Abstract
The present study was designed to investigate the efficacy of stimulation of alpha1-adrenoceptors and the strychnine insensitive glycine-B binding sites of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor complex to alleviate the age-related defect in water maze (WM) spatial (hidden platform) navigation. We found that daily pretraining IP treatment with 2-(2-chloro-5-trifluoromethylphenylamino) imidazole nitrate (ST 587), an alpha1-adrenoceptor agonist, at 3000 micrograms/kg, but not at 1000 micrograms/kg, facilitated acquisition of water maze spatial navigation in aged rats. However, ST 587 3000 micrograms/kg (IP) did not stimulate WM spatial reversal learning or cue navigation to a visible platform in aged rats. A partial strychnine insensitive glycine-B binding site agonist, D-cycloserine (DCS) at 10000 micrograms/kg stimulated acquisition of WM navigation, but had no effect on reversal learning or cue navigation. DCS at 1000 or 3000 micrograms/kg (IP) had no marked effect on WM spatial navigation, and did not enhance the WM performance improving effect of ST 587 in aged rats. A subthreshold dose of ST 587 1000 micrograms/kg did not enhance the therapeutic effect of DCS 1000 micrograms/kg. The present results indicate that activatio...Continue Reading
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