Effects of Hippocampal LIMK Inhibition on Memory Acquisition, Consolidation, Retrieval, Reconsolidation, and Extinction
Long-lasting changes in dendritic spines provide a physical correlate for memory formation and persistence. LIM kinase (LIMK) plays a critical role in orchestrating dendritic actin dynamics during memory processing, since it is the convergent downstream target of both the Rac1/PAK and RhoA/ROCK path...
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paper:paper_08937648_v55_n2_p958_Lunardi2023-06-08T15:47:34Z Effects of Hippocampal LIMK Inhibition on Memory Acquisition, Consolidation, Retrieval, Reconsolidation, and Extinction De La Fuente, Veronica Romano, Arturo Gabriel BMS-5 Dorsal hippocampus Memory Rats bms 5 LIM kinase protein serine threonine kinase inhibitor unclassified drug enzyme inhibitor LIM kinase animal experiment Article dorsal hippocampus enzyme activity enzyme inhibition fear conditioning test male memory memory acquisition memory consolidation memory extinction memory reconsolidation memory retrieval nonhuman rat animal antagonists and inhibitors conditioning drug effect fear hippocampus memory pain threshold reinforcement Wistar rat Animals Conditioning (Psychology) Enzyme Inhibitors Extinction, Psychological Fear Hippocampus Lim Kinases Male Memory Memory Consolidation Pain Threshold Rats Rats, Wistar Long-lasting changes in dendritic spines provide a physical correlate for memory formation and persistence. LIM kinase (LIMK) plays a critical role in orchestrating dendritic actin dynamics during memory processing, since it is the convergent downstream target of both the Rac1/PAK and RhoA/ROCK pathways that in turn induce cofilin phosphorylation and prevent depolymerization of actin filaments. Here, using a potent LIMK inhibitor (BMS-5), we investigated the role of LIMK activity in the dorsal hippocampus during contextual fear memory in rats. We first found that post-training administration of BMS-5 impaired memory consolidation in a dose-dependent manner. Inhibiting LIMK before training also disrupted memory acquisition. We then demonstrated that hippocampal LIMK activity seems to be critical for memory retrieval and reconsolidation, since both processes were impaired by BMS-5 treatment. Contextual fear memory extinction, however, was not sensitive to the same treatment. In conclusion, our findings demonstrate that hippocampal LIMK activity plays an important role in memory acquisition, consolidation, retrieval, and reconsolidation during contextual fear conditioning. © 2017, Springer Science+Business Media New York. Fil:de la Fuente, V. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Romano, A. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 2018 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_08937648_v55_n2_p958_Lunardi http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_08937648_v55_n2_p958_Lunardi |
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BMS-5 Dorsal hippocampus Memory Rats bms 5 LIM kinase protein serine threonine kinase inhibitor unclassified drug enzyme inhibitor LIM kinase animal experiment Article dorsal hippocampus enzyme activity enzyme inhibition fear conditioning test male memory memory acquisition memory consolidation memory extinction memory reconsolidation memory retrieval nonhuman rat animal antagonists and inhibitors conditioning drug effect fear hippocampus memory pain threshold reinforcement Wistar rat Animals Conditioning (Psychology) Enzyme Inhibitors Extinction, Psychological Fear Hippocampus Lim Kinases Male Memory Memory Consolidation Pain Threshold Rats Rats, Wistar |
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BMS-5 Dorsal hippocampus Memory Rats bms 5 LIM kinase protein serine threonine kinase inhibitor unclassified drug enzyme inhibitor LIM kinase animal experiment Article dorsal hippocampus enzyme activity enzyme inhibition fear conditioning test male memory memory acquisition memory consolidation memory extinction memory reconsolidation memory retrieval nonhuman rat animal antagonists and inhibitors conditioning drug effect fear hippocampus memory pain threshold reinforcement Wistar rat Animals Conditioning (Psychology) Enzyme Inhibitors Extinction, Psychological Fear Hippocampus Lim Kinases Male Memory Memory Consolidation Pain Threshold Rats Rats, Wistar De La Fuente, Veronica Romano, Arturo Gabriel Effects of Hippocampal LIMK Inhibition on Memory Acquisition, Consolidation, Retrieval, Reconsolidation, and Extinction |
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BMS-5 Dorsal hippocampus Memory Rats bms 5 LIM kinase protein serine threonine kinase inhibitor unclassified drug enzyme inhibitor LIM kinase animal experiment Article dorsal hippocampus enzyme activity enzyme inhibition fear conditioning test male memory memory acquisition memory consolidation memory extinction memory reconsolidation memory retrieval nonhuman rat animal antagonists and inhibitors conditioning drug effect fear hippocampus memory pain threshold reinforcement Wistar rat Animals Conditioning (Psychology) Enzyme Inhibitors Extinction, Psychological Fear Hippocampus Lim Kinases Male Memory Memory Consolidation Pain Threshold Rats Rats, Wistar |
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Long-lasting changes in dendritic spines provide a physical correlate for memory formation and persistence. LIM kinase (LIMK) plays a critical role in orchestrating dendritic actin dynamics during memory processing, since it is the convergent downstream target of both the Rac1/PAK and RhoA/ROCK pathways that in turn induce cofilin phosphorylation and prevent depolymerization of actin filaments. Here, using a potent LIMK inhibitor (BMS-5), we investigated the role of LIMK activity in the dorsal hippocampus during contextual fear memory in rats. We first found that post-training administration of BMS-5 impaired memory consolidation in a dose-dependent manner. Inhibiting LIMK before training also disrupted memory acquisition. We then demonstrated that hippocampal LIMK activity seems to be critical for memory retrieval and reconsolidation, since both processes were impaired by BMS-5 treatment. Contextual fear memory extinction, however, was not sensitive to the same treatment. In conclusion, our findings demonstrate that hippocampal LIMK activity plays an important role in memory acquisition, consolidation, retrieval, and reconsolidation during contextual fear conditioning. © 2017, Springer Science+Business Media New York. |
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De La Fuente, Veronica Romano, Arturo Gabriel |
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De La Fuente, Veronica Romano, Arturo Gabriel |
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De La Fuente, Veronica |
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Effects of Hippocampal LIMK Inhibition on Memory Acquisition, Consolidation, Retrieval, Reconsolidation, and Extinction |
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Effects of Hippocampal LIMK Inhibition on Memory Acquisition, Consolidation, Retrieval, Reconsolidation, and Extinction |
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Effects of Hippocampal LIMK Inhibition on Memory Acquisition, Consolidation, Retrieval, Reconsolidation, and Extinction |
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Effects of Hippocampal LIMK Inhibition on Memory Acquisition, Consolidation, Retrieval, Reconsolidation, and Extinction |
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Effects of Hippocampal LIMK Inhibition on Memory Acquisition, Consolidation, Retrieval, Reconsolidation, and Extinction |
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effects of hippocampal limk inhibition on memory acquisition, consolidation, retrieval, reconsolidation, and extinction |
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2018 |
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https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_08937648_v55_n2_p958_Lunardi http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_08937648_v55_n2_p958_Lunardi |
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