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8580738

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-3-19
pubmed:abstractText
The intent of the study was to determine whether altering the metabolism of neurosteroids via blockade of the enzyme, steroid sulfatase, could enhance retention test performance in rats. The steroid sulfatase inhibitor estrone-3-O-sulfamate (EMATE) was administered alone and in combination with the neurosteroid dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) to rats which were then tested for the reversal of scopolamine induced amnesia. EMATE enhanced the reversal of amnesia by DHEAS as measured by a passive avoidance test. When administered without DHEAS, as a single acute dose, EMATE had no effect. When administered without DHEAS over 10 consecutive days, however, EMATE significantly improved retention. These results suggest that steroid sulfatase inhibition can potentiate the memory enhancing properties of DHEAS. The study also suggests that increasing the levels of endogenous sulfated neurosteroids via the inhibition of steroid sulfatase activity may enhance learning and/or memory function.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0926-6410
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
251-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Reversal of scopolamine induced amnesia in rats by the steroid sulfatase inhibitor estrone-3-O-sulfamate.
pubmed:affiliation
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 15282, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't