Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, October 6Th University, Cairo, Egypt.
Department of Developmental Pharmacology, National Organization for Drug Control and Research (NODCAR), Giza, Egypt.
Neurochem Res. 2021 Sep;46(9):2238-2248. doi: 10.1007/s11064-021-03357-3. Epub 2021 May 25.
Previous studies have shown that testosterone attenuates stress-induced mood dysfunction and memory deterioration. However, the exact mechanism is still unknown. This study was conducted to investigate the role of long-term testosterone undecanoate on the behavioral responses in AD induced by AlCl3 + D-galactose administration and the possible alteration of the gene expression level of the Na/K ATPase pump. Adult male mice received AlCl3 in drinking water (10 mg/kg/day) and (D-gal 200 mg/kg/day), subcutaneously for 90 consecutive days, then received a single intramuscular (I.M) injection of castor oil (vehicle) on day 91, while treated groups received a single I.M injection of either low (100 mg/kg/45 days) or high dose (500 mg/kg/45 days) respectively of long-acting testosterone undecanoate on day 91. The time spent in the interaction zone during the open field test, preference index to novel objects in the novel object recognition test, spontaneous alternation percentage (SAP) in Y-maze test, and escape latency time in the Morris water maze test were used to measure the locomotor activity, long-term memory, and spatial memory in mice, respectively. The results showed that testosterone undecanoate treatment improved locomotor activity, improved preference to novel objects, improved spatial memory, and reversed anxiety and depression induced by AlCl3 + D-galactose administration in male mice, suggesting the enhancement of behavioral and memory functions brought by testosterone treatment. Moreover, testosterone undecanoate treatment did alter gene expression levels of Na/K ATPase isoforms in the brain hippocampus. In most cases, altered gene expression was significant and correlated with the observed behavioral changes. Taken together, our findings provide new insight into the effects of long-acting testosterone undecanoate administration on locomotor activity, long-term memory, anxiety, and spatial memory in male mice with Alzheimer's disease.
先前的研究表明,睾酮可减轻应激引起的情绪功能障碍和记忆恶化。然而,确切的机制尚不清楚。本研究旨在探讨长期十一酸睾酮对 AlCl3 + D-半乳糖给药诱导的 AD 行为反应的作用及对钠钾 ATP 酶泵基因表达水平的可能改变。成年雄性小鼠连续 90 天饮用 AlCl3(10mg/kg/天)和(D-半乳糖 200mg/kg/天),随后于第 91 天接受单次肌内(I.M.)注射蓖麻油(载体),而治疗组分别于第 91 天接受单次肌内(I.M.)注射低(100mg/kg/45 天)或高剂量(500mg/kg/45 天)的十一酸睾酮。旷场试验中互动区的停留时间、新物体识别试验中的新物体偏好指数、Y 型迷宫试验中的自发交替百分比(SAP)、Morris 水迷宫试验中的逃避潜伏期时间分别用于测量小鼠的运动活动、长期记忆和空间记忆。结果表明,十一酸睾酮治疗可改善运动活动、提高对新物体的偏好、改善空间记忆,并逆转 AlCl3 + D-半乳糖给药引起的雄性小鼠的焦虑和抑郁,提示睾酮治疗可增强行为和记忆功能。此外,十一酸睾酮治疗可改变大脑海马钠钾 ATP 酶同工型的基因表达水平。在大多数情况下,基因表达的改变是显著的,并与观察到的行为变化相关。总之,我们的研究结果为长效十一酸睾酮给药对阿尔茨海默病雄性小鼠的运动活动、长期记忆、焦虑和空间记忆的影响提供了新的见解。
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