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Hippocampal metabolism of amino acids by L-amino acid oxidase is involved in fear learning and memory.


ABSTRACT: Amino acids participate directly and indirectly in many important biochemical functions in the brain. We focused on one amino acid metabolic enzyme, L-amino acid oxidase (LAO), and investigated the importance of LAO in brain function using LAO1 knockout (KO) mice. Compared to wild-type mice, LAO1 KO mice exhibited impaired fear learning and memory function in a passive avoidance test. This impairment in LAO1 KO mice coincided with significantly reduced hippocampal acetylcholine levels compared to wild-type mice, while treatment with donepezil, a reversible acetylcholine esterase inhibitor, inhibited this reduction. Metabolomic analysis revealed that knocking out LAO1 affected amino acid metabolism (mainly of phenylalanine [Phe]) in the hippocampus. Specifically, Phe levels were elevated in LAO1 KO mice, while phenylpyruvic acid (metabolite of Phe produced largely by LAO) levels were reduced. Moreover, knocking out LAO1 decreased hippocampal mRNA levels of pyruvate kinase, the enzymatic activity of which is known to be inhibited by Phe. Based on our findings, we propose that LAO1 KO mice exhibited impaired fear learning and memory owing to low hippocampal acetylcholine levels. Furthermore, we speculate that hippocampal Phe metabolism is an important physiological mechanism related to glycolysis and may underlie cognitive impairments, including those observed in Alzheimer's disease.

SUBMITTER: Usuda K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6056520 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Hippocampal metabolism of amino acids by L-amino acid oxidase is involved in fear learning and memory.

Usuda Kento K   Kawase Takahiro T   Shigeno Yuko Y   Fukuzawa Susumu S   Fujii Kazuki K   Zhang Haolin H   Tsukahara Takamitsu T   Tomonaga Shozo S   Watanabe Gen G   Jin Wanzhu W   Nagaoka Kentaro K  

Scientific reports 20180723 1


Amino acids participate directly and indirectly in many important biochemical functions in the brain. We focused on one amino acid metabolic enzyme, L-amino acid oxidase (LAO), and investigated the importance of LAO in brain function using LAO1 knockout (KO) mice. Compared to wild-type mice, LAO1 KO mice exhibited impaired fear learning and memory function in a passive avoidance test. This impairment in LAO1 KO mice coincided with significantly reduced hippocampal acetylcholine levels compared t  ...[more]

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