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ArticleNature communications2021

Long-term exposure to a hypomagnetic field attenuates adult hippocampal neurogenesis and cognition.

Bingfang Zhang, Lei Wang, Aisheng Zhan, Min Wang, Lanxiang Tian, Weixiang Guo, Yongxin Pan

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers.

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7 authors.

Bingfang ZhangBiogeomagnetism Group, Key Laboratory of Earth and Planetary Physics, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Lei WangUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Aisheng ZhanBiogeomagnetism Group, Key Laboratory of Earth and Planetary Physics, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8576-6168
Min WangState Key Laboratory for Molecular and Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Lanxiang TianBiogeomagnetism Group, Key Laboratory of Earth and Planetary Physics, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. tianlx@mail.iggcas.ac.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-3219-6581
Weixiang GuoUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. wxguo@genetics.ac.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-9303-6595
Yongxin PanBiogeomagnetism Group, Key Laboratory of Earth and Planetary Physics, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4227-3061

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adult hippocampal neurogenesis contributes to learning and memory, and is sensitive to a variety of environmental stimuli. Exposure to a hypomagnetic field (HMF) influences the cognitive processes of various animals, from insects to human beings. However, whether HMF exposure affect adult hippocampal neurogenesis and hippocampus-dependent cognitions is still an enigma. Here, we showed that male C57BL/6 J mice exposed to HMF by means of near elimination of the geomagnetic field (GMF) exhibit significant impairments of adult hippocampal neurogenesis and hippocampus-dependent learning, which is strongly correlated with a reduction in the content of reactive oxygen species (ROS). However, these deficits seen in HMF-exposed mice could be rescued either by elevating ROS levels through pharmacological inhibition of ROS removal or by returning them back to GMF. Therefore, our results suggest that GMF plays an important role in adult hippocampal neurogenesis through maintaining appropriate endogenous ROS levels.

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AdultAnimalsCell ProliferationCognitionGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHippocampusHumansLearningMagnetic FieldsMaleMemoryMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeural Stem CellsNeurogenesisReactive Oxygen SpeciesReactive Oxygen Species

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