Preliminary evidence that abscisic acid improves spatial memory in rats

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 139, Issue , 2015, Pages 231-239

  Qi, Cong Cong ^a   Ge, Jin Fang ^a,b   Zhou, Jiang Ning ^a  

^a University of Science and Technology of China   (China)

^b ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; Exploratory activity; Pharmacokinetic; Spatial memory

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; PHYTOHORMONE; NOOTROPIC AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELEVATED PLUS MAZE TEST; ELIMINATION HALF-LIFE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; MORRIS WATER MAZE TEST; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPATIAL LEARNING; SPATIAL MEMORY; Y-MAZE TEST; ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; DRUG EFFECTS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ABSCISIC ACID; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPATIAL MEMORY;

EID: 84911879072     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.11.053     Document Type: Article

References (56)

1. Finkelstein R. Abscisic acid synthesis and response. Arabidopsis Book 2013, 11:e0166.
2. Li J., Wang X.Q., Watson M.B., Assmann S.M. Regulation of abscisic acid-induced stomatal closure and anion channels by guard cell AAPK kinase. Science 2000, 287:300-303.
3. Scarfi S., Ferraris C., Fruscione F., Fresia C., Guida L., Bruzzone S., et al. Cyclic ADP-ribose-mediated expansion and stimulation of human mesenchymal stem cells by the plant hormone abscisic acid. Stem Cells 2008, 26:2855-2864.
4. Bruzzone S., Basile G., Mannino E., Sturla L., Magnone M., Grozio A., et al. Autocrine abscisic acid mediates the UV-B-induced inflammatory response in human granulocytes and keratinocytes. J Cell Physiol 2012, 227:2502-2510.
5. Magnone M., Bruzzone S., Guida L., Damonte G., Millo E., Scarfi S., et al. Abscisic acid released by human monocytes activates monocytes and vascular smooth muscle cell responses involved in atherogenesis. J Biol Chem 2009, 284:17808-17818.
6. Bruzzone S., Moreschi I., Usai C., Guida L., Damonte G., Salis A., et al. Abscisic acid is an endogenous cytokine in human granulocytes with cyclic ADP-ribose as second messenger. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2007, 104:5759-5764.
7. Bruzzone S., Bodrato N., Usai C., Guida L., Moreschi I., Nano R., et al. Abscisic acid is an endogenous stimulator of insulin release from human pancreatic islets with cyclic ADP ribose as second messenger. J Biol Chem 2008, 283:32188-32197.
8. Bruzzone S., Ameri P., Briatore L., Mannino E., Basile G., Andraghetti G., et al. The plant hormone abscisic acid increases in human plasma after hyperglycemia and stimulates glucose consumption by adipocytes and myoblasts. FASEB J 2012, 26:1251-1260.
9. Hontecillas R., Roberts P.C., Carbo A., Vives C., Horne W.T., Genis S., et al. Dietary abscisic acid ameliorates influenza-virus-associated disease and pulmonary immunopathology through a PPARgamma-dependent mechanism. J Nutr Biochem 2013, 24:1019-1027.
10. Guri A.J., Hontecillas R., Bassaganya-Riera J. Abscisic acid ameliorates experimental IBD by downregulating cellular adhesion molecule expression and suppressing immune cell infiltration. Clin Nutr 2010, 29:824-831.
11. Guri A.J., Hontecillas R., Si H., Liu D., Bassaganya-Riera J. Dietary abscisic acid ameliorates glucose tolerance and obesity-related inflammation in db/db mice fed high-fat diets. Clin Nutr 2007, 26:107-116.
12. Le Page-Degivry M.T., Bidard J.N., Rouvier E., Bulard C., Lazdunski M. Presence of abscisic acid, a phytohormone, in the mammalian brain. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1986, 83:1155-1158.
13. Bodrato N., Franco L., Fresia C., Guida L., Usai C., Salis A., et al. Abscisic acid activates the murine microglial cell line N9 through the second messenger cyclic ADP-ribose. J Biol Chem 2009, 284:14777-14787.
14. Nambara E., Marion-Poll A. Abscisic acid biosynthesis and catabolism. Annu Rev Plant Biol 2005, 56:165-185.
15. Vershinin A. Biological functions of carotenoids - diversity and evolution. Biofactors 1999, 10:99-104.
16. Moise A.R., von Lintig J., Palczewski K. Related enzymes solve evolutionarily recurrent problems in the metabolism of carotenoids. Trends Plant Sci 2005, 10:178-186.
