Involvement of the cholinergic system in the effects of nefiracetam (DM-9384) on carbon monoxide (CO)-induced acute and delayed amnesia

Masayuki Hiramatsu, Tomomi Koide, Sei ichi Ishihara, Tadashi Shiotani, Tsutomu Kameyama, Toshitaka Nabeshima

研究成果: ジャーナルへの寄稿学術論文査読

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The effects of N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-2-(2-oxo-1-pyrrolidinyl)-acetamide (DM-9384, nefiracetam), a cyclic derivative of GABA, were investigated in the carbon monoxide (CO)-induced amnesia model in the mice using the passive avoidance task. Memory deficiency occurred when mice were exposed to CO before memory was completely consolidated after training (acute amnesia), at 7 days before training and 7 days after training (delayed amnesia). DM-9384 prolonged the step-down latency in mice with CO-induced amnesia. Scopolamine blocked the anti-amnesic effect of DM-9384 on delayed amnesia that had been induced by pre- or post-training exposure to CO. Bicuculline had a tendency to antagonize the anti-amnesic effect of DM-9384, but this tendency was not significant. Under these conditions, no significant change in the activity of choline acetyltransferase and glutamic acid decarboxylase was observed in the frontal cortex, striatum and hippocampus. These results suggest that DM-9384 potentiates cholinergic neuronal function and that it may modify acquisition and/or consolidation of memory.

本文言語英語
ページ(範囲)279-285
ページ数7
ジャーナルEuropean Journal of Pharmacology
216
2
DOI
出版ステータス出版済み - 05-06-1992
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • 薬理学

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