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ArticleBehavioural brain research2026

KMO deletion preserves non-associative learning and SVZ neurogenesis in aging mice.

Miguel A de la Flor, Natalia Kuhn-Sandoval, Danielle Santana-Coelho, Damian Lozano, Samuel J Harrison, Morgan C Bucknor, Mustafa N Mithaiwala, Jason C O'Connor, Erzsebet Kokovay

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Miguel A de la FlorDepartment of Pharmacology, UT Health San Antonio, TX, United States; Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, San Antonio, TX, United States; Audie L. Murphy VA Hospital, South Texas Veterans Health System, San Antonio, TX, United States.
Natalia Kuhn-SandovalDepartment of Pharmacology, UT Health San Antonio, TX, United States; Audie L. Murphy VA Hospital, South Texas Veterans Health System, San Antonio, TX, United States.
Danielle Santana-CoelhoDepartment of Pharmacology, UT Health San Antonio, TX, United States; Audie L. Murphy VA Hospital, South Texas Veterans Health System, San Antonio, TX, United States.
Damian LozanoDepartment of Cell Systems and Anatomy, UT Health San Antonio, TX, United States.
Samuel J HarrisonDepartment of Cell Systems and Anatomy, UT Health San Antonio, TX, United States.
Morgan C BucknorDepartment of Cell Systems and Anatomy, UT Health San Antonio, TX, United States.
Mustafa N MithaiwalaDepartment of Pharmacology, UT Health San Antonio, TX, United States; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United States.
Jason C O'ConnorDepartment of Pharmacology, UT Health San Antonio, TX, United States; Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, San Antonio, TX, United States; Audie L. Murphy VA Hospital, South Texas Veterans Health System, San Antonio, TX, United States. Electronic address: oconnorj@uthscsa.edu.
Erzsebet KokovayDepartment of Cell Systems and Anatomy, UT Health San Antonio, TX, United States.

Funding

TRAINING GRANT ON THE BIOLOGY OF AGINGT32AG021890 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER · PI Erzsebet Kokovay, JAMES FLOYD NELSON · 2003 to 2026
$11.4M
San Antonio Biomedical Education and ResearchK12GM111726 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER · PI LECHLEITER, JAMES D, OYAJOBI, BABATUNDE OLUKAYODE · 2015 to 2024
$7.6M
Opposing Roles for Microglia in the Young and Aged Neurogenic NicheR01NS102448 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER · PI KOKOVAY, ERZSEBET · 2018 to 2022
$1.7M
BLRD VA I01 BX003195NIA NIH HHS T32 AG021890NIGMS NIH HHS K12 GM111726NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS102448
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Activation of the kynurenine pathway (KP) by age-related chronic inflammation has been linked with cognitive decline and altered neurogenesis. When upregulated, kynurenine 3-monooxygenase (KMO), a rate-limiting enzyme, drives the KP toward oxidative metabolism and the production of neurotoxic metabolites. Here, we show that genetic deletion of KMO preserves olfactory habituation and dishabituation, a form of non-associative learning, and alters subventricular zone (SVZ) proliferative and neurogenic activity in aging mice. Olfactory habituation and dishabituation were assessed in young (4-5 months), middle-aged (9-12 months), and old (22-30 months) wild-type (WT) and KMO

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AgingLateral VentriclesLearningNeurogenesisAnimalsCell ProliferationFemaleHabituation, PsychophysiologicMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutAgingKMOKynurenine pathwayNeurogenesisNon-associative learning and memoryOlfactory habituation and dishabituationOxidative stressSubventricular zoneTryptophan metabolism

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PMID41997367
PMCPMC13367293

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