INVOLVEMENT OF NITRIC-OXIDE IN LONG-TERM POTENTIATION IN THE DENTATE GYRUS INVIVO

被引:56
作者
MIZUTANI, A [1 ]
SAITO, H [1 ]
ABE, K [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TOKYO,FAC PHARMACEUT SCI,DEPT CHEM PHARMACOL,TOKYO 113,JAPAN
关键词
NITRIC OXIDE; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; DENTATE GYRUS; ANESTHETIZED RAT;
D O I
10.1016/0006-8993(93)91756-I
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Effects of NO synthase inhibitors on long-term potentiation (LTP) were investigated in the dentate gyrus of anesthetized rats. Administration of N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME; 50 nmol i.c.v.) greatly blocked the generation of LTP without affecting basal responses. N(G)-nitro-L-arginine (50 nmol) or N(G)-methyl-L-arginine (50 nmol) also showed similar effects. The LTP-blocking effect of L-NAME was reversed by coadministration of L-arginine (500 nmol). These results suggest that NO participates in the generation of LTP at the dentate gyrus in vivo.
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