PMID- 19190544 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20090924 LR - 20211203 IS - 1530-0447 (Electronic) IS - 0031-3998 (Print) IS - 0031-3998 (Linking) VI - 65 IP - 5 DP - 2009 May TI - Long-term reduction of hippocampal brain-derived neurotrophic factor activity after fetal-neonatal iron deficiency in adult rats. PG - 493-8 LID - 10.1203/PDR.0b013e31819d90a1 [doi] AB - Fetal-neonatal iron deficiency acutely alters hippocampal biochemistry, neural morphology, and electrophysiology accompanied by a downregulation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). These changes provide a cellular and molecular basis for observed short-term learning and memory impairments. However, the etiology of residual, long-term hippocampal neurotransmission abnormalities and learning impairments after treatment remain unclear. Because BDNF modulates learning and memory, we assessed its expression in 65-d-old formerly iron deficient (FID) male rats that had been iron deficient during the fetal-neonatal period and treated with iron since postnatal day 7. BDNF-III and -IV mRNAs and BDNF protein expression remained down-regulated in FID rats when compared with the always iron-sufficient rats. Expressions of BDNF activity-dependent downstream targets (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA reductase and immediate early genes c-fos, early growth response gene 1 and 2) were reduced in FID rats. In turn, hippocampal expressions of direct targets of early-growth response genes, including hypoxia-inducible factor 1, dual-specificity phosphatase 4, IGF 2, and myelin basic protein were also diminished in FID rats. Collectively, fetal-neonatal iron deficiency lowers hippocampal BDNF expression and function beyond the period of iron deficiency. These findings may underlie the persistence of learning deficits seen after fetal-neonatal iron deficiency. FAU - Tran, Phu V AU - Tran PV AD - Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA. FAU - Fretham, Stephanie J B AU - Fretham SJ FAU - Carlson, Erik S AU - Carlson ES FAU - Georgieff, Michael K AU - Georgieff MK LA - eng GR - R01 HD29421/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States GR - F31 NS047876/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 MH073129-05/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 HD029421-14/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 MH073129/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States GR - T32MH073129/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 HD029421/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PL - United States TA - Pediatr Res JT - Pediatric research JID - 0100714 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Early Growth Response Protein 1) RN - 0 (Early Growth Response Protein 2) RN - 0 (Egr1 protein, rat) RN - 0 (Egr2 protein, rat) RN - 0 (Hif1a protein, rat) RN - 0 (Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit) RN - 0 (Iron, Dietary) RN - 0 (Myelin Basic Protein) RN - 0 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 67763-97-7 (Insulin-Like Growth Factor II) RN - EC 1.1.1.- (Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductases) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Receptor, trkB) RN - EC 3.1.3.16 (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Phosphatases) RN - EC 3.1.3.48 (Dual-Specificity Phosphatases) RN - EC 3.1.3.48 (Dusp4 protein, rat) SB - IM MH - Age Factors MH - Animals MH - Animals, Newborn MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/genetics/*metabolism MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Down-Regulation MH - Dual-Specificity Phosphatases/metabolism MH - Early Growth Response Protein 1/metabolism MH - Early Growth Response Protein 2/metabolism MH - Female MH - Gestational Age MH - Hippocampus/*metabolism MH - Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductases/metabolism MH - Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/metabolism MH - Insulin-Like Growth Factor II/metabolism MH - *Iron Deficiencies MH - Iron, Dietary/administration & dosage MH - Male MH - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Phosphatases/metabolism MH - Myelin Basic Protein/metabolism MH - Pregnancy MH - *Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos/metabolism MH - RNA, Messenger/metabolism MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Receptor, trkB/metabolism PMC - PMC2715440 MID - NIHMS110299 EDAT- 2009/02/05 09:00 MHDA- 2009/09/25 06:00 PMCR- 2009/07/24 CRDT- 2009/02/05 09:00 PHST- 2009/02/05 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2009/02/05 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2009/09/25 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2009/07/24 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1203/PDR.0b013e31819d90a1 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Pediatr Res. 2009 May;65(5):493-8. doi: 10.1203/PDR.0b013e31819d90a1.