1 H-MRS Quantitation of Age-Dependent Taurine Changes in Mouse Brain

Molecular Imaging and Biology : MIB : the Official Publication of the Academy of Molecular Imaging
Mingming ZhuChin K Ng

Abstract

A mouse model of Alzheimer's disease demonstrates reduced beta-amyloid levels in the whole brain, associated with a gain of hippocampal memory, after drinking taurine-enriched water; this suggests that a taurine supplement could be a promising treatment for cognitive deficit. The objective of this study is to establish a methodology for quantifying taurine in the whole brain, taking advantage of the rapid development of non-invasive imaging techniques such as magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS). Single-voxel proton MRS was used to obtain quantifiable taurine peaks at 3.25 and 3.43 ppm. Quantitative MRS results were obtained in C57BL/6 mice of various age groups: 4, 11, 18, and 27 months old. Compared with the 4-month-old group, taurine levels dropped significantly only at 27 months of age (p = 0.03). However, a significant decrease of N-acetyl-aspartate (NAA) in the brain was observed at both 18 and 27 months (p = 0.03 and p = 0.02). In addition, MRS-measured taurine level is highly correlated with hippocampal volume (r = 0.95). These results suggest that decreased taurine levels in the brain could be used as biomarkers for hippocampal changes and are fully translatable into putative cognitive l...Continue Reading

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