Cholesterol and copper affect learning and memory

胆固醇和铜影响学习和记忆

基本信息

  • 批准号:
    7264610
  • 负责人:
  • 金额:
    $ 24.1万
  • 依托单位:
  • 依托单位国家:
    美国
  • 项目类别:
  • 财政年份:
    2004
  • 资助国家:
    美国
  • 起止时间:
    2004-08-15 至 2009-05-31
  • 项目状态:
    已结题

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Despite the crucial role played by cholesterol and copper in nutrition and normal brain function, they are both important factors in the etiology of Alzheimer's disease. A high cholesterol diet has been shown to result in beta amyloid deposits - one the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease. Copper is involved in beta amyloid metabolism, appears to be elevated in the blood of Alzheimer's patients and has been found in the senile plaques of Alzheimer's brains post-mortem. It is not yet clear how cholesterol and copper affect learning and memory but it is clear that they are involved in Alzheimer's disease, which is characterized by profound deficits in learning and memory. With over 100 million American adults having total blood cholesterol levels higher than 200 mg/dL, and of those, 41 million having levels higher than 240 mg/dL, understanding the effects of cholesterol on memory and Alzheimer's disease could have a large impact on US public health. The presence of copper in the US drinking water at varying concentrations and its role in Alzheimer's disease suggest that understanding the interplay between copper, cholesterol, and beta amyloid could also have a significant impact on US public health. The objective of this proposal is to determine the effects of cholesterol and copper on learning and memory using classical conditioning of the rabbit nictitating membrane and heart rate response. The central hypothesis is that a high-cholesterol diet and deposits of beta amyloid affect learning and memory. This hypothesis is based on our preliminary findings that cholesterol can facilitate or severely retard learning and memory depending on the level and the nature of the beta amyloid deposited in the brain. We have found that cholesterol-induced beta amyloid deposits can become senile plaque-like structures and retard learning simply by adding trace amounts of copper (0.12 PPM) to the drinking water. The rationale for the proposed research is that given (1) the role of cholesterol and copper in normal brain function, (2) the ability to elevate cholesterol and add copper to the water with a simple dietary manipulation and thereby induce beta amyloid deposits and plaques, (3) the role of beta amyloid in Alzheimer's disease, (4) the sequence identity of human and rabbit beta amyloid, and (5) a good understanding of the behavior and substrates of learning and memory in the rabbit - the rabbit would make an ideal animal model for studying the effects of cholesterol and beta amyloid deposits on learning and memory, and thus, a potential animal model of Alzheimer's disease. With such a model, we may be able to help understand the role of beta amyloid in learning and memory and develop new and innovative approaches to the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
描述(由申请人提供):尽管胆固醇和铜在营养和正常脑功能中起着至关重要的作用,但它们都是阿尔茨海默病病因学中的重要因素。高胆固醇饮食已被证明会导致β淀粉样蛋白沉积-阿尔茨海默病的标志之一。 铜参与β淀粉样蛋白代谢,在阿尔茨海默氏症患者的血液中似乎升高,并在死后阿尔茨海默氏症大脑的老年斑中发现。目前尚不清楚胆固醇和铜如何影响学习和记忆,但很明显,它们与阿尔茨海默病有关,阿尔茨海默病的特征是学习和记忆的严重缺陷。 超过1亿美国成年人的血液总胆固醇水平高于200 mg/dL,其中4100万人的水平高于240 mg/dL,了解胆固醇对记忆和阿尔茨海默病的影响可能会对美国公共卫生产生重大影响。美国饮用水中不同浓度的铜的存在及其在阿尔茨海默病中的作用表明,了解铜、胆固醇和β淀粉样蛋白之间的相互作用也可能对美国公共卫生产生重大影响。本研究的目的是利用经典条件反射的兔瞬膜和心率反应来确定胆固醇和铜对学习和记忆的影响。核心假设是高胆固醇饮食和β淀粉样蛋白的沉积影响学习和记忆。这一假设基于我们的初步发现,即胆固醇可以促进或严重阻碍学习和记忆,这取决于沉积在大脑中的β淀粉样蛋白的水平和性质。 我们发现,胆固醇诱导的β淀粉样蛋白沉积物可以成为老年斑样结构,并通过简单地向饮用水中添加微量铜(0.12 PPM)来延缓学习。 这项研究的基本原理是,鉴于(1)胆固醇和铜在正常脑功能中的作用,(2)通过简单的饮食操作提高胆固醇和向水中添加铜的能力,从而诱导β淀粉样蛋白沉积和斑块,(3)β淀粉样蛋白在阿尔茨海默病中的作用,(4)人类和兔子β淀粉样蛋白的序列同一性,以及(5)对兔子的学习和记忆的行为和基质的良好理解-兔子将成为研究胆固醇和β淀粉样蛋白沉积对学习和记忆的影响的理想动物模型,因此,是阿尔茨海默病的潜在动物模型。有了这样一个模型,我们可能能够帮助理解β淀粉样蛋白在学习和记忆中的作用,并开发新的创新方法来治疗阿尔茨海默病。

