PMID- 24388786 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20141125 LR - 20220309 IS - 1558-1497 (Electronic) IS - 0197-4580 (Print) IS - 0197-4580 (Linking) VI - 35 IP - 6 DP - 2014 Jun TI - Role of antioxidant enzymes in redox regulation of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor function and memory in middle-aged rats. PG - 1459-68 LID - S0197-4580(13)00627-1 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2013.12.002 [doi] AB - Overexpression of superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) in the hippocampus results in age-dependent impaired cognition and altered synaptic plasticity suggesting a possible model for examining the role of oxidative stress in senescent neurophysiology. However, it is unclear if SOD1 overexpression involves an altered redox environment and a decrease in N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) synaptic function reported for aging animals. Viral vectors were used to express SOD1 and green fluorescent protein (SOD1 + GFP), SOD1 and catalase (SOD1 + CAT), or GFP alone in the hippocampus of middle-aged (17 months) male Fischer 344 rats. We confirm that SOD1 + GFP and SOD1 + CAT reduced lipid peroxidation indicating superoxide metabolites were primarily responsible for lipid peroxidation. SOD1 + GFP impaired learning, decreased glutathione peroxidase activity, decreased glutathione levels, decreased NMDAR-mediated synaptic responses, and impaired long-term potentiation. Co-expression of SOD1 + CAT rescued the effects of SOD1 expression on learning, redox measures, and synaptic function suggesting the effects were mediated by excess hydrogen peroxide. Application of the reducing agent dithiolthreitol to hippocampal slices increased the NMDAR-mediated component of the synaptic response in SOD1 + GFP animals relative to animals that overexpress SOD1 + CAT indicating that the effect of antioxidant enzyme expression on NMDAR function was because of a shift in the redox environment. The results suggest that overexpression of neuronal SOD1 and CAT in middle age may provide a model for examining the role of oxidative stress in senescent physiology and the progression of age-related neurodegenerative diseases. CI - Copyright (c) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Lee, Wei-Hua AU - Lee WH AD - Department of Medical Genetics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA. FAU - Kumar, Ashok AU - Kumar A AD - Department of Neuroscience, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. FAU - Rani, Asha AU - Rani A AD - Department of Neuroscience, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. FAU - Foster, Thomas C AU - Foster TC AD - Department of Neuroscience, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. Electronic address: Foster1@ufl.edu. LA - eng GR - R01AG037984/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 AG028740/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AG037984/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - R37 AG036800/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - R37AG036800/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20131209 PL - United States TA - Neurobiol Aging JT - Neurobiology of aging JID - 8100437 RN - 0 (Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate) RN - EC 1.11.1.6 (Catalase) RN - EC 1.15.1.1 (Sod1 protein, rat) RN - EC 1.15.1.1 (Superoxide Dismutase) RN - EC 1.15.1.1 (Superoxide Dismutase-1) SB - IM MH - Aging/*physiology MH - Animals MH - Catalase/physiology MH - Disease Progression MH - Hippocampus/enzymology MH - Male MH - Memory/*physiology MH - Neurodegenerative Diseases/*etiology MH - Neuronal Plasticity MH - Neurons/enzymology MH - Oxidation-Reduction MH - Oxidative Stress/physiology MH - Rats MH - Rats, Inbred F344 MH - Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate/metabolism/*physiology MH - Superoxide Dismutase/*physiology MH - Superoxide Dismutase-1 MH - Synapses/physiology PMC - PMC3961498 MID - NIHMS547876 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Aging OT - Catalase OT - Glutathione peroxidase OT - Learning and memory OT - NMDAR OT - Superoxide dismutase OT - Synaptic plasticity EDAT- 2014/01/07 06:00 MHDA- 2014/12/15 06:00 PMCR- 2015/06/01 CRDT- 2014/01/07 06:00 PHST- 2013/08/12 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/11/19 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2013/12/04 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/01/07 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/01/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/12/15 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2015/06/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0197-4580(13)00627-1 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2013.12.002 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Neurobiol Aging. 2014 Jun;35(6):1459-68. doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2013.12.002. Epub 2013 Dec 9.