电击回避训练前后快回避反应大鼠海马CA3区神经振荡的变化

本研究旨在探讨与动物空间辨别学习能力相关的神经振荡电活动及其改变。运用Y型迷宫电击回避训练方法,筛选出与空间认知能力相关的快回避反应组和普通回避反应组大鼠,无线遥测两组动物在电击回避实验前、后海马CA3区实时局部场电位(local field potential,LFP),分析与空间辨别和学习能力相关的神经振荡成分变化。结果显示,与普通回避反应组大鼠比较,电击回避训练前快回避反应组大鼠左侧海马CA3区LFP成分无显著差异,但电击回避训练后,右侧海马CA3区0~10 Hz和30~40 Hz电节律百分比显著增加(P0.01或P0.05);快速傅里叶变换显示,0~10 Hz频段百分比增加主要发生在θ波(3~7 Hz)频段,而30~40 Hz频段改变相当于γ1频段。进一步将两组大鼠训练前后的右侧CA3区神经振荡进行自身比较,结果显示训练后快回避反应组大鼠仅出现β波、β2(20~30 Hz)和γ1节律百分比增加,θ波节律百分比在训练前后无明显变化,而普通回避反应组大鼠训练前后比较显示,训练后右侧CA3区θ波节律百分比和大幅波(强度:+2.5~-2.5 db)显著减少(P0.01)。本研究结果显示,快回避反应组大鼠电击回避训练后,右侧海马CA3区β2和γ1节律百分比增加,θ波节律百分比保持较高水平,这些改变可能与其较强的空间认知能力有关。     

四逆散对PTSD及睡眠障碍大鼠海马CA1/CA3区神经元动作电位的影响

目的：研究四逆散对创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）及睡眠障碍大鼠海马CA1/CA3区神经元动作电位的影响。方法：SD雄性大鼠50只随机分为5组：空白组、生理盐水组、模型组、四逆散组和帕罗西汀组（n=10）。空白组和生理盐水组正常饲养,其他组用幽闭电击法复制PTSD模型,生理盐水组每天灌胃给予生理盐水10 ml/kg,模型组于造模前1 h灌胃生理盐水10 ml/kg,帕罗西汀组和四逆散组分别于造模前1 h灌胃盐酸帕罗西汀4.2 mg/kg和四逆散2.41 g/kg进行处理,每天1次,连续7 d,造模和干预同时进行。使用在体多通道神经信号采集系统,采集大鼠海马CA1/CA3区神经元动作电位。结果：生理盐水组与空白组大鼠海马CA1/CA3区动作电位发放均多为发散状,且脉冲较密集。与生理盐水组相比,模型组大鼠海马CA1/CA3区动作电位发放脉冲较稀少,电位发放呈簇状。与模型组相比,帕罗西汀组、四逆散组动作电位发放脉冲稍多,呈发散状。与空白组比较,生理盐水组大鼠海马CA1/CA3区平均峰电位发放速率无明显差异,提示灌胃刺激对大鼠海马CA1/CA3区平均峰电位发放速率影响不明显。模型组大鼠海马CA1/CA3区平均峰电位发放速率显著低于生理盐水组,表明幽闭电击能明显抑制海马CA1/CA3区平均峰电位发放速率。与模型组相比,四逆散组和帕罗西汀组大鼠海马CA1/CA3区平均峰电位发放速率均显著升高,提示两药物对PTSD大鼠海马CA1/CA3区单位时间峰电位发放速率有明显调节作用。结论：四逆散对大鼠海马CA1/CA3区神经元时空特性损害有明显的改善作用。     

