title: Exploratory activity and spatial learning in 12-month-old APP(695)SWE/co+PS1/DeltaE9 mice with amyloid plaques.
abstract: APP(695)SWE/co+PS1/DeltaE9 mice with Abeta plaques in neocortex and hippocampus were evaluated in tests of exploratory activity and spatial learning. On the initial testing day, 12-month-old APP(695)SWE/co+PS1/DeltaE9 mice spent more time than non-transgenic controls in the open arms of the elevated plus-maze. The bigenic group also travelled farther in the central region of the open-field without spending more time there. Only the bigenic group alternated above chance in the T-maze. In the Morris water maze, APP(695)SWE/co+PS1/DeltaE9 mice were impaired during acquisition of the hidden platform sub-task and the probe trial but not in the visible platform test. These results indicate a selective spatial deficit and disinhibitory tendencies in a mouse model with amyloid pathology.
authors.affiliation: Université de Rouen, Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, 22 bld Gambetta, INSERM U614, IFRMP 23, Bâtiment de Recherche, 76183 Rouen Cedex, France. robert.lalonde@univ-rouen.fr
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lalonde
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Maxwell
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fukuchi
mesh_terms: D016564:Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology; D005106:Exploratory Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018782:Maze Learning / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D058225:Plaque, Amyloid / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D016564:Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor