Journal
NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING
Volume 31, Issue 1, Pages 151-161Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2008.03.002
Keywords
Aging; Dentate gyrus; Ki67; Doublecortin; Pyknotic cells
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- NCCR [502311]
- Swiss National Science Foundation
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Strong age-related declines in conjunction with comparatively easy experimental manipulations of adult hippocampal neurogenesis have generated considerable public and scientific interest in the prospect of new neurons for old brains. Only few studies addressed the time course of the natural changes, which are the substrate for interventions that may realize this prospect. We provide a monthly or bimonthly account of cell proliferation, neurogenesis and cell death during the first 9 months of the life of C57B1/6J mice. Ki67- and DCX-positive cell numbers declined exponentially without an intermittent plateau (similar to 40% per month). Cell death in relation to cell proliferation was lowest at 1 month, increased at 2 months to remain constant until 4 months, and decreased again at 5 months to remain stable until 9 months. Granule cell number did not change with age. Our results suggest that manipulations of proliferation and neurogenesis may, at any time, interact with strong natural changes of these processes. Mediators of their age-related decline may be studied over periods much shorter than those typically used. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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