ISSN:
1432-1912
Keywords:
Key words Hippocampal slice
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Long-term potentiation
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CB1 receptors
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Anandamide
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WIN55212-2
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SR141716 A
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract It has been reported previously that Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol and the synthetic cannabinoid agonist HU-210 [(−)-11-OH-Δ8-dimethylheptyl tetrahydrocannabinol] prevent long-term potentiation (LTP) induction in rat hippocampal slices. In this study we confirm that both WIN55212-2 {R-(+)-(2,3-dihydro-5-methyl-3-[{4-morpholinyl} methyl] pyrol[1, 2, 3-de]-1,4-benzoxazin-6-yl) (1-naphtalenyl) methanone monomethanesulphonate} (3 and 10 μM), another synthetic cannabinoid agonist, and anandamide (10 μM), considered to be the endogenous ligand of cannabinoid receptors, inhibit LTP formation in the Schaffer collateral-CA1 field complex. In addition, we show that SR141716A [N-(piperidin-1-yl)-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-(2, 4-dichlorophenyl)-4-methyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide hydrochloride] at 0.1–10 μM, a potent and selective antagonist of CB1 cannabinoid receptors, concentration-dependently reversed the inhibition of LTP induced by both WIN55212-2 and anandamide. These data indicate that cannabinoid receptor agonists inhibit hippocampal LTP formation through CB1 receptor activation and that anandamide could be a candidate for an endogenous neuromessenger involved in memory processes.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00169393
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