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  • Estrogens are known to enhance object recognition memory (ORM).
  • The role of acetylcholine in mediating estrogen's effects on ORM remains unclear.
  • Vesicular Acetylcholine Transporter knockdown (VAChT KDHET) models reduced cholinergic function.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if 17β-estradiol (E2) can restore ORM deficits in VAChT KDHET mice.
  • To determine the role of hippocampal estrogen receptors (ERs) in mediating E2's effects on ORM.
  • To examine sex-dependent effects of VAChT expression on ER mRNA levels.

Main Methods:

  • Administration of E2 to VAChT KDHET male and OVX female mice.
  • Assessment of short-term (STM) and long-term object recognition memory (LTM).
  • Pharmacological activation of hippocampal ERs and measurement of ERα and ERβ mRNA levels.

Main Results:

  • E2 improved STM in both male and female VAChT KDHET mice, but not LTM.
  • Hippocampal ERα activation was sufficient and necessary for STM in females.
  • Both ERα and ERβ activation rescued STM in males; female VAChT KDHET mice showed reduced hippocampal ERα mRNA.
  • VAChT expression influences hippocampal ERα mRNA levels in a sex-dependent manner.

Conclusions:

  • E2 enhances short-term object recognition memory under conditions of reduced cholinergic function.
  • Estrogen receptor signaling, particularly ERα, plays a critical role in this memory enhancement.
  • VAChT expression may modulate hippocampal estrogen receptor expression, indicating a potential sex-specific interaction between cholinergic and estrogenic systems in memory.