PMID- 26368803 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160606 LR - 20181113 IS - 1932-6203 (Electronic) IS - 1932-6203 (Linking) VI - 10 IP - 9 DP - 2015 TI - Exercise Prevents Memory Impairment Induced by Arsenic Exposure in Mice: Implication of Hippocampal BDNF and CREB. PG - e0137810 LID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0137810 [doi] LID - e0137810 AB - High concentrations of arsenic, which can be occasionally found in drinking water, have been recognized as a global health problem. Exposure to arsenic can disrupt spatial memory; however, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. In the present study, we tested whether exercise could interfere with the effect of arsenic exposure on the long-term memory (LTM) of object recognition in mice. Arsenic (0, 1, 3, and 10 mg/ kg, i.g.) was administered daily for 12 weeks. We found that arsenic at dosages of 1, 3, and 10 mg/kg decreased body weight and increased the arsenic content in the brain. The object recognition LTM (tested 24 h after training) was disrupted by 3 mg/ kg and 10 mg/ kg, but not 1 mg/ kg arsenic exposure. Swimming exercise also prevented LTM impairment induced by 3 mg/ kg, but not with 10 mg/ kg, of arsenic exposure. The expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and phosphorylated cAMP-response element binding protein (pCREB) in the CA1 and dentate gyrus areas (DG) of the dorsal hippocampus were decreased by 3 mg/ kg and 10 mg/ kg, but not by 1 mg/ kg, of arsenic exposure. The decrease in BDNF and pCREB in the CA1 and DG induced by 3 mg/ kg, but not 10 mg/ kg, of arsenic exposure were prevented by swimming exercise. Arsenic exposure did not affect the total CREB expression in the CA1 or DG. Taken together, these results indicated that swimming exercise prevented the impairment of object recognition LTM induced by arsenic exposure, which may be mediated by BDNF and CREB in the dorsal hippocampus. FAU - Sun, Bao-Fei AU - Sun BF AD - Department of Anatomy, Guiyang Medical University, Guiyang, 550004, China. FAU - Wang, Qing-Qing AU - Wang QQ AD - Department of Hospital Infection Management, Affiliated Hospital of Guiyang Medical University, Guiyang, 550004, China. FAU - Yu, Zi-Jiang AU - Yu ZJ AD - Department of Anatomy, Guiyang Medical University, Guiyang, 550004, China. FAU - Yu, Yan AU - Yu Y AD - Department of Anatomy, Guiyang Medical University, Guiyang, 550004, China. FAU - Xiao, Chao-Lun AU - Xiao CL AD - Department of Anatomy, Guiyang Medical University, Guiyang, 550004, China. FAU - Kang, Chao-Sheng AU - Kang CS AD - Department of Anatomy, Guiyang Medical University, Guiyang, 550004, China. FAU - Ge, Guo AU - Ge G AD - Department of Anatomy, Guiyang Medical University, Guiyang, 550004, China. FAU - Linghu, Yan AU - Linghu Y AD - Department of Anatomy, Guiyang Medical University, Guiyang, 550004, China. FAU - Zhu, Jun-De AU - Zhu JD AD - Department of Anatomy, Guiyang Medical University, Guiyang, 550004, China. FAU - Li, Yu-Mei AU - Li YM AD - Department of Anatomy, Guiyang Medical University, Guiyang, 550004, China. FAU - Li, Qiang-Ming AU - Li QM AD - Department of Anatomy, Guiyang Medical University, Guiyang, 550004, China. FAU - Luo, Shi-Peng AU - Luo SP AD - Department of Anatomy, Guiyang Medical University, Guiyang, 550004, China. FAU - Yang, Dang AU - Yang D AD - Department of Anatomy, Guiyang Medical University, Guiyang, 550004, China. FAU - Li, Lin AU - Li L AD - Department of Anatomy, Guiyang Medical University, Guiyang, 550004, China. FAU - Zhang, Wen-Yan AU - Zhang WY AD - Department of Anatomy, Guiyang Medical University, Guiyang, 550004, China. FAU - Tian, Guang AU - Tian G AD - Department of Anatomy, Guiyang Medical University, Guiyang, 550004, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150914 PL - United States TA - PLoS One JT - PloS one JID - 101285081 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - EC 2.3.1.48 (CREB-Binding Protein) RN - EC 2.3.1.48 (Crebbp protein, mouse) RN - N712M78A8G (Arsenic) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Arsenic/*adverse effects/pharmacology MH - Behavior, Animal MH - Brain/drug effects/metabolism MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/*metabolism MH - CREB-Binding Protein/*metabolism MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects MH - Male MH - Memory Disorders/etiology/physiopathology/*prevention & control MH - Memory, Long-Term/drug effects MH - Mice MH - Physical Conditioning, Animal/*methods MH - Swimming/physiology PMC - PMC4569337 COIS- Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. EDAT- 2015/09/15 06:00 MHDA- 2016/06/09 06:00 PMCR- 2015/09/14 CRDT- 2015/09/15 06:00 PHST- 2015/03/31 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/08/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/09/15 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/09/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/06/09 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2015/09/14 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - PONE-D-15-12085 [pii] AID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0137810 [doi] PST - epublish SO - PLoS One. 2015 Sep 14;10(9):e0137810. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0137810. eCollection 2015.