17. Walker-Simmons M.K., Reaney M.J., Quarrie S.A., Perata P., Vernieri P., Abrams S.R. Monoclonal antibody recognition of abscisic acid analogs. Plant Physiol 1991, 95:46-51.
18. Sodhi R.K., Singh N. All-trans retinoic acid rescues memory deficits and neuropathological changes in mouse model of streptozotocin-induced dementia of Alzheimer's type. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2013, 40:38-46.
19. Ding Y., Qiao A., Wang Z., Goodwin J.S., Lee E.S., Block M.L., et al. Retinoic acid attenuates beta-amyloid deposition and rescues memory deficits in an Alzheimer's disease transgenic mouse model. J Neurosci 2008, 28:11622-11634.
20. Bonnet E., Touyarot K., Alfos S., Pallet V., Higueret P., Abrous D.N. Retinoic acid restores adult hippocampal neurogenesis and reverses spatial memory deficit in vitamin A deprived rats. PLoS ONE 2008, 3:e3487.
21. Etchamendy N., Enderlin V., Marighetto A., Vouimba R.M., Pallet V., Jaffard R., et al. Alleviation of a selective age-related relational memory deficit in mice by pharmacologically induced normalization of brain retinoid signaling. J Neurosci 2001, 21:6423-6429.
22. Dopheide M.M., Morgan R.E. Isotretinoin (13-cis-retinoic acid) alters learning and memory, but not anxiety-like behavior, in the adult rat. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2008, 91:243-251.
23. Lundy P.M., Gowdey C.W., Colhoun E.H. Further experimental evidence for a smooth muscle depressant effect of ketamine. Arch Int Pharmacodyn Ther 1975, 216:57-62.
24. Lundy P.M., Gowdey C.W., Colhoun E.H. The actions of ketamine on vascular smooth muscle. Arch Int Pharmacodyn Ther 1976, 220:213-230.
25. Attarzadeh-Yazdi G., Karimi S., Azizi P., Yazdi-Ravandi S., Hesam S., Haghparast A. Inhibitory effects of forced swim stress and corticosterone on the acquisition but not expression of morphine-induced conditioned place preference: involvement of glucocorticoid receptor in the basolateral amygdala. Behav Brain Res 2013, 252:339-346.
26. Godbole A.M., Purushottamachar P., Martin M.S., Njar V.C. Murine toxicology and pharmacokinetics evaluation of retinoic acid metabolism blocking agent (RAMBA), VN/12-1. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2012, 70:339-344.
27. Quarrie S.A., Whitford P.N., Appleford N.E.J., Wang T.L., Cook S.K., Henson I.E., et al. A monoclonal-antibody to (S)-abscisic acid - its characterization and use in a radioimmunoassay for measuring abscisic-acid in crude extracts of cereal and lupin leaves. Planta 1988, 173:330-339.
28. Perata P., Vernieri P., Armellini D., Bugnoli M., Presentini R., Picciarelli P., et al. A monoclonal-antibody for the detection of conjugated forms of abscisic-acid in plant-tissues. J Plant Growth Regul 1990, 9:1-6.
29. Combs D.J., D'Alecy L.G. Motor performance in rats exposed to severe forebrain ischemia: effect of fasting and 1,3-butanediol. Stroke 1987, 18:503-511.
30. Cai L., Yan X.B., Chen X.N., Meng Q.Y., Zhou J.N. Chronic all-trans retinoic acid administration induced hyperactivity of HPA axis and behavioral changes in young rats. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 2010, 20:839-847.
31. Alexis N.E., Dietrich W.D., Green E.J., Prado R., Watson B.D. Nonocclusive common carotid artery thrombosis in the rat results in reversible sensorimotor and cognitive behavioral deficits. Stroke 1995, 26:2338-2346.
32. Frieling H., Hillemacher T., Demling J.H., Kornhuber J., Bleich S. New options in the treatment of depression. Fortschr Neurol Psychiatr 2007, 75:641-652.
33. Ge J.F., Qi C.C., Zhou J.N. Imbalance of leptin pathway and hypothalamus synaptic plasticity markers are associated with stress-induced depression in rats. Behav Brain Res 2013, 249:38-43.
34. Meng F.T., Ni R.J., Zhang Z., Zhao J., Liu Y.J., Zhou J.N. Inhibition of oestrogen biosynthesis induces mild anxiety in C57BL/6J ovariectomized female mice. Neurosci Bull 2011, 27:241-250.
35. Wilson M.A., Junor L. The role of amygdalar mu-opioid receptors in anxiety-related responses in two rat models. Neuropsychopharmacology 2008, 33:2957-2968.
36. Walf A.A., Frye C.A. The use of the elevated plus maze as an assay of anxiety-related behavior in rodents. Nat Protoc 2007, 2:322-328.
