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ArticleFrontiers in behavioral neuroscience2019

Chronic Jet Lag Simulation Decreases Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Enhances Depressive Behaviors and Cognitive Deficits in Adult Male Rats.

Emily A Horsey, Teresa Maletta, Holly Turner, Chantel Cole, Hugo Lehmann, Neil M Fournier

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Article in Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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33 citing papers in PubMed, 67 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Emily A HorseyDepartment of Psychology, Trent University, Peterborough, ON, Canada.
Teresa MalettaDepartment of Psychology, Trent University, Peterborough, ON, Canada.
Holly TurnerDepartment of Psychology, Trent University, Peterborough, ON, Canada.
Chantel ColeDepartment of Psychology, Trent University, Peterborough, ON, Canada.
Hugo LehmannDepartment of Psychology, Trent University, Peterborough, ON, Canada.
Neil M FournierDepartment of Psychology, Trent University, Peterborough, ON, Canada.
Trent University · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is a long history that protracted periods of circadian disruption, such as through frequent transmeridian travel or rotating shift work, can have a significant impact on brain function and health. In addition, several studies have shown that chronic periods of circadian misalignment can be a significant risk factor for the development of depression and anxiety in some individuals with a history of psychiatric illness. In animal models, circadian disruption can be introduced through either phase advances or delays in the light-dark cycle. However, the impact of chronic phase shifts on affective behavior in rats has not been well-studied. In the present study, male rats were subjected to either weekly 6 h phase advances (e.g., traveling eastbound from New York to Paris) or 6 h phase delays (e.g., traveling westbound from New York to Hawaii) in their light/dark cycle for 8 weeks. The effect of chronic phase shifts was then examined on a range of emotional and cognitive behaviors. We found that rats exposed to frequent phase advances, which mirror conditions of chronic jet lag in humans, exhibited impairments in object recognition memory and showed signature symptoms of depression, including anhedonia, increased anxiety behavior, and higher levels of immobility in the forced swim test. In addition, rats housed on the phase advance schedule also had lower levels of hippocampal neurogenesis and immature neurons showed reduced dendritic complexity compared to controls. These behavioral and neurogenic changes were direction-specific and were not observed after frequent phase delays. Taken together, these findings support the view that circadian disruption through chronic jet lag exposure can suppress hippocampal neurogenesis, which can have a significant impact on memory and mood-related behaviors.

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anhedoniaanxietycircadian disruptiondepressionemotionalityhippocampuslearning and memoryneurogenesis

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PMCPMC6960209
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