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    Sex Differences in Hippocampal Memory and Kynurenic Acid Formation Following Acute Sleep Deprivation in Rats

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    Author
    Baratta, A.M.
    Buck, S.A.
    Buchla, A.D.
    Date
    2018
    Journal
    Scientific Reports
    Publisher
    Nature Publishing Group
    Type
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    https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-25288-w
    Abstract
    Inadequate sleep is a prevalent problem within our society that can result in cognitive dysfunction. Elevations in kynurenic acid (KYNA), a metabolite of the kynurenine pathway (KP) of tryptophan degradation known to impact cognition, in the brain may constitute a molecular link between sleep loss and cognitive impairment. To test this hypothesis, we investigated the impact of 6 hours of sleep deprivation on memory and KP metabolism (brain and plasma) in male and female rats. Sleep-deprived males were impaired in a contextual memory paradigm, and both sexes were impaired in a recognition memory paradigm. After sleep deprivation, hippocampal KYNA levels increased significantly only in males. The response in hippocampal KYNA levels to sleep loss was suppressed in gonadectomized males, delineating a role of circulating gonadal hormones. Circulating corticosterone, which has previously been linked to KP metabolism, correlated negatively with hippocampal KYNA in sleep-deprived females, however the relationship was not significant in male animals. Taken together, our study introduces striking sex differences in brain KYNA formation and circulating corticosterone in response to sleep deprivation. Relating these findings to sex differences in cognitive outcomes after sleep deprivation may further advance the development of novel therapeutic agents to overcome sleep loss-induced cognitive dysfunction. Copyright 2018 The Author(s).
    Sponsors
    The present study was supported in part by the National Institutes of Health grants K12 HD43489-14, PD50 MH103222, R01 NS102209 and a donation from the Clare E. Forbes Trust.
    Keyword
    Cognitive Dysfunction
    Kynurenic Acid
    Sleep Deprivation
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