疏肝补肾法对疲劳大鼠的学习和记忆力之影响

目的：探讨疏肝补肾法对疲劳大鼠学习和记忆力及对海马CA1区神经颗粒素（Neurogranin,Ng）的mRNA表达变化的影响。方法：成年雄性Spargue-Dawley大鼠36只,随机分为模型组（MG）、对照组（CG）、和疏肝补肾组（LK）。采用复合模型：运动疲劳模型与睡眠剥夺法造疲劳大鼠模型。运用Y迷宫进行学习和记忆力的测试。以Real-timePCR技术分析海马CA1区神经颗粒素的mRNA表达。结果：Y迷宫实验显示用药后大鼠的学习和记忆能力优于模型组,而疏肝补肾组大鼠在正确反应率、错误反应次数、达标所需训练次数和总反应时间皆与模型组有差异（分别为P〈0.01、P〈0.01、P〈0.05和P〈0.05）,其NgmRNA在海马CA1区的表达也显着高于模型组（P〈0.01）。结论：复合模型会造成大鼠学习和记忆能力受损。疏肝补肾法能显着影响疲劳大鼠的学习记忆能力及海马CA1区Ng的mRNA表达。     

疏肝补肾法对疲劳大鼠的学习和记忆力之影响

目的:探讨疏肝补肾法对疲劳大鼠学习和记忆力及对海马CA1区神经颗粒素(Neurogranin,Ng)的mRNA表达变化的影响。方法:成年雄性Spargue-Dawley大鼠36只,随机分为模型组(MG)、对照组(CG)、和疏肝补肾组(LK)。采用复合模型:运动疲劳模型与睡眠剥夺法造疲劳大鼠模型。运用Y迷宫进行学习和记忆力的测试。以Real-timePCR技术分析海马CA1区神经颗粒素的mRNA表达。结果:Y迷宫实验显示用药后大鼠的学习和记忆能力优于模型组,而疏肝补肾组大鼠在正确反应率、错误反应次数、达标所需训练次数和总反应时间皆与模型组有差异(分别为P<0.01、P<0.01、P<0.05和P<0.05),其NgmRNA在海马CA1区的表达也显着高于模型组(P<0.01)。结论:复合模型会造成大鼠学习和记忆能力受损。疏肝补肾法能显着影响疲劳大鼠的学习记忆能力及海马CA1区Ng的mRNA表达。     

蛋白激酶Cγ和蛋白磷酸酯酶Aα在慢性复合应激性学习记忆增强大鼠海马中表达的变化

目的 探讨蛋白激酶Cγ(PKCγ)和蛋白磷酸酯酶Aα(PP2B-Aα)在慢性复合应激性学习记忆增强大鼠海马中的表达及其意义。方法 将成年雄性Wistar大鼠随机分为应激组和对照组,对应激组实行慢性复合应激42d后,用Morris水迷宫,Y-迷宫对2组大鼠进行学习和记忆能力测试,然后用免疫组织化学方法,观察2组大鼠PKCγ和PP2B-Aα的表达,并用计算机图像分析系统对免疫阳性反应结果进行处理。结果 应激组比对照组学习记忆能力明显增强;在海马CA3区PKCγ的免疫反应阳性日月显增强;PP2B-Aα在海马CA1和CA3区的免疫反应阳性明显减弱。结论 海马内PKCγ和PP2B-Aα表达的变化可能参与了慢性复合应激致大鼠学习记忆增强的机制。     

花生油对2型糖尿病大鼠海马CA1区神经生长因子及胆碱乙酰转移酶表达的影响

目的通过观察2型糖尿病大鼠海马CA1区神经生长因子（NGF）和胆碱乙酰转移酶（ChAT）表达的改变,研究花生油对2型糖尿病大鼠海马神经元NGF及ChAT表达的影响,探讨花生油在防治糖尿病脑病中的作用。方法 60只健康雄性SD大鼠随机分为4组：正常对照组（C组）、2型糖尿病组（T2DM组）、2型糖尿病给予2 mL花生油组（T2DM＋2 mL组）及2型糖尿病给予5 mL花生油组（T2DM＋5 mL组）。其中C组给予正常饮食,糖尿病组大鼠给予高脂饮食喂养,2个月后,按25 mg/kg体质量腹腔注射链脲佐菌素（STZ）制成2型糖尿病模型,T2DM组、T2DM＋2 mL组及T2DM＋5 mL组大鼠继续给予高脂饮食。糖尿病造模1个月后处死全部大鼠,行脑冰冻切片,用免疫组织化学方法检测各组大鼠海马CA1区NGF和ChAT的表达。结果 （1）T2DM组大鼠海马CA1区NGF表达比C组明显降低（P〈0.05）,T2DM＋2 mL组及T2DM＋5 mL组大鼠海马CA1区NGF表达均明显高于未给予花生油的T2DM组（P〈0.05）。（2）T2DM组大鼠海马CA1区ChAT表达显著低于C组（P〈0.05）,T2DM＋2 mL组和T2DM＋5 mL组大鼠海马CA1区ChAT表达均明显高于未给予花生油的T2DM组（P〈0.05）。结论 2型糖尿病大鼠海马CA1区神经生长因子表达降低,胆碱能神经元数量减少,这可能是2型糖尿病脑病发生的原因之一。花生油能增加2型糖尿病大鼠海马区内神经生长因子表达,促进胆碱能神经元存活,表明花生油具有一定的保护大鼠糖尿病脑病的作用。     

眼镜蛇毒对成年大鼠海马CA3区Nestin表达的影响

目的探讨眼镜蛇毒对成年大鼠海马CA3区巢蛋白(Nestin)阳性细胞表达的影响。方法采用免疫组织化学方法,观察并比较Nestin阳性细胞在眼镜蛇毒组、生理盐水组、正常对照组大鼠海马CA3区的表达。结果眼镜蛇毒组大鼠海马CA3区Nestin阳性细胞较生理盐水组、正常对照组表达明显增强(P0.01)。结论眼镜蛇毒对成年大鼠海马CA3区Nestin表达有上调作用。     

慢性复合应激对大鼠学习和记忆及海马神经元神经颗粒素表达的影响

目的探讨慢性复合应激对大鼠学习和记忆功能及海马内神经元神经颗粒素(neurogranin,Ng)表达的影响。方法成年雄性Wistar大鼠随机分为对照组和复合应激组,复合应激组动物每天无规律交替暴露于复合应激原环境中,为期6周。应激结束后,用Morris水迷宫测试大鼠空间学习和记忆成绩,同时用免疫组织化学方法观察海马各亚区Ng表达的变化,并用RT-PCR技术分析各组大鼠海马Ng mRNA水平的变化。结果Morris水迷宫测试显示,应激组动物寻找隐蔽平台潜伏期明显短于对照组(P<0.05);应激组大鼠海马DG和CA3区Ng的蛋白表达水平明显高于对照组(P<0.05),而两组海马CA1区的Ng的免疫反应性无明显差别;与对照组相比,应激组动物的Ng mRNA水平亦明显上调(P<0.05)。结论慢性复合性应激大鼠的学习与记忆能力增强;Ng在海马中的表达和Ng mRNA转录水平增高,提示Ng参与了该增强机制。     

氨基羟乙酸对慢性酒精中毒大鼠学习记忆的影响及可能的机制

目的：探究氨基羟乙酸（AOAA）对慢性酒精中毒大鼠学习记忆能力及可能机制的影响。方法：将60只SD雄性大鼠随机均分为3组（n=20）：空白对照组、模型组和治疗组。模型组和治疗组饮含6%（v/v）酒精水溶液28 d。14 d后,治疗组连续14 d腹腔注射AOAA（5 mg/kg·d）注射液,其余两组注射等量生理盐水。实验结束前5 d连续进行5 d的水迷宫实验,实验结束取大鼠海马组织检测H₂S含量、线粒体ATP酶活性及5-HT受体蛋白的表达。结果：与空白对照组比较,模型组大鼠水迷宫实验的第2~4日潜伏期、第2~4日游泳距离、H₂S含量均升高,ATP酶活性和海马CA1、CA3区5-HT受体阳性表达明显下降（P<0.01）;与模型组比较,治疗组大鼠第2~4日潜伏期、第2~4日游泳距离、H₂S含量均下降,ATP酶活性和海马CA1、CA3区5-HT受体阳性表达显著升高（P< 0.01）。结论：AOAA能够减轻慢性酒精中毒大鼠的症状,可能与AOAA影响H₂S的含量、线粒体酶活性、5-HT受体的含量有关。     

Wistar大鼠海马CA1区、CA3区和齿状回区的解剖分割

目的:在体视显微镜下分割Wistar大鼠海马CA1区、CA3区和齿状回(DG)区。方法:24只健康Wistar大鼠,分组如下:①6只大鼠取脑后硫堇染色,观察海马各区细胞形态;②6只大鼠分离出海马,体视显微镜下观察海马形态并分割CA1区、CA3区和DG区,各区分别切片后硫堇染色;③12只大鼠检测海马各区HSP 70的表达。结果:①大脑冠状切片硫堇染色清晰显示出海马CA1区、CA3区和DG区;②体视显微镜下,在海马腹侧面,沿着CA1区和DG区之间的海马沟可分割开CA1区和DG区,沿着CA3区和DG区之间的裂隙可分割开CA3区和DG区;分割后的海马各区细胞形态结构与整体大脑冠状切片上相对应区域的细胞形态结构一致;③Western blot结果显示:与对照组相比,脑缺血组HSP 70的表达在海马CA3+DG区明显上调、而在CA1无明显变化,这一结果与免疫组织化学结果一致。结论:上述方法可比较明确地分割Wistar大鼠海马CA1区、CA3区和DG区,分割得到的各区组织可用于蛋白质表达的检测。     

Impairment of Cognitive Function and Synaptic Plasticity Associated with Alteration of Information Flow in Theta and Gamma Oscillations in Melamine-Treated Rats

Changes of neural oscillations at a variety of physiological rhythms are effectively associated with cognitive performance. The present study investigated whether the directional indices of neural information flow (NIF) could be used to symbolize the synaptic plasticity impairment in hippocampal CA3-CA1 network in a rat model of melamine. Male Wistar rats were employed while melamine was administered at a dose of 300 mg/kg/day for 4 weeks. Behavior was measured by the Morris water maze(MWM)test. Local field potentials (LFPs) were recorded before long-term potentiation (LTP) induction. Generalized partial directed coherence (gPDC) and phase-amplitude coupling conditional mutual information (PAC_CMI) were used to measure the unidirectional indices in both theta and low gamma oscillations (LG, ∼30–50 Hz). Our results showed that melamine induced the cognition deficits consistent with the reduced LTP in CA1 area. Phase locking values (PLVs) showed that the synchronization between CA3 and CA1 in both theta and LG rhythms was reduced by melamine. In both theta and LG rhythms, unidirectional indices were significantly decreased in melamine treated rats while a similar variation trend was observed in LTP reduction, implying that the effects of melamine on cognitive impairment were possibly mediated via profound alterations of NIF on CA3-CA1 pathway in hippocampus. The results suggested that LFPs activities at these rhythms were most likely involved in determining the alterations of information flow in the hippocampal CA3-CA1 network, which might be associated with the alteration of synaptic transmission to some extent.     

Loss of Hippocampal Neurons after Kainate Treatment Correlates with Behavioral Deficits

