19
Views
17
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Article

Nutrients, Brain Biochemistry, and Behavior: A Possible Role for the Neuronal Membrane

Pages 21-36 | Received 11 Sep 1986, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

References

  • Abalan F. Alzheimer's disease and malnutrition: A new etiological hypothesis. Medical Hypotheses 1984; 15: 385–393
  • Abalan F., Achiminov A., Pirsolie M. Malnutrition and Alzheimer's dementia. British Journal of Psychiatry 1980; 147: 320
  • Anderson G. H. Diet, neurotransmitter and brain function. British Medical Bulletin 1980; 37: 95–100
  • Ando S., Yu R. K. Fatty acid and long-chain base composition of gangliosides isolated from adult human brain. Journal of Neuroscience Research 1985; 12: 205–211
  • Angyan L. The effects of feeding and fasting on self-stimulation. Acta Physiologica Hungarica 1984; 63: 185–195
  • Anonymous. Iron deficiency and mental development. Nutrition Reviews 1983; 41: 235–237
  • Ashkenazi R., Ben-Shachar D., Youdim M. B. H. Nutrition, iron and dopamine binding sites in rat brain. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior 1982; 17((Suppl. 1))43–48
  • Ashley D. V. M., Liardon R., Leatherwood P. D. Breakfast meal composition influences plasma tryptophan to large neutral amino acid ratio of healthy young men. Journal of Neuronal Transmission 1985; 63: 271–283
  • Balasubramaniam S., Simon L. S., Charg S., Hickie J. B. Reduction in plasma and increase in billiary cholesterol by diet rich in n-3 fatty acids in the rats. Journal of Lipid Research 1985; 26: 684–689
  • Bartfai T. Presynaptic aspects of coexistence of classical neurotransmitters and peptides. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences 1985; 6: 331–334
  • Benedict C. B., Anderson G. H., Sole M. J. The influence of oral tyrosine and tryptophan feeding on plasma catecholamines in man. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1983; 38: 429–435
  • Ben-Shachar D., Finberg J. P. M., Youdim M. B. H. The effect of chelating agents and dopamine D2 receptor. Journal of Neurochemistry 1985; 45: 999–1005
  • Bloom F. E., Luzerson A., Hofstadter L. Brain, mind and behavior. W. H. Freeman., New York 1985
  • Borgman R. F., Bursey R. G., Caffrey B. C. Influence of maternal dietary fat upon rat pups. American Journal of Veterinary Research 1975; 36: 799–809
  • Brozek J. Malnutrition and behavior. Journal of the American Dietetic Association 1978; 72: 17–23
  • Burkey R. J., Ben-Shachar D., Amit T., Youdim M. B. H. Increased hepatic and reduced prostatic binding in iron deficiency and neuroleptic treatment: Correlation with changes in serum prolactin and testosterone. European Journal of Pharmacology 1985; 104: 193–200
  • Calderini G., Boretti A. C., Buttistella A., Crews F. T., Taffano G. Biochemical changes of rat's brain membranes with aging. Neurochemical Research 1983; 8: 483–492
  • Carasso R. L., Peled O., Yehuda S. Flufenamic acid in prostaglandin migraine. International Journal of Neuroscience 1985; 27: 67–71
  • Carllile S. I., Lacko A. G. Age-related changes in plasma lipid level and tissue lipoprotein lipase activities of Fischer-344 rats. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics 1985; 4: 133–140
  • Chiel H. J., Wurtman R. J. Short-term variations in diet composition change in the pattern of spontaneous motor activity in rats. Science 1981; 213: 676–678
  • Clandinin M. T., Field C. J., Hargreaves K., Morson L., Zsigmond E. Role of diet fat in subcellular structure and function. Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 1985; 63: 546–556
  • Cohen B. M., Zubenko C. S. Aging and the biophysical properties of cell membranes. Life Sciences 1985; 37: 1403–1409
  • Conlay L. A., Zeisel S. H. Neurotransmitter precursors and brain function. Neurosurgery 1982; 10: 524–529
  • Coscina D. V., Yehuda S., Dixon L. M., Kish S. J., Leprohon-Greenwood C. E. Learning is improved by a soybean oil diet in rats. Life Sciences 1986; 38: 1789–1794
