1. Dietary spermidine improves cognitive function
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Schroeder, Sabrina, Hofer, Sebastian, Zimmermann, Andreas, Pechlaner, Raimund, Dammbrueck, Christopher, Pendl, Tobias, Marcello, G. Mark, Pogatschnigg, Viktoria, Bergmann, Martina, Müller, Melanie, Gschiel, Verena, Ristic, Selena, Tadic, Jelena, Iwata, Keiko, Richter, Gesa, Farzi, Aitak, Üçal, Muammer, Schäfer, Ute, Poglitsch, Michael, Royer, Philipp, Mekis, Ronald, Agreiter, Marlene, Tölle, Regine, Sótonyi, Péter, Willeit, Johann, Mairhofer, Barbara, Niederkofler, Helga, Pallhuber, Irmgard, Rungger, Gregorio, Tilg, Herbert, Defrancesco, Michaela, Marksteiner, Josef, Sinner, Frank, Magnes, Christoph, Pieber, Thomas, Holzer, Peter, Kroemer, Guido, Carmona-Gutierrez, Didac, Scorrano, Luca, Dengjel, Jörn, Madl, Tobias, Sedej, Simon, Sigrist, Stephan, Rácz, Bence, Kiechl, Stefan, Eisenberg, Tobias, Madeo, Frank, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers (CRC (UMR_S_1138 / U1138)), École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Université de Paris (UP), Institut Gustave Roussy (IGR), Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou [APHP] (HEGP), and Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris Ouest - Hôpitaux Universitaires Île de France Ouest (HUPO)
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Male ,autophagy ,Spermidine ,QH301-705.5 ,Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases ,Autophagy-Related Protein 7 ,Oxidative Phosphorylation ,memory ,Mice ,Cognition ,Animals ,Humans ,Learning ,Cognitive Dysfunction ,dietary spermidine ,Biology (General) ,cognitive function ,Spatial Memory ,Neurons ,aging ,mitochondria ,mitophagy ,Pink1 ,Brain ,[SDV.NEU.SC]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Neurons and Cognition [q-bio.NC]/Cognitive Sciences ,Drosophila melanogaster ,Gene Expression Regulation ,Dietary Supplements ,Female ,Protein Kinases ,[SDV.AEN]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Food and Nutrition ,Signal Transduction - Abstract
International audience; Decreased cognitive performance is a hallmark of brain aging, but the underlying mechanisms and potential therapeutic avenues remain poorly understood. Recent studies have revealed health-protective and lifespan-extending effects of dietary spermidine, a natural autophagy-promoting polyamine. Here, we show that dietary spermidine passes the blood-brain barrier in mice and increases hippocampal eIF5A hypusination and mitochondrial function. Spermidine feeding in aged mice affects behavior in homecage environment tasks, improves spatial learning, and increases hippocampal respiratory competence. In a Drosophila aging model, spermidine boosts mitochondrial respiratory capacity, an effect that requires the autophagy regulator Atg7 and the mitophagy mediators Parkin and Pink1. Neuron-specific Pink1 knockdown abolishes spermidine-induced improvement of olfactory associative learning. This suggests that the maintenance of mitochondrial and autophagic function is essential for enhanced cognition by spermidine feeding. Finally, we show large-scale prospective data linking higher dietary spermidine intake with a reduced risk for cognitive impairment in humans
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- 2021
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