RGD Reference Report - Developmentally-induced hypothyroidism alters the expression of Egr-1 and Arc genes and the sensitivity to cannabinoid agonists in the hippocampus. Possible implications for memory and learning. - Rat Genome Database

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Developmentally-induced hypothyroidism alters the expression of Egr-1 and Arc genes and the sensitivity to cannabinoid agonists in the hippocampus. Possible implications for memory and learning.

Authors: Gine, E  Echeverry-Alzate, V  Lopez-Moreno, JA  Lopez-Jimenez, A  Torres-Romero, D  Perez-Castillo, A  Santos, A 
Citation: Gine E, etal., Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2013 Jan 5;365(1):119-28. doi: 10.1016/j.mce.2012.10.004. Epub 2012 Oct 16.
RGD ID: 10395304
Pubmed: PMID:23079472   (View Abstract at PubMed)
DOI: DOI:10.1016/j.mce.2012.10.004   (Journal Full-text)

We analyzed the role of the cannabinoid system in the cognitive deficits caused by developmentally-induced hypothyroidism. We studied in control and hypothyroid rats the effect of a cannabinoid agonist on spatial memory, hippocampal phosphorylation of CREB and expression of early genes. Our results show that, 1-basal hippocampal expression of early genes and spatial learning are decreased in hypothyroid rats; 2-hypothyroid rats are very sensitive to cannabinoid agonists. Low dose of cannabinoid agonist ineffective in controls altered spatial memory, CREB's phosphorylation and early gene expression in hypothyroids. These effects are not due a change in CB1 receptor (CB1R) content. 3-Treatment of hypothyroid rats with thyroid hormones normalized the biochemical and behavioral responses to cannabinoid agonists but did not correct the low basal levels of early gene transcripts and the deficits in spatial learning. All these data suggest that the hippocampal deregulation of early genes expression could play an important role in the basal cognitive deficits of hypothyroid rats.

RGD Manual Disease Annotations    Click to see Annotation Detail View
TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
congenital hypothyroidism  ISOEgr1 (Rattus norvegicus)10395304; 10395304 RGD 
congenital hypothyroidism  IEP 10395304 RGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Egr1  (early growth response 1)

Genes (Mus musculus)
Egr1  (early growth response 1)

Genes (Homo sapiens)
EGR1  (early growth response 1)


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