  • Crine A. F. Vasopressin effects on food-rewarded learning tasks might be due to its action on carbohydrate/lipid metabolism, not memory. Appetite 1984; 5: 233–238
  • Dalby T. J. Will population decrease in caffeine consumption unveil attention deficit disorders in adults?. Medical Hypothesis 1985; 18: 163–167
  • Dohan F. C., Harper E. H., Clark M. H., Rodrique R. G., Zigas V. Is schizophrenia rare if gain is rare?. Biological Psychiatry 1984; 19: 385–399
  • Dhopeshwarker G. A. Nutrition and brain development. Plenum Press., New York 1983
  • Dubois B., Mayo W., Agid Y., Le Moal M., Simon H. Profound disturbances of spontaneous and learned behaviors following lesions of the Nucleus Bsalis Magnocellularis in the rat. Brain Research 1985; 338: 249–258
  • Eddy D. E., Harman D. Rat brain fatty acid composition: Effects of dietary fat and age. Journal of Gerontology 1975; 30: 647–654
  • Farelli R. J., Rosenberg R. A., Gallagher M. Role of noradrenergic function in the opiate antagonist facilitation of spatial memory. Behavioral Neuroscience 1985; 99: 751–755
  • Fernstrom J. D. Effects of the diet on brain function. Acta Astronautica 1981; 8: 1035–1042
  • Fernstrom J. D., Wurtman R. J. Brain serotonin content: Increase following ingestion of carbohydrate diet. Science 1971; 174: 1023–1025
  • Fernstrom J. D., Wurtman R. J. Brain serotonin content: Physiological regulation by plasma neutral amino acid. Science 1972; 178: 414–416
  • Findlay E., Ng K. T., Reid R. L., Armstrong S. M. The effects of iron deficiency during development on passive avoidance learning in the adult rat. Physiology and Behavior 1981; 27: 1089–1096
  • Foot M., Cruz T. F., Clandinin M. T. Effects of dietary lipid on synaptosomal acetylcholinesterase activity. Biochemistry Journal 1983; 211: 507–509
  • Garby L. Iron deficiency: Definition and prevalence. Clinics haemotology, S. T. Callender. W. B. Saunders, London 1973; Vol. 2: 245
  • Gossi S., Oliverio A., Salvati S., Serlupi-Crescenzi G., Taglimonta G., Tomassi G. Effects of dietary phospholipids and odd-chain fatty acids on the behavioral maturation of mice. Food Chemistry and Toxicology 1982; 20: 153–157
  • Nutrition: Concepts and controversies3rd Ed., E. M. N. Hamilton, E. N. Whitney, F. S. Sizer. West Publishing., St. Paul, MN 1985
  • Harman D., Hendricks S., Eddy D. E., Seibold J. Free radical theory of aging: Effect of dietary fat on central nervous system function. Journal of the American Geratries Society 1976; 24: 301–307
  • Heger H. W. Effects of dietary phospholipids on acetylcholinesterase activity in the rat brain and on phospholipid composition in liver and brain. General Pharmacology 1979; 10: 427–432
  • Hill J. M., Switzer R. C. The regional distribution and cellular localization of iron in the rat brain. Neuroscience 1984; 11: 595–603
  • Hiller K., Karim S. M. M. General introduction and practical implications of some pharmacological actions of prostoglandins, thromboxines and their synthesis inhibitors. Practical applications of prostoglandins and their synthesis inhibitor, S. M. M. Karim. MPT Press., Lancaster 1979; 1–24
  • Houslay M. D., Stanley K. K. Dynamics of biological membranes. Wiley., New York 1982
  • Iron in biochemistry and medicine, S. Jacob, M. Worwood. Academic Press., London 1980
  • Practical applications of prostaglandins and their synthesis inhibitor, S. M. M. Karim. MPT Press., Lancaster 1979
  • Kessler R. A., Yehuda S. Learning-induced changes in brain membrance cholesterol and fluidity: Implication for brain aging. International Journal of Neuroscience 1985; 28: 73–82
  • Kessner J., Kalk L. Strategy for evaluation health service. Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Science, Washington,DC 1973
  • Kirilovsky J., Steiner-Mordoch S., Selinger Z., Schramm M. Lipid requirements for reconstitution of the delipidated beta-adrenergic receptor and the regulatory protein. FEBS Letters 1985; 183: 75–80
  • Knowlton B., McGowan M., Olton D. S. Hippocampal stimulation disrupts spatial working memory even 8 h. after acquisition. Behavioral and Neural Biology 1985; 44: 325–337
