Intraseptal infusions of 8-OH-DPAT in the rat impairs water-maze performances: effects on memory or anxiety?

被引:29
作者
Bertrand, F [1 ]
Lehmann, O [1 ]
Lazarus, C [1 ]
Jeltsch, H [1 ]
Cassel, JC [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Strasbourg 1, Lab Neurosci Comportementaes & Cognit, UMR 7521 CNRS, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
关键词
rat; water maze; spatial reference memory; anxiety; 5-HT1A receptor; medial septum;
D O I
10.1016/S0304-3940(99)00948-9
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
In the rat, 5-HT1A receptors are found on medial septal cholinergic neurons. The effects of intraseptal infusions of the 5-HT1A receptor agonist 8-OH-DPAT (8-hydroxy-2-(di-n-propyl-amino)-tetralin) were assessed on reference memory performances in a water maze. Compared with vehicle infusions, 0.5 and 4 mu g of 8-OH-DPAT significantly impaired (but did not prevent) acquisition of the task and probe-trial performances. The results suggest that activation of 5-TH1A receptors in the (medial) septal area impairs spatial learning, perhaps directly by reducing the hippocampal cholinergic;onus, or indirectly by an effect on anxiety. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:45 / 48
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