37. Soares E., Prediger R.D., Nunes S., Castro A.A., Viana S.D., Lemos C., et al. Spatial memory impairments in a prediabetic rat model. Neuroscience 2013, 250:565-577.
38. Ge J.F., Qi C.C., Qiao J.P., Wang C.W., Zhou N.J. Sex differences in ICR mice in the Morris water maze task. Physiol Res 2013, 62:107-117.
39. Vorhees C.V., Williams M.T. Morris water maze: procedures for assessing spatial and related forms of learning and memory. Nat Protoc 2006, 1:848-858.
40. Patel J.B., Khandelwal A., Chopra P., Handratta V.D., Njar V.C. Murine toxicology and pharmacokinetics of novel retinoic acid metabolism blocking agents. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2007, 60:899-905.
41. Adamson P.C., Murphy R.F., Godwin K.A., Ulm E.H., Balis F.M. Pharmacokinetics of 9-cis-retinoic acid in the rhesus monkey. Cancer Res 1995, 55:482-485.
42. Ferguson S.A., Siitonen P.H., Cisneros F.J., Gough B., Young J.F. Steady state pharmacokinetics of oral treatment with 13-cis-retinoic acid or all-trans-retinoic acid in male and female adult rats. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol 2006, 98:582-587.
43. Takitani K., Koh M., Inoue A., Kawakami C., Kuno T., Tamai H. Pharmacokinetics of all-trans retinoic acid in adults and children with acute promyelocytic leukemia. Am J Hematol 2006, 81:720-721.
44. Le Doze F., Debruyne D., Albessard F., Barre L., Defer G.L. Pharmacokinetics of all-trans retinoic acid, 13-cis retinoic acid, and fenretinide in plasma and brain of rat. Drug Metab Dispos 2000, 28:205-208.
45. Su J., Zhang N., Ho P.C. Evaluation of the pharmacokinetics of all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA) in Wistar rats after intravenous administration of ATRA loaded into tributyrin submicron emulsion and its cellular activity on Caco-2 and HepG2 cell lines. J Pharm Sci 2008, 97:2844-2853.
46. Spear L.P. The adolescent brain and age-related behavioral manifestations. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2000, 24:417-463.
47. Chen G.H., Wang Y.J., Zhang L.Q., Zhou J.N. Age- and sex-related disturbance in a battery of sensorimotor and cognitive tasks in Kunming mice. Physiol Behav 2004, 83:531-541.
48. Hu P., Oomen C., van Dam A.M., Wester J., Zhou J.N., Joels M., et al. A single-day treatment with mifepristone is sufficient to normalize chronic glucocorticoid induced suppression of hippocampal cell proliferation. PLoS ONE 2012, 7:e46224.
49. Urakawa S., Mitsushima D., Shimozuru M., Sakuma Y., Kondo Y. An enriched rearing environment calms adult male rat sexual activity: implication for distinct serotonergic and hormonal responses to females. PLoS ONE 2014, 9:e87911.
50. Dellu F., Contarino A., Simon H., Koob G.F., Gold L.H. Genetic differences in response to novelty and spatial memory using a two-trial recognition task in mice. Neurobiol Learn Mem 2000, 73:31-48.
51. Oosthuizen M.K., Scheibler A.G., Bennett N.C., Amrein I. Effects of laboratory housing on exploratory behaviour, novelty discrimination and spatial reference memory in a subterranean, solitary rodent, the Cape mole-rat (Georychus capensis). PLoS ONE 2013, 8:e75863.
52. Cioanca O., Hritcu L., Mihasan M., Hancianu M. Cognitive-enhancing and antioxidant activities of inhaled coriander volatile oil in amyloid beta(1-42) rat model of Alzheimer's disease. Physiol Behav 2013, 120:193-202.
53. Guri A.J., Hontecillas R., Ferrer G., Casagran O., Wankhade U., Noble A.M., et al. Loss of PPAR gamma in immune cells impairs the ability of abscisic acid to improve insulin sensitivity by suppressing monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 expression and macrophage infiltration into white adipose tissue. J Nutr Biochem 2008, 19:216-228.
54. Guri A.J., Hontecillas R., Bassaganya-Riera J. Abscisic acid synergizes with rosiglitazone to improve glucose tolerance and down-modulate macrophage accumulation in adipose tissue: possible action of the cAMP/PKA/PPAR gamma axis. Clin Nutr 2010, 29:646-653.
55. J S.R.-F., Sa-Roriz T.M., Rosset I., Camozzato A.L., Santos A.C., Chaves M.L., et al. (Pre)diabetes, brain aging, and cognition. Biochim Biophys Acta 2009, 1792:432-443.
56. Ravona-Springer R., Moshier E., Schmeidler J., Godbold J., Akrivos J., Rapp M., et al. Changes in glycemic control are associated with changes in cognition in non-diabetic elderly. J Alzheimers Dis 2012, 30:299-309.