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Table 4 The partial correlation between the performance in MWM and hippocampal GDNF-GFRα1 expression in F2 generation

From: Effects of gestational inflammation on age-related cognitive decline and hippocampal Gdnf-GFRα1 levels in F1 and F2 generations of CD-1 Mice

Cognitive parameters

Ages

Groups

GDNF [r (p)]

GFRα1 [r (p)]

Protein

mRNA

Protein

mRNA

Swam distance

3 months

F2-CON

− 0.273 (0.477)

− 0.502 (0.169)

− 0.498 (0.173)

− 0.562 (0.115)

Mother-LPS

0.206 (0.594)

0.061 (0.876)

− 0.029 (0.940)

0.278 (0.468)

Father-LPS

− 0.612 (0.080)

− 0.444 (0.232)

− 0.560 (0.117)

− 0.441 (0.234)

Parents-LPS

0.112 (0.773)

− 0.289 (0.450)

− 0.062 (0.874)

− 0.424 (0.256)

15 months

F2-CON

− 0.135 (0.729)

− 0.335 (0.377)

− 0.346 (0.362)

0.110 (0.778)

Mother-LPS

− 0.631 (0.068)

− 0.645 (0.061)

− 0.586 (0.098)

−0.043 (0.913)

Father-LPS

− 0.020 (0.959)

− 0.345 (0.363)

− 0.353 (0.352)

−0.377 (0.318)

Parents-LPS

− 0.336 (0.377)

− 0.688 (0.041)*

− 0.436 (0.241)

−0.421 (0.259)

Percentage swam distance in target quadrant

3 months

F2-CON

0.242 (0.530)

0.563 (0.115)

0.519 (0.152)

0.535 (0.138)

Mother-LPS

0.392 (0.297)

0.611 (0.080)

0.470 (0.202)

0.452 (0.222)

Father-LPS

− 0.315 (0.409)

− 0.040 (0.918)

0.274 (0.475)

0.055 (0.889)

Parents-LPS

0.157 (0.687)

− 0.090 (0.817)

0.265 (0.491)

0.320 (0.401)

15 months

F2-CON

0.198 (0.610)

0.324 (0.395)

0.164 (0.673)

0.465 (0.207)

Mother-LPS

− 0.073 (0.851)

0.092 (0.814)

0.428 (0.250)

0.705 (0.034)*

Father-LPS

0.220 (0.570)

0.547 (0.127)

0.472 (0.199)

0.722 (0.028)*

Parents-LPS

0.349 (0.358)

0.503 (0.167)

0.724 (0.028)*

0.901 (0.001)**

  1. n = 6 per group
  2. *P < 0.05
  3. **P < 0.01. F2-CON mice whose parents were exposed to saline in utero, Mother-LPS mice whose mothers were exposed to inflammation in utero; Father-LPS mice whose fathers were exposed to inflammation in utero; Parents-LPS whose parents were exposed to inflammation in utero