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<p>Aging leads to various changes in nervous system functions. Older humans and animals exhibit altered movement patterns and experience alterations in memory and motor functions. Rodent models, particularly aged C57BL/6 mice, have been instrumental in studying behavioral and neurophysiological changes associated with aging. This study aimed to characterize age-related cognitive and motor decline and examine its association with molecular changes in a physiologically aged murine model. For this purpose, female C57BL/6Cenp mice aged 2, 20, and 26 months were used. Several behavioral tests were conducted to evaluate motor and cognitive functions. Additionally, gene expression levels were analyzed in prefrontal cortex and hippocampus samples. Twenty-month-old mice exhibited reduced muscle strength, altered gait patterns, impaired balance on the rotarod test, and deficits in spatial reference memory as assessed by the Barnes maze. Motor function further deteriorated in senescent mice (26-month-old), accompanied by spatial memory impairment as assessed using forced Y-maze test. Moreover, significant changes were observed in the expression of genes associated with synaptic plasticity <i>(ARC</i>,<i> CREB1)</i>, neuronal activity <i>(FOS)</i>, myelination <i>(OLIG1</i>,<i> MAL</i>), and oxidative stress (<i>CYBA</i>,<i> CYBB</i>,<i> NCF1</i>). These findings confirm that aging is a complex phenomenon marked by progressive cognitive and motor impairments, driven by molecular changes in brain regions involved in critical functions such as motor processes and cognition.</p>

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“The impact of aging on cognitive and motor functions: a molecular and behavioral study in female C57BL/6 mice”

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    2025年11月7日

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  • Daniela Risco-Acevedo,
  • Nelvys Subirós-Martínez,
  • Hanlet Camacho-Rodríguez,
  • Jeney Ramírez-Sánchez,
  • Yaima Rodríguez-Virulich,
  • Anayansi Etchegoyen-Amoros,
  • Dasha Fuentes-Morales,
  • Daniel Palenzuela-Gardón,
  • Hector Pérez-Saad,
  • Diana García-del-Barco-Herrera

摘要

Aging leads to various changes in nervous system functions. Older humans and animals exhibit altered movement patterns and experience alterations in memory and motor functions. Rodent models, particularly aged C57BL/6 mice, have been instrumental in studying behavioral and neurophysiological changes associated with aging. This study aimed to characterize age-related cognitive and motor decline and examine its association with molecular changes in a physiologically aged murine model. For this purpose, female C57BL/6Cenp mice aged 2, 20, and 26 months were used. Several behavioral tests were conducted to evaluate motor and cognitive functions. Additionally, gene expression levels were analyzed in prefrontal cortex and hippocampus samples. Twenty-month-old mice exhibited reduced muscle strength, altered gait patterns, impaired balance on the rotarod test, and deficits in spatial reference memory as assessed by the Barnes maze. Motor function further deteriorated in senescent mice (26-month-old), accompanied by spatial memory impairment as assessed using forced Y-maze test. Moreover, significant changes were observed in the expression of genes associated with synaptic plasticity (ARC, CREB1), neuronal activity (FOS), myelination (OLIG1, MAL), and oxidative stress (CYBA, CYBB, NCF1). These findings confirm that aging is a complex phenomenon marked by progressive cognitive and motor impairments, driven by molecular changes in brain regions involved in critical functions such as motor processes and cognition.