  • Lampety M. S., Walker B. L. A possible essential role for dietary linolenic acid in the development of the young rat. Journal of Nutrition 1976; 106: 86–93
  • Lampety M. S., Walker B. Learning behavior and brain lipid composition in rats subjected to essential fatty acid deficiency during gestation, lactation and growth. Journal of Nutrition 1978; 108: 358–367
  • Leatherwood P. D., Pollitt P. Diet-induced mood changes in normal populations. Journal of Psychiatric Research 1983; 17: 147–152
  • Martinau J. C., Bathelemy B., Garreau B., Lelord G. Vitamins B6, Magnesium and combined B6-Mg: Therapeutic effects in children autism. Biological Psychiatry 1985; 20: 467–478
  • Morgan B. L. G., Oppenheimer J., Winick M. Effects of essential fatty acid deficiency during later gestation on brain N-acetyl neuraminic-acid metabolism and behavior in the progeny. British Journal of Nutrition 1981; 46: 223–230
  • Morgane P. G., Miller M., Kemper T., Stern W., Forbes W., Hali R., Bronzino J., Kissare J., Mawrylewicz E., Resnick O. The effects of protein malnutrition on the developing central nervous system in the rat. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews 1978; 2: 137–230
  • Olton D. F., Becker J. T., Hardelman G. E. Hippocampus, space and memory. Behavior and Brain Science 1979; 2: 313–365
  • Oski F. A. The nonheamatologic manifestation of iron deficiency. American Journal of Disorders in Children 1979; 133: 315–321
  • Oski F. A., Honig A. S., Helu B., Howanitz P. Effects of iron therapy on behavior performance in non-anemic, iron deficient rats. Pediatrics 1980; 71: 877–880
  • Panakhova E., Buresova O., Bures J. Resistance of spatial memory in the Morris water tank task. International Journal of Psychophysiology 1984; 2: 5–10
  • Podlubiuk Z. M., Kleinrok Z. Comparison of central action of prostoglandins A, E, E2, E alpha, and F2 alpha in the rat. Psychopharmacology 1976; 50: 95–102
  • Pollitt E., Leibel R. L. Iron deficiency. Brain biochemistry and behavior. Raven Press, New York 1982
  • Pollitt E., Leibel R. L., Greenfield D. Brief fasting, stress and cognition in children. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1981; 34: 1526–1533
  • Pollitt E., Lewis M. L., Garza C., Shulman R. J. Fasting and cognitive function. Journal of Psychiatric Research 1983; 17: 169–174
  • Pollitt E., Soemantri A. G., Yunis F., Scrimshaw H. S. Cognitive effects of iron deficiency anaemia. Lancet 1985; 1: 158
  • Price H. C., Byrd C., Sims W., Wilson R. Gangliosides and other lipid micelles. A study of amine binding by a dialysis/fluorescence method. Neurochemistry Research 1979; 4: 63–72
  • Rao G. A., Crane R. T., Larking E. C. Reduced plasma cholesterol acyl transferase activity in rats fed iron-deficient diet. Lipids 1983; 18: 673–676
  • Reimann W., Steinhaur H. B., Hedler L., Starke K., Hertting G. Effects of prostoglandins D, E2 and E2 alpha on catecholamine release from slices of rat and rabbit brain. European Journal of Pharmacology 1981; 69: 421–427
  • Reinhardt R. R., Wecker L. Evidence for membrane-associated choline kinase activity in rat striatum. Journal of Neurochemistry 1983; 41: 623–629
  • Routtenberg A. Phosphoprotein regulation of memory formation: Enhancement and control of synaptic plasticity by protein kinase C and protein F1. Memory dysfunction: An integration of animal and human research from preclinical and clinical perspectives, D. S. Olton, E. Gamzu, S. Corkin. Annals, New York Academy of Sciences, New York 1985; Vol. 444: 203–211
  • Ruthrich H. L., Hoffman P., Matthies H., Forster W. Perinatal linoleate deprevation impairs learning and memory in adult rats. Behavioral and Neural Biology 1984; 40: 205–212
  • Sahakian B., Sarna G. S., Kantamanei B. D., Jackson A., Huston P. H., Curzon G. Association between learning and cortical catecholamines in non-drug-treated rats. Psychopharmacology, (in press)
  • Seeman P. Antischizophrenic drugs–membrane receptor site of action. Biochemical Pharmacology 1977; 26: 1741–1748
  • Seeman P. The membrane actions of anaesthetics and tranquilizers. Pharmacological Reviews 1982; 24: 583–655
  • Seltzer S., Marcus R., Stoch R. Perspectives in the control of chronic pain by nutritional manipulation. Pain 1981; 11: 141–148
  • Seyfried T. N., Yu R. K. Ganglioside GD3: Structure, cellular distribution and possible function. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry 1985; 68: 3–10
  • Sherma D. C., Simlot M. M. Utilization of dietary tryptophan in iron-deficient rats. Journal of Nutrition 1984; 114: 1518–1520
  • Shoemaker W. J., Bloom F. E. Effects of undernutrition on brain morphology. Nutrition and the brain, R. J. Wurtman, J. J. Wurtman. Raven Press, New York 1977; Vol. 2: 147–192
  • Shoemaker W. J., Wurtman R. J. Perinatal undernutrition: Accumulation of catecholamine in rat brain. Science 1971; 171: 1017–1019
  • Simon H., Scatton B., Lemoal M. Dopaminergic A10 neurons are involved in cognitive function. Nature 1980; 286: 150–151
  • Spector A. A., Yorek M. A. Membrane lipid composition and cellular function. Journal of Lipid Research 1985; 26: 1015–1035
  • Sutherland R. J., Dyck R. H. Place navigation by rats in a swimming pool. Canadian Journal of Psychology 1984; 38: 322–347
  • Sutherland R. J., Wishaw I. Q., Regher J. C. Cholinergic receptor blockage impairs spatial localization by use of distal cues in the rat. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology 1982; 96: 563–573
  • Suzuki H., Hayakawa S., Tamura S., Wada S., Wada O. Effects on the modification of plasma lipids by fish and soybean oil diets. Biochemica et Biophysica Acta 1985; 836: 390–393
  • Suzuki H., Kobayashi T., Hayakaw S., Wada O. Age-associated changes in rat plasma lipids, platelet fatty acids and prostacycline release. Biochemica et Biophysica Acta 1985; 836: 394–396
  • Sved A. F. Precursor control of the function of monoaminergic neurons. Nutrition and behavior, R. J. Wurtman, J. J. Wurtman. Raven Press, New York 1983; Vol. 5: 223–275
  • Tacconi M., Wurtman R. J. (1985) Phosphatidylcholine product in rat synaptosomes by N-methylation is enriched in polyunsaturated fatty acids. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, USA, 1985. 82: 4828–4831
  • TamirBrunner H. W., Caster D., Rapport M. M. Enhancement by gangliosides of the binding of serotonin to serotonin-binding protein. Journal of Neurochemistry 1980; 34: 1719–1724
  • Tappel A., Fletcher B., Deamer D. Effects of antioxidants and nutrients on lipid peroxidation fluorescent products and aging parameter in the mouse. Journal of Gerontology 1973; 28: 415–424
  • Tews J. K., Repa J. J., Nguyen H., Harper A. E. Avoidance of GABA-containing diets by olfactory Bulbectomized rats. Physiology and Behavior 1985; 34: 983–986
  • Trulson M. E. Dietary affect function of brain serotonin neurons. Life Sciences 1985; 37: 1067–1072
  • Vergrossen A. J. Hypothesis for interaction between acetylcholine and prostoglandin biosynthesis: An introduction. Nutrition and the brain, A. Barbeau, J. H. Growden, R. J. Wurtman. Raven Press, New York 1985; Vol. 5: 109–112
  • Wahle K. W. J. Fatty acid modification and membrane lipids. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society 1983; 42: 273–287
  • Wainwright G. E., Wainwright L. K. Effects of some fatty acids on serotonin N-acetyltransferase activity in cultured chick pineal gland. Journal of Pineal Research 1985; 2: 287–299
  • Walker B. L., Lampety M. S., Samulski M. A. Polyunsaturated fatty acids and the developing brain. Journal of the American Oil Chemistry Society 1982; 59: 290a
  • Weinberg J., Levin S., Dallman P. R. Long-term conseqences of early iron deficiency in the rat. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior 1979; 11: 631–638
  • Wheeler T. G., Benolken R. H., Aderson R. E. Visual membranes. Specificity of fatty acid precursors for electric response to illumination. Science 1975; 188: 1312–1314
  • Whishaw I. Q. Cholinergic receptor blockade in rats impairs locale but not taxon strategies for place navigation in swimming pool. Behavioral Neuroscience 1985; 99: 979–1005
