Behavioral Effects of Deep Brain Stimulation of the Anterior Nucleus of Thalamus, Entorhinal Cortex and Fornix in a Rat Model of Alzheimer＇s Disease  

作　　者：Chao Zhang Wen-Han Hu De-Long Wu Kai Zhang Jian-Guo Zhang 

机构地区：[1]Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tian Tan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China [2]Beijing Key Laboratory of Neurostimulation, Beijing 100050, China [3]Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Laboratory, Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China [4]Department of Neurosurgery, Xiamen Fifth Hospital, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361101, China

出　　处：《Chinese Medical Journal》2015年第9期1190-1195,共6页中华医学杂志（英文版）

基　　金：This study was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China，the Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals Clinical Medicine Development of Special Funding，the Scientific Research Common Program of Beijing Municipal Commission of Education （No.KZ201510025029）.Conflict of Interest：None declared

摘　　要：Background：Recent clinical and preclinical studies have suggested that deep brain stimulation （DBS） can be used as a tool to enhance cognitive functions.The aim of the present study was to investigate the impact of DBS at three separate targets in the Papez circuit,including the anterior nucleus of thalamus （ANT）,the entorhinal cortex （EC）,and the fornix （FX）,on cognitive behaviors in an Alzheimer＇s disease （AD） rat model.Methods：Forty-eight rats were subjected to an intrahippocampal injection ofamyloid peptides 1-42 to induce an AD model.Rats were divided into six groups：DBS and sham DBS groups of ANT,EC,and FX.Spatial learning and memory were assessed by the Morris water maze （MWM）.Recognition memory was investigated by the novel object recognition memory test （NORM）.Locomotor and anxiety-related behaviors were detected by the open field test （OF）.By using two-way analysis of variance （ANOVA）,behavior differences between the six groups were analyzed.Results：In the MWM,the ANT,EC,and FX DBS groups performed differently in terms of the time spent in the platform zone （F（2.23） =6.04,P ＜ 0.01）,the frequency of platform crossing （F（2,23） =11.53,P ＜ 0.001）,and the percent time spent within the platform quadrant （F（2,23） =6.29,P ＜ 0.01）.In the NORM,the EC and FX DBS groups spent more time with the novel object,although the ANT DBS group did not （F（2,23） =10.03,P ＜ 0.001）.In the OF,all of the groups showed a similar total distance moved （F（1.42） =1.14,P =0.29）and relative time spent in the center （F（2,42） =0.56,P =0.58）.Conclusions：Our results demonstrated that DBS of the EC and FX facilitated hippocampus-dependent spatial memory more prominently thanANT DBS.In addition,hippocampus-independent recognition memory was enhanced by EC and FX DBS.None of the targets showed side-effects of anxiety or locomotor behaviors.Background：Recent clinical and preclinical studies have suggested that deep brain stimulation （DBS） can be used as a tool to enhance cognitive functions.The aim of the present study was to investigate the impact of DBS at three separate targets in the Papez circuit,including the anterior nucleus of thalamus （ANT）,the entorhinal cortex （EC）,and the fornix （FX）,on cognitive behaviors in an Alzheimer＇s disease （AD） rat model.Methods：Forty-eight rats were subjected to an intrahippocampal injection ofamyloid peptides 1-42 to induce an AD model.Rats were divided into six groups：DBS and sham DBS groups of ANT,EC,and FX.Spatial learning and memory were assessed by the Morris water maze （MWM）.Recognition memory was investigated by the novel object recognition memory test （NORM）.Locomotor and anxiety-related behaviors were detected by the open field test （OF）.By using two-way analysis of variance （ANOVA）,behavior differences between the six groups were analyzed.Results：In the MWM,the ANT,EC,and FX DBS groups performed differently in terms of the time spent in the platform zone （F（2.23） =6.04,P ＜ 0.01）,the frequency of platform crossing （F（2,23） =11.53,P ＜ 0.001）,and the percent time spent within the platform quadrant （F（2,23） =6.29,P ＜ 0.01）.In the NORM,the EC and FX DBS groups spent more time with the novel object,although the ANT DBS group did not （F（2,23） =10.03,P ＜ 0.001）.In the OF,all of the groups showed a similar total distance moved （F（1.42） =1.14,P =0.29）and relative time spent in the center （F（2,42） =0.56,P =0.58）.Conclusions：Our results demonstrated that DBS of the EC and FX facilitated hippocampus-dependent spatial memory more prominently thanANT DBS.In addition,hippocampus-independent recognition memory was enhanced by EC and FX DBS.None of the targets showed side-effects of anxiety or locomotor behaviors.

关 键 词：Anterior Thalamic Nuclei Deep Brain Stimulation Entorhinal Cortex FORNIX MEMORY 

分 类 号：TP391.41[自动化与计算机技术—计算机应用技术] TQ463.54[自动化与计算机技术—计算机科学与技术]