Experiments suggesting a role for the platelet-activating factor in hippocampal and amygdala synapses in memory in rats
Ciênc. cult. (Säo Paulo)
; 47(3): 177-9, May-Jun. 1995. tab
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RESUMO
Platelet-activating factor (1-O-alky1-2-acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, PAF) is present in brain, is released from neurons in culture and, in hippocampal slices, enhances glutamate release and long-term potentiation (LTP) through an action on membrane receptors sensitive to the antagonist, BN 52021. This led to the proposal that PAF may be a retrograde messenger in the genesis of LTP. LTP has been, in turn, proposed as a mechanism of memory. Male Wistar rats were implanted bilaterally with cannulae aimed at the amygdala and the dorsal hippocampus. After recovery from surgery, the animals were trained in step-down inhibitory avoidance using a 0.5 mA footshock, and tested for retention 24 h later. BN 52021 (0.5 mug) was amnestic when given into the hippocampus or the amygdala either before or immediately after training but not 30 min later. The findings support the idea that memory of this task depends on the generation of LTP at the time of training in hippocampus and amygdala, and further suggest that PAF is involved in the development of this LTP.
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LILACS
Assunto principal:
Sinapses
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Fator de Ativação de Plaquetas
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Potenciação de Longa Duração
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Hipocampo
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Tonsila do Cerebelo
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Lactonas
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Memória
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ciênc. cult. (Säo Paulo)
Assunto da revista:
CIENCIA
Ano de publicação:
1995
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Article