Age-dependent modulation of in vivo cortical acetylcholine release by benzodiazepine receptor ligands.
Age-dependent modulation of in vivo cortical acetylcholine release by benzodiazepine receptor ligands.
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苯二氮卓受体配体对体内皮质乙酰胆碱释放的年龄依赖性调节。
DOI:
10.1016/0006-8993(92)91527-l
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发表时间:
1992
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Bruno,JP
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作者:
Moore,H;Sarter,M;Bruno,JP
In vivo microdialysis was utilized to determine the effects of benzodiazepine receptor (BZR) ligands on cortical acettylcholine (ACh) release in awake young and aged rats. There were no significant differences in baseline cortical ACh release as a function of age. While administration of the BZR selective inverse agonist ZK 93 426 increased ACh release in both groups of animals, the aged rats exhibited a greater stimulation. Unexpectedly, under the