Miyuki Nishiga1, Chiaki Kamei. 1. Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan.
Abstract
RATIONALE: Histamine plays an important role in modulating acquisition and retention in learning and memory process in experimental animals. OBJECTIVES: We examined the effects of polyamine and histamine on the N-methyl- d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor glycine site antagonist 7-chlorokynurenic acid-induced spatial memory deficits in radial maze performance in rats. METHOD: Effects of histamine (0.5 or 1 nmol/site intracerebroventricularly), spermidine (1 nmol/site, intracerebroventricularly) and spermine (1 nmol/site, intracerebroventricularly) on spatial memory deficit in 9-week-old-male Wistar rats were observed. Both reference and working memory errors occurred in radial maze performance in rats, following intracerebroventricular injection of 7-chlorokynurenic acid (10 nmol/site). RESULTS: Spermidine (1 nmol/site, intracerebroventricularly) or spermine (1 nmol/site, intracerebroventricularly) antagonized 7-chlorokynurenic acid-induced deficits on working memory but not on reference memory errors. Intracerebroventricular histamine (0.5 or 1 nmol/site) or thioperamide (100 nmol/site) also ameliorated 7-chlorokynurenic acid-induced working memory deficits. To determine whether the effects of histamine involve histamine receptors, the effects of some methylhistamines were examined. The effects of R-alpha-methylhistamine on radial maze performance were mimicked by histamine. N(alpha)-methylhistamine had no effect on 7-chlorokynurenic acid-induced memory deficits, whereas 1-methylhistamine, but not 3-methylhistamine reversed 7-chlorokynurenic acid-induced working memory deficits. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that the amelioration of 7-chlorokynurenic acid-induced working memory deficits by histamine may involve a direct action of histamine at the polyamine sites on NMDA receptors.
RATIONALE: Histamine plays an important role in modulating acquisition and retention in learning and memory process in experimental animals. OBJECTIVES: We examined the effects of polyamine and histamine on the N-methyl- d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor glycine site antagonist 7-chlorokynurenic acid-induced spatial memory deficits in radial maze performance in rats. METHOD: Effects of histamine (0.5 or 1 nmol/site intracerebroventricularly), spermidine (1 nmol/site, intracerebroventricularly) and spermine (1 nmol/site, intracerebroventricularly) on spatial memory deficit in 9-week-old-male Wistar rats were observed. Both reference and working memory errors occurred in radial maze performance in rats, following intracerebroventricular injection of 7-chlorokynurenic acid (10 nmol/site). RESULTS:Spermidine (1 nmol/site, intracerebroventricularly) or spermine (1 nmol/site, intracerebroventricularly) antagonized 7-chlorokynurenic acid-induced deficits on working memory but not on reference memory errors. Intracerebroventricular histamine (0.5 or 1 nmol/site) or thioperamide (100 nmol/site) also ameliorated 7-chlorokynurenic acid-induced working memory deficits. To determine whether the effects of histamine involve histamine receptors, the effects of some methylhistamines were examined. The effects of R-alpha-methylhistamine on radial maze performance were mimicked by histamine. N(alpha)-methylhistamine had no effect on 7-chlorokynurenic acid-induced memory deficits, whereas 1-methylhistamine, but not 3-methylhistamine reversed 7-chlorokynurenic acid-induced working memory deficits. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that the amelioration of 7-chlorokynurenic acid-induced working memory deficits by histamine may involve a direct action of histamine at the polyamine sites on NMDA receptors.
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