Blocking mTORC1 activity by rapamycin leads to impairment of spatial memory retrieval but not acquisition in C57BL/6J mice

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• 作者：Alev Deli^a ; ¹ ; Katharina Schipany^b ; ¹ ; Margit Rosner^b ; Harald Hö ; ger^c ; Arnold Pollak^a ; Lin Li^a ; Markus Hengstschlä ; ger^b ; Gert Lubec^a ; ^{gert.lubec@meduniwien.ac.at}
• 关键词：Multiple T-maze ; Rapamycin ; mTOR signalling ; Memory ; Learning ; Behaviour
• 刊名：Behavioural Brain Research
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：3_01664328
• 类别：neu
• 出版时间：15 April, 2012
• 卷：229
• 期：2
• 页码：320-324
• 文件大小：405 K

摘要

Although the involvement of the mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin) system in memory processes has been reported, information on the effect of rapamycin on spatial learning and memory is limited. It was therefore the aim of the study to show the effect of parenteral rapamycin administration to C57BL/6J mice on performance in the multiple T-maze (MTM) and to determine hippocampal mTOR activity.

Rapamycin-treated and -untreated/trained/probed mice are the main part of the experiment considering retrieval and acquisition or consolidation of spatial memory.

Six hours following euthanasia hippocampi were extirpated and used for evaluation of mTOR activity as represented by hippocampal levels of S6 protein and its phosphorylated active form (phospho S6 protein, S240,244), a read out of mTOR complex 1 activity.

Mice given i.p. rapamycin learned the task of the MTM but failed at the probe trial, showing absence of the phosphorylated active form of S6 protein, indicating inhibition of mTOR activity.

Herein, impairing effects of rapamycin on retrieval but not on acquisition or consolidation of spatial memory are shown. Deficient memory retrieval was paralleled by inhibition of mTOR complex 1 activity. The current study extends knowledge on rapamycin in memory mechanisms and challenges work on deeper insights into the role of mTOR in different phases of memory formation and retrieval.