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- Title
The Intra-Hippocampal Leucine Administration Impairs Memory Consolidation and LTP Generation in Rats.
- Authors
Glaser, Viviane; Carlini, Valeria; Gabach, Laura; Ghersi, Marisa; Barioglio, Susana; Ramirez, Oscar; Perez, Mariela; Latini, Alexandra
- Abstract
Leucine accumulates in fluids and tissues of patients affected by maple syrup urine disease, an inherited metabolic disorder, predominantly characterized by neurological dysfunction. Although, a variable degree of cognition/psychomotor delay/mental retardation is found in a considerable number of individuals affected by this deficieny, the mechanisms underlying the neuropathology of these alterations are still not defined. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of acute intra-hippocampal leucine administration in the step-down test in rats. In addition, the leucine effects on the electrophysiological parameter, long-term potentiation generation, and on the activities of the respiratory chain were also investigated. Male Wistar rats were bilaterally administrated with leucine (80 nmol/hippocampus; 160 nmol/rat) or artificial cerebrospinal fluid (controls) into the hippocampus immediately post-training in the behavioral task. Twenty-four hours after training in the step-down test, the latency time was evaluated and afterwards animals were sacrificed for assessing the ex vivo biochemical measurements. Leucine-treated animals showed impairment in memory consolidation and a complete inhibition of long-term potentiation generation at supramaximal stimulation. In addition, a significant increment in complex IV activity was observed in hippocampus from leucine-administered rats. These data strongly indicate that leucine compromise memory consolidation, and that impairment of long-term potentiation generation and unbalance of the respiratory chain may be plausible mechanisms underlying the deleterious leucine effect on cognition.
- Subjects
LEUCINE; MAPLE syrup urine disease; METABOLIC disorders; PSYCHOMOTOR disorders; INTELLECTUAL disabilities; NEUROLOGICAL disorders; HIPPOCAMPUS (Brain); LABORATORY rats; CEREBROSPINAL fluid
- Publication
Cellular & Molecular Neurobiology, 2010, Vol 30, Issue 7, p1067
- ISSN
0272-4340
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10571-010-9538-4