PUBLICATION
Growth hormone (GH) increases cognition and expression of ionotropic glutamate receptors (AMPA and NMDA) in transgenic zebrafish (Danio rerio)
- Authors
- Studzinski, A.L., Barros, D.M., Marins, L.F.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-150804-6
- Date
- 2015
- Source
- Behavioural brain research 294: 36-42 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Barros, Daniela Marti, Marins, Luis Fernando, Studzinski, Ana Lupe Motta
- Keywords
- F0104 strain, Growth hormone overexpression, Inhibitory avoidance, Insulin-like growth factor I, Ionotropic receptors, Long-term memory
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Animals, Genetically Modified
- Avoidance Learning/physiology
- Brain/metabolism*
- Cognition/physiology*
- Gene Expression
- Green Fluorescent Proteins/genetics
- Green Fluorescent Proteins/metabolism
- Growth Hormone/genetics
- Growth Hormone/metabolism*
- Inhibition, Psychological
- Memory, Long-Term/physiology*
- Psychomotor Performance/physiology
- Receptors, AMPA/metabolism*
- Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate/metabolism*
- Somatomedins/metabolism
- Zebrafish
- Zebrafish Proteins/metabolism
- PubMed
- 26235327 Full text @ Behav. Brain Res.
Citation
Studzinski, A.L., Barros, D.M., Marins, L.F. (2015) Growth hormone (GH) increases cognition and expression of ionotropic glutamate receptors (AMPA and NMDA) in transgenic zebrafish (Danio rerio). Behavioural brain research. 294:36-42.
Abstract
The growth hormone/insulin-like factor I (GH/IGF-I) somatotropic axis is responsible for somatic growth in vertebrates, and has important functions in the nervous system. Among these, learning and memory functions related to the neural expression of ionotropic glutamate receptors, mainly types AMPA (α-amino-3hydroxy-5methylisoxazole-4propionic) and NMDA (N-methyl-D-aspartate) can be highlighted. Studies on these mechanisms have been almost exclusively conducted on mammal models, with little information available on fish. Consequently, this study aimed at evaluating the effects of the somatotropic axis on learning and memory of a GH-transgenic zebrafish (Danio rerio) model (F0104 strain). Long-term memory (LTM) was tested in an inhibitory avoidance apparatus, and brain expression of igf-I and genes that code for the main subunits of the AMPA and NMDA receptors were evaluated. Results showed a significant increase in LTM for transgenic fish. Transgenic animals also showed a generalized pattern of increase in the expression of AMPA and NMDA genes, as well as a three-fold induction in igf-I expression in the brain. When analyzed together, these results indicate that GH, mediated by IGF-I, has important effects on the brain, with improvement in LTM as a result of increased glutamate receptors. The transgenic strain F0104 was shown to be an interesting model for elucidating the intricate mechanisms related to the effect of the somatotropic axis on learning and memory in vertebrates.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping