title: Enhanced hippocampus-dependent memory and reduced anxiety in mice over-expressing human catalase in mitochondria.
abstract: Oxidative stress (OS) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) play a modulatory role in synaptic plasticity and signaling pathways. Mitochondria (MT), a major source of ROS because of their involvement in energy metabolism, are important for brain function. MT-generated ROS are proposed to be responsible for a significant proportion of OS and are associated with developmental abnormalities and aspects of cellular aging. The role of ROS and MT function in cognition of healthy individuals is relatively understudied. In this study, we characterized behavioral and cognitive performance of 5- to 6-month-old mice over-expressing mitochondrial catalase (MCAT). MCAT mice showed enhancements in hippocampus-dependent spatial learning and memory in the water maze and contextual fear conditioning, and reduced measures of anxiety in the elevated zero maze. Catalase activity was elevated in MCAT mice in all brain regions examined. Measures of oxidative stress (glutathione, protein carbonyl content, lipid peroxidation, and 8-hydroxyguanine) did not significantly differ between the groups. The lack of differences in these markers of oxidative stress suggests that the differences observed in this study may be due to altered redox signaling. Catalase over-expression might be sufficient to enhance cognition and reduce measures of anxiety even in the absence of alteration in levels of OS.
authors: Department of Behavioral Neuroscience, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
authors: Reid H J
authors: RH
authors: Olsen
authors: Department of Behavioral Neuroscience, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
authors: Lance A
authors: LA
authors: Johnson
authors: Department of Behavioral Neuroscience, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
authors: Damian G
authors: DG
authors: Zuloaga
authors: Department of Radiation Oncology and Cancer Research Institute, University of California, Irvine, California, USA.
authors: Charles L
authors: CL
authors: Limoli
authors: Department of Behavioral Neuroscience, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.|Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.|Division of Neuroscience, ONPRC, Oregon Health & Science University, Beaverton, Oregon, USA.
authors: Jacob
authors: J
authors: Raber
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001007:Anxiety / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002374:Catalase / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D018782:Maze Learning / Q000502:physiology; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000201:enzymology*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D002374:Catalase
keywords: anxiety; catalase; cognition; fear conditioning; water maze; zero maze
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