The effect of manganese exposure in Atp13a2-deficient mice.
Female; Male; Animals; Mice; *Parkinson's disease; *Alpha-synuclein; Mice; Membrane Proteins/genetics/*metabolism; Motor Activity; *Lipofuscin; *Manganese; *Sensorimotor function; Behavior; Inbred C57BL; Animal; Knockout; Adenosine Triphosphatases/genetics/*metabolism; alpha-Synuclein/metabolism; Brain/*drug effects/*metabolism; Manganese/metabolism/*toxicity
Loss of function mutations in the P5-ATPase ATP13A2 are associated with Kufor-Rakeb Syndrome and Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis. While the function of ATP13A2 is unclear, in vitro studies suggest it is a lysosomal protein that interacts with the metals manganese (Mn) and zinc and the presynaptic protein alpha-synuclein. Loss of ATP13A2 function in mice causes sensorimotor deficits, enhanced autofluorescent storage material, and accumulation of alpha-synuclein. The present study sought to determine the effect of Mn administration on these same outcomes in ATP13A2-deficient mice. Wildtype and ATP13A2-deficient mice received saline or Mn at 5-9 or 12-19 months for 45days. Sensorimotor function was assessed starting at day 30. Autofluorescence was quantified in multiple brain regions and alpha-synuclein protein levels were determined in the ventral midbrain. Brain Mn, iron, zinc, and copper concentrations were measured in 5-9 month old mice. The results show Mn enhanced sensorimotor function, increased autofluorescence in the substantia nigra, and increased insoluble alpha-synuclein in the ventral midbrain in older ATP13A2-deficient mice. In addition, the Mn regimen used increased Mn concentration in the brain and levels were higher in Mn-treated mutants than controls. These results indicate loss of ATP13A2 function leads to increased sensitivity to Mn in vivo.
Fleming Sheila M; Santiago Nicholas A; Mullin Elizabeth J; Pamphile Shanta; Karkare Swagata; Lemkuhl Andrew; Ekhator Osunde R; Linn Stephen C; Holden John G; Aga Diana S; Roth Jerome A; Liou Benjamin; Sun Ying; Shull Gary E; Schultheis Patrick J
Neurotoxicology
2018
2018-01
<a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuro.2017.06.005" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1016/j.neuro.2017.06.005</a>
Age-related changes in nigrostriatal dopaminergic function in heterozygous mutant dopamine transporter knock-out mice.
3; 4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid/*metabolism; Aging/*physiology; Animals; Corpus Striatum/*metabolism; Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins/*genetics; Dopamine/*metabolism; Heterozygote; Inbred C57BL; Knockout; Male; Mice; Motor Activity; Mutation; Substantia Nigra/*metabolism
In this report we compared three different parameters of nigrostriatal dopaminergic (NSDA) function - locomotor activity, striatal dopamine (DA) levels and 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC)/DA ratios between heterozygous mutant dopamine transporter mice (+/- DAT) and their wild type controls (+/+ DAT) at three different age range periods: 4-10, 11-17 and 18-24 months of age. Locomotor activity of the +/- DAT mice failed to differ over the three age periods sampled. In +/+ DAT mice a significant decrease in locomotor activity was obtained at the
Dluzen Dean E; Ji Jing; McDermott Janet L
Neuroscience letters
2010
2010-05
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2010.04.004" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1016/j.neulet.2010.04.004</a>
An operant-based detection method for inferring tinnitus in mice.
*Conditioning; *Disease Models; *Inferior colliculus; *Mouse model; *Noise-induced hearing loss; *Operant conditioning; *Sodium salicylate; *Tinnitus; Acoustic Stimulation; Analysis of Variance; Animal; Animals; Auditory; Avoidance Learning; Brain Stem/physiology; Electroshock; Equipment Design; Evoked Potentials; Female; Inbred C57BL; Inferior Colliculi/physiopathology; Male; Mice; Motor Activity; Neurons/physiology; Operant; Otoacoustic Emissions; Sodium Salicylate; Spontaneous/physiology; Tinnitus/*diagnosis/physiopathology; Tissue Culture Techniques; Voltage-Sensitive Dye Imaging
BACKGROUND: Subjective tinnitus is a hearing disorder in which a person perceives sound when no external sound is present. It can be acute or chronic. Because our current understanding of its pathology is incomplete, no effective cures have yet been established. Mouse models are useful for studying the pathophysiology of tinnitus as well as for developing therapeutic treatments. NEW METHOD: We have developed a new method for determining acute and chronic tinnitus in mice, called sound-based avoidance detection (SBAD). The SBAD method utilizes one paradigm to detect tinnitus and another paradigm to monitor possible confounding factors, such as motor impairment, loss of motivation, and deficits in learning and memory. RESULTS: The SBAD method has succeeded in monitoring both acute and chronic tinnitus in mice. Its detection ability is further validated by functional studies demonstrating an abnormal increase in neuronal activity in the inferior colliculus of mice that had previously been identified as having tinnitus by the SBAD method. COMPARISON WITH EXISTING METHODS: The SBAD method provides a new means by which investigators can detect tinnitus in a single mouse accurately and with more control over potential confounding factors than existing methods. CONCLUSION: This work establishes a new behavioral method for detecting tinnitus in mice. The detection outcome is consistent with functional validation. One key advantage of mouse models is they provide researchers the opportunity to utilize an extensive array of genetic tools. This new method could lead to a deeper understanding of the molecular pathways underlying tinnitus pathology.
Zuo Hongyan; Lei Debin; Sivaramakrishnan Shobhana; Howie Benjamin; Mulvany Jessica; Bao Jianxin
Journal of neuroscience methods
2017
2017-11
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneumeth.2017.08.029" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1016/j.jneumeth.2017.08.029</a>