Nicotine improves ethanol-induced memory impairment: The role of dorsal hippocampal NMDA receptors |
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Authors: | Ameneh Rezayof Zahra Shirazi-Zand Mohammad-Reza Zarrindast Touraj Nayer-Nouri |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Animal Biology, School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran;2. Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine and Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;3. School of Cognitive Sciences, Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences (IPM), Tehran, Iran;4. Institute for Cognitive Science Studies, Tehran, Iran;5. Department of Neuroscience, School of Advanced Medical Technologies, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran |
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Abstract: | AimsThe current study was undertaken to determine the role of dorsal hippocampal N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors in nicotine's effect on impairment of memory by ethanol.Main methodsAdult male mice were cannulated in the CA1 regions of dorsal hippocampi and trained on a passive avoidance learning task for memory assessment.Key findingsWe found that pre-training intraperitoneal (i.p.) administration of ethanol (0.5 and 1 g/kg) decreased memory retrieval when tested 24 h later. Pre-test administration of ethanol reversed the decrease in inhibitory avoidance response induced by pre-training ethanol. Similar to ethanol, pre-test administration of nicotine (0.125–0.75 mg/kg, s.c.) prevented impairment of memory by pre-training ethanol. In the animals that received ethanol (1 g/kg, i.p) before training and tested following intra-CA1 administration of different doses of NMDA (0.0005–0.005 µg/mouse), no significant change was observed in the retrieval latencies. Co-administration of the same doses of NMDA with an ineffective dose of nicotine (0.125 mg/kg, s.c.) significantly improved the memory retrieval and mimicked the effects of pre-test administration of a higher dose of nicotine. Pre-test intra-CA1 microinjection of MK-801 (0.25–1 µg/mouse), which had no effect alone, in combination with an effective dose of nicotine (0.75 mg/kg, s.c.) prevented the improving effect of nicotine on memory impaired by pre-training ethanol. Moreover, intra-CA1 microinjection of MK-801 reversed the NMDA-induced potentiation of the nicotine response.SignificanceThe results suggest the importance of NMDA glutamate system(s) in the CA1 regions of dorsal hippocampus for improving the effect of nicotine on the ethanol-induced amnesia. |
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