Reducing neuronal excitability with LEV or dORKΔC rescues memory defects caused by the expression of Aβ 42 Arctic .

(A) Pan-neuronal expression of Aβ 42 Arctic reduced aversive 0-h memory, which could not be restored with LEV treatment (n ≥ 12). (B) LEV treatment does not affect flies expressing Aβ 42 Arctic in the MB directly after training (n ≥ 12) but (C) restored the impaired 2-h memory performance in flies e...

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Main Authors: Jenifer C. Kaldun (11530225), Shahnaz R. Lone (11530228), Ana M. Humbert Camps (11530231), Cornelia Fritsch (436027), Yves F. Widmer (11530234), Jens V. Stein (3154206), Seth M. Tomchik (9155250), Simon G. Sprecher (10058941)
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Published: 2021
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001412.g002
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Summary:(A) Pan-neuronal expression of Aβ 42 Arctic reduced aversive 0-h memory, which could not be restored with LEV treatment (n ≥ 12). (B) LEV treatment does not affect flies expressing Aβ 42 Arctic in the MB directly after training (n ≥ 12) but (C) restored the impaired 2-h memory performance in flies expressing Aβ 42 Arctic in the MB (n ≥ 12). (D) Flies were fed with either 2.5 or 7.5 mg/kg LEV, and 2-h aversive memory was tested. The data for 5 mg/kg are from Fig 3C (n ≥ 12). Other LEV concentrations do not seem to improve the memory performance. (E) Flies were fed with either 7.5 or 10 mg/kg LEV, and 0-h aversive memory was tested. The data for 5 mg/kg are from Fig 3B (n ≥ 12). Higher LEV concentrations seem to have a negative effect on the flies’ ability to learn (F) Expression of the nonconducting K + -channel dORKΔNC or constitutive conducting dORKΔC in the MB of Aβ 42 Arctic -expressing flies. At 2 h after training, dORKΔC is able to partially restore the learning performance compared to dORKΔC (n ≥ 12). See S4 Fig for the further data on LEV and dORK and S1 Table for the data. All other details are similar to Fig 1 . LEV, Levetiracetam; MB, mushroom body.