Abstract Title:

Astaxanthin Supplementation Enhances Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Spatial Memory in Mice.

Abstract Source:

Mol Nutr Food Res. 2015 Dec 8. Epub 2015 Dec 8. PMID: 26643409

Abstract Author(s):

Jang Soo Yook, Masahiro Okamoto, Randeep Rakwal, Junko Shibato, Min Chul Lee, Takashi Matsui, Hyuk Ki Chang, Joon Yong Cho, Hideaki Soya

Article Affiliation:

Jang Soo Yook

Abstract:

SCOPE: There is a growing necessity for efficacious natural supplements with antioxidant effects on brain, in particular hippocampal, function. One such compound, which also has a neuroprotective effect, is the carotenoid astaxanthin (ASX). Despite ASX's potential benefit to the brain, very little is known about its effect on hippocampal plasticity and cognition. Thus, we investigated the effect of ASX on adult hippocampal neurogenesis (AHN) and spatial memory using a mouse model.

METHODS AND RESULTS: Dose-response was examined in mice fed ASX-supplemented diets (0%, 0.02%, 0.1%, and 0.5%) to define the effect of ASX on AHN. In conjunction with AHN results, hippocampus-dependent cognitive function was assessed. We delineated molecular mechanisms associated with ASX-enhanced AHN using DNA microarray analysis. Results revealed that ASX enhanced cell proliferation and survival at 0.1% and 0.5% doses. Newborn mature neurons were higher only with 0.5% ASX, which also enhanced spatial memory. Transcriptomic profiling revealed potential AHN-associated molecules (Prl, Itga4 and Il4) that were ASX induced. Their downstream factors, identified through Ingenuity Pathway Analysis, were positively correlated with ASX-induced increases in spatial memory.

CONCLUSION: ASX supplementation enhanced AHN and spatial memory, and a DNA microarray approach provided, for the first time, novel molecular insights into ASX action. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Study Type : Animal Study
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