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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Autores principales: De La Fuente, Veronica, Romano, Arturo Gabriel
Publicado: 2018
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spelling 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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topic 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
spellingShingle 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
topic_facet 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
description 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.
author De La Fuente, Veronica
Romano, Arturo Gabriel
author_facet De La Fuente, Veronica
Romano, Arturo Gabriel
author_sort De La Fuente, Veronica
title Effects of Hippocampal LIMK Inhibition on Memory Acquisition, Consolidation, Retrieval, Reconsolidation, and Extinction
title_short Effects of Hippocampal LIMK Inhibition on Memory Acquisition, Consolidation, Retrieval, Reconsolidation, and Extinction
title_full Effects of Hippocampal LIMK Inhibition on Memory Acquisition, Consolidation, Retrieval, Reconsolidation, and Extinction
title_fullStr Effects of Hippocampal LIMK Inhibition on Memory Acquisition, Consolidation, Retrieval, Reconsolidation, and Extinction
title_full_unstemmed Effects of Hippocampal LIMK Inhibition on Memory Acquisition, Consolidation, Retrieval, Reconsolidation, and Extinction
title_sort effects of hippocampal limk inhibition on memory acquisition, consolidation, retrieval, reconsolidation, and extinction
publishDate 2018
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