期刊
JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY
卷 112, 期 4, 页码 991-1004出版社
WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2009.06516.x
关键词
adenoassociated virus-mediated gene delivery; fear conditioning; paired-pulse facilitation; synaptosomal protein of 25 kDa; synaptic vesicle release; water maze
资金
- Science Foundation Ireland [03/IN3/B403C]
- Wyeth Discovery
- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) [03/IN3/B403C] Funding Source: Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)
Long-term memory is formed by alterations in glutamate-dependent excitatory synaptic transmission, which is in turn regulated by synaptosomal protein of 25 kDa (SNAP-25), a key component of the soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor complex essential for exocytosis of neurotransmitter-filled synaptic vesicles. Both reduced and excessive SNAP-25 activity has been implicated in various disease states that involve cognitive dysfunctions such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease. Here, we over-express SNAP-25 in the adult rat dorsal hippocampus by infusion of a recombinant adenoassociated virus vector, to evaluate the consequence of late adolescent-adult dysfunction of the soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor protein in the absence of developmental disruption. We report a specific and significant increase in the levels of extracellular glutamate detectable by microdialysis and a reduction in paired-pulse facilitation in the hippocampus. In addition, SNAP-25 overexpression produced cognitive deficits, delaying acquisition of a spatial map in the water maze and impairing contextual fear conditioning, both tasks known to be dorsal hippocampal dependent. The high background transmission state and presynaptic dysfunction likely result in interference with requisite synapse selection during spatial and fear memory consolidation. Together these studies provide the first evidence that excess SNAP-25 activity, restricted to the adult period, is sufficient to mediate significant deficits in the memory formation process.
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