Validation of a 2-day water maze protocol in mice.

Abstract:

:We present a 2-day water maze protocol that addresses some of potential confounds present in the water maze when using the aged subjects typical of studies of neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease. This protocol is based on an initial series of training trials with a visible platform, followed by a memory test with a hidden platform 24h later. We validated this procedure using aged (15-18m) mice expressing three Alzheimer's disease-related transgenes, PS1(M146 V), APP(Swe), and tau(P301L). We also tested these triple transgenic mice (3xTG) and age and sex-matched wild-type (WT) in a behavioral battery consisting of tests of motor coordination (balance beam), spatial memory (object displacement task) visual acuity (novel object recognition task) and locomotor activity (open field). 3xTG mice had significantly longer escape latencies in the memory trial of the 2-day water maze test than WT and than their own baseline performance in the last visible platform trial. In addition, this protocol had improved sensitivity compared to a typical probe trial, since no significant differences between genotypes were evident in a probe trial conducted 24h after the final training trial. The 2-day procedure also resulted in good reliability between cohorts, and controlled for non-cognitive factors that can confound water maze assessments of memory, such as the significantly lower locomotor activity evident in the 3xTG mice. A further benefit of this method is that large numbers of animals can be tested in a short time.

journal_name

Behav Brain Res

authors

Gulinello M,Gertner M,Mendoza G,Schoenfeld BP,Oddo S,LaFerla F,Choi CH,McBride SM,Faber DS

doi

10.1016/j.bbr.2008.09.002

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2009-01-23 00:00:00

pages

220-7

issue

2

eissn

0166-4328

issn

1872-7549

pii

S0166-4328(08)00504-4

journal_volume

196

pub_type

杂志文章
  • The corridor task: striatal lesion effects and graft-mediated recovery in a model of Huntington's disease.

    abstract::Experimental validation of cell replacement therapy as a treatment of neurodegenerative diseases requires the demonstration of graft-mediated behavioural recovery. The Corridor task proved to be simple and efficient to conduct with a robust ipsilateral retrieval bias in our rodent Huntington's disease model. The Corri...

    journal_title:Behavioural brain research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2007.02.030

    authors: Döbrössy MD,Dunnett SB

    更新日期:2007-05-16 00:00:00

  • Enhanced recovery of learned alternation in ganglioside-treated rats after unilateral entorhinal lesions.

    abstract::The present study demonstrates that an abbreviated regimen of ganglioside treatments attenuates the behavioral impairments produced by unilateral lesions of the entorhinal cortex. Ganglioside treatments not only accelerate recovery of learned alternation on a Y-maze, but also reduce total errors and perseverative erro...

    journal_title:Behavioural brain research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/s0166-4328(05)80057-9

    authors: Ramirez JJ,Fass-Holmes B,Karpiak SE,Harshbarger R,Zengel D,Wright P,Valbuena M

    更新日期:1991-04-18 00:00:00

  • Decreased daytime illumination leads to anxiety-like behaviors and HPA axis dysregulation in the diurnal grass rat (Arvicanthis niloticus).

    abstract::The impact of ambient light on mood and anxiety is best exemplified in seasonal affective disorder, in which patients experience depression and anxiety in winter when there is less light in the environment. However, the brain mechanisms underlying light-dependent changes in affective state remain unclear. Our previous...

    journal_title:Behavioural brain research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2015.12.004

    authors: Ikeno T,Deats SP,Soler J,Lonstein JS,Yan L

    更新日期:2016-03-01 00:00:00

  • Peripubertal castration of male rats, adult open field ambulation and partner preference behavior.

    abstract::The validity of the hypothesis put forward earlier, that testicular secretions during puberty have an organizing effect on open field ambulation was examined. Male rats were castrated or sham-operated at days 21, 43 or 70. At the age of 17 weeks the males were tested in an automated, octagonal open field (3 consecutiv...

    journal_title:Behavioural brain research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/0166-4328(88)90141-6

    authors: Brand T,Slob AK

    更新日期:1988-09-15 00:00:00

  • Grandmaternal high-fat diet primed anxiety-like behaviour in the second-generation female offspring.

    abstract::The health consequences of maternal obesity during pregnancy are disturbing as they may contribute to mental disorders in subsequent generations. We examine the influence of suboptimal grandmaternal diet on potential metabolic and mental health outcome of grand-progenies with a high-fat diet (HFD) manipulation in adul...

    journal_title:Behavioural brain research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2018.10.017

    authors: Winther G,Eskelund A,Bay-Richter C,Elfving B,Müller HK,Lund S,Wegener G

    更新日期:2019-02-01 00:00:00

  • Feeding schedules and the circadian organization of behavior in the rat.

