In rats under simulated weightlessness, intramuscular MGF E domain peptide inhibited the rise in hippocampal Igf-iea mRNA.
In plain wordsIn rats under simulated weightlessness, the MGF E domain peptide blocked a rise in brain Igf-iea gene activity.
- Peptide
- MGF / PEG-MGF
- Outcome
- DecreaseIgf-iea mRNA in hippocampus under simulated weightlessness
- Study
ratn: not reported in source
Hippocampus under simulated weightlessness (14 days tail suspension)- Comparator
- Tail suspension without E domain peptide
- Outcome group
- Cognition and memory · Nervous system and cognition
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated · intramuscularAs given in this study (rat).
Source sentences
Igf-iea and mgf mRNA levels, expression of antioxidant genes sod1 and sod2 and levels of miR-134 and miR-125b-3p increased in rat hippocampus after 14 days tail suspension to simulate weightlessness which was inhibited with intramuscular injection of E domain peptide.