Treating rats with kainic acid induces status epilepticus (SE) and leads to the development of behavioral deficits and spontaneous recurrent seizures later in life. However, in a subset of rats, kainic acid treatment does not induce overt behaviorally obvious acute SE. The goal of this study was to compare the neuroanatomical and behavioral changes induced by kainate in rats that developed convulsive SE to those who did not. Adult male Wistar rats were treated with kainic acid and tested behaviorally 5 months later. Rats that had experienced convulsive SE showed impaired performance on the spatial water maze and passive avoidance tasks, and on the context and tone retention tests following fear conditioning. In addition, they exhibited less anxiety-like behaviors than controls on the open-field and elevated plus-maze tests. Histologically, convulsive SE was associated with marked neuron loss in the hippocampal CA3 and CA1 fields, and in the dentate hilus. Rats that had not experienced convulsive SE after kainate treatment showed less severe, but significant impairments on the spatial water maze and passive avoidance tasks. These rats had fewer neurons than control rats in the dentate hilus, but not in the hippocampal CA3 and CA1 fields. Correlational analyses revealed significant relationships between spatial memory indices of rats and neuronal numbers in the dentate hilus and CA3 pyramidal field. These results show that a part of the animals that do not display intense behavioral seizures (convulsive SE) immediately after an epileptogenic treatment, later in life, they may still have noticeable structural and functional changes in the brain.     

Prenatal stress causes dendritic atrophy of pyramidal neurons in hippocampal CA3 region by glutamate in offspring rats

A substantial number of human epidemiological data, as well as experimental studies, suggest that adverse maternal stress during gestation is involved in abnormal behavior, mental, and cognition disorder in offspring. To explore the effect of prenatal stress (PS) on hippocampal neurons, in this study, we observed the dendritic field of pyramidal neurons in hippocampal CA3, examined the concentration of glutamate (Glu), and detected the expression of synaptotagmin‐1 (Syt‐1) and N‐methyl‐D ‐aspartate receptor 1 (NR1) in hippocampus of juvenile female offspring rats. Pregnant rats were divided into two groups: control group (CON) and PS group. Female offspring rats used were 30‐day old. The total length of the apical dendrites of pyramidal neurons in hippocampal CA3 of offspring was significantly shorter in PS than that in CON (p < 0.01). The number of branch points of the apical dendrites of pyramidal neurons in hippocampal CA3 of offspring was significantly less in PS (p < 0.01). PS offspring had a higher concentration of hippocampal Glu compared with CON (p < 0.05). PS offspring displayed increased expression of Syt‐1 and decreased NR1 in hippocampus compared with CON (p < 0.001 and p < 0.01, respectively). The expression of NR1 in different hippocampus subfields of offspring was significantly decreased in PS than that in CON (p < 0.05‐0.01). This study shows that PS increases the Glu in hippocampus and causes apical dendritic atrophy of pyramidal neurons of hippocampal CA3 in offspring rats. The decline of NR1 in hippocampus may be an adaptive response to the increased Glu. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Develop Neurobiol, 2010     

Neural stem cell apoptosis after low‐methylmercury exposures in postnatal hippocampus produce persistent cell loss and adolescent memory deficits

The developing brain is particularly sensitive to exposures to environmental contaminants. In contrast to the adult, the developing brain contains large numbers of dividing neuronal precursors, suggesting that they may be vulnerable targets. The postnatal day 7 (P7) rat hippocampus has populations of both mature neurons in the CA1–3 region as well as neural stem cells (NSC) in the dentate gyrus (DG) hilus, which actively produce new neurons that migrate to the granule cell layer (GCL). Using this well‐characterized NSC population, we examined the impact of low levels of methylmercury (MeHg) on proliferation, neurogenesis, and subsequent adolescent learning and memory behavior. Assessing a range of exposures, we found that a single subcutaneous injection of 0.6 µg/g MeHg in P7 rats induced caspase activation in proliferating NSC of the hilus and GCL. This acute NSC death had lasting impact on the DG at P21, reducing cell numbers in the hilus by 22% and the GCL by 27%, as well as reductions in neural precursor proliferation by 25%. In contrast, non‐proliferative CA1–3 pyramidal neuron cell number was unchanged. Furthermore, animals exposed to P7 MeHg exhibited an adolescent spatial memory deficit as assessed by Morris water maze. These results suggest that environmentally relevant levels of MeHg exposure may decrease NSC populations and, despite ongoing neurogenesis, the brain may not restore the hippocampal cell deficits, which may contribute to hippocampal‐dependent memory deficits during adolescence. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Develop Neurobiol 73: 936–949, 2013     

