CHRONIC METHANESULFONYL FLUORIDE ENHANCES ONE-TRIAL PER DAY REWARD LEARNING IN AGED RATS

被引:14
作者
MALIN, DH [1 ]
PLOTNER, RE [1 ]
RADULESCU, SJ [1 ]
FEREBEE, RN [1 ]
LAKE, JR [1 ]
NEGRETE, PG [1 ]
SCHAEFER, PJ [1 ]
CROTHERS, MK [1 ]
MOSS, DE [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TEXAS, DEPT PSYCHOL, EL PASO, TX 79968 USA
关键词
METHANESULFONYL FLUORIDE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; REWARD LEARNING; AGING; ONE-TRIAL LEARNING; MEMORY; ASPARTATE TRANSAMINASE;
D O I
10.1016/0197-4580(93)90127-W
中图分类号
R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;
摘要
Aged (24-month-old) rats were treated chronically with methanesulfonyl fluoride (MSF), an acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitor with selectivity for central nervous system AChE, or with injection vehicle alone. Twelve 0.22 mg/kg IP injections were given over 4 weeks. MSF rats showed significantly greater speed and accuracy on a 1 trial/day discriminative reward learning task. The chronic MSF treatment resulted in a 56% decrease in brain AChE activity but no discernable locomotor side effects and no liver damage as indicated by aspartate transferase activity.
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页码:393 / 395
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