PMID- 29581524 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20191025 LR - 20240326 IS - 2045-2322 (Electronic) IS - 2045-2322 (Linking) VI - 8 IP - 1 DP - 2018 Mar 26 TI - Exercise Mitigates Alcohol Induced Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Mediated Cognitive Impairment through ATF6-Herp Signaling. PG - 5158 LID - 10.1038/s41598-018-23568-z [doi] LID - 5158 AB - Chronic ethanol/alcohol (AL) dosing causes an elevation in homocysteine (Hcy) levels, which leads to the condition known as Hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy). HHcy enhances oxidative stress and blood-brain-barrier (BBB) disruption through modulation of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress; in part by epigenetic alternation, leading to cognitive impairment. Clinicians have recommended exercise as a therapy; however, its protective effect on cognitive functions has not been fully explored. The present study was designed to observe the protective effects of exercise (EX) against alcohol-induced epigenetic and molecular alterations leading to cerebrovascular dysfunction. Wild-type mice were subjected to AL administration (1.5 g/kg-bw) and subsequent treadmill EX for 12 weeks (5 day/week@7-11 m/min). AL affected mouse brain through increases in oxidative and ER stress markers, SAHH and DNMTs alternation, while decreases in CBS, CSE, MTHFR, tight-junction proteins and cellular H(2)S levels. Mechanistic study revealed that AL increased epigenetic DNA hypomethylation of Herp promoter. BBB dysfunction and cognitive impairment were observed in the AL treated mice. AL mediated transcriptional changes were abolished by administration of ER stress inhibitor DTT. In conclusion, exercise restored Hcy and H(2)S to basal levels while ameliorating AL-induced ER stress, diminishing BBB dysfunction and improving cognitive function via ATF6-Herp-signaling. EX showed its protective efficacy against AL-induced neurotoxicity. FAU - George, Akash K AU - George AK AD - Department of Physiology, University of Louisville School of medicine, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA. FAU - Behera, Jyotirmaya AU - Behera J AD - Department of Physiology, University of Louisville School of medicine, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA. FAU - Kelly, Kimberly E AU - Kelly KE AD - Department of Physiology, University of Louisville School of medicine, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA. FAU - Mondal, Nandan K AU - Mondal NK AD - Department of Physiology, University of Louisville School of medicine, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA. FAU - Richardson, Kennedy P AU - Richardson KP AD - Department of Physiology, University of Louisville School of medicine, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA. FAU - Tyagi, Neetu AU - Tyagi N AD - Department of Physiology, University of Louisville School of medicine, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA. n0tyag01@louisville.edu. LA - eng GR - R01 AR067667/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 HL107640/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20180326 PL - England TA - Sci Rep JT - Scientific reports JID - 101563288 RN - 0 (Activating Transcription Factor 6) RN - 0 (Atf6 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Herpud1 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Membrane Proteins) RN - 0LVT1QZ0BA (Homocysteine) RN - 3K9958V90M (Ethanol) SB - IM MH - Activating Transcription Factor 6/*metabolism MH - Analysis of Variance MH - Animals MH - Behavior, Animal MH - Blood Pressure/physiology MH - Blood-Brain Barrier/physiopathology MH - Capillary Permeability/physiology MH - Cerebrovascular Circulation/physiology MH - Cognitive Dysfunction/*metabolism MH - Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress/*physiology MH - Epigenesis, Genetic/physiology MH - Ethanol/administration & dosage/adverse effects/*metabolism MH - Exercise Test MH - Exercise Therapy MH - Homocysteine/metabolism MH - Hyperhomocysteinemia/chemically induced/therapy MH - Male MH - Membrane Proteins/*metabolism MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Models, Animal MH - Normal Distribution MH - Oxidative Stress/physiology MH - Physical Conditioning, Animal/*physiology PMC - PMC5980102 COIS- The authors declare no competing interests. EDAT- 2018/03/28 06:00 MHDA- 2019/10/28 06:00 PMCR- 2018/03/26 CRDT- 2018/03/28 06:00 PHST- 2018/01/30 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/03/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/03/28 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/03/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/10/28 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/03/26 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1038/s41598-018-23568-z [pii] AID - 23568 [pii] AID - 10.1038/s41598-018-23568-z [doi] PST - epublish SO - Sci Rep. 2018 Mar 26;8(1):5158. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-23568-z.