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Environmental enrichment lessens cognitive decline in APP23 mice without affecting brain sirtuin expression.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD - 1 Jan 2014
Polito Letizia, Chierchia Armando, Tunesi Marta, Bouybayoune Ihssane, Kehoe Patrick Gavin, Albani Diego, Forloni Gianluigi
Abstract excerpt
Environmental enrichment (EE) is a non-pharmacological intervention reported to counteract pathological signs in models of Alzheimer's disease (AD). We developed EE protocols in APP23 mice and evaluated how they influenced cognitive decline and brain amyloid-β (Aβ) burden. We also investigated the involvement of sirtuins (SIRTs) as a possible molecular mediator of EE, by assessing hippocampal and cortical mRNA...
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