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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
18
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-12-3
pubmed:abstractText
We have investigated the characteristics of a long-term potentiation (LTP)-like facilitation in vivo through GABAA receptor blockade in C57BL/6 and Alzheimer-model transgenic mice dentate gyrus. Bicuculline induced the 'LTP-like' facilitation in a dose-dependent manner. MK-801 inhibited the induction but not maintenance of 'LTP-like' facilitation through bicuculline. Tetanic LTP was further enhanced by bicuculline, but the 'LTP-like' facilitation was conversely attenuated by tetanus. In transgenic mice expressing mutant human tau as an Alzheimer-model, the 'LTP-like' facilitation through bicuculline was significantly greater than tetanic LTP. Bicuculline recovered tetanic LTP impaired in these transgenic mice. These results suggest that GABAA receptor blockade plays an important role in learning and memory, providing a clue for the clinical use of GABAA antagonists to improve cognitive disorders.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1473-558X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
3
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1809-13
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Long-term potentiation-like facilitation through GABAA receptor blockade in the mouse dentate gyrus in vivo.
pubmed:affiliation
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Himeji Dokkyo University, 7-2-1 Kamiohno, Himeji, Japan. shogo@himeji-du.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article