PMID- 28495608 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180403 LR - 20180502 IS - 1872-7549 (Electronic) IS - 0166-4328 (Linking) VI - 331 DP - 2017 Jul 28 TI - Short-term caloric restriction exerts neuroprotective effects following mild traumatic brain injury by promoting autophagy and inhibiting astrocyte activation. PG - 135-142 LID - S0166-4328(17)30217-6 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.bbr.2017.04.024 [doi] AB - Cognitive deficits may occur after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), but effective treatment modalities are presently unavailable. Caloric restriction (CR) has beneficial effects on neurodegenerative diseases and brain injury. However, the underlying mechanisms have not yet been clearly defined. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the short-term effects of CR treatment on cognitive function in mice after mTBI. Forty-five 12-week-old C57/BL6 mice were subjected to closed-head mTBI using a weight drop device. The mice were then randomly divided into three groups according to their diet for 30 days: the normal calorie group (mTBI+NC group, n=15), the caloric restriction group (mTBI+CR group, n=15), and the high energy group (mTBI+HE group, n=15). After 30 days, the Morris water maze test was performed to evaluate learning abilities. Nissl staining, immunohistochemistry, and western blotting were used to monitor pathological changes and changes in autophagy-associated proteins in the hippocampus. The average escape latency was significantly shorter in the mTBI+CR group than in the mTBI+NC and mTBI+HE groups, and the number of target platform crossings in the mTBI+CR group was significantly higher than in the other two groups. In the hippocampus, the expression of GFAP and mTOR was increased in the mTBI+HE group and decreased in the mTBI+CR group. Conversely, the expression of LC3B was decreased in the mTBI+HE group and increased in the mTBI+CR group. Our findings suggest that short-term CR after mTBI may ameliorate cognitive dysfunction induced by mTBI by increasing the level of autophagy and suppressing astrocyte activation. CI - Copyright (c) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Liu, Yuan AU - Liu Y AD - Central Laboratory, Xuan Wu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Center of Alzheimer's Disease, Beijing 100053, China. FAU - Wang, Rong AU - Wang R AD - Central Laboratory, Xuan Wu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Center of Alzheimer's Disease, Beijing 100053, China; Beijing Geriatric Medical Research Center, Key Laboratory for Neurodegenerative Disease of Ministry of Education, Beijing 100053, China. Electronic address: rong_wang72@126.com. FAU - Zhao, Zhiwei AU - Zhao Z AD - Central Laboratory, Xuan Wu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Center of Alzheimer's Disease, Beijing 100053, China. FAU - Dong, Wen AU - Dong W AD - Central Laboratory, Xuan Wu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Center of Alzheimer's Disease, Beijing 100053, China. FAU - Zhang, Xu AU - Zhang X AD - Central Laboratory, Xuan Wu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Center of Alzheimer's Disease, Beijing 100053, China. FAU - Chen, Xi AU - Chen X AD - Department of Infectious Diseases, Chifeng City Hospital, Chifeng Clinical Medicine College of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, 024000, China. FAU - Ma, Lina AU - Ma L AD - Department of Geriatrics, Xuan Wu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20170508 PL - Netherlands TA - Behav Brain Res JT - Behavioural brain research JID - 8004872 RN - 0 (Neuroprotective Agents) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Astrocytes/*metabolism/pathology MH - *Autophagy/physiology MH - Brain Concussion/*metabolism MH - Brain Injuries/pathology/*prevention & control MH - *Caloric Restriction MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Energy Intake/*physiology MH - Male MH - Maze Learning/drug effects MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Neurogenesis/physiology MH - Neuroprotective Agents/pharmacology MH - Time Factors OTO - NOTNLM OT - Autophagy OT - Caloric restriction OT - Learning ability OT - Mild traumatic brain injury EDAT- 2017/05/13 06:00 MHDA- 2018/04/04 06:00 CRDT- 2017/05/13 06:00 PHST- 2017/02/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/04/08 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2017/04/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/05/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/04/04 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/05/13 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0166-4328(17)30217-6 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.bbr.2017.04.024 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Behav Brain Res. 2017 Jul 28;331:135-142. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2017.04.024. Epub 2017 May 8.