Effects of different standard and special diets on cognition and brain mitochondrial function in mice

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Martina Reutzel ◽  
Rekha Grewal ◽  
Carsten Esselun ◽  
Sebastian Friedrich Petry ◽  
Thomas Linn ◽  
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Diabetes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 69 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 214-LB
Author(s):  
MARK W. PATAKY ◽  
GREGORY RUEGSEGGER ◽  
KATHERINE KLAUS ◽  
PHILLIP STARSKI ◽  
K. SREEKUMARAN NAIR

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Héctor González-Pardo ◽  
Jorge L. Arias ◽  
Eneritz Gómez-Lázaro ◽  
Isabel López Taboada ◽  
Nélida M. Conejo

Sex differences have been reported in the susceptibility to early life stress and its neurobiological correlates in humans and experimental animals. However, most of the current research with animal models of early stress has been performed mainly in males. In the present study, prolonged maternal separation (MS) paradigm was applied as an animal model to resemble the effects of adverse early experiences in male and female rats. Regional brain mitochondrial function, monoaminergic activity, and neuroinflammation were evaluated as adults. Mitochondrial energy metabolism was greatly decreased in MS females as compared with MS males in the prefrontal cortex, dorsal hippocampus, and the nucleus accumbens shell. In addition, MS males had lower serotonin levels and increased serotonin turnover in the prefrontal cortex and the hippocampus. However, MS females showed increased dopamine turnover in the prefrontal cortex and increased norepinephrine turnover in the striatum, but decreased dopamine turnover in the hippocampus. Sex differences were also found for pro-inflammatory cytokine levels, with increased levels of TNF-α and IL-6 in the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus of MS males, and increased IL-6 levels in the striatum of MS females. These results evidence the complex sex- and brain region-specific long-term consequences of early life stress.


2015 ◽  
Vol 40 (10) ◽  
pp. 1078-1081 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoswaris Semaming ◽  
Jirapas Sripetchwandee ◽  
Piangkwan Sa-nguanmoo ◽  
Hiranya Pintana ◽  
Patchareewan Pannangpetch ◽  
...  

Brain mitochondrial dysfunction has been demonstrated in diabetic animals with neurodegeneration. Protocatechuic acid (PCA), a major metabolite of anthocyanin, has been shown to exert glycemic control and oxidative stress reduction in the heart. However, its effects on oxidative stress and mitochondrial function in the brain under diabetic condition have never been investigated. We found that PCA exerted glycemic control, attenuates brain mitochondrial dysfunction, and contributes to the prevention of brain oxidative stress in diabetic rats.


2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 4458-4472 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory N. Ruegsegger ◽  
Shankarappa Manjunatha ◽  
Priska Summer ◽  
Srinivas Gopala ◽  
Piotr Zabeilski ◽  
...  

2014 ◽  
Vol 39 (12) ◽  
pp. 1373-1379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiranya Pintana ◽  
Jirapas Sripetchwandee ◽  
Luerat Supakul ◽  
Nattayaporn Apaijai ◽  
Nipon Chattipakorn ◽  
...  

Oxidative stress in the obese-insulin resistant condition has been shown to affect cognitive as well as brain mitochondrial functions. Garlic extract has exerted a potent antioxidant effect. However, the effects of garlic extract on the brain of obese-insulin resistant rats have never been investigated. We hypothesized that garlic extract improves cognitive function and brain mitochondrial function in obese-insulin resistant rats induced by long-term high-fat diet (HFD) consumption. Male Wistar rats were fed either normal diet or HFD for 16 weeks (n = 24/group). At week 12, rats in each dietary group received either vehicle or garlic extract (250 and 500 mg·kg–1·day–1) for 28 days. Learning and memory behaviors, metabolic parameters, and brain mitochondrial function were determined at the end of treatment. HFD led to increased body weight, visceral fat, plasma insulin, cholesterol, and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, indicating the development of insulin resistance. Furthermore, HFD rats had cognitive deficit and brain mitochondrial dysfunction. HFD rats treated with both doses of garlic extract had decreased body weight, visceral fat, plasma cholesterol, and MDA levels. Garlic extract also improved cognitive function and brain mitochondrial function, which were impaired in obese-insulin resistant rats caused by HFD consumption.


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