  • Wiggins R. C., Fuller G., Enna S. J. Undernutrition and the development of brain neurotransmitter system. Life Sciences 1984; 35: 2085–2094
  • Wincour G. The hippocampus and thalamus: Their roles in short- and long-term memory and their effects of interference. Behavioral Brain Research 1985; 16: 135–152
  • Wurtman R. J. The effects of light on human body. Scientific American 1975; 233: 68–77
  • Wurtman R. J. Nutrients that modify brain function. Scientific American 1982; 246: 50–59
  • Wurtman R. J., Baum M. J., Potts J. T. The medical and biological effects of light. The New York Academy of Sciences, New York 1985; Vol. 453
  • Wurtman R. J., Hefti F., Melamed E. Precursor control of neurotransmitter synthesis. Pharmacological Reviews 1981; 32: 315–335
  • Wurtman R. J., Lieberman H. R. Melatonin secretion as a mediator of circadian variations in sleep and sleepiness. Journal of Pineal Research 1985; 2: 301–303
  • Wurtman R. J., Wurtman J. J. Nutritional control of central neurotransmitters. Psychobiology of anorexia nervosa, K. M. Pirke, D. Ploog. Springer, Berlin 1984; 4–12
  • Yehuda S. Effects of alpha-MSH, TRH and AVP on learning and memory, pain threshold and motor activity: Preliminary results. International Journal of Neuroscience International Journal of Neuroscience, (in press)
  • Yehuda S., Carasso R. L. Effects of dietary fats on learning, pain threshold, thermoregulation and motor activity in rats: Interaction with the length of feeding periods. International Journal of Neuroscience, (in press)
  • Yehuda S., Leprohon-Greenwood C. E., Dixon L. M., Coscina D. V. Effects of dietary fat on pain threshold, thermoregulation and motor activity in rats. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior 1986; 24: 1775–1778
  • Yehuda S., Wurtman R. J. Dopaminergic neurons in the nigrostriatal and mesolimbic pathways: Mediation of specific effects of d-amphetamine. European Journal of Pharmacology 1975; 30: 154–158
  • Yehuda S., Youdim M. B. H. The increased opiate action of beta-endorphin in iron-deficient rats: The possible involvement of dopamine. European Journal of Pharmacology 1984; 104: 245–251
  • Yehuda S., Youdim M. B. H., Mostofsky D. I. B:rain iron deficiency causes reduced learning capacity in rats. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior 1986; 25: 141–144
  • Youdim M. B. H. Biochemical and behavioral aspects in relation to dopamine neurotransmission. Handbook of biochemistry, A. Lajth. Plenum Press, New York 1985; Vol. 10: 731–755
  • Youdim M. B. H., Green A. R. Biogenic monoamine metabolism and function activity in iron-deficient rat. Iron metabolism. CIBA Foundation Symposium 51 (new Ser.), North Holland, Elsevier, Amsterdam 1977; 201–225
  • Youdim M. B. H., Green A. R., Bloomfield R., Mitchell D., Hill J., Grahame-Smith D. G. The effect of iron deficiency on brain monoamine biochemistry and function. Neuropharmacology 1980; 19: 259–267
  • Ben-Youdim M. B. H., Yehuda S., Uriah Y. Iron-deficiency-induced circadian rhythm reversal of dopaminergic-mediated behaviors and thermoregulation. European Journal of Pharmacology 1981; 74: 295–301
  • Youdim M. B. H., Yehuda S. Iron deficiency induced reversal of dopamine dependent circadian cycles: Differential responses to delta-amphetamine and TRH. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, (in press)
  • Zeisel S. H. Dietary choline: Biochemistry, physiology and pharmacology. Annual Review of Nutrition 1981; 1: 95–121
  • Zornetzer S. F. Catecholamine system involvement in age-related memory dysfunction. Memory dysfunctions: An integration of animal and human research from preclinical and clinical perspectives, D. S. Olton, E. Gamzu, S. Corkin. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, New York 1985; Vol. 444: 242–254
  • Zubenko G. S., Cohen B. M. Biophysical alterations in cell membranes associated with psychotherapeutic drug exposure, psychopathology and aging. Psychopharmacology Bulletin 1985; 21: 631–640

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.