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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-2-7
pubmed:abstractText
Aging is associated with altered neurotransmitter function in the brain. In this study, we measured release parameters for acetylcholine (ACh), norepinephrine and serotonin in the frontoparietal cortex of young and aged rats. We also determined cortical amino acid concentrations and nitric oxide (NO) synthase function. Prior to sacrifice, the rats had been tested for Morris water-maze performance. In aged, compared with young rats, we observed a reduction in both uptake of choline and acetylcholine release. Serotonin release and L-arginine concentrations (a precursor of NO) showed an aging-related increase; however, L-citrulline/L-arginine ratios were decreased in aged rats. Moreover, while most age-related changes in transmitter release or neurochemical markers were not related to the learning performance, L-arginine concentrations were positively correlated to cognitive deficits. NO synthase concentrations were not affected by aging. It is suggested that events related to L-arginine-to-L-citrulline/NO metabolism in the frontoparietal cortex may take part in age-related cognitive deficits.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0924-977X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
163-75
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15695061-4-Aminopyridine, pubmed-meshheading:15695061-Acetylcholine, pubmed-meshheading:15695061-Aging, pubmed-meshheading:15695061-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15695061-Arginine, pubmed-meshheading:15695061-Cerebral Cortex, pubmed-meshheading:15695061-Cognition Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:15695061-Female, pubmed-meshheading:15695061-Frontal Lobe, pubmed-meshheading:15695061-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:15695061-Nerve Tissue Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15695061-Neurotransmitter Agents, pubmed-meshheading:15695061-Nitric Oxide Synthase, pubmed-meshheading:15695061-Nitric Oxide Synthase Type I, pubmed-meshheading:15695061-Norepinephrine, pubmed-meshheading:15695061-Parietal Lobe, pubmed-meshheading:15695061-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:15695061-Rats, Long-Evans, pubmed-meshheading:15695061-Serotonin
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Cognitive deficits in aged rats correlate with levels of L-arginine, not with nNOS expression or 3,4-DAP-evoked transmitter release in the frontoparietal cortex.
pubmed:affiliation
Institut für Experimentelle und Klinische Pharmakologie und Toxikologie der Universität Freiburg, Neuropharmakologisches Labor, Hansastrasse 9A, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany. jean-christophe.cassel@psycho-ulp.u-strasbg.fr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't