Forced Treadmill Exercise Prevents Spatial Memory Deficits in Aged Rats Probably Through the Activation of Na^sup +^, K^sup +^-ATPase in the Hippocampus

Regular physical activity has shown to improve the quality of life and to prevent age-related memory deficits. Memory processing requires proper regulation of several enzymes such as sodium-potassium adenosine triphosphatase (Na+, K+-ATPase) and acetylcholinesterase (AChE), which have a pivotal role...

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Veröffentlicht in:Neurochemical research 2017-05, Vol.42 (5), p.1422
Hauptverfasser: Vanzella, Cláudia, Sanches, Eduardo Farias, Odorcyk, Felipe Kawa, Nicola, Fabrício, Kolling, Janaína, Longoni, Aline, Dos Santos, Tiago Marcon, Wyse, Angela Terezinha, De, Souza, Netto, Carlos Alexandre
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Zusammenfassung:Regular physical activity has shown to improve the quality of life and to prevent age-related memory deficits. Memory processing requires proper regulation of several enzymes such as sodium-potassium adenosine triphosphatase (Na+, K+-ATPase) and acetylcholinesterase (AChE), which have a pivotal role in neuronal transmission. The present study investigated the effects of a treadmill running protocol in young (3 months), mature (6 months) and aged (22 months) Wistar rats, on: (a) cognitive function, as assessed in the Water maze spatial tasks; (b) Na+, K+-ATPase and AChE activities in the hippocampus following cognitive training alone or treadmill running combined with cognitive training. Animals of all ages were assigned to naïve (with no behavioral or exercise training), sedentary (non-exercised, with cognitive training) and exercised (20 min of daily running sessions, 3 times per week for 4 weeks and with cognitive training) groups. Cognition was assessed by reference and working memory tasks run in the Morris Water maze; 24 h after last session of behavioral testing, hippocampi were collected for biochemical analysis. Results demonstrated that: (a) a moderate treadmill running exercise prevented spatial learning and memory deficits in aged rats; (b) training in the Water maze increased both Na+, K+-ATPase and AChE activities in the hippocampus of mature and aged rats; (c) aged exercised rats displayed an even further increase of Na+, K+-ATPase activity in the hippocampus, (d) enzyme activity correlated with memory performance in aged rats. It is suggested that exercise prevents spatial memory deficits in aged rats probably through the activation of Na+, K+-ATPase in the hippocampus.
ISSN:0364-3190
1573-6903
DOI:10.1007/s11064-017-2196-x