The novel selective PDE9 inhibitor BAY 73-6691 improves learning and memory in rodents

被引:145
作者
van der Staay, F. Josef [1 ]
Rutten, Kris [3 ]
Baerfacker, Lars [2 ]
DeVry, Jean [1 ]
Erb, Christina [1 ]
Heckroth, Heike [2 ]
Karthaus, Dagmar [2 ]
Tersteegen, Adrian [2 ]
van Kampen, Marja [1 ]
Blokland, Arjan [4 ]
Prickaerts, Jos [3 ]
Reymann, Klaus G.
Schroeder, Ulrich H. [5 ]
Hendrix, Martin [2 ]
机构
[1] Bayer HealthCare, Global Drug Discovery, Dept CNS Res, D-42096 Wuppertal, Germany
[2] Bayer HealthCare, Global Drug Discovery, Dept Chem Res, D-42096 Wuppertal, Germany
[3] Maastricht Univ, Dept Psychiat & Neuropsychol, NL-6200 MD Maastricht, Netherlands
[4] Maastricht Univ, Dept Psychol, NL-6200 MD Maastricht, Netherlands
[5] Leiden Inst Neurobiol, D-39118 Magdeburg, Germany
关键词
Phosphodiesterase; 9; inhibitor; Learning; Memory; LTP; Rat; Mouse; Social recognition; Object recognition; Passive avoidance; T-maze alternation; MK-801; Scopolamine;
D O I
10.1016/j.neuropharm.2008.07.005
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
The present study investigated the putative pro-cognitive effects of the novel selective PDE9 inhibitor BAY 73-6691. The effects on basal synaptic transmission and long-term potentiation (LTP) were investigated in rat hippocampal slices. Pro-cognitive effects were assessed in a series of learning and memory tasks using rodents as subjects. BAY 73-6691 had no effect on basal synaptic transmission in hippocampal slices prepared from young adult (7- to 8-week-old) Wistar rats. A dose of 10 mu M, but not 30 mu M BAY 73-6691 enhanced early LTP after weak tetanic stimulation. The dose effective in young adult Wistar rats did not affect LTP in hippocampal slices prepared from young (7- to 8-week-old) Fischer 344 X Brown Norway (FBNF1) rats, probably reflecting strain differences. However, it increased basal synaptic transmission and enhanced early LTP after weak tetanic stimulation in hippocampal slices prepared from very old (31 - to 35-month-old) FBNF1 rats. BAY 73-6691 enhanced acquisition, consolidation, and retention of long-term memory (LTM) in a social recognition task and tended to enhance LTM in an object recognition task. Bay 73-6691 attenuated the scoplamine-induced retention deficit in a passive avoidance task, and the MK-801-induced short-term memory deficits in a T-maze alternation task. The mechanism of action, possibly through modulation of the NO/cGMP-PKG/CREB pathway, is discussed. Our findings support the notion that PDE9 inhibition may be a novel target for treating memory deficits that are associated with aging and neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:908 / 918
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