Docosahexaenoic acid intake ameliorates ketamine-induced impairment of spatial cognition and learning ability in ICR mice

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Several studies have reported the ketamine-induced cognitive impairment. Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) supplementation improves cognitive function in human infants and protects against learning impairment in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this study, we investigated the effect of DHA on ketamine-induced impairment of spatial cognition and learning ability in Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) mice. Morris water maze (MWM) was used to assess spatial learning and memory. Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) levels in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex were measured using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The results showed that intraperitoneal injection of ketamine (30mg/kg, twice per day) for 4 weeks led to the decline of spatial cognitive ability in mice, and 420mg/(kgd) DHA supplementation for 6 weeks improved ketamine-induced spatial cognitive impairment to a certain extent. The up-regulation of GABA levels in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex was related to the improvement in spatial learning. Our results suggested that DHA supplementation would be a promising intervention to improve ketamine-induced spatial memory and cognitive dysfunction, and this effect of DHA might be correlated with the up-regulation of GABA levels.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2014

Erschienen:

2014

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:580

Enthalten in:

Neuroscience letters - 580(2014) vom: 19. Sept., Seite 125-9

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Huang, Shucai [VerfasserIn]
Dai, Yuanyuan [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Zhiwen [VerfasserIn]
Hao, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Hongxian [VerfasserIn]

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25167-62-8
56-12-2
690G0D6V8H
Docosahexaenoic Acids
Docosahexaenoic acid
Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
Gamma-aminobutyric acid
Illicit Drugs
Journal Article
Ketamine
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Spatial learning ability

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Date Completed 08.06.2015

Date Revised 10.12.2019

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.neulet.2014.08.011

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NLM240979540