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The gut-brain vagal axis scales hippocampal memory processes and plasticity.
Onimus, Oriane; Arrivet, Faustine; Souza, Isis Nem de Oliveira; Bertrand, Benoit; Castel, Julien; Luquet, Serge; Mothet, Jean-Pierre; Heck, Nicolas; Gangarossa, Giuseppe.
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  • Onimus O; Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Unité de Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative, F-75013 Paris, France.
  • Arrivet F; Sorbonne Université, CNRS, INSERM, Neurosciences Paris Seine, Institut de Biologie Paris Seine, F-75005 Paris, France.
  • Souza INO; Biophotonics and Synapse Physiopathology Team, Laboratoire LuMIn UMR9024 Université Paris-Saclay, ENS Paris-Saclay, CNRS, CentraleSupelec, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France; Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  • Bertrand B; Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Unité de Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative, F-75013 Paris, France.
  • Castel J; Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Unité de Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative, F-75013 Paris, France.
  • Luquet S; Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Unité de Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative, F-75013 Paris, France.
  • Mothet JP; Biophotonics and Synapse Physiopathology Team, Laboratoire LuMIn UMR9024 Université Paris-Saclay, ENS Paris-Saclay, CNRS, CentraleSupelec, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
  • Heck N; Sorbonne Université, CNRS, INSERM, Neurosciences Paris Seine, Institut de Biologie Paris Seine, F-75005 Paris, France.
  • Gangarossa G; Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Unité de Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative, F-75013 Paris, France; Institut Universitaire de France, France. Electronic address: giuseppe.gangarossa@u-paris.fr.
Neurobiol Dis ; 199: 106569, 2024 Sep.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38885849
ABSTRACT
The vagus nerve serves as an interoceptive relay between the body and the brain. Despite its well-established role in feeding behaviors, energy metabolism, and cognitive functions, the intricate functional processes linking the vagus nerve to the hippocampus and its contribution to learning and memory dynamics remain still elusive. Here, we investigated whether and how the gut-brain vagal axis contributes to hippocampal learning and memory processes at behavioral, functional, cellular, and molecular levels. Our results indicate that the integrity of the vagal axis is essential for long-term recognition memories, while sparing other forms of memory. In addition, by combing multi-scale approaches, our findings show that the gut-brain vagal tone exerts a permissive role in scaling intracellular signaling events, gene expressions, hippocampal dendritic spines density as well as functional long-term plasticities (LTD and LTP). These results highlight the critical role of the gut-brain vagal axis in maintaining the spontaneous and homeostatic functions of hippocampal ensembles and in regulating their learning and memory functions. In conclusion, our study provides comprehensive insights into the multifaceted involvement of the gut-brain vagal axis in shaping time-dependent hippocampal learning and memory dynamics. Understanding the mechanisms underlying this interoceptive body-brain neuronal communication may pave the way for novel therapeutic approaches in conditions associated with cognitive decline, including neurodegenerative disorders.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Nervio Vago / Eje Cerebro-Intestino / Hipocampo / Memoria / Plasticidad Neuronal Límite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Neurobiol Dis Asunto de la revista: NEUROLOGIA Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Francia Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Nervio Vago / Eje Cerebro-Intestino / Hipocampo / Memoria / Plasticidad Neuronal Límite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Neurobiol Dis Asunto de la revista: NEUROLOGIA Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Francia Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos