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ArticleScientific reports2018

Olfactory memory is enhanced in mice exposed to extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields via Wnt/β-catenin dependent modulation of subventricular zone neurogenesis.

Alessia Mastrodonato, Saviana Antonella Barbati, Lucia Leone, Claudia Colussi, Katia Gironi, Marco Rinaudo, Roberto Piacentini, Christine A Denny, Claudio Grassi

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07732933 (GSK-3 as a Target for Lithium-charged Au Nanoparticles in Bipolar Disorder), which is not on this map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT07732933 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

GSK-3 as a Target for Lithium-charged Au Nanoparticles in Bipolar Disorder

TypeinterventionalSponsorFondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCSRan2026 to 2029Enrolled20ConditionsBipolar Disorder (BD), Bipolar Disorder (BPD)ArmsPeripheral blood sampling for PBMC isolation
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Alessia MastrodonatoUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Institute of Human Physiology, Rome, 00168, Italy.
Saviana Antonella BarbatiUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Institute of Human Physiology, Rome, 00168, Italy.
Lucia LeoneUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Institute of Human Physiology, Rome, 00168, Italy.
Claudia ColussiCNR, Institute of Cell Biology and Neurobiology, Monterotondo (RM), 00015, Italy.
Katia GironiUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Institute of Human Physiology, Rome, 00168, Italy.
Marco RinaudoUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Institute of Human Physiology, Rome, 00168, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6130-7335
Roberto PiacentiniUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Institute of Human Physiology, Rome, 00168, Italy.
Christine A DennyColumbia University, Department of Psychiatry, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
Claudio GrassiUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Institute of Human Physiology, Rome, 00168, Italy. claudio.grassi@unicatt.it.
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · ITInstitute of Cell Biology and Neurobiology · ITResearch Foundation For Mental Hygiene · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exposure to extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields (ELFEF) influences the expression of key target genes controlling adult neurogenesis and modulates hippocampus-dependent memory. Here, we assayed whether ELFEF stimulation affects olfactory memory by modulating neurogenesis in the subventricular zone (SVZ) of the lateral ventricle, and investigated the underlying molecular mechanisms. We found that 30 days after the completion of an ELFEF stimulation protocol (1 mT; 50 Hz; 3.5 h/day for 12 days), mice showed enhanced olfactory memory and increased SVZ neurogenesis. These effects were associated with upregulated expression of mRNAs encoding for key regulators of adult neurogenesis and were mainly dependent on the activation of the Wnt pathway. Indeed, ELFEF stimulation increased Wnt3 mRNA expression and nuclear localization of its downstream target β-catenin. Conversely, inhibition of Wnt3 by Dkk-1 prevented ELFEF-induced upregulation of neurogenic genes and abolished ELFEF's effects on olfactory memory. Collectively, our findings suggest that ELFEF stimulation increases olfactory memory via enhanced Wnt/β-catenin signaling in the SVZ and point to ELFEF as a promising tool for enhancing SVZ neurogenesis and olfactory function.

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Electromagnetic FieldsMemoryNeurogenesisWnt Signaling PathwayAnimalsbeta CateninDiscrimination, PsychologicalFemaleLateral VentriclesMaleMiceOdorantsOlfactory CortexOlfactory PerceptionWnt Proteinsbeta CateninWnt Proteins

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PMCPMC5762682
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