期刊
JOURNAL OF NEUROINFLAMMATION
卷 11, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/1742-2094-11-85
关键词
Intermittent fasting; Inflammation; TLR4; Memory
资金
- Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo-FAPESP [2008/58865-9, 2009/11915-4, 2006/57729-9]
- University of Sao Paulo [2011.1.9333.1.3]
- National Institute on Aging Intramural Research Program
Background: Systemic bacterial infections often result in enduring cognitive impairment and are a risk factor for dementia. There are currently no effective treatments for infection-induced cognitive impairment. Previous studies have shown that intermittent fasting (IF) can increase the resistance of neurons to injury and disease by stimulating adaptive cellular stress responses. However, the impact of IF on the cognitive sequelae of systemic and brain inflammation is unknown. Methods: Rats on IF for 30 days received 1 mg/ kg of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or saline intravenously. Half of the rats were subjected to behavioral tests and the other half were euthanized two hours after LPS administration and the hippocampus was dissected and frozen for analyses. Results: Here, we report that IF ameliorates cognitive deficits in a rat model of sepsis by a mechanism involving NF-B activation, suppression of the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines, and enhancement of neurotrophic support. Treatment of rats with LPS resulted in deficits in cognitive performance in the Barnes maze and inhibitory avoidance tests, without changing locomotor activity, that were ameliorated in rats that had been maintained on the IF diet. IF also resulted in reduced levels of mRNAs encoding the LPS receptor TLR4 and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in the hippocampus. Moreover, IF prevented LPS-induced elevation of IL-1 alpha, IL-1 beta and TNF-alpha levels, and prevented the LPS-induced reduction of BDNF levels in the hippocampus. IF also significantly attenuated LPS-induced elevations of serum IL-1 beta, IFN-gamma, RANTES, TNF-alpha and IL-6 levels. Conclusions: Taken together, our results suggest that IF induces adaptive responses in the brain and periphery that can suppress inflammation and preserve cognitive function in an animal model of systemic bacterial infection.
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