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Brain Res Bull ; 181: 144-156, 2022 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35066096

RESUMO

Hyaluronan (HA) is a core constituent of perineuronal nets (PNNs) that surround subpopulations of neurones. The PNNs control synaptic stabilization in both the developing and adult central nervous system, and disruption of PNNs has shown to reactivate neuroplasticity. We investigated the possibility of memory prolongation by attenuating PNN formation using 4-methylumbelliferone (4-MU), an inhibitor of HA synthesis. Adult C57BL/6 mice were fed with chow containing 5% (w/w) 4-MU for 6 months, at a dose ~6.7 mg/g/day. The oral administration of 4-MU reduced the glycosaminoglycan level in the brain to 72% and the spinal cord to 50% when compared to the controls. Spontaneous object recognition test (SOR) performed at 2, 3, 6 and 7 months showed a significant increase in SOR score in the 6-months treatment group 24 h after object presentation. The effect however did not persist in the washout group (1-month post treatment). Immunohistochemistry confirmed a reduction of PNNs, with shorter and less arborization of aggrecan staining around dendrites in hippocampus after 6 months of 4-MU treatment. Histopathological examination revealed mild atrophy in articular cartilage but it did not affect the motor performance as demonstrated in rotarod test. In conclusion, systemic oral administration of 4-MU for 6 months reduced PNN formation around neurons and enhanced memory retention in mice. However, the memory enhancement was not sustained despite the reduction of PNNs, possibly due to the lack of memory enhancement training during the washout period. Our results suggest that 4-MU treatment might offer a strategy for PNN modulation in memory enhancement.


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Agrecanas/efeitos dos fármacos , Sistema Nervoso Central/efeitos dos fármacos , Matriz Extracelular/efeitos dos fármacos , Ácido Hialurônico/metabolismo , Himecromona/farmacologia , Plasticidade Neuronal/efeitos dos fármacos , Oligodendroglia/efeitos dos fármacos , Reconhecimento Psicológico/efeitos dos fármacos , Administração Oral , Animais , Comportamento Animal/efeitos dos fármacos , Feminino , Himecromona/administração & dosagem , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL
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Neurosci Lett ; 699: 145-150, 2019 04 23.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30742935

RESUMO

Inhibitory circuits in the auditory brainstem undergo multiple postnatal changes that are both activity-dependent and activity-independent. We tested to see if the shift from GABA- to glycinergic transmission, which occurs in the rat medial nucleus of the trapezoid body (MNTB) around the onset of hearing, depends on sound-evoked neuronal activity. We prevented the activity by bilateral cochlear ablations in early postnatal rats and studied ionotropic GABA and glycine receptors in MNTB neurons after hearing onset. The removal of the cochlea decreased responses of GABAA and glycine receptors to exogenous agonists as well as the amplitudes of inhibitory postsynaptic currents. The reduction was accompanied by a decrease in the number of glycine receptor- or vesicular GABA transporter-immunopositive puncta. Furthermore, the ablations markedly affected the switch in presynaptic GABAA to glycine receptors. The increase in the expression of postsynaptic glycine receptors and the shift in inhibitory transmitters were not prevented. The results suggest that inhibitory transmission in the MNTB is subject to multiple developmental signals and support the idea that auditory experience plays a role in the maturation of the brainstem glycinergic circuits.


Assuntos
Técnicas de Ablação , Cóclea/fisiopatologia , Cóclea/cirurgia , Inibição Neural/fisiologia , Transmissão Sináptica , Corpo Trapezoide/fisiologia , Animais , Animais Recém-Nascidos , Potenciais Evocados Auditivos do Tronco Encefálico/fisiologia , Agonistas de Receptores de GABA-A/farmacologia , Potenciais Pós-Sinápticos Inibidores/fisiologia , Masculino , Inibição Neural/efeitos dos fármacos , Ratos , Receptores de GABA-A/fisiologia , Receptores de Glicina/agonistas , Receptores de Glicina/metabolismo , Receptores de Glicina/fisiologia , Proteínas Vesiculares de Transporte de Aminoácidos Inibidores/metabolismo
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Front Aging Neurosci ; 9: 428, 2017.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29354051

RESUMO

Fischer 344 (F344) rats represent a strain that is frequently used as a model for fast aging. In this study, we systematically compare the hearing function during aging in male and female F344 rats, by recording auditory brainstem responses (ABRs) and distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs). In addition to this, the functional parameters are correlated with the cochlear histology. The parameters of the hearing function were not different in the young (3-month-old) male and female F344 rats; the gender differences occurred only in adult and aged animals. In 8-24-month-old males, the ABR thresholds were higher and the ABR amplitudes were smaller than those measured in females of the same age. There were no gender differences in the neural adaptation tested by recording ABRs, elicited by a series of clicks with varying inter-click interval (ICI). Amplitudes of DPOAEs in both the males and females decreased with age, but in the males, the decrease of DPOAE amplitudes was faster. In males older than 20 months, the DPOAEs were practically absent, whereas in 20-24-month-old females, the DPOAEs were still measurable. There were no gender differences in the number of surviving outer hair cells (OHC) and the number of inner hair cell ribbon synapses in aged animals. The main difference was found in the stria vascularis (SV). Whereas the SV was well preserved in females up to the age of 24 months, in most of the age-matched males the SV was evidently deteriorated. The results demonstrate more pronounced age-related changes in the cochlear morphology, hearing thresholds, ABR amplitudes and DPOAE amplitudes in F344 males compared with females.

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