期刊
BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH
卷 227, 期 1, 页码 36-42出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2011.10.027
关键词
MyD88; Toll-like receptors; Alzheimer's disease; Memory; Anxiety; Cognitive function
资金
- National Institutes of Health [AG030399, AG031979, AG029818, EY018478]
- Alzheimer's Association [IIRG-07-59494]
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are a family of pattern-recognition receptors in innate immunity and provide a first line defense against pathogens and tissue injuries. In addition to important roles in infection, inflammation, and immune diseases, recent studies show that TLR signaling is involved in modulation of learning, memory, mood, and neurogenesis. Because MyD88 is essential for the downstream signaling of all TLRs, except TLR3, we investigated the effects of MyD88 deficiency (MyD88-/-) on behavioral functions in mice. Additionally, we recently demonstrated that a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease (AD) deficient for MyD88 had decreases in A beta deposits and soluble A beta in the brain as compared with MyD88 sufficient AD mouse models. Because accumulation of A beta in the brain is postulated to be a causal event leading to cognitive deficits in AD, we investigated the effects of MyD88 deficiency on behavioral functions in the AD mouse model at 10 months of age. MyD88 deficient mice showed more anxiety in the elevated plus-maze. In the motor coordination tests, MyD88 deficient mice remained on a beam and a bar for a longer time, but with slower initial movement on the bar. In the Morris water maze test. MyD88 deficiency appeared to improve spatial learning irrespective of the transgene. Our findings suggest that the MyD88-dependent pathway contributes to behavioral functions in an AD mouse model and its control group. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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