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Exposure of Neonatal Mice to Tobacco Smoke Disturbs Synaptic Proteins and Spatial Learning and Memory from Late Infancy to Early Adulthood

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Torres, Larissa Helena [1] ; Garcia, Raphael C. T. [1] ; Blois, Anne M. M. [1] ; Dati, Livia M. M. [1] ; Durao, Ana Carolina [1] ; Alves, Adilson Silva [2] ; Pacheco-Neto, Maurilio [3] ; Mauad, Thais [4] ; Britto, Luiz R. G. [2] ; Xavier, Gilberto Fernando [5] ; Camarini, Rosana [6] ; Marcourakis, Tania [1]
Total Authors: 12
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Pharmaceut Sci, Dept Clin & Toxicol Anal, BR-05508000 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biomed Sci, Dept Physiol & Biophys, BR-05508000 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Med, Dept Clin Pathol, BR-05403010 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[4] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Med, Dept Pathol, BR-01246903 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[5] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biosci, Dept Physiol, BR-05508900 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[6] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biomed Sci, Dept Pharmacol, BR-05508900 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 6
Document type: Journal article
Source: PLoS One; v. 10, n. 8 AUG 25 2015.
Web of Science Citations: 31
Abstract

Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) in the early postnatal period has been associated with several diseases; however, little is known about the brain effects of ETS exposure during this critical developmental period or the long-term consequences of this exposure. This study investigated the effects of the early postnatal ETS exposure on both reference and working memory, synaptic proteins and BDNF fromlate infancy to early adulthood (P3-P73). BALB/c mice were exposed to ETS generated from 3R4F reference research cigarettes (0.73 mg of nicotine/cigarette) from P3 to P14. Spatial reference and workingmemory were evaluated in the Morris water maze during infancy (P20-P29), adolescence (P37-P42) and adulthood (P67-P72). Synapsin, synaptophysin, PSD95 and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) were assessed at P15, P35 and P65 by immunohistochemistry and immunoblotting. Mice that were exposed to ETS during the early postnatal period showed poorer performance in the spatial referencememory task. Specifically, the ETS-exposed mice exhibited a significantly reduced time and distance traveled in the target quadrant and in the platformlocation area than the controls at all ages evaluated. In the spatial working memory task, ETS disrupted the maintenance but not the acquisition of the critical spatial information in both infancy and adolescence. ETS also induced changes in synaptic components, including decreases in synapsin, synaptophysin, PSD95 and BDNF levels in the hippocampus. Exposure to ETS in the early postnatal period disrupts both spatial reference and working memory; these results may be related to changes in synaptogenesis in the hippocampus. Importantly, most of these effects were not reversed even after a long exposure-free period. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 09/14621-1 - Evaluation of central nervous system (CNS) development in BALB/c mice exposed to cigarette smoke during early post-natal
Grantee:Tania Marcourakis
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants