PMID- 27452805 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20171124 LR - 20191210 IS - 1872-7549 (Electronic) IS - 0166-4328 (Linking) VI - 315 DP - 2016 Dec 15 TI - Long-term caloric restriction in mice may prevent age-related learning impairment via suppression of apoptosis. PG - 45-50 LID - S0166-4328(16)30464-8 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.bbr.2016.07.036 [doi] AB - Caloric restriction (CR) is the most reliable intervention to extend lifespan and prevent age-related disorders in various species from yeast to rodents. However, the underlying mechanisms have not yet been clearly defined. Therefore, we aimed to identify the underlying mechanisms of long-term CR on age-related learning impairment in C57/BL mice. Thirty six-week-old male C57/BL mice were randomly divided into three groups: normal control group (NC group, n=10), high energy group (HE group, n=10), and CR group (n=10). After 10 months, the Morris water maze test was performed to monitor learning abilities. Western blotting, immunohistochemistry and real-time polymerase chain reaction were used to monitor changes in protein and mRNA levels associated with apoptosis-related proteins in the hippocampus. The average escape latency was lower in the CR group compared with the NC group, and the average time taken to first cross the platform in the CR group was significantly shorter than the HE group. Both Bcl-2 protein and mRNA expression levels in the CR group were significantly higher than those of the NC group and HE group. The expression of Bax, Caspase-3 and PARP protein in the CR group was significantly lower than the NC group. Our findings demonstrate that long-term CR may prevent age-related learning impairments via suppressing apoptosis in mice. CI - Copyright (c) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Ma, Lina AU - Ma L AD - Department of Geriatrics, Xuan Wu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China; Central Laboratory, Xuan Wu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Key Laboratory for Neurodegenerative Disease of Ministry of Education, Center of Alzheimer's Disease, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing 100053, China. FAU - Wang, Rong AU - Wang R AD - Central Laboratory, Xuan Wu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Key Laboratory for Neurodegenerative Disease of Ministry of Education, Center of Alzheimer's Disease, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing 100053, China. Electronic address: rong_wang72@aliyun.com. FAU - Dong, Wen AU - Dong W AD - Central Laboratory, Xuan Wu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Key Laboratory for Neurodegenerative Disease of Ministry of Education, Center of Alzheimer's Disease, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing 100053, China. FAU - Li, Yun AU - Li Y AD - Department of Geriatrics, Xuan Wu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China. FAU - Xu, Baolei AU - Xu B AD - Department of Geriatrics, Xuan Wu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China. FAU - Zhang, Jingshuang AU - Zhang J AD - Central Laboratory, Xuan Wu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Key Laboratory for Neurodegenerative Disease of Ministry of Education, Center of Alzheimer's Disease, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing 100053, China. FAU - Zhao, Zhiwei AU - Zhao Z AD - Central Laboratory, Xuan Wu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Key Laboratory for Neurodegenerative Disease of Ministry of Education, Center of Alzheimer's Disease, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing 100053, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20160721 PL - Netherlands TA - Behav Brain Res JT - Behavioural brain research JID - 8004872 RN - 0 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (bcl-2-Associated X Protein) RN - EC 2.4.2.30 (Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases) RN - EC 3.4.22.- (Caspase 3) SB - IM MH - *Aging MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis/*physiology MH - *Caloric Restriction/methods MH - Caspase 3/metabolism MH - Learning Disabilities/*prevention & control MH - Male MH - Maze Learning MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases/metabolism MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2/metabolism MH - RNA, Messenger MH - Random Allocation MH - bcl-2-Associated X Protein/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Ageing OT - Apoptosis OT - Caloric restriction OT - Learning ability EDAT- 2016/07/28 06:00 MHDA- 2017/11/29 06:00 CRDT- 2016/07/26 06:00 PHST- 2016/04/10 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/07/15 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2016/07/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/07/26 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/07/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/11/29 06:00 [medline] AID - S0166-4328(16)30464-8 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.bbr.2016.07.036 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Behav Brain Res. 2016 Dec 15;315:45-50. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2016.07.036. Epub 2016 Jul 21.