The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of rosiglitazone (RSG) or pioglitazone (POG) on the synaptic plasticity, neuronal apoptosis, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and nitric oxide (NO) metabolites in the hippocampus of juvenile hypothyroid rats. The animals were divided into four groups: control; propylthiouracil (PTU), 0.05% dose in drinking water for 42 days; PTU-POG; and PTU-RSG. The POG (20 mg/kg) and the RSG (4 mg/kg) were administered by IP injection. We conducted long‑term potentiation (LTP) in the cornu ammonis 1 area of the hippocampus using high‑frequency stimulation of the Schaffer collateral pathway. Then, the hippocampal tissues were collected to determine BDNF and NO levels and the degree of apoptosis. PTU administration decreased the slope (10-90%) and amplitude of the fEPSPs compared to control. Injection of RSG or POG increased the slope, slope (10-90%), and amplitude of the fEPSP in the PTU‑POG or PTU‑RSG groups compared to the PTU group. TUNEL‑positive neurons and NO metabolites in the hippocampus of the PTU group were higher than those of the control group. RSG or POG increased BDNF content in PTU-POG or PTU-RSG groups. Treatment of the rats with POG or RSG decreased apoptotic neurons and NO metabolites in the hippocampus of PTU-POG or PTU-RSG groups, respectively, compared to the PTU group. This study's results revealed that POG or RSG normalized LTP impairment, neuronal apoptosis, and improved BDNF content in the hippocampal tissue of juvenile hypothyroid rats.
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