Circadian organization of clock factors, antioxidant defenses, and cognitive genes expression, is lost in the cerebellum of aged rats. Possible targets of therapeutic strategies for the treatment of age-related cerebellar disorders

• Published in: Brain research 2024-12, Vol.1845, p.149195, Article 149195
• Main Authors: Castro-Pascual, Ivanna C., Ferramola, Mariana L., Altamirano, Fernando G., Cargnelutti, Ethelina, Devia, Cristina M., Delgado, Silvia M., Lacoste, María G., Anzulovich, Ana C.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Aging; Aging - metabolism; Animals; Antioxidants - metabolism; ARNTL Transcription Factors - genetics; ARNTL Transcription Factors - metabolism; BDNF; Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor - genetics; Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor - metabolism; Catalase - genetics; Catalase - metabolism; Cerebellar Diseases - genetics; Cerebellar Diseases - metabolism; Cerebellum; Cerebellum - metabolism; Circadian Rhythm - physiology; Circadian rythhm; Cognition - physiology; Gene Expression; Glutathione - metabolism; Glutathione Peroxidase - genetics; Glutathione Peroxidase - metabolism; Male; Oxidative stress; Oxidative Stress - physiology; Phospholipid Hydroperoxide Glutathione Peroxidase - genetics; Phospholipid Hydroperoxide Glutathione Peroxidase - metabolism; Rats; Rats, Wistar; Receptor, trkB - genetics; Receptor, trkB - metabolism
• ISSN: 0006-8993; 1872-6240; 1872-6240
• DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2024.149195

[Display omitted] •Circadian organization of antioxidant, clock, and cognitive factors in cerebellum.•Aging disrupts that circadian organization in the cerebellum.•An altered redox environment underlies the aging effects on the cerebellar clock. Aging is a major risk factor for cognitive deficits, impaired locomotion, and gait disorders. Although oxidative stress and circadian disruption are involved in both normal aging and the pathogenesis of age‐associated diseases, just a very few studies explore the consequences of aging on circadian rhythms in the cerebellum. Here, we investigated age-dependent changes in the circadian organization of the molecular clock, antioxidant defenses and synaptic plasticity-related factors, in the rat cerebellum, and discussed the impact of that altered temporal organization on the cognitive function of this brain area. Particularly, we examined the circadian patterns of Brain and muscle ARNT-like 1 (BMAL1) protein levels, Glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPx4) gene expression, GPx and Catalase (CAT) enzymes activity, reduced glutathione (GSH) levels, and the Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (Bdnf) and its Tyrosine kinase receptor B (TrkB) circadian expression. Endogenously-driven circadian rhythms of BMAL1, GPx4, CAT, GSH, and Bdnf/TrkB factors, were observed in the young rat cerebellum. The rhythms’ acrophases show a circadian organization that might be crucial for the daily cerebellar-dependent cognitive functions. Notably, aging disrupted circadian rhythms and the temporal organization of BMAL1, antioxidant defenses, and cognitive Bdnf/TrkB gene expression. Increased oxidative stress and disruption of clock-controlled rhythms during aging, might precede and cause the loss of circadian organization in the aged cerebellum. We expect our results highlight circadian rhythms of the studied factors as new targets for the treatment of age-dependent cerebellar disorders.