Treadmill exercise enhances passive avoidance learning in rats: the role of down-regulated serotonin system in the limbic system |
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Authors: | Chen Hsiun-Ing Lin Li-Chun Yu Lung Liu Yu-Fan Kuo Yu-Min Huang A-Min Chuang Jih-Ing Wu Fong-Sen Liao Pao-Chi Jen Chauying J |
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Affiliation: | Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan. |
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Abstract: | While serotonin (5-HT) may impair learning and memory, exercise has been reported to improve them. Whether chronic exercise can facilitate fear memory via regulating the serotonin system is unknown. We examined the effects of 4-week treadmill exercise training on levels of 5-HT and its metabolite 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA), the protein expression of its receptor 5-HT1A and transporter in the amygdala, hippocampus and prefrontal cortex of male Sprague–Dawley rats. Our results demonstrated that treadmill exercise (1) improved the passive avoidance learning performance; (2) decreased the 5-HT level in the hippocampus; (3) decreased the expression of 5-HT1A receptor in the amygdala without altering the transporter expression. Moreover, pretreatment with 0.1 mg/kg 8-hydroxy-di-n-propylamino tetralin, a selective 5-HT1A receptor agonist, impaired the passive avoidance performance and completely abolished the exercise-enhanced fear memory. Our results suggest that down-regulation of the 5-HT system in the limbic system, i.e., the reduction of the hippocampus 5-HT content and the amygdala 5-HT1A receptor expression, may be involved in the exercise-enhanced fear memory. |
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Keywords: | One-trial passive avoidance task 5-HT 5-HT1A receptor Amygdala Hippocampus |
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