A deficit in spatial memory has been taken as an early predictor of Alzheimer’s disease(AD) or mild cognitive impairment(MCI). The uncinate fasciculus(UF) is a long-range white-matter tract that connects the anterior...A deficit in spatial memory has been taken as an early predictor of Alzheimer’s disease(AD) or mild cognitive impairment(MCI). The uncinate fasciculus(UF) is a long-range white-matter tract that connects the anterior temporal lobe with the orbitofrontal cortex(OFC)in primates. Previous studies have shown that the UF impairment associated with spatial memory deficits may be an important pathological change in aging and AD, but its exact role in spatial memory is not well understood. The pathway arising from the postrhinal cortex(POR) and projecting to the ventrolateral orbitofrontal cortex(vlOFC)performs most of the functions of the UF in rodents.Although the literature suggests an association between spatial memory and the regions connected by the POR–vlOFC pathway, the function of the pathway in spatialmemory is relatively unknown. To further illuminate the function of the UF in spatial memory, we dissected the POR–vlOFC pathway in mice. We determined that the POR–vlOFC pathway is a glutamatergic structure, and that glutamatergic neurons in the POR regulate spatial memory retrieval. We also demonstrated that the POR–vlOFC pathway specifically transmits spatial information to participate in memory retrieval. These findings provide a deeper understanding of UF function and dysfunction related to disorders of memory, as in MCI and AD.展开更多
本研究旨在探讨海马内不同亚型雌激素受体α(estrogen receptorα,ERα)及相关信号分子与糖尿病引起的空间认知障碍的相关性。腹腔注射四氧嘧啶建立1型糖尿病小鼠模型,并采用Morris水迷宫方法检测模型组小鼠是否存在空间认知障碍;然后用...本研究旨在探讨海马内不同亚型雌激素受体α(estrogen receptorα,ERα)及相关信号分子与糖尿病引起的空间认知障碍的相关性。腹腔注射四氧嘧啶建立1型糖尿病小鼠模型,并采用Morris水迷宫方法检测模型组小鼠是否存在空间认知障碍;然后用Western blot比较模型组和正常对照组小鼠海马内ERα不同亚型ER-α36和ER-α66的表达,同时检测窖蛋白-1(caveolin-1)、PKCα、cAMP反应元件结合蛋白2(cAMP-response element binding protein 2,CREB2)和突触素(synaptophysin,Syn)的表达变化。结果显示,相对对照组,糖尿病模型组小鼠空间训练第3天和第5天的逃避潜伏期显著延长(P<0.05),撤去平台后游泳路程增加;模型组小鼠海马caveolin-1、PKCα表达量显著降低(P<0.05),ER-α66蛋白表达水平没有明显变化,而ER-α36和CREB2的表达量显著升高(P<0.05)。以上结果提示,海马内ER-α36及相关信号分子的异常表达对糖尿病小鼠空间认知障碍形成可能具有重要的作用。展开更多
基金supported by the National Major Science and Technology Program of China(2016YFC1306700)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81420108012,81671046,81425010 and 31630031)+1 种基金the Jiangsu Provincial Medical Program for Distinguished Scholars(2016006)Postgraduate Research&Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province(KYCX18_0167),China
文摘A deficit in spatial memory has been taken as an early predictor of Alzheimer’s disease(AD) or mild cognitive impairment(MCI). The uncinate fasciculus(UF) is a long-range white-matter tract that connects the anterior temporal lobe with the orbitofrontal cortex(OFC)in primates. Previous studies have shown that the UF impairment associated with spatial memory deficits may be an important pathological change in aging and AD, but its exact role in spatial memory is not well understood. The pathway arising from the postrhinal cortex(POR) and projecting to the ventrolateral orbitofrontal cortex(vlOFC)performs most of the functions of the UF in rodents.Although the literature suggests an association between spatial memory and the regions connected by the POR–vlOFC pathway, the function of the pathway in spatialmemory is relatively unknown. To further illuminate the function of the UF in spatial memory, we dissected the POR–vlOFC pathway in mice. We determined that the POR–vlOFC pathway is a glutamatergic structure, and that glutamatergic neurons in the POR regulate spatial memory retrieval. We also demonstrated that the POR–vlOFC pathway specifically transmits spatial information to participate in memory retrieval. These findings provide a deeper understanding of UF function and dysfunction related to disorders of memory, as in MCI and AD.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.30970353)the Science and Technology Project of Liaoning Province,China(No.201501522)
文摘本研究旨在探讨海马内不同亚型雌激素受体α(estrogen receptorα,ERα)及相关信号分子与糖尿病引起的空间认知障碍的相关性。腹腔注射四氧嘧啶建立1型糖尿病小鼠模型,并采用Morris水迷宫方法检测模型组小鼠是否存在空间认知障碍;然后用Western blot比较模型组和正常对照组小鼠海马内ERα不同亚型ER-α36和ER-α66的表达,同时检测窖蛋白-1(caveolin-1)、PKCα、cAMP反应元件结合蛋白2(cAMP-response element binding protein 2,CREB2)和突触素(synaptophysin,Syn)的表达变化。结果显示,相对对照组,糖尿病模型组小鼠空间训练第3天和第5天的逃避潜伏期显著延长(P<0.05),撤去平台后游泳路程增加;模型组小鼠海马caveolin-1、PKCα表达量显著降低(P<0.05),ER-α66蛋白表达水平没有明显变化,而ER-α36和CREB2的表达量显著升高(P<0.05)。以上结果提示,海马内ER-α36及相关信号分子的异常表达对糖尿病小鼠空间认知障碍形成可能具有重要的作用。
