Effect of Exercise and Aβ Protein Infusion on Long-Term Memory-Related Signaling Molecules in Hippocampal Areas

Overview

Journal Mol Neurobiol

Specialties Molecular Biology
Neurology

Date 2018 Nov 15

PMID 30426389

Citations 4

Authors

Karim A Alkadhi

An T Dao

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Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) results from over-production and aggregation of β-amyloid (Aβ) oligopeptides in the brain. The benefits of regular physical exercise are now recognized in a variety of disorders including AD. In order to understand the effect of exercise at the molecular level, we studied the impact of exercise on long-term memory-related signaling molecules in an AD rat model. The rat model of AD (AD rat) was produced by 14-day osmotic pump infusion of i.c.v. 250 pmol/day Aβ. The effects of 4 weeks of regular rodent treadmill exercise on the protein levels of CREB, CaMKVI, and MAPK-ERK1/2 in this model were determined by immunoblot analysis in the CA1 and dentate gyrus (DG) areas of the hippocampus, which is among the first brain structures impacted by AD. Aβ infusion caused marked reductions in the basal protein levels of CaMKVI and phosphorylated CREB without significantly affecting total CREB levels in both CA1 and DG areas. As predicted, our exercise regimen totally prevented these effects in the brains of exercised AD rats. Surprisingly, however, neither Aβ infusion nor exercise had any significant effect on the levels of phosphorylated or total ERK in the CA1 and DG areas. Additionally, exercise did not increase any of these molecules in healthy normal rats, which indicated a protective effect of exercise. These findings suggest that CaMKIV is likely a major kinase for phosphorylation of CREB. Therefore, regular exercise is highly effective in preventing the effects of AD even at the molecular level in both areas of the hippocampus. Considering the well-known resistance of the DG area to insults relative to area CA1, the present findings revealed similar molecular vulnerability of the two areas to AD pathology.

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