Li Yongde,Wang Yun,Cheng Guohua,Peng Chao,Chen Lin,Lu Wei,Kong Jiming,Xiao Lan,Tang Yong.Different doses of cuprizone induce mice behavior alterations and changes of myelinated nerve fibers in hippocampal CA1 and DG regions[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2013,35(13):1331-1336.
Li Yongde,Wang Yun,Cheng Guohua,Peng Chao,Chen Lin,Lu Wei,Kong Jiming,Xiao Lan,Tang Yong.Different doses of cuprizone induce mice behavior alterations and changes of myelinated nerve fibers in hippocampal CA1 and DG regions[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2013,35(13):1331-1336.DOI:
Objective To explore an appropriate dose of cuprizone (CPZ) for the CPZ-fed animal model as a novel schizophrenia animal model
and to investigate the possible relationship among CPZ dose
demyelination of nerve fibers in hippocampus and behavior alternations in CPZ-fed mice. Methods C57BL/6 mice
were fed with 0.2%
0.3% and 0.4% (w/w) of CPZ for 6 weeks
respectively
and the mice without any treatment were used as control. The body weight
survival time and behavior changes were compared between the CPZ-fed mice and the control mice. The myelin basic protein (MBP)-positive nerve fibers in CA1 and DG regions of hippocampus were stained with immunohistochemical methods
and the mean optical density (OD) of MBP-positive nerve fibers in the hippocampal CA1 and DG regions of each group were calculated and compared. The changes of the myelinated nerve fibers in CA1 and DG regions of hippocampus between the control group and 0.2% CPZ group were investigated with a stereological method. Results The survive time of the 0.4% CPZ group was significantly less than that of control group (
P
0.01). The body weight of the CPZ-fed groups was significantly lower than that of the control group (
P
0.05)
and the weight loss increased along with the increase of CPZ doses. In open field test
the mice fed with 0.2% of CPZ spent significantly more time in the central area of box compared with the control group (
P
0.05). The ODs of MBP-positive fibers in CA1 region of hippocampus in the 0.2% CPZ group and 0.3% CPZ group were significantly lower than that in the control group (
P
0.01). The OD of MBP-positive fibers in DG region of hippocampus in the 0.2% CPZ group was significantly lower than that in the control group and 0.3% CPZ group (
P
0.01). The volumes of CA1 and DG regions of the hippocampus in the 0.2% CPZ group were not significantly different from those in the control group (
P
0.05). The length density and total length of the myelinated nerve fibers in CA1 and DG regions of hippocampus in the 0.2% CPZ group were significantly less than those in the control group (
P
0.05). Conclusion 0.2% CPZ (w/w) was the appropriate dose for CPZ-fed animal model to mimic schizophrenia. The myelinated fibers in CA1 and DG regions of hippocampus undergo demyelination whe