期刊
BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH
卷 228, 期 2, 页码 432-439出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2011.12.028
关键词
Testosterone; H-89; Protein kinase A; Spatial acquisition; Morris water maze
资金
- Tehran University Medical Sciences
Neurohormones such as testosterone (TE) are important in modulation of learning and memory. In the present study, we investigated the interactive effects of pre-training bilateral intra-hippocampal infusions of testosterone and H-89, a selective PKAII inhibitor, on spatial acquisition in the Morris water maze (MWM). Different doses of TE (20, 40 and 80 mu g/side) and H-89 (5 and 10 mu M/side) were administered 30 min before start of the training each day. Control animals received bilateral intra-hippocampal infusions of DMSO as vehicle for TE and H-89. Animals were trained for 4 days and each day included one block of four trials. The results of this study showed that bilateral infusion of TE (40 and 80 mu g/side) or H-89 (10 mu M/side) impaired spatial learning as indicated by significant increases in escape latency and traveled distance compared to the control group. Although pre-training bilateral infusions of a low concentration of either TE (20 mu g/side) or H-89 (51 mu M/side) into the CM region of the hippocampus did not affect learning capabilities, but the combination of the low doses of the drugs led to significant deficits in spatial acquisition. Overall, our data suggest that spatial acquisition was affected by PKAII inhibition or TE administration. Moreover, when co-administered, these drugs had a negative synergistic impact on acquisition. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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