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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-2-29
pubmed:abstractText
Ovarian hormone decline after menopause may influence cognitive performance and increase the risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD) in women. We have recently demonstrated that a combination of ovariectomy and chronic stress (OVX/stress) causes hippocampus-associated cognitive dysfunction in mice. In this study, we examined whether OVX/stress could affect the levels of AD-related molecules in the mouse hippocampus. Female ICR mice were ovariectomized or sham-operated, and then randomly divided into a daily restraint stress (21 days, 6 h/day) or non-stress group. Although OVX or stress alone did not affect beta-site amyloid precursor protein (APP)-cleaving enzyme-1 (BACE1) activity, OVX/stress increased activity in hippocampal CA1 and CA3 regions, compared with other groups. In contrast, OVX/stress did not affect gamma-secretase activity, Abeta(1-40), and phosphorylated-tau levels in the hippocampus. These findings suggest that a stressful life after menopause can influence the levels of AD-related molecules and that BACE1 is the most sensitive molecule for such a situation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0304-3940
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
12
pubmed:volume
433
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
141-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18243555-Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases, pubmed-meshheading:18243555-Analysis of Variance, pubmed-meshheading:18243555-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:18243555-Aspartic Acid Endopeptidases, pubmed-meshheading:18243555-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:18243555-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, pubmed-meshheading:18243555-Female, pubmed-meshheading:18243555-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:18243555-Hippocampus, pubmed-meshheading:18243555-Memory Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:18243555-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:18243555-Mice, Inbred ICR, pubmed-meshheading:18243555-Ovariectomy, pubmed-meshheading:18243555-Postmenopause, pubmed-meshheading:18243555-Restraint, Physical, pubmed-meshheading:18243555-Stress, Psychological, pubmed-meshheading:18243555-Time Factors
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Enhanced activity of hippocampal BACE1 in a mouse model of postmenopausal memory deficits.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Neuropsychopharmacology, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't