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Adaptive immunity affects learning behavior in mice

Brynskikh, Anna, Warren, Ted, Zhu, Julia, Kipnis, Jonathan·2008·Brain, Behavior, and Immunity

Abstract

Regulation of neuronal plasticity by the immune system is an evolving field of modern neuroscience. Here we employ immune deficient mice to examine the role of the immune system in learning behavior of mice in a variety of cognitive tasks. While no motivation or motor function deficits are evident in severe combined immune deficient (scid) mice, there was significant impairment in acquisition of cognitive tasks as compared to wild-type (WT) control mice. Moreover, acute depletion of adaptive immunity in adult WT mice significantly impaired learning behavior. Passive transfer of autologous T cells into WT mice following ablation of adaptive immunity restored previously impaired cognitive function. These results suggest that throughout lifetime, immune system supports cognitive function and may therefore have far-reaching therapeutic implications for cognitive disorders.

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Authors
Brynskikh, A., Warren, T., Zhu, J., & Kipnis, J.
Affiliations
University of Nebraska Medical Center (US)
Corresponding author
Kipnis, Jonathan
Venue
Brain, Behavior, and Immunity
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2008-08
Volume
22
Issue
6
Pages
861-869
ISSN
0889-1591 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2052042076
Cited by
221
References
36
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FWCI
7.89
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Brain Behavior and Immunity (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • University of Nebraska Medical Center
  • Nebraska Tobacco Settlement Biomedical Research Development Fund
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Biological Psychiatry › Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Developmental Neuroscience › Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
Keywords
adaptive immunity, learning behavior, cognitive function, immunodeficiency, T cell transfer, neuroplasticity, cognitive impairment, neuroimmunology
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Physiological, Animals, Behavior, Animal, Cognition, Immunity, Learning, Male, Memory, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Motor Activity, Species Specificity, Mice, SCID, Maze Learning, Rotarod Performance Test, Mice

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