Melatonin attenuates chronic sleep deprivation-induced cognitive deficits and HDAC3-Bmal1/clock interruption

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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Sleep is predicted as a key modulator of cognition, but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. In this study, we investigated the effects of melatonin on chronic rapid eye movement sleep deprivation (CRSD)-induced cognitive impairment and circadian dysfunction in rat models.

METHODS: Thirty-six Sprague-Dawley male rats were divided into three groups: CRSD with saline treatment, CRSD with chronic melatonin injection (20 mg/kg/day), and non-sleep-deprived control. The cognitive behavioral tests as well as the expression of clocks and HDAC3 were evaluated in all groups.

RESULTS: CRSD significantly reduced recognition index in novel object location, increased escape latency and distance traveling in Morris water maze while melatonin treatment attenuated CRSD-induced hippocampal-dependent spatial learning and memory deficits. Furthermore, the mRNAs of brain and muscle aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator-like 1(Bmal1) and circadian locomotor output cycles kaput (Clock) were globally down-regulated by CRSD with constant intrinsic oscillation in both hippocampus and peripheral blood. The protein levels of hippocampal Bmal1, Clock, and HDAC3 were also remarkably down-regulated following CRSD. Melatonin treatment reversed CRSD-induced alterations of Bmal1/Clock and HDAC3 on both mRNA levels and protein levels.

CONCLUSIONS: Our data indicate that melatonin treatment attenuates CRSD-induced cognitive impairment via regulating HDAC3-Bmal1/Clock interaction. These findings explore a broader understanding of the relationship between sleep and cognition and provide a potential new therapeutic target for cognitive impairment.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30

Enthalten in:

CNS neuroscience & therapeutics - 30(2024), 3 vom: 15. März, Seite e14474

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hu, Yujie [VerfasserIn]
Lv, Yefan [VerfasserIn]
Long, Xiaoyan [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Guoshuai [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Jinxia [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bmal1
Circadian rhythm
Clock
Cognition
HDAC3
JL5DK93RCL
Journal Article
Melatonin
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Sleep deprivation

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Date Completed 07.03.2024

Date Revised 18.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/cns.14474

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM362182493