we use optogenetics to examine whether dorsal CA1 SOM-IN activity and LTP are sufficient to regulate object location memory. First, we found that silencing SOM-INs during object location learning impaired memory. Second, optogenetic induction of PC-SOM synapse LTP (TBSopto) given 30 min before object location training, resulted in facilitation of memory. However, in mice with mTORC1 pathway genetically inactivated in SOM-INs, which blocks PC-SOM synapse LTP, TBSopto failed to facilitate object location memory. Our results indicate that SOM-IN activity is necessary during object location learning and that optogenetic induction of PC-SOM synapse LTP is sufficient to facilitate consolidation of object location memory. Thus, hippocampal somatostatin interneuron activity is required for object location learning, a hippocampus-dependent form of novelty motivated spatial learning that is facilitated by plasticity at PC-SOM synapses.
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- Eve Honoré
- grid.14848.310000 0001 2292 3357Department of Neurosciences, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Brain and Learning (CIRCA) and Research Group on Neural Signaling and Circuitry (GRSNC), Université de Montréal, P.O. Box 6128, Station Downtown, QC H3C 3J7 Montreal, Canada
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- grid.14848.310000 0001 2292 3357Department of Neurosciences, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Brain and Learning (CIRCA) and Research Group on Neural Signaling and Circuitry (GRSNC), Université de Montréal, P.O. Box 6128, Station Downtown, QC H3C 3J7 Montreal, Canada
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Hagena H, Stacho M, Laja A, Manahan-Vaughan D. Strain-dependent regulation of hippocampal long-term potentiation by dopamine D1/D5 receptors in mice. Front Behav Neurosci 2022; 16:1023361. [PMID: 36545120 PMCID: PMC9760685 DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2022.1023361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The magnitude and persistency of long-term potentiation (LTP) in the rodent hippocampus is species-dependent: rats express more robust and more prolonged LTP in response to a broader afferent frequency range than mice. The C57Bl/6 mouse is an extremely popular murine strain used in studies of hippocampal synaptic plasticity and spatial learning. Recently it was reported that it expresses impoverished LTP compared to other murine strains. Given the important role of the dopamine D1/D5 receptor (D1/D5R) in the maintenance of LTP and in memory consolidation, we explored to what extent strain-dependent differences in LTP in mice are determined by differences in D1/D5R-control. In CaOlaHsd mice, robust LTP was induced that lasted for over 24 h and which was significantly greater in magnitude than LTP induced in C57Bl/6 mice. Intracerebral treatment with a D1/D5R-antagonist (SCH23390) prevented both the early and late phase of LTP in CaOlaHsd mice, whereas only late-LTP was impaired in C57Bl/6 mice. Treatment with a D1/D5R-agonist (Chloro-PB) facilitated short-term potentiation (STP) into LTP (> 24 h) in both strains, whereby effects became evident earlier in CaOlaHsd compared to C57Bl/6 mice. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed a significantly higher expression of D1-receptors in the stratum lacunosum moleculare of CaOlaHsd compared to C57Bl/6 mice. These findings highlight differences in D1/D5R- dependent regulation of strain-dependent variations in hippocampal LTP in C57Bl/6 and CaOlaHsd mice, that may be mediated, in part, by differences in the expression of D1R in the hippocampus.
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Zha C, Sossin WS. The molecular diversity of plasticity mechanisms underlying memory: An evolutionary perspective. J Neurochem 2022; 163:444-460. [PMID: 36326567 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.15717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Revised: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Experience triggers molecular cascades in organisms (learning) that lead to alterations (memory) to allow the organism to change its behavior based on experience. Understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying memory, particularly in the nervous system of animals, has been an exciting scientific challenge for neuroscience. We review what is known about forms of neuronal plasticity that underlie memory highlighting important issues in the field: (1) the importance of being able to measure how neurons are activated during learning to identify the form of plasticity that underlies memory, (2) the many distinct forms of plasticity important for memories that naturally decay both within and between organisms, and (3) unifying principles underlying the formation and maintenance of long-term memories. Overall, the diversity of molecular mechanisms underlying memories that naturally decay contrasts with more unified molecular mechanisms implicated in long-lasting changes. Despite many advances, important questions remain as to which mechanisms of neuronal plasticity underlie memory.
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- Congyao Zha
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Brain single cell transcriptomic profiles in episodic memory phenotypes associated with temporal lobe epilepsy. NPJ Genom Med 2022; 7:69. [PMID: 36446800 PMCID: PMC9709106 DOI: 10.1038/s41525-022-00339-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Memory dysfunction is prevalent in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), but little is known about the underlying molecular etiologies. Single-nucleus RNA sequencing technology was used to examine differences in cellular heterogeneity among left (language-dominant) temporal neocortical tissues from patients with TLE with (n = 4) or without (n = 2) impairment in verbal episodic memory. We observed marked cell heterogeneity between memory phenotypes and identified numerous differentially expressed genes across all brain cell types. The most notable differences were observed in glutamatergic (excitatory) and GABAergic (inhibitory) neurons with an overrepresentation of genes associated with long-term potentiation, long-term depression, and MAPK signaling, processes known to be essential for episodic memory formation.
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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: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [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]
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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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Lara-González E, Padilla-Orozco M, Fuentes-Serrano A, Bargas J, Duhne M. Translational neuronal ensembles: Neuronal microcircuits in psychology, physiology, pharmacology and pathology. Front Syst Neurosci 2022; 16:979680. [PMID: 36090187 PMCID: PMC9449457 DOI: 10.3389/fnsys.2022.979680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Multi-recording techniques show evidence that neurons coordinate their firing forming ensembles and that brain networks are made by connections between ensembles. While “canonical” microcircuits are composed of interconnected principal neurons and interneurons, it is not clear how they participate in recorded neuronal ensembles: “groups of neurons that show spatiotemporal co-activation”. Understanding synapses and their plasticity has become complex, making hard to consider all details to fill the gap between cellular-synaptic and circuit levels. Therefore, two assumptions became necessary: First, whatever the nature of the synapses these may be simplified by “functional connections”. Second, whatever the mechanisms to achieve synaptic potentiation or depression, the resultant synaptic weights are relatively stable. Both assumptions have experimental basis cited in this review, and tools to analyze neuronal populations are being developed based on them. Microcircuitry processing followed with multi-recording techniques show temporal sequences of neuronal ensembles resembling computational routines. These sequences can be aligned with the steps of behavioral tasks and behavior can be modified upon their manipulation, supporting the hypothesis that they are memory traces. In vitro, recordings show that these temporal sequences can be contained in isolated tissue of histological scale. Sequences found in control conditions differ from those recorded in pathological tissue obtained from animal disease models and those recorded after the actions of clinically useful drugs to treat disease states, setting the basis for new bioassays to test drugs with potential clinical use. These findings make the neuronal ensembles theoretical framework a dynamic neuroscience paradigm.
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- Esther Lara-González
- División Neurociencias, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
- Department of Neuroscience, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States
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- División Neurociencias, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- División Neurociencias, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- División Neurociencias, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
- *Correspondence: José Bargas,
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- División Neurociencias, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
- Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
- Mariana Duhne,
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