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Omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acid improves spatial learning and hippocampal Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptors (PPARα and PPARγ) gene expression in rats


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Hajjar, Toktam and Goh, Yong Meng and Rajion, Mohamed Ali and Vidyadaran, Sharmili and Othman, Fauziah and Farjam, Abdoreza Soleimani and Tan, Ai Li and Ebrahimi, Mahdi (2012) Omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acid improves spatial learning and hippocampal Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptors (PPARα and PPARγ) gene expression in rats. BMC Neuroscience, 13. art. no. 109. pp. 1-7. ISSN 1471-2202

Abstract

Background: This study examined the effects of dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) as different n-6: n-3 ratios on spatial learning and gene expression of peroxisome- proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) in the hippocampus of rats. Thirty male Sprague–Dawley rats were randomly allotted into 3 groups of ten animals each and received experimental diets with different n-6: n-3 PUFA ratios of either 65:1, 22:1 or 4.5:1. After 10 weeks, the spatial memory of the animals was assessed using the Morris Water Maze test. The expression of PPARα and PPARγ genes were determined using real-time PCR. Results: Decreasing dietary n-6: n-3 PUFA ratios improved the cognitive performance of animals in the Morris water maze test along with the upregulation of PPARα and PPARγ gene expression. The animals with the lowest dietary n-6: n-3 PUFA ratio presented the highest spatial learning improvement and PPAR gene expression. Conclusion: It can be concluded that modulation of n-6: n-3 PUFA ratios in the diet may lead to increased hippocampal PPAR gene expression and consequently improved spatial learning and memory in rats.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Institute of Tropical Agriculture
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2202-13-109
Publisher: BioMed Central
Keywords: PUFA; n-6: n-3 PUFA ratio; Spatial learning; PPAR; Cognitive function
Depositing User: Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited: 18 Sep 2015 02:19
Last Modified: 18 Sep 2015 02:19
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40422
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