Sensory and memory processing in old female and male Wistar rat brain, and its relationship with the cortical and hippocampal redox state


Por: Santin-Marquez, Roberto, Ramirez-Cordero, Belen, Toledo-Perez, Rafael, Luna-Lopez, Armando, Lopez-Diazguerrero, Norma E., Hernandez-Arciga, Ulalume, Perez-Morales, Marcel, Ortíz-Retana J.J., Garcia-Servin, Martin, Alcauter, Sarael, Hernandez-Godinez, Braulio, Ibañez-Contreras A., Concha, Luis, Gomez-Gonzalez, Beatriz, Königsberg M.

Publicada: 1 ago 2021 Ahead of Print: 1 abr 2021
Resumen:
The brain is one of the most sensitive organs damaged during aging due to its susceptibility to the aging-related oxidative stress. Hence, in this study, the sensory nerve pathway integrity and the memory were evaluated and related to the redox state, the antioxidant enzymes function, and the protein oxidative damage in the brain cortex (Cx) and the hippocampus (Hc) of young (4-month-old) and old (24-month-old) male and female Wistar rats. Evoked potentials (EP) were performed for the auditory, visual, and somatosensory pathways. In both males and females, the old rat groups' latencies were larger in almost all waves when compared to the young same-sex animals. The novel object test was performed to evaluate memory. The superoxide dismutase and catalase antioxidant activity, as well as the protein oxidative damage, and the redox state were evaluated. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging was used to obtain the diffusion tensor imaging, and the brain volume, while MR spectroscopy was used to obtain the brain metabolite concentrations (glutamine, glutamate, Myo-inositol, N-acetyl-aspartate, creatine) in the Cx and the Hc of young and old females. Our data suggest that, although there are limited variations regarding memory and nerve conduction velocity by sex, the differences concerning the redox status might be important to explain the dissimilar reactions during brain aging between males and females. Moreover, the increment in Myo-inositol levels in the Hc of old rats and the brain volume decrease suggest that redox state alterations might be correlated to neuroinflammation during brain aging.

Filiaciones:
Santin-Marquez, Roberto:
 Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, DCBS, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa, México, CDMX 09340, Mexico

 Posgrado en Biología Experimental, UAMI, México, Mexico

Ramirez-Cordero, Belen:
 Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, DCBS, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa, México, CDMX 09340, Mexico

Toledo-Perez, Rafael:
 Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, DCBS, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa, México, CDMX 09340, Mexico

 Posgrado en Biología Experimental, UAMI, México, Mexico

Luna-Lopez, Armando:
 Instituto Nacional de Geriatría, SSA, CDMX, 10200, Mexico

Lopez-Diazguerrero, Norma E.:
 Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, DCBS, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa, México, CDMX 09340, Mexico

Hernandez-Arciga, Ulalume:
 Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, DCBS, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa, México, CDMX 09340, Mexico

Perez-Morales, Marcel:
 Departamento de Biología de la Reproducción, DCBS, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa, México, CDMX 09340, Mexico

Ortíz-Retana J.J.:
 Laboratorio Nacional Enfocado en Imagenología por Resonancia Magnética, Instituto de Neurobiología, UNAM, Juriquilla, Mexico

Garcia-Servin, Martin:
 Bioterio, Instituto de Neurobiología, UNAM, Juriquilla, Mexico

Alcauter, Sarael:
 Laboratorio Nacional Enfocado en Imagenología por Resonancia Magnética, Instituto de Neurobiología, UNAM, Juriquilla, Mexico

Hernandez-Godinez, Braulio:
 APREXBIO S.A.S de C.V., Laboratorio de Primatología, CDMX, Mexico

Ibañez-Contreras A.:
 APREXBIO S.A.S de C.V., Laboratorio de Primatología, CDMX, Mexico

Concha, Luis:
 Laboratorio Nacional Enfocado en Imagenología por Resonancia Magnética, Instituto de Neurobiología, UNAM, Juriquilla, Mexico

Gomez-Gonzalez, Beatriz:
 Departamento de Biología de la Reproducción, DCBS, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa, México, CDMX 09340, Mexico

Königsberg M.:
 Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, DCBS, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa, México, CDMX 09340, Mexico
ISSN: 25092715





Geroscience
Editorial
Springer International Publishing, VAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, 3311 GZ DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS, Países Bajos
Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 43 Número:
Páginas: 1899-1920
WOS Id: 000638464800001
ID de PubMed: 33837484
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