Functional Restoration Using Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor (bFGF) Infusion in Kainic Acid Induced Cognitive Dysfunction in Rat: Neurobehavioural and Neurochemical Studies

Neurogenesis occurs in dentate gyrus of adult hippocampus under the influence of various mitogenic factors. Growth factors besides instigating the proliferation of neuronal progenitor cells (NPCs) in dentate gyrus, also supports their differentiation to cholinergic neurons. In the present study, an attempt has been made to investigate the neurotrophic effect of bFGF in Kainic acid (KA) induced cognitive dysfunction in rats. Stereotaxic lesioning using (KA) was performed in hippocampal CA3 region of rat's brain. Four-weeks post lesioning rats were assessed for impairment in learning and memory using Y maze followed by bFGF infusion in dentate gyrus region. The recovery was evaluated after bFGF infusion using neurochemical, neurobehavioural and immunohistochemical approaches and compared with lesioned group. Significant impairment in learning and memory (P < 0.01) observed in lesioned animals, four weeks post lesioning exhibited significant restoration (P < 0.001) following bFGF infusion twice at one and four week post lesion. The bFGF infused animals exhibited recovery in hippocampus cholinergic (76%)/ dopaminergic (46%) receptor binding and enhanced Choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) immunoreactivity in CA3 region. The results suggest restorative potential of bFGF in cognitive dysfunctions, possibly due to mitogenic effect on dentate gyrus neurogenic area leading to generation and migration of newer cholinergic neurons.     

高脂膳食对肥胖易感和肥胖抵抗大鼠学习记忆能力的影响及机制

经过长期的高脂膳食后并非所有个体都会发生肥胖,还有些个体会产生肥胖抵抗现象。高脂膳食影响海马依赖的学习记忆等认知功能已被广泛证实,但目前关于高脂膳食对肥胖抵抗个体学习记忆能力影响的研究仍较少见。本文旨在对比研究高脂膳食对肥胖易感（obesity-prone, OP）和肥胖抵抗（obesity-resistant, OR）大鼠空间学习记忆能力的影响,并探讨其潜在的可能机制。Morris水迷宫结果显示,肥胖易感大鼠的学习能力显著低于对照大鼠和肥胖抵抗大鼠,但3组大鼠的记忆功能无显著性差异。Western印迹结果显示,与对照组相比,肥胖易感和肥胖抵抗大鼠海马内脑源性神经营养因子(BDNF)、血管内皮细胞生长因子(VEGF)和突触素(SYN)的含量均显著降低,丙二醛(MDA)和白介素1β(IL-1β)的含量均显著升高;且肥胖易感大鼠海马内上述蛋白质含量的变化更明显。免疫荧光染色和激光共聚焦显微镜扫描结果均显示,肥胖易感大鼠的海马神经发生水平显著低于肥胖抵抗大鼠和对照大鼠,但肥胖抵抗大鼠的海马神经发生水平与对照大鼠相比未见显著性变化。这些结果提示,高脂膳食可能是通过降低海马内突触可塑相关蛋白质的表达和神经发生,以及加剧炎症反应来损害肥胖易感大鼠的空间学习能力,而对肥胖抵抗大鼠的学习记忆能力影响不显著。     

Dehydroevodiamine.HCl prevents impairment of learning and memory and neuronal loss in rat models of cognitive disturbance

