Olive oil phenols and GE in the aging mouse brain

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the dietary treatment with olive oil phenols modifies the profile of microRNA and gene expression in different areas of the aging mouse brain and to correlate these changes with the cognitive and motor changes observed in the same aging animals. C57Bl/6J mice were fed from middle age to senescence with extra-virgin olive oil (10% wt/wt dry diet) rich in polyphenols (H-EVOO group, total polyphenol dose/day, 6mg/kg) or with the same extra-virgin olive oil deprived of phenolic compounds (L-EVOO group). By whole gene expression analysis we identified 53 genes differentially expressed in the cortex of H-EVOO mice compared to L-EVOO mice and no genes differentially expressed in the cerebellum. Gene Set Expression analysis (GSEA) found 6 gene sets significantly modulated by the dietary treatments in cortex, like the agrin-related postsynaptic differentiation gene set, involved in cholinergic synaptic differentiation and maintenance, exerting effects on axonal and dendritic growth. miRNA profiling found only 6 miRNA differentially modulated after 12 months of feeding and 63 after six months. Among them we noted miRNAs previously associated to neurodegenerative disorders such as mir101, 8.5 time more expressed in the cortex of L-EVOO fed mice compared to the H-EVOO group and no expressed in young mice. We extended our analysis on cortex harvested from transgenic TgCRND8 mice, a model of Alzheimer's disease, observing an overall down-regulation of miRNAs compared to mice of the same age. On the contrary, the H-EVOO fed mice cortex showed expression profiles similar to those of young mice, results supporting our previous data demonstrating that extra virgin olive oil rich in polyphenols may improve some age-related dysfunctions.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

SUBMITTER: Cristina Luceri 

PROVIDER: E-MTAB-1530 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress