PMID- 29174968 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190128 LR - 20190128 IS - 1873-6815 (Electronic) IS - 0531-5565 (Linking) VI - 102 DP - 2018 Feb TI - Caloric restriction can improve learning and memory in C57/BL mice probably via regulation of the AMPK signaling pathway. PG - 28-35 LID - S0531-5565(17)30492-8 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.exger.2017.11.013 [doi] AB - Caloric restriction (CR) is effective in slowing aging and delaying aging-related diseases in many species, but the mechanism is complex and not fully elucidated. This study aimed to evaluate the beneficial effects of a caloric restriction diet on learning and memory, and further to elucidate the mechanisms. Thirty-six week-old male C57/BL mice were randomly divided into three groups: normal control (NC group), high-energy (HE group) and CR group. After 44weeks, the Morris water maze was used to examine learning and memory abilities. Western blotting and immunohistochemistry were used to detect changes in proteins involved in the adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) pathway in the mouse hippocampus. Compared with NC group, the swimming distance and escape latency were shorter in the CR group. The protein and mRNA expression of AMPK and glucose transporter type 4 (GLUT4) in the CR group were significantly higher than that in HE group. CR increased serum insulin-like growth factor, adiponectin and vaspin, decreased blood glucose and serum malondialdehyde, and improved insulin sensitivity. Our findings demonstrate that a CR diet may improve hippocampus-dependent spatial learning ability of C57/BL mice, accompanied with an increase in AMPK and GLUT4 expression, which indicates AMPK pathway was associated with the neuroprotective effect of CR in mice. CI - Copyright (c) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Ma, Lina AU - Ma L 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; Department of Geriatrics, Xuan Wu Hospital, Capital Medical University, 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 - 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 PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20171123 PL - England TA - Exp Gerontol JT - Experimental gerontology JID - 0047061 RN - 0 (Adipokines) RN - 0 (Adiponectin) RN - 0 (Adipoq protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - 0 (Blood Glucose) RN - 0 (Glucose Transporter Type 4) RN - 0 (Serpins) RN - 0 (Slc2a4 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Somatomedins) RN - 0 (vaspin protein, mouse) RN - 4Y8F71G49Q (Malondialdehyde) RN - EC 2.7.11.31 (AMP-Activated Protein Kinases) SB - IM MH - AMP-Activated Protein Kinases/genetics/*metabolism MH - Adipokines/blood MH - Adiponectin/blood MH - Animal Feed MH - Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena MH - Animals MH - *Behavior, Animal MH - Biomarkers/blood MH - Blood Glucose/metabolism MH - *Caloric Restriction MH - Glucose Transporter Type 4/genetics/metabolism MH - Hippocampus/*enzymology MH - Male MH - Malondialdehyde/blood MH - *Maze Learning MH - *Memory MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Serpins/blood MH - *Signal Transduction MH - Somatomedins/metabolism MH - Up-Regulation OTO - NOTNLM OT - AMPK OT - Caloric restriction OT - Insulin OT - Learning EDAT- 2017/11/28 06:00 MHDA- 2019/01/29 06:00 CRDT- 2017/11/28 06:00 PHST- 2017/06/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/10/24 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2017/11/22 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/11/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/01/29 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/11/28 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0531-5565(17)30492-8 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.exger.2017.11.013 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Exp Gerontol. 2018 Feb;102:28-35. doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2017.11.013. Epub 2017 Nov 23.