We previously reported that dehydroevodiamine.HCl (DHED) has anticholinesterase and antiamnesic activities. To verify the effects of DHED on cognitive deficits further, we tested it on the scopolamine-induced amnesia model of the rat using the passive avoidance and eight-arm radial maze tests. A single (20 mg/kg p.o.) and repeated (10 mg/kg p.o.) administrations of DHED could significantly reverse the latency time shortened by scopolamine (1 mg/kg i.p.) to control level. The impaired spatial working memory induced by scopolamine (1 mg/kg i.p.) was also improved significantly by a single injection (6.25 mg/kg i.p.) and repeated administrations of DHED (10 mg/kg p.o.) in the eight-arm radial maze test. In addition, we examined the effects of DHED on the memory impairment and the histological changes of the brain after unilateral electrolytic lesion of the entorhinal cortex (EC) and middle cerebral artery occlusion in rats. The cognitive deficits caused by EC lesion and middle cerebral artery occlusion were improved significantly by repeated administrations of DHED (6.25 mg/kg i.p.) after EC lesion or ischemic insult once a day for 7 days in the passive avoidance test. Histological analysis showed that the neuronal loss in the DHED-treated group was notably reduced in the hippocampal area (CA1) of ischemic rats and in the dentate gyrus and hippocampal area (CA1 and CA3) of EC-lesioned rats compared with the nontreated group. The infarction area was decreased significantly by a single administration of DHED (6.25 mg/kg i.p.) 30 min before ischemic insult for 6 h. These results suggest that DHED might be an effective drug for not only the Alzheimer's disease type, but also the vascular type of dementia.     

Spatial Learning Potentiates the Stimulation of Phosphoinositide Hydrolysis by Excitatory Amino Acids in Rat Hippocampal Slices

Stimulation of phosphoinositide (PI) hydrolysis by excitatory amino acids (glutamate and ibotenate) or norepinephrine was potentiated in hippocampal slices from rats trained in an eight-arm radial maze, used as a test of spatial learning. No difference in basal or carbamylcholine-stimulated PI hydrolysis was found between control and trained animals. An increased PI response to excitatory amino acids and norepinephrine was not found in hippocampal slices prepared from animals trained in a shock conditioning avoidance test. These results suggest a possible involvement of specific glutamate receptors coupled with PI hydrolysis in the synaptic mechanisms underlying formation and/or storage of spatial memory.     

东莨菪碱慢性给药大鼠作为老龄相关记忆损害模型的探索

目的对东莨菪碱慢性给药大鼠能否作为老龄相关记忆损害模型进行探索。方法14只1月龄SD大鼠随机分为对照组和东莨菪碱模型组。东莨菪碱模型组大鼠皮下注射东莨菪碱2mg kg,2次日,正常对照组予等量生理盐水,连续21d。然后利用Morris水迷宫(MWM)参照记忆试验进行行为学测试;神经元的特殊染色及电子显微镜技术,观察大鼠海马CA1、CA3区锥体细胞数、超微结构的改变以及突触可塑性变化。结果东莨菪碱组大鼠隐匿平台搜索实验成绩有一定损害;两组大鼠空间探索次数差异无显著性(P>0.05)。两组间海马CA1、CA3区锥体细胞数差异无显著性(P>0.05)。两组大鼠锥体细胞胞体超微结构无差异,但两组大鼠CA1区神经元突触超微结构有轻微变化。结论东莨菪碱慢性给药对大鼠学习记忆能力有一定损害,但对长时记忆无明显影响;对海马神经元结构无明显损害,对神经元突触可塑性有轻微影响。此种动物模型可能不是理想的老年性痴呆或老年相关记忆损害模型。     

Role of nociceptin systems in learning and memory

This article summarizes our recent finding that the nociceptin system is involved in the regulation of learning and memory. The nociceptin-knockout mice show greater learning ability in the water maze task, an enhanced latent learning in the water finding task, better memory in the passive avoidance task, and further, larger long-term potentiation in the hippocampal CA1 region than wild-type mice. Nociceptin itself induces an impairment of passive avoidance task in wild-type mice, which is reversed by naloxone benzoylhydrazone (NalBzoH). Thus, the nociceptin system seems to play negative roles in learning and memory, and NalBzoH may act as a potent antagonist for the nociceptin receptor.