title: Effects of 3-nitropropionic acid administration on memory and hippocampal lipid peroxidation in sleep-deprived mice.
abstract: Numerous studies have described memory deficits following sleep deprivation. There is also evidence that the absence of sleep increases brain oxidative stress. The present study investigates the effects of a pro-oxidant agent--3-nitropropionic acid (3-NP)--on hippocampal oxidative stress and passive avoidance performance of sleep-deprived mice. Mice were repeatedly treated i.p. with saline or 5 or 15 mg/kg 3-NP and sleep-deprived for 24 h by the multiple platform method--groups of 4-5 animals placed in water tanks, containing 12 platforms (3 cm in diameter) surrounded by water up to 1 cm beneath the surface or kept in their home cage (control groups). The results showed that: (1) neither a 24 h sleep deprivation period nor 3-NP repeated treatment alone were able to induce memory deficits and increased hippocampal lipid peroxidation; (2) this same protocol of sleep deprivation, combined with 15 mg/kg 3-NP repeated treatment, induced memory deficits and an increase in hippocampal lipid peroxidation. The results support the involvement of hippocampal oxidative stress in the memory deficits induced by sleep deprivation and the hypothesis that normal sleep would prevent oxidative stress.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil. regina.farm@epm.br
authors.forename: Regina H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Vanessa C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Abílio
authors.forename: Sonia R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Kameda
authors.forename: André L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Takatsu-Coleman
authors.forename: Rita C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Rosana de A
authors.initials: Rde A
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tufik
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Frussa-Filho
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001362:Avoidance Learning / Q000187:drug effects; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory / Q000187:drug effects*; D051379:Mice; D009574:Nitro Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016877:Oxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011422:Propionates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012892:Sleep Deprivation / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000523:psychology*
chemical_list: D009574:Nitro Compounds; D016877:Oxidants; D011422:Propionates; C015392:3-nitropropionic acid