    abstract::Feeding and drinking behavior of rats maintained in constant light were recorded before, during and after feeding schedules with periods lying within or outside the range of circadian entrainment. Regardless of period, all schedules immediately resulted in the partial or complete synchronization of drinking behavior, ...

    journal_title:Behavioural brain research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/0166-4328(80)90045-5

    authors: Boulos Z,Rosenwasser AM,Terman M

    更新日期:1980-02-01 00:00:00

  • Long-term voluntary wheel running is rewarding and produces plasticity in the mesolimbic reward pathway.

    abstract::The mesolimbic reward pathway is implicated in stress-related psychiatric disorders and is a potential target of plasticity underlying the stress resistance produced by repeated voluntary exercise. It is unknown, however, whether rats find long-term access to running wheels rewarding, or if repeated voluntary exercise...

    journal_title:Behavioural brain research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2010.11.005

    authors: Greenwood BN,Foley TE,Le TV,Strong PV,Loughridge AB,Day HE,Fleshner M

    更新日期:2011-03-01 00:00:00

  • The effects of Ginkgo biloba extract on cognitive functions in aged female rats: the role of oxidative stress and brain-derived neurotrophic factor.

    abstract::The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of Ginkgo biloba extract (GBE) on cognitive functions as well as oxidative stress and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels in aged female rats. Rats were divided into 4 groups according to age (young vs. aged) and treatment (GBE vs. vehicle). GBE or vehic...

    journal_title:Behavioural brain research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2014.10.032

    authors: Belviranlı M,Okudan N

    更新日期:2015-02-01 00:00:00

  • Experience with the high-intensity sweetener saccharin impairs glucose homeostasis and GLP-1 release in rats.

    abstract::Previous work from our lab has demonstrated that experience with high-intensity sweeteners in rats leads to increased food intake, body weight gain and adiposity, along with diminished caloric compensation and decreased thermic effect of food. These changes may occur as a result of interfering with learned relations b...

    journal_title:Behavioural brain research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2012.04.024

    authors: Swithers SE,Laboy AF,Clark K,Cooper S,Davidson TL

    更新日期:2012-07-15 00:00:00

  • Prepulse inhibition of the acoustic startle reflex in pigs and its disruption by d-amphetamine.

    abstract::Prepulse inhibition (PPI) of the startle reflex is an operational measure of sensorimotor gating. The dopamine receptor agonist-mediated disruption of PPI in rats is widely used as a model of the sensorimotor gating deficiencies demonstrated in schizophrenia patients. As a possible tool for validation of a pig model o...

    journal_title:Behavioural brain research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2004.04.014

    authors: Lind NM,Arnfred SM,Hemmingsen RP,Hansen AK

    更新日期:2004-12-06 00:00:00

  • Ultrasonic vocalizations in rats anticipating circadian feeding schedules.

    abstract::Rats readily learn to anticipate a reward signaled by an external stimulus. Anticipatory behaviors evoked by conditioned stimuli include 50 kHz ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs), a proposed behavioral correlate of positive affect and activation of midbrain dopamine pathways. Rats can also anticipate a reward, such as fo...

    journal_title:Behavioural brain research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2015.02.003

    authors: Opiol H,Pavlovski I,Michalik M,Mistlberger RE

    更新日期:2015-05-01 00:00:00

  • The effects of high- and low-risk environments on cognitive function in rats following 2-vessel occlusion of the carotid arteries: a behavioral study.

    abstract::In a prospective study of environmental factors affecting cognitive recovery from stroke, adult male rats were reared for 3 months in a high-risk (relatively isolated, low activity, high-fat diet, high-stress) or low-risk (social, healthy diet, low-stress, physically active) environment. They then received cognitive t...

    journal_title:Behavioural brain research

    pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验

    doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2013.05.052

    authors: Winocur G,Thompson C,Hakim A,Greenwood C

    更新日期:2013-09-01 00:00:00

  • The effects of energy-rich diets on discrimination reversal learning and on BDNF in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex of the rat.

    abstract::Male rats received normal chow or high-fat diets rich in dextrose (HFD) or sucrose (HFS). Half of the rats received 90-day unrestricted access to their diet prior to training, whereas the other half were food restricted throughout the study. We evaluated the effects of these dietary manipulations on discrimination and...

    journal_title:Behavioural brain research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2007.05.004

    authors: Kanoski SE,Meisel RL,Mullins AJ,Davidson TL

    更新日期:2007-08-22 00:00:00

  • Locomotion analysis of Sprague-Dawley rats before and after injecting 6-OHDA.

    abstract::The hypothesis that changes in measured ground reaction forces and time parameters during locomotion can noninvasively detect Parkinsonism in unilateral 6-OH dopamine (6-OHDA) lesioned rats is tested. It was found that changes of seven locomotion parameters can be used to construct a logistic regression model with a d...

