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. 2016 Jul 6;8:161. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2016.00161

Table 2.

Study outcomes measured in included rodent studies.

Category Outcomes Details
Behavior Behavioral tests • Measurement of learning, memory, motor skill, and anxiety like behavior
Neurogenesis Ki-67 staining • Cellular marker for proliferation
Doublecortin staining • Marker for neurogenesis
Immunohistochemistry • Determination of phenotype of newly generated cells
    ◦ GFAP: astrocyte protein
    ◦ Neuronal nuclear marker
    ◦ MAP2a: mature neuron-specific protein
Neurotrophins BDNF-, NT-3-, trkB-, and trkC- mRNAs • BDNF and NT-3: neurotrophins
• TrkB and trkC: their high-affinity receptors
Synaptic proteins NMDA receptor subunits: • Glutamate receptor
NR1, NR2A, and NR2B • Important for synaptic plasticity and memory
AMPA receptor subunits: • Non-NMDA glutamate receptor
GluR1 and GluR2 • Involved in plasticity and synaptic transmission
Synaptophysin • Involved in synaptic transmission
STX-1 and STX-3 • Plasma membrane syntaxins
• Present in synaptic membranes and in neuronal growth cones
GAP-43 • Growth associated protein
Synapsin • Involvement in neurotransmitter release, axonal elongation, and maintenance of synaptic contacts
Cell signaling CaMKII • Signaling system
• Important in learning and memory
CREB staining • Cellular transcription factor
• Involvement in learning and memory
Akt protein determination • Involvement in cell signaling (cell proliferation)
Metabolic homeostasis Glucocorticoids receptor, 11-beta-HSD1, ghrelin receptor, leptin receptor, p-AMPK, and SIRT1 • Molecular systems that play dual roles on metabolism and synaptic plasticity
Oxidative stress Amount of oxidized proteins • Measurement of oxidative stress

11-beta-HSD, 11-beta-hydroxysteroid-dehydrogenase; AMPA, Alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid; BDNF, Brain-derived neurotrophic factor; BrdU, Bromodeoxyuridine; CaMKII, Calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II; CREB, Cyclic adenosine monophosphate response element-binding protein; GAP-43, Growth associated protein 43; GFAP, Glial fibrillary acid protein; GluR 1/2, Glutamate receptor 1/2; MAP2a, Microtubule-associated protein 2a; mRNA, Messenger ribonucleic acid; NMDA, N-methyl-D-aspartate; NR1/2A/2B, N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor 1/2A/2B; NT-3, Neuriphin-3; p-AMPK, Phospho-adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase; SIRT1, Sirtuin 1; STX-1/-3, Syntaxin 1/3; trkB/C, Tropomyosin receptor kinase B/C.