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Dietary manipulations in rabbits induce the cellular, neuropathological, and cognitive hallmarks of late-onset Alzheimer's Disease
兔子的饮食控制会诱发迟发性阿尔茨海默病的细胞、神经病理和认知特征
  • 批准号:
    10668423
  • 财政年份:
    2021
  • 资助金额:
    $ 24.1万
  • 项目类别:
Dietary manipulations in rabbits induce the cellular, neuropathological, and cognitive hallmarks of late-onset Alzheimer's Disease
兔子的饮食控制会诱发迟发性阿尔茨海默病的细胞、神经病理和认知特征
  • 批准号:
    10468188
  • 财政年份:
    2021
  • 资助金额:
    $ 24.1万
  • 项目类别:
Dietary manipulations in rabbits induce the cellular, neuropathological, and cognitive hallmarks of late-onset Alzheimer's Disease
兔子的饮食控制会诱发迟发性阿尔茨海默病的细胞、神经病理和认知特征
  • 批准号:
    10269381
  • 财政年份:
    2021
  • 资助金额:
    $ 24.1万
  • 项目类别:
Susceptibility and Resilience to Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Role for Perineuronal Nets
对童年不良经历的敏感性和恢复力:神经周围网络的作用
  • 批准号:
    10667529
  • 财政年份:
    2020
  • 资助金额:
    $ 24.1万
  • 项目类别:
Susceptibility and Resilience to Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Role for Perineuronal Nets
对童年不良经历的敏感性和恢复力:神经周围网络的作用
  • 批准号:
    10221013
  • 财政年份:
    2020
  • 资助金额:
    $ 24.1万
  • 项目类别:
Susceptibility and Resilience to Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Role for Perineuronal Nets
对童年不良经历的敏感性和恢复力:神经周围网络的作用
  • 批准号:
    10458512
  • 财政年份:
    2020
  • 资助金额:
    $ 24.1万
  • 项目类别:
Cholesterol and Copper Affect Learning and Memory
胆固醇和铜影响学习和记忆
  • 批准号:
    9085605
  • 财政年份:
    2015
  • 资助金额:
    $ 24.1万
  • 项目类别:
An animal model for developing treatments of PTSD core features
用于开发 PTSD 核心特征治疗方法的动物模型
  • 批准号:
    8206616
  • 财政年份:
    2009
  • 资助金额:
    $ 24.1万
  • 项目类别:
Developing Treatments for Hyperarousal in a Model System
在模型系统中开发过度觉醒的治疗方法
  • 批准号:
    9223738
  • 财政年份:
    2009
  • 资助金额:
    $ 24.1万
  • 项目类别:
Developing Treatments for Hyperarousal in a Model System
在模型系统中开发过度觉醒的治疗方法
  • 批准号:
    8641414
  • 财政年份:
    2009
  • 资助金额:
    $ 24.1万
  • 项目类别:

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