Differential change in cortical and hippocampal monoamines, and behavioral patterns in streptozotocin-induced type 1 diabetes rats

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1 School of Chinese Medicines for Post-Baccal aureate, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 82445, Taiwan

2 Taichung Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taichung 402, Taiwan

3 School of Post-Baccalaureate Chinese Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien 97071, Taiwan

4 Pintung Branch, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Pintung 91245, Taiwan

5 Department of Chinese Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chinese Medicine Resources, College of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan

Abstract

Objective(s): Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a widespread metabolic disorder worldwide. Clinical physicians have found diabetic patients have mild to middle cognitive dysfunction and an alteration of brain monoaminergic function. This study explored the change in various patterns of behavioral models and brain monoamine function under streptozotocin (STZ)-induced type 1 diabetes.
Materials and Methods: We established a type 1 DM model via intravenous injection with STZ (65 mg/kg) in rats. Three weeks after the STZ injection, various behavioral measurements including the inhibitory avoidance test, active avoidance test and Morris water maze were conducted. Finally, all rats were dissected and the concentrations of monoamines and their metabolites in cortex and hippocampus were measured by high performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection.
Results: We found that STZ induced type 1 diabetes (hyperglycemia and lack of insulin) in rats. STZ-induced diabetic rats had cognitive impairment in acquisition sessions and long-term retention of the active avoidance test. STZ-induced diabetic rats also had cognitive impairment in spatial learning, reference and working memory of the Morris water maze. STZ significantly reduced concentrations of norepinephrine (NE) in the cortex and dopamine (DA) in the hippocampus, but increased concentrations of DA and serotonin (5-HT) in the cortex 35 days after injection. The concentration of 5-HT in the hippocampus was also significantly increased.
Conclusion: The data suggested that this cognitive impairment after a short-term period of STZ injection might be related to cortical NE dysfunction, differential alteration of cortical and hippocampal DA function, and brain 5-HT hyperfunction.

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Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences
Volume 21, Issue 10
October 2018
Pages 1026-1034

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