Fatty acid amides present in Camembert cheese improved cognitive decline after oral administration in mice

Herein, we investigated the effects of Camembert cheese (CC) and its fatty acid contents on cognitive function in mice by employing the object recognition test to evaluate hippocampus-dependent memory. Orally administered CC improved the cognitive decline induced by a high-fat diet. Next, we focused...

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Main Authors: Kohei Kawano, Maiko Shobako, Taichi Furukawa, Tatsuhiro Toyooka, Kousaku Ohinata
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Published: Elsevier 2024-08-01
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Taichi Furukawa
Tatsuhiro Toyooka
Kousaku Ohinata
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description Herein, we investigated the effects of Camembert cheese (CC) and its fatty acid contents on cognitive function in mice by employing the object recognition test to evaluate hippocampus-dependent memory. Orally administered CC improved the cognitive decline induced by a high-fat diet. Next, we focused on myristamide (MA), oleamide, and stearamide, which are fatty acid amides produced during the fermentation process of CC. We found that oral administration of MA improved cognitive decline. Notably, an improvement was not observed using myristic acid, a free fatty acid that is not amidated. Thus, fatty acid amidation may contribute to the physiological activity. Moreover, we investigated changes in gene expression related to neurogenesis in the hippocampus. After MA administration, mRNA expression analysis indicated that MA increased hippocampal brain-derived neurotrophic factor expression.
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spelling doaj-art-e22fc9d6ebc244568a7f16e5318b30682024-11-21T06:02:33ZengElsevierNeuroscience Research0168-01022024-08-012053439Fatty acid amides present in Camembert cheese improved cognitive decline after oral administration in miceKohei Kawano0Maiko Shobako1Taichi Furukawa2Tatsuhiro Toyooka3Kousaku Ohinata4Division of Food Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, JapanDivision of Food Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, JapanDivision of Food Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, JapanDivision of Food Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, JapanCorrespondence to: Division of Food Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan.; Division of Food Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, JapanHerein, we investigated the effects of Camembert cheese (CC) and its fatty acid contents on cognitive function in mice by employing the object recognition test to evaluate hippocampus-dependent memory. Orally administered CC improved the cognitive decline induced by a high-fat diet. Next, we focused on myristamide (MA), oleamide, and stearamide, which are fatty acid amides produced during the fermentation process of CC. We found that oral administration of MA improved cognitive decline. Notably, an improvement was not observed using myristic acid, a free fatty acid that is not amidated. Thus, fatty acid amidation may contribute to the physiological activity. Moreover, we investigated changes in gene expression related to neurogenesis in the hippocampus. After MA administration, mRNA expression analysis indicated that MA increased hippocampal brain-derived neurotrophic factor expression.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168010224000403Cognitive functionFatty acid amideNeurotrophic factor
spellingShingle Kohei Kawano
Maiko Shobako
Taichi Furukawa
Tatsuhiro Toyooka
Kousaku Ohinata
Fatty acid amides present in Camembert cheese improved cognitive decline after oral administration in mice
Neuroscience Research
Cognitive function
Fatty acid amide
Neurotrophic factor
title Fatty acid amides present in Camembert cheese improved cognitive decline after oral administration in mice
title_full Fatty acid amides present in Camembert cheese improved cognitive decline after oral administration in mice
title_fullStr Fatty acid amides present in Camembert cheese improved cognitive decline after oral administration in mice
title_full_unstemmed Fatty acid amides present in Camembert cheese improved cognitive decline after oral administration in mice
title_short Fatty acid amides present in Camembert cheese improved cognitive decline after oral administration in mice
title_sort fatty acid amides present in camembert cheese improved cognitive decline after oral administration in mice
topic Cognitive function
Fatty acid amide
Neurotrophic factor
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168010224000403
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