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Effects of histamine and cholinergic systems on memory retention of passive avoidance learning in rats.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12650837     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In the present study, the effects of the histamine and cholinergic systems on memory retention in adult male rats were investigated. Post-training intracerebroventricular injections were carried out in all the experiments. Cholinoceptor agonist, acetylcholine (1-10 microg/rat) or nicotine (1-10 microg/rat), increased, while a cholinoceptor antagonist, scopolamine (5-20 microg/rat), decreased memory retention. The response to acetylcholine was attenuated by scopolamine. Administration of histamine (5-20 microg/rat) reduced, but the histamine H(1) receptor antagonist, pyrilamine (10-50 microg/rat), and the histamine H(2) receptor antagonist, cimetidine (1-50 microg/rat), increased memory retention in rats. The histamine receptor antagonists attenuated the response to histamine. Histamine reduced the acetylcholine- or nicotine-induced enhancement. The histamine receptor antagonists enhanced the nicotine- or acetylcholine-induced response. Histamine potentiated the inhibitory effect induced by scopolamine. It is concluded that histaminergic and cholinergic systems have opposing effects on memory retention. Also, the histaminergic system elicits an interaction with the cholinergic system in memory retention.
Authors:
Maryam Eidi; Mohammad-Reza Zarrindast; Akram Eidi; Shahrbanoo Oryan; Kazem Parivar
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  European journal of pharmacology     Volume:  465     ISSN:  0014-2999     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur. J. Pharmacol.     Publication Date:  2003 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-03-24     Completed Date:  2003-07-21     Revised Date:  2003-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  1254354     Medline TA:  Eur J Pharmacol     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  91-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Sciences and Research Campus, Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acetylcholine / pharmacology
Animals
Avoidance Learning / drug effects,  physiology*
Cimetidine / pharmacology
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Histamine H1 Antagonists / pharmacology
Histamine H2 Antagonists / pharmacology
Male
Memory / drug effects,  physiology*
Muscarinic Antagonists / pharmacology
Nicotine / pharmacology
Pyrilamine / pharmacology
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Reaction Time
Receptors, Cholinergic / physiology*
Receptors, Histamine / physiology*
Retention (Psychology) / drug effects
Scopolamine / pharmacology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Histamine H1 Antagonists; 0/Histamine H2 Antagonists; 0/Muscarinic Antagonists; 0/Receptors, Cholinergic; 0/Receptors, Histamine; 51-34-3/Scopolamine; 51-84-3/Acetylcholine; 51481-61-9/Cimetidine; 54-11-5/Nicotine; 91-84-9/Pyrilamine

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