目的探讨热休克因子1(heatshockfactor1,HSFI)在小鼠Morris水迷宫空间学习任务中的作用。方法HSFl+/十小鼠12只,HSFI-/-小鼠12只,进入空间学习任务实验。小鼠在Morris水迷宫中训练7d后,处死,剥离前额叶,液氮冻存,Western blots检测磷酸化的细胞外调节蛋白激酶(phospho--Extracellular regulated proteinkinases,P—Erk1/2)表达水平。结果HSFI-/-小鼠在Morris水迷宫定向航行实验中,第1天至第7天逃避潜伏期均明显长于HSF1+/+小鼠(P〈0.05)。Western blots显示:HSFI-/-小鼠在Morris水迷宫学习任务中前额叶内P—Erk1/2水平明显低于HSF1+/+小鼠(P〈0.05)相应的脑区。结论HSF1在Morris水迷宫学习任务中能够维持前额叶Erk1/2激活,因而在Morris水迷宫空间学习任务中起着重要的作用。
Objective To investigate the role of heat shock factor 1 (HSF1) in spatial learning task using mice model. Methods HSF1 -/- mice ( n : 12) and HSF1 +/+ mice ( n = 12) were trained in Morris water maze for 7 days. 90 rain after the last training episode, mice were killed, prefrontal cortex removed and frozen in liquid nitrogen and stored for determination of p- Erk1/2 expression. Results The escape latency of HSF1-/- mice was prolonged significantly in place navigation ex periment in Morris water maze compared to HSF1+/+ mice (P 〈 0.05). The p--Erk1/2 expression in the prefrontal cortex was remarkably elevated in HSF1 +/+ mice compared to HSF1-/- mice (P 0.05). Conclusions HSF1 may play a role in maintaining the activation of Erk1/2 signaling in prefrontal cortex, and that may contribute significantly to spatial learning task.