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Article: Hippocampal neurochemistry is involved in the behavioural effects of neonatal maternal separation and their reversal by post-weaning environmental enrichment: A magnetic resonance study

TitleHippocampal neurochemistry is involved in the behavioural effects of neonatal maternal separation and their reversal by post-weaning environmental enrichment: A magnetic resonance study
Authors
KeywordsEnvironmental enrichment
Hippocampus
Magnetic resonance imaging
Magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Maternal separation
Rat
Issue Date2011
PublisherElsevier BV. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/bbr
Citation
Behavioural Brain Research, 2011, v. 217 n. 1, p. 122-127 How to Cite?
AbstractExposure to early life stress results in behavioural changes, and these dysfunctions may persist throughout adulthood. In this study, we investigated whether hippocampus volume and neurochemical changes were involved in the appearance of these effects in the maternal separation (MS) animal model using the noninvasive techniques of structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS). Sprague-Dawley rats exposed to MS for 180. min from postnatal days (PND) 2-14 demonstrated decreased sucrose preference, increased immobility in the forced swimming test (FST), and impaired memory in the Morris water maze in adulthood. Environmental enrichment (EE) (PND 21-60) could ameliorate the effects of MS on sucrose preference and learning and memory but not on immobility in the FST. In addition, EE significantly increased N-acetylaspartate (NAA) of MS animals. However, we did not find an effect of MS or EE on hippocampal volume. These results indicate the involvement of hippocampal neurochemistry in the behavioural changes that result from early stressful life events and their modification by post-weaning EE. Thus changes in NAA, as a measure of neuronal integrity, appear to be a sensitive correlate of these behavioural effects. © 2010 Elsevier B.V.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/155589
ISSN
2023 Impact Factor: 2.6
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.897
ISI Accession Number ID
Funding AgencyGrant Number
National Natural Science Foundation of China30770779
30825014
30830046
National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program)2007CB512308
2009CB918303
National Hi-Tech Research and Development Program of China (863 Program)2008AA02Z413
Funding Information:

This research was partly supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30770779 and No. 30825014 to Zhijun Zhang; No. 30830046 to Lingjiang Li), National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) (No. 2007CB512308 to Zhijun Zhang; No. 2009CB918303 to Lingjiang Li) and National Hi-Tech Research and Development Program of China (863 Program) (No. 2008AA02Z413 to Zhijun Zhang). The authors would like to express our thanks to the staff of the Institute of Molecular Radiology, Medical School of Southeast University, for their technical assistance.

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dc.contributor.authorZhang, ZJen_US
dc.contributor.authorLiu, SSen_US
dc.contributor.authorXi, GJen_US
dc.contributor.authorZhang, XRen_US
dc.contributor.authorTeng, GJen_US
dc.contributor.authorChan, KCen_US
dc.contributor.authorWu, EXen_US
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dc.contributor.authorLi, LJen_US
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dc.date.issued2011en_US
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dc.description.abstractExposure to early life stress results in behavioural changes, and these dysfunctions may persist throughout adulthood. In this study, we investigated whether hippocampus volume and neurochemical changes were involved in the appearance of these effects in the maternal separation (MS) animal model using the noninvasive techniques of structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS). Sprague-Dawley rats exposed to MS for 180. min from postnatal days (PND) 2-14 demonstrated decreased sucrose preference, increased immobility in the forced swimming test (FST), and impaired memory in the Morris water maze in adulthood. Environmental enrichment (EE) (PND 21-60) could ameliorate the effects of MS on sucrose preference and learning and memory but not on immobility in the FST. In addition, EE significantly increased N-acetylaspartate (NAA) of MS animals. However, we did not find an effect of MS or EE on hippocampal volume. These results indicate the involvement of hippocampal neurochemistry in the behavioural changes that result from early stressful life events and their modification by post-weaning EE. Thus changes in NAA, as a measure of neuronal integrity, appear to be a sensitive correlate of these behavioural effects. © 2010 Elsevier B.V.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
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dc.subjectEnvironmental enrichment-
dc.subjectHippocampus-
dc.subjectMagnetic resonance imaging-
dc.subjectMagnetic resonance spectroscopy-
dc.subjectMaternal separation-
dc.subjectRat-
dc.subject.meshAnimalsen_US
dc.subject.meshAspartic Acid - Analogs & Derivatives - Metabolismen_US
dc.subject.meshAtrophy - Psychologyen_US
dc.subject.meshChoice Behavior - Physiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshEnvironmenten_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHippocampus - Metabolism - Pathologyen_US
dc.subject.meshMagnetic Resonance Imaging - Methodsen_US
dc.subject.meshMagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy - Methodsen_US
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dc.subject.meshMaternal Deprivationen_US
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dc.subject.meshStress, Psychological - Metabolism - Physiopathology - Psychologyen_US
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