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The Effect of Fish Oil on Social Interaction Memory in Total Sleep-Deprived Rats With Respect to the Hippocampal Level of Stathmin, Tfeb, Synaptophysin and Lamp-1 Proteins Publisher Pubmed



Almaspour MB1 ; Nasehi M2 ; Khalifeh S2 ; Zarrindast MR3
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  1. 1. Institute for Cognitive Science Studies (ICSS), Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Cognitive and Neuroscience Research Center (CNRC), Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, P.O. Box: 13145-784, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids Published:2020


Abstract

Fish oil (FO) is one of the richest natural sources of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA). DHA is essential for brain functions and EPA has been approved for brain health. On the other hand, stathmin, TFEB, synaptophysin and LAMP-1 proteins are involved in synaptic plasticity, lysosome biogenesis and synaptic vesicles biogenesis. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of FO on social interaction memory in sleep-deprived rats with respect to level of stathmin, TFEB, synaptophysin and LAMP-1 in the hippocampus of rats. All rats received FO through oral gavage at the doses of 0.5, 0.75 and 1 mg/kg. The water box was used to induce total sleep deprivation (TSD) and the three-chamber paradigm test was used to assess social behavior. Hippocampal level of proteins was assessed using Western blot. The results showed, FO impaired social memory at the dose of 1 mg/kg in normal and sham groups. SD impaired social memory and FO did not restore this effect. Furthermore, FO at the dose of 0.75 mg/kg decreased social affiliation and social memory in all groups of normal rats, compared with related saline groups, and at the dose of 1 mg/kg impaired social memory for stranger 2 compared with saline group. In sham groups, FO at the dose of 1 mg/kg impaired social memory for stranger 2 compared with saline group. SD decreased hippocampal level of all proteins (except stathmin), and FO (1 mg/kg) restored these effects. In conclusion, FO negatively affects social interaction memory in rats. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd
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