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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-5-5
pubmed:abstractText
Flavonoid-rich foods have been shown to be effective at reversing age-related deficits in learning and memory in both animals and humans. However, little investigation of the preventative effects of flavonoids on the naturally aged animals was reported. In our study, 14-month-old female C57BL/6 J mice were orally administered 0.025%, 0.05% and 0.1% green tea catechins (GTC, w/v) in drinking water for 6 months; we found that a supplementation with 0.05% or 0.1% GTC prevented age-related spatial learning and memory decline of mice in the Morris water maze. Better performance of GTC-treated mice was associated with increased levels of cAMP-response element binding protein (CREB) phosphorylation in the hippocampus. The expressions of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and Bcl-2, two target genes of CREB which can exhibit long-term regulatory roles in synaptic plasticity and synaptic structure, were also increased. We also found that long-term 0.05% or 0.1% GTC administration prevented age-related reductions of two representative post-synaptic density proteins PSD95 and Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II, suggesting that synaptic structural changes may be involved. These results demonstrated that long-term 0.05% or 0.1% green tea catechin administration may prevent age-related spatial learning and memory decline of female C57BL/6 J mice by regulating hippocampal CREB signaling cascade.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
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pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1873-7544
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
10
pubmed:volume
159
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1208-15
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19409206-Aging, pubmed-meshheading:19409206-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19409206-Antioxidants, pubmed-meshheading:19409206-Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, pubmed-meshheading:19409206-Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2, pubmed-meshheading:19409206-Catechin, pubmed-meshheading:19409206-Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein, pubmed-meshheading:19409206-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19409206-Guanylate Kinase, pubmed-meshheading:19409206-Hippocampus, pubmed-meshheading:19409206-Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:19409206-Learning, pubmed-meshheading:19409206-Maze Learning, pubmed-meshheading:19409206-Membrane Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:19409206-Memory, pubmed-meshheading:19409206-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:19409206-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:19409206-Phosphorylation, pubmed-meshheading:19409206-Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2, pubmed-meshheading:19409206-Random Allocation, pubmed-meshheading:19409206-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:19409206-Space Perception
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Long-term administration of green tea catechins prevents age-related spatial learning and memory decline in C57BL/6 J mice by regulating hippocampal cyclic amp-response element binding protein signaling cascade.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, PR China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't