Brain iron deficiency and affected contextual fear memory in mice with conditional Ferroportin1 ablation in the brain.

FASEB Journal : Official Publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
Qiong WuYan-Zhong Chang

Abstract

Fear memory is a pivotal biological function by which organisms can predict possible danger to avoid or reduce harm. However, dysregulation of fear memory processing may lead to pathological fear or anxiety and produce serious clinical symptoms, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Iron deficiency (ID) is reported to inhibit the initiation of fear memory. In our study, we found that ferroportin1 (FPN1), the only known cellular iron export protein in mammals, and ablation in neurons and astrocytes caused iron deficiency in the cortex and hippocampus. However, little is known about its role in the development of fear memory. Moreover, direct evidence of the role of FPN1, or the related molecular mechanisms of such a role, in balancing brain iron homeostasis, especially in neuronal cells, is lacking. Herein, we deleted Fpn1 in mouse neurons, using Nestin-cre transgenic mice, and explored the impact on neuronal iron recycling and brain iron homeostasis in the cortex and hippocampus. We investigated the response of the mice to contextual fear and found that formation of fear memory was impeded after neuronal FPN1 depletion. We also found that FPN1 ablation in neurons and astrocytes caused an atypical expression of iron met...Continue Reading

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