| Effects of voluntary physical exercise on adult hippocampal neurogenesis and behavior of Ts65Dn mice, a model of Down syndrome. | |
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PMID: 20875841 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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The Ts65Dn (TS) mouse is the most widely used model of Down syndrome (DS). This mouse shares many phenotypic characteristics with the human condition including cognitive and neuromorphological alterations. In this study the effects of physical exercise on hippocampal neurogenesis and behavior in TS mice were assessed. 10-12 month-old male TS and control (CO) mice were submitted to voluntary physical exercise for 7 weeks and the effects of this protocol on hippocampal morphology, neurogenesis and apoptosis were evaluated. Physical exercise improved performance in the acquisition sessions of the Morris water maze in TS but not in CO mice. Conversely, it did not have any effect on anxiety or depressive behavior in TS mice but it did reduce the cognitive components of anxiety in CO mice. TS mice presented a reduced dentate gyrus (DG) volume, subgranular zone area and number of granule neurons. Hippocampal neurogenesis was reduced in TS mice as shown by the reduced number of 5-bromo-2-deoxyuridine (BrdU) positive cells. Voluntary physical exercise did not rescue these alterations in TS mice but it did increase the number of doublecortin (DCX)-and phospho histone 3 (PH3)-positive neurons in CO mice. It is concluded that physical exercise produced a modest anxiolytic effect in CO mice and that this was accompanied by an increased number of immature cells in the hippocampal DG. On the other hand, voluntary physical exercise exerted a positive effect on TS mice learning of the platform position in the Morris water maze that seems to be mediated by a neurogenesis-independent mechanism. |
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Authors:
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M V Llorens-Martín; N Rueda; G S Tejeda; J Flórez; J L Trejo; C Martínez-Cué |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-09-26 |
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Title: Neuroscience Volume: 171 ISSN: 1873-7544 ISO Abbreviation: Neuroscience Publication Date: 2010 Dec |
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Created Date: 2010-11-24 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7605074 Medline TA: Neuroscience Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1228-40 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2010 IBRO. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Cajal Institute, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Av. Doctor Arce, 37. 28002, Madrid, Spain. |
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