PMID- 24513875 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20141002 LR - 20220408 IS - 1090-2139 (Electronic) IS - 0889-1591 (Linking) VI - 36 DP - 2014 Feb TI - Hippocampal dysfunctions in tumor-bearing mice. PG - 147-55 AB - Individuals with cancer are particularly susceptible to depression and cognitive impairment. However, the precise mechanisms underlying cancer-induced hippocampal dysfunction are poorly understood. We investigated the effects of a peripheral tumor on emotional behavior, hippocampus-dependent memory and associated molecular and cellular features using an experimental animal model. Behavioral alterations were examined; stress-related parameters measured; hippocampal neurogenesis evaluated; and the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) assayed, 2 weeks after inoculation of adult BALB/c mice with cells of a colon carcinoma cell line (CT26). As the tumors developed, CT26-inoculated mice showed significant increases in the depression-like behavior (measured using the tail suspension test) and memory impairment (in terms of object recognition) compared with vehicle-inoculated controls. The presence of a peripheral tumor significantly elevated the hippocampal levels of mRNAs encoding interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha, as well as plasma IL-6 and corticosterone levels. Additionally, the adrenal glands became enlarged, and the numbers of Ki-67-positive proliferating hippocampal cells and doublecortin-positive immature progenitor neurons, as well as the constitutive levels of mRNAs encoding BDNF and COX-2 were significantly reduced. Therefore, a peripheral tumor alone may be sufficient to induce hippocampal dysfunction, possibly by reducing the rate of neurogenesis and the levels of BDNF and COX-2 in that tissue and also by increasing stress-related parameters and the circulating levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines. FAU - Yang, Miyoung AU - Yang M FAU - Kim, Juhwan AU - Kim J FAU - Kim, Joong-Sun AU - Kim JS FAU - Kim, Sung-Ho AU - Kim SH FAU - Kim, Jong-Choon AU - Kim JC FAU - Kang, Man-Jong AU - Kang MJ FAU - Jung, Uhee AU - Jung U FAU - Shin, Taekyun AU - Shin T FAU - Wang, Hongbing AU - Wang H FAU - Moon, Changjong AU - Moon C LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - Netherlands TA - Brain Behav Immun JT - Brain, behavior, and immunity JID - 8800478 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - EC 1.14.99.- (Ptgs2 protein, mouse) RN - EC 1.14.99.1 (Cyclooxygenase 2) RN - W980KJ009P (Corticosterone) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/metabolism MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Corticosterone/blood MH - Cyclooxygenase 2/metabolism MH - Cytokines/blood/metabolism MH - Depression/metabolism MH - Female MH - Hippocampus/*metabolism/pathology MH - Inflammation/metabolism MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred BALB C MH - Neoplasms, Experimental/*metabolism MH - Neurogenesis/physiology MH - Recognition, Psychology/physiology MH - Stress, Physiological EDAT- 2014/02/12 06:00 MHDA- 2014/10/03 06:00 CRDT- 2014/02/12 06:00 PHST- 2013/07/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/10/07 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2013/10/22 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/02/12 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/02/12 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/10/03 06:00 [medline] AID - S0889-1591(13)00521-7 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.bbi.2013.10.022 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Brain Behav Immun. 2014 Feb;36:147-55. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2013.10.022.