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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2026

GABA-Induced Exosomes Improve Memory Impairment in Aged Mice.

Yukina Akama, Shunsuke Maeda, Miyako Udono, Utano Nakamura, Yusuke Yamashita, Youngil Kim, Bungo Shirouchi, Kiichiro Teruya, Yoshinori Katakura

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Yukina AkamaGraduate School of Bioresources and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan.
Shunsuke MaedaGraduate School of Bioresources and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan.
Miyako UdonoFaculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan.
Utano NakamuraPharma Foods International Co., Ltd., Kyoto 615-8245, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-9487-0522
Yusuke YamashitaPharma Foods International Co., Ltd., Kyoto 615-8245, Japan.ORCID 0009-0000-6384-3193
Youngil KimPharma Foods International Co., Ltd., Kyoto 615-8245, Japan.
Bungo ShirouchiFaculty of Nursing and Nutrition, University of Nagasaki, Nagasaki 851-2195, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-4237-5081
Kiichiro TeruyaFaculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan.
Yoshinori KatakuraFaculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-9678-9602

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JSPS KAKENHI 25K01969
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Abstract

Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) has been implicated in gut-brain interactions and neuronal activation. We hypothesized that GABA could ameliorate memory decline. We investigated whether oral GABA administration ameliorated age-related cognitive decline in aged mice (C57BL/6J, male) and explored the role of circulating exosomes in mediating these effects. Aged mice that drank water containing 0.5% GABA exhibited significantly improved discrimination index scores compared with that of controls, indicating enhanced memory function. Their plasma-derived exosomes induced neurite outgrowth and mitochondrial activation and restored neuronal activity in SH-SY5Y cells. GABA enhanced the exosomal expression of several miRNAs linked to neuronal activation, longevity, and anti-senescence pathways. Plasma-derived exosomes also restored object recognition memory, reduced hippocampal neuroinflammation, and decreased senescent cell markers (p21 and γH2AX) in aged mice. Additionally, mitochondria- and neurite-related genes were upregulated, and pathways associated with oxidative phosphorylation and Alzheimer's disease were enriched. Collectively, long-term GABA administration was found to improve cognitive function of aged mice through the secretion of functional exosomes.

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AgingExosomesgamma-Aminobutyric AcidMemory DisordersAnimalsHippocampusHumansMaleMemoryMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicroRNAsMitochondriagamma-Aminobutyric AcidMicroRNAsaged miceexosomeGABAgut–brain interactionmemory

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PMCPMC13026798

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