Angiotensin-(1-7)/Mas axis integrity is required for the expression of object recognition memory.
Neurobiol Learn Mem
; 97(1): 113-23, 2012 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
It has been shown that the brain has its own intrinsic renin-angiotensin system (RAS) and angiotensin-(1-7) (Ang-(1-7)) is particularly interesting, because it appears to counterbalance most of the Ang II effects. Ang-(1-7) exerts its biological function through activation of the G-protein-coupled receptor Mas. Interestingly, hippocampus is one of the regions with higher expression of Mas. However, the role of Ang-(1-7)/Mas axis in hippocampus-dependent memories is still poorly understood. Here we demonstrated that Mas ablation, as well as the blockade of Mas in the CA1-hippocampus, impaired object recognition memory (ORM). We also demonstrated that the blockade of Ang II receptors AT1, but not AT2, recovers ORM impairment of Mas-deficient mice. Considering that high concentrations of Ang-(1-7) may activate AT1 receptors, nonspecifically, we evaluate the levels of Ang-(1-7) and its main precursors Ang I and Ang II in the hippocampus of Mas-deficient mice. The Ang I and Ang II levels are unaltered in the whole hipocampus of MasKo. However, Ang-(1-7) concentration is increased in the whole hippocampus of MasKo mice, as well as in the CA1 area. Taken together, our findings suggest that the functionality of the Ang-(1-7)/Mas axis is essential for normal ORM processing.
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Fragmentos de Peptídeos
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Angiotensina I
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Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas
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Reconhecimento Psicológico
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Receptores Acoplados a Proteínas G
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Hipocampo
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Animals
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En
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Neurobiol Learn Mem
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA
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CIENCIAS DO COMPORTAMENTO
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NEUROLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2012
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Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil