4.6 Article Proceedings Paper

Learning enhancement with neuropeptides

Journal

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
Volume 194, Issue 4, Pages 1153-1158

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MOSBY-ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.12.023

Keywords

neuropeptide; learning enhancement; pregnancy

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Objective: Previous work has demonstrated that two synthetic peptides can prevent prenatal alcohol-induced damage as assessed by prevention of learning abnormalities in adult offspring as well as improve outcome from traumatic brain damage. The Current studies were undertaken to evaluate whether these peptides Could enhance performance in a learning and memory paradigm when administered either prenatally or to aged mice. Study design: For prenatal treatment, C57Bl6/J mice were treated on gestational day 8 with 1 oral administration of D-NAP or D-SAL alone or D-NAP+D-SAL ora double dose of D-SAL. Control groups were same-regimen treated with vehicle alone. Learning was assessed in adult male offspring (35-50 days) by using the Morris water maze. To evaluate aged animals, 12-month-old mice were treated with D-NAP and D-SAL or vehicle alone daily and tested on the Morris water maze. Results: Offspring exposed prenatally to D-NAP+D-SAL learned significantly faster than controls, with an earlier onset of learning and an overall decreased latency to find the hidden platform (P <.05). Animals exposed prenatally to either D-NAP or D-SAL alone learned similar to control, with a trend toward faster latencies. Aged animals who received D-NAP+D-SAL learned significantly faster than age-matched controls, with an earlier onset of learning (P <.05). Conclusion: Combined D-NAP+D-SAL enhanced learning in healthy young mice and aged mice. These findings suggest potential therapeutic interventions not only during a critical developmental period, but also in aged animals. (C) 2006 Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.

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