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Ghrelin increases memory consolidation through hippocampal mechanisms dependent on glutamate release and NR2B-subunits of the NMDA receptor
Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för neurovetenskap, Funktionell farmakologi.
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2015 (engelsk)Inngår i: Psychopharmacology, ISSN 0033-3158, E-ISSN 1432-2072, Vol. 232, nr 10, s. 1843-1857Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert) Published
Abstract [en]

RATIONALE: Ghrelin (Ghr) is a peptide that participates in the modulation of several biological processes. Ghr administration into the hippocampus improves learning and memory in different memory tests. However, the possible mechanisms underlying this effect on memory have not yet been clarified.

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the present work is to add new insights about the mechanisms by which Ghr modulates long-term memory consolidation in the hippocampus. We examined Ghr effects upon processes related to increased synaptic efficacy as presynaptic glutamate release and changes in the expression of the NR2B-subunits containing n-methyl-d-aspartate receptors (NMDAR), which are critical for LTP induction. We also attempted to determine the temporal window in which Ghr administration induces memory facilitation and if the described effects depend on GHS-R1a stimulation.

RESULTS: The present research demonstrated that Ghr increased glutamate release from hippocampal synaptosomes; intra-hippocampal Ghr administration increased NR2B-subunits expression in CA1 and DG subareas and also reversed the deleterious effects of the NR2B-subunit-specific antagonist, Ro 25-6981, upon memory consolidation and LTP generation in the hippocampus. These effects are likely to be the consequence of GHS-R1a activation.

CONCLUSION: According to the results above mentioned and previous findings, we can hypothesize some of the mechanisms by which Ghr modulates memory consolidation. At presynaptic level, Ghr stimulates glutamate release, probably by enhancing [Ca(2+)]i. At postsynaptic level, the glutamate released activates NMDAR while Ghr also mediates effects directly activating its specific receptors and increases NR2B-subunit expression.

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2015. Vol. 232, nr 10, s. 1843-1857
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URN: urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-238751DOI: 10.1007/s00213-014-3817-6ISI: 000353502100016PubMedID: 25466701OAI: oai:DiVA.org:uu-238751DiVA, id: diva2:772055
Tilgjengelig fra: 2014-12-16 Laget: 2014-12-16 Sist oppdatert: 2018-01-11bibliografisk kontrollert

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