TY - JOUR
T1 - The antagonistic effects of naloxone on cycloheximide and anisomicin-induced amnesia
AU - Kameyama, Tsutomu
AU - Nabeshima, Toshitaka
AU - Kozawa, Teruo
PY - 1986/9
Y1 - 1986/9
N2 - The amnesia induced by cycloheximide (CXM) injected SC and by CXM or anisomycin injected ICV immediately after the training test was antagonized in combination with an opiate antagonist, naloxone (NLX). This antagonism occurred on both the passive avoidance- and escape-learning responses in a dose-dependent manner in mice. NLX alone (0.3-10.0 mg/kg) did not alter the performances of these tasks. Furthermore, the decrease in retention performance on shuttle avoidance in rats induced by CXM was also antagonized by NLX. Treatment with CXM and/or NLX did not affect spontaneous locomotor activity. The interaction of these drugs on the performance of the passive avoidance- and escape-learning and the shuttle avoidance tasks may be related to neurochemical memory processes. These results suggest than an opioid system may participate in the amnesic actions induced by protein synthesis inhibitors in these models.
AB - The amnesia induced by cycloheximide (CXM) injected SC and by CXM or anisomycin injected ICV immediately after the training test was antagonized in combination with an opiate antagonist, naloxone (NLX). This antagonism occurred on both the passive avoidance- and escape-learning responses in a dose-dependent manner in mice. NLX alone (0.3-10.0 mg/kg) did not alter the performances of these tasks. Furthermore, the decrease in retention performance on shuttle avoidance in rats induced by CXM was also antagonized by NLX. Treatment with CXM and/or NLX did not affect spontaneous locomotor activity. The interaction of these drugs on the performance of the passive avoidance- and escape-learning and the shuttle avoidance tasks may be related to neurochemical memory processes. These results suggest than an opioid system may participate in the amnesic actions induced by protein synthesis inhibitors in these models.
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U2 - 10.1016/0091-3057(86)90142-5
DO - 10.1016/0091-3057(86)90142-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 3774821
AN - SCOPUS:0022920801
SN - 0091-3057
VL - 25
SP - 567
EP - 572
JO - Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior
JF - Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior
IS - 3
ER -