Serotonin inhibits the induction of long-term potentiation in rat primary visual cortex

被引:18
作者
Edagawa, Y [1 ]
Saito, H [1 ]
Abe, K [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tokyo, Fac Pharmaceut Sci, Dept Chem Pharmacol, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo 1130033, Japan
关键词
long-term potentiation; primary visual cortex; serotonin;
D O I
10.1016/S0278-5846(98)00055-4
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
1. The effect of serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine; 5-HT) on the induction of long-term potentiation (LTP) in rat visual cortex was investigated by using slice preparations in vitro. 2. Bath application of 5-HT (0.1-10 mu M) did not affect the baseline synaptic potentials evoked by single-pulse test stimulation, but inhibited the induction of LTP in a concentration-dependent manner. 3. The effect of 5-HT was blocked by the 5-HT1 receptor antagonist pindolol or the 5-HT2,7 receptor antagonist ritanserin, but not by the 5-HT3,4 receptor antagonist MDL72222. 4. These results suggest that 5-HT plays a role in suppressing the induction of LTP in the rat visual cortex.
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页码:983 / 997
页数:15
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