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Taurine and N-acety...
Taurine and N-acetylcysteine treatments prevent memory impairment and metabolite profile alterations in the hippocampus of high-fat diet-fed female mice
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- Garcia-Serrano, Alba M (author)
- Lund University
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- Vieira, João (author)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Diabetes och hjärnans funktion,Forskargrupper vid Lunds universitet,WCMM- Wallenberg center för molekylär medicinsk forskning,Medicinska fakulteten,Diabetes and Brain Function,Lund University Research Groups,WCMM-Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine,Faculty of Medicine
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- Fleischhart, Veronika (author)
- Lund University
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- Duarte, Joao (author)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Diabetes och hjärnans funktion,Forskargrupper vid Lunds universitet,WCMM- Wallenberg center för molekylär medicinsk forskning,Medicinska fakulteten,Diabetes and Brain Function,Lund University Research Groups,WCMM-Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine,Faculty of Medicine
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- 2023
- 2023
- English.
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In: Nutritional Neuroscience. - 1476-8305. ; 26:11, s. 1090-1102
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- Background: Obesity constitutes a risk factor for cognitive impairment. In rodent models, long-term exposure to obesogenic diets leads to hippocampal taurine accumulation. Since taurine has putative cyto-protective effects, hippocampal taurine accumulation in obese and diabetic models might constitute a counteracting response to metabolic stress. Objective: We tested the hypothesis that treatment with taurine or with N-acetylcysteine (NAC), which provides cysteine for the synthesis of taurine and glutathione, prevent high-fat diet (HFD)-associated hippocampal alterations and memory impairment. Methods: Female mice were fed either a regular diet or HFD. Some mice had access to 3%(w/v) taurine or 3%(w/v) NAC in the drinking water. After 2 months, magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) was used to measure metabolite profiles. Memory was assessed in novel object and novel location recognition tests. Results: HFD feeding caused memory impairment in both tests, and reduced concentration of lactate, phosphocreatine-to-creatine ratio, and the neuronal marker N-acetylaspartate in the hippocampus. Taurine and NAC prevented HFD-induced memory impairment and N-acetylaspartate reduction. NAC, but not taurine, prevented the reduction of lactate and phosphocreatine-to-creatine ratio. MRS revealed NAC/taurine-induced increase of hippocampal glutamate and GABA levels. Conclusion: NAC and taurine can prevent memory impairment, while only NAC prevents alterations of metabolite concentrations in HFD-exposed female mice.
Subject headings
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Medicinska och farmaceutiska grundvetenskaper -- Neurovetenskaper (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Basic Medicine -- Neurosciences (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Näringslära (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Nutrition and Dietetics (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Obesity
- diabetes
- MRS
- metabolism
- neurochemical profile
- lactate
- N-acetylaspartate (NAA)
- neuroprotection
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- ref (subject category)
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