    journal_title:Behavioural brain research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2010.02.012

    authors: Tang W,McDowell K,Limsam M,Neerchal NK,Yarowsky P,Tasch U

    更新日期:2010-06-26 00:00:00

  • Blocking mTORC1 activity by rapamycin leads to impairment of spatial memory retrieval but not acquisition in C57BL/6J mice.

    abstract::Although the involvement of the mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin) system in memory processes has been reported, information on the effect of rapamycin on spatial learning and memory is limited. It was therefore the aim of the study to show the effect of parenteral rapamycin administration to C57BL/6J mice on perfor...

    journal_title:Behavioural brain research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2012.01.017

    authors: Deli A,Schipany K,Rosner M,Höger H,Pollak A,Li L,Hengstschläger M,Lubec G

    更新日期:2012-04-15 00:00:00

  • Chemical stimulation of the lateral hypothalamus induces conditioned place preference in rats: Involvement of OX1 and CB1 receptors in the ventral tegmental area.

    abstract::Orexinergic projection originated from the lateral hypothalamus (LH) to the ventral tegmental area (VTA) has an important role in the acquisition of morphine conditioned place preference (CPP). However, little if any is known about the function and/or effect of orexin on CPP in rats. In the present study, we investiga...

    journal_title:Behavioural brain research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2010.10.007

    authors: Taslimi Z,Haghparast A,Hassanpour-Ezatti M,Safari MS

    更新日期:2011-02-02 00:00:00

  • Measuring anxiety in zebrafish: a critical review.

    abstract::Zebrafish are increasingly being used in behavioral neuroscience, neuropsychopharmacology and neurotoxicology. Recently, behavioral screens used to model anxiety in rodents were adapted to this species, and novel models which tap on zebrafish behavioral ecology have emerged. However, model building is an arduous task ...

    journal_title:Behavioural brain research

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2010.05.031

    authors: Maximino C,de Brito TM,da Silva Batista AW,Herculano AM,Morato S,Gouveia A Jr

    更新日期:2010-12-25 00:00:00

  • Involvement of nitric oxide in phencyclidine-induced place aversion and preference in mice.

    abstract::The present study investigated the involvement of nitric oxide (NO) in phencyclidine (PCP)-induced place aversion and preference in the place conditioning paradigm. PCP-induced place aversion in naive mice was dose-dependently attenuated by administration of N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), a NO synthase (...

    journal_title:Behavioural brain research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/s0166-4328(00)00274-6

    authors: Miyamoto Y,Noda Y,Komori Y,Sugihara H,Furukawa H,Nabeshima T

    更新日期:2000-12-05 00:00:00

  • Female fear: influence of estrus cycle on behavioral response and neuronal activation.

    abstract::Our observation that male rat's innate fear response differed with hormonal status, as well as the higher prevalence of fear and anxiety disorders in human females led to the current investigation of the impact of phases of the estrus cycle on innate fear responding. Female rats in different phases of the cycle were e...

    journal_title:Behavioural brain research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2009.01.019

    authors: Chen W,Shields J,Huang W,King JA

    更新日期:2009-07-19 00:00:00

  • The effect of reduced dopamine D4 receptor expression in the 5-choice continuous performance task: Separating response inhibition from premature responding.

    abstract::Impairments in attention/vigilance and response disinhibition are commonly observed in several neuropsychiatric disorders. Validating animal models could help in developing therapeutics for cognitive deficits and improving functional outcomes in such disorders. The 5-choice continuous performance test (5C-CPT) in mice...

    journal_title:Behavioural brain research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2011.03.054

    authors: Young JW,Powell SB,Scott CN,Zhou X,Geyer MA

    更新日期:2011-09-12 00:00:00

  • Neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) null mice do not show a deficit in odour discrimination learning.

    abstract::Polysialylated neural cell adhesion molecule (PSA-NCAM) is predominantly expressed during development where it regulates biological functions including axon targeting and neuronal precursor cell migration. Although dramatically down regulated after birth in most regions of the nervous system, PSA-NCAM remains highly e...

    journal_title:Behavioural brain research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2003.10.011

    authors: Schellinck HM,Arnold A,Rafuse VF

    更新日期:2004-07-09 00:00:00

  • Selective and long-term learning impairment following neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain insult in rats.

    abstract::We examined four different learning and memory tasks in rats which had been subjected to left carotid artery ligation followed by 2 h hypoxia (8% oxygen) when they were 7 days old. The examination began on the 4th week after insult and continued to 18 weeks post-insult. Compared with the control group, the hypoxic-isc...

    journal_title:Behavioural brain research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/s0166-4328(00)00287-4

    authors: Ikeda T,Mishima K,Yoshikawa T,Iwasaki K,Fujiwara M,Xia YX,Ikenoue T

    更新日期:2001-01-08 00:00:00

  • The glucocorticoid system is required for the voluntary exercise-induced enhancement of learning and memory in rats.

    abstract::Although it is well established that voluntary exercise can improve cognitive functions, the underlying mechanisms are largely unknown. Glucocorticoids play an important role in learning and memory functions. This study addressed whether the glucocorticoid system would play a role in the exercise-induced enhancement o...

    journal_title:Behavioural brain research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2010.12.005

    authors: Hajisoltani R,Rashidy-Pour A,Vafaei AA,Ghaderdoost B,Bandegi AR,Motamedi F

    更新日期:2011-05-16 00:00:00

  • Novelty-induced conditioned place preference, sucrose preference, and elevated plus maze behavior in adult rats after repeated exposure to methylphenidate during the preweanling period.

    abstract::Early treatment with methylphenidate has a persistent effect on the affective (i.e., anxiety- and depressive-like) behaviors of adult rats and mice. Interestingly, age at methylphenidate exposure appears to be a critical determinant influencing the expression of affective behaviors. In the present study, we exposed ra...

    journal_title:Behavioural brain research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2013.02.031

    authors: Crawford CA,Der-Ghazarian T,Britt CE,Varela FA,Kozanian OO

    更新日期:2013-06-01 00:00:00

  • Regulation of 5-HT2A receptor mRNA in P11 cells.

    abstract::P11 cells were used as an in vitro model system to explore effects of exposure to 5-HT on levels of mRNA encoding 5-HT2A receptors. Exposure of cells to the agonist 5-HT resulted in a doubling of receptor mRNA levels. mRNA levels returned to control levels within 8-16 h. The stability of receptor mRNA transcripts was ...

    journal_title:Behavioural brain research

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1016/0166-4328(96)00094-0

    authors: Ferry RC,Molinoff PB

    更新日期:1996-01-01 00:00:00

  • Fetal hippocampal transplants restore conditioned blocking in rats with dorsal hippocampal lesions: effect of age.

    abstract::Previous studies have shown that conditioned blocking of taste aversion learning in 3-month-old Wistar rats depends on the hippocampal system integrity. Thus, the aim was to demonstrate that enough connectivity would develop after a graft to support the attention mechanism required for conditioned blocking. In the fir...

    journal_title:Behavioural brain research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/s0166-4328(97)02311-5

    authors: Gallo M,Valouskova V,Cándido A

    更新日期:1997-10-01 00:00:00

  • Modulation of neuronal and glial cell function by adenosine and neuroprotection in vascular dementia.

    abstract::Dementia is one of the major medical challenges in the industrialized countries. An increasing number of demented patients shows ischemic brain lesions. One strategy to treat dementia could be the reinforcement of the multifarious neuroprotective actions of the endogenous cell modulator adenosine. This involves the mo...

    journal_title:Behavioural brain research

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1016/s0166-4328(97)86055-x

    authors: Rudolphi KA,Schubert P

    更新日期:1997-02-01 00:00:00

  • Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibition by Pterocarpus marsupium and Eugenia jambolana ameliorates streptozotocin induced Alzheimer's disease.

    abstract::Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common form of dementia, is characterized by the loss of normal functions of brain cells and neuronal death, ultimately leading to memory loss. Recent accumulating evidences have demonstrated the therapeutic potential of anti-diabetic agents, such as dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) in...

    journal_title:Behavioural brain research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2014.03.026

    authors: Kosaraju J,Madhunapantula SV,Chinni S,Khatwal RB,Dubala A,Muthureddy Nataraj SK,Basavan D

    更新日期:2014-07-01 00:00:00

  • Vibrissal paralysis unveils a preference for textural rather than positional novelty in the one-trial object recognition task in rats.

    abstract::In order to explore the role of active whisking in object novelty detection, the performance of rats having bilateral vibrissal paralysis was compared to that of non-lesioned animals in three modified versions of the one-trial object recognition task performed in the dark. Vibrissal paralysis was induced by crushing t...

    journal_title:Behavioural brain research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2010.03.044

    authors: Moreno C,Vivas O,Lamprea NP,Lamprea MR,Múnera A,Troncoso J

    更新日期:2010-08-25 00:00:00

  • Role of alpha and beta adrenoceptors in locus coeruleus stimulation-induced reduction in rapid eye movement sleep in freely moving rats.

    abstract::Based on the results of independent studies the involvement of norepinephrine in REM sleep regulation was known. Isolated studies showed that the effect could be mediated through either one or more subtypes of adrenoceptors. Earlier we have reported that REM-OFF neurons continue firing during REM sleep deprivation and...

    journal_title:Behavioural brain research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2004.08.004

    authors: Mallick BN,Singh S,Pal D

    更新日期:2005-03-07 00:00:00