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ArticleCellular and molecular neurobiology2016

Complexity of Compensatory Effects in Nrf1 Knockdown: Linking Undeveloped Anxiety-Like Behavior to Prevented Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Oxidative Stress.

Solmaz Khalifeh, Shahrbanoo Oryan, Fariba Khodagholi, Hadi Digaleh, Fatemeh Shaerzadeh, Nader Maghsoudi, Mohammad-Reza Zarrindast

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Article in Cellular and molecular neurobiology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Solmaz KhalifehDepartment of Animal Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Kharazmi University, P.O. Box: 15614, Tehran, Iran. soolmaz25kh@yahoo.com.
Shahrbanoo OryanDepartment of Animal Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Kharazmi University, P.O. Box: 15614, Tehran, Iran.
Fariba KhodagholiNeuroscience Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Hadi DigalehNeuroscience Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Fatemeh ShaerzadehDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
Nader MaghsoudiNeuroscience Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad-Reza ZarrindastMedical Genomics Research Center and School of Advanced Sciences in Medicine, Tehran Medical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IRKharazmi University · IRHormozgan University of Medical Sciences · IRInstitute for Cognitive Science Studies · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Anxiety-related disorders are complex illnesses that underlying molecular mechanisms need to be understood. Mitochondria stand as an important link between energy metabolism, oxidative stress, and anxiety. The nuclear factor, erythroid-derived 2,-like 1(Nrf1) is a member of the cap "n" collar subfamily of basic region leucine zipper transcription factors and plays the major role in regulating the adaptive response to oxidants and electrophiles within the cell. Here, we injected small interfering RNA (siRNA) targeting Nrf1 in dorsal third ventricle of adult male albino Wistar rats and subsequently examined the effect of this silencing on anxiety-related behavior. We also evaluated apoptotic markers and mitochondrial biogenesis factors, along with electron transport chain activity in three brain regions: hippocampus, amygdala, and prefrontal cortex. Our data revealed that in the group that received Nrf1-siRNA, anxiety-related behavior did not show any significant changes compared to the control group. Caspase-3 did not increase in Nrf1-siRNA-injected rats even though Bax/Bcl2 ratio markedly elevated in Nrf1-knockdown rats in all three mentioned regions compared to control rats. Also, Nrf1 silencing of complex I and II-III did not alter, generally. In addition, Nrf1-knockdown affected mitochondrial biogenesis markers. The level of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1α and cytochrome-c increased, which indicates a possible role for mitochondrial biogenesis in anxiety.

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Behavior, AnimalGene Knockdown TechniquesOxidative StressAnimalsAnxietyApoptosisbcl-2-Associated X ProteinBlotting, WesternBrainCaspase 3Electron TransportGene SilencingMaleMitochondriaNuclear Respiratory Factor 1Organelle Biogenesisbcl-2-Associated X ProteinCaspase 3Nuclear Respiratory Factor 1RNA, MessengerRNA, Small InterferingAnxietyElectron transport chainNrf1PGC-1αsiRNA

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PMID26202310
PMCPMC11482375
OpenAlexW2107267396

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