PMID- 28256073 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170619 LR - 20181113 IS - 1474-9726 (Electronic) IS - 1474-9718 (Print) IS - 1474-9718 (Linking) VI - 16 IP - 2 DP - 2017 Apr TI - Aging impairs dendrite morphogenesis of newborn neurons and is rescued by 7, 8-dihydroxyflavone. PG - 304-311 LID - 10.1111/acel.12553 [doi] AB - All aging individuals will develop some degree of decline in cognitive capacity as time progresses. The molecular and cellular mechanisms leading to age-related cognitive decline are still not fully understood. Through our previous research, we discovered that active neural progenitor cells selectively become more quiescent in response to aging, thus leading to the decline of neurogenesis in the aged hippocampus. Here, we further find that aging impaired dendrite development of newborn neurons. Currently, no effective approach is available to increase neurogenesis or promote dendrite development of newborn neurons in the aging brain. We found that systemically administration of 7, 8-dihydroxyflavone (DHF), a small molecule imitating brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), significantly enhanced dendrite length in the newborn neurons, while it did not promote survival of immature neurons, in the hippocampus of 12-month-old mice. DHF-promoted dendrite development of newborn neurons in the hippocampus may enhance their function in the aging animal leading to a possible improvement in cognition. CI - (c) 2016 The Authors. Aging Cell published by the Anatomical Society and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. FAU - Wang, Xiaoting AU - Wang X AD - Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Group, Stark Neuroscience Research Institute, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. AD - Department of Neurological Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. FAU - Romine, Jennifer Lynn AU - Romine JL AD - Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Group, Stark Neuroscience Research Institute, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. AD - Department of Neurological Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. FAU - Gao, Xiang AU - Gao X AD - Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Group, Stark Neuroscience Research Institute, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. AD - Department of Neurological Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. FAU - Chen, Jinhui AU - Chen J AD - Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Group, Stark Neuroscience Research Institute, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. AD - Department of Neurological Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. LA - eng GR - R21 NS072631/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - Aging Cell JT - Aging cell JID - 101130839 RN - 0 (6,7-dihydroxyflavone) RN - 0 (Flavones) SB - IM MH - Aging/drug effects/*pathology MH - Animals MH - Animals, Newborn MH - Cell Count MH - Cell Shape/drug effects MH - Dendrites/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Flavones/*pharmacology MH - Hippocampus/drug effects/pathology MH - Male MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Models, Biological MH - Morphogenesis/*drug effects MH - Neurogenesis/drug effects MH - Survival Analysis PMC - PMC5334527 OTO - NOTNLM OT - aging OT - brain-derived neurotrophic factor signaling OT - dendritic morphology EDAT- 2017/03/04 06:00 MHDA- 2017/06/20 06:00 PMCR- 2017/04/01 CRDT- 2017/03/04 06:00 PHST- 2016/10/31 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/03/04 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/03/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/06/20 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/04/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ACEL12553 [pii] AID - 10.1111/acel.12553 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Aging Cell. 2017 Apr;16(2):304-311. doi: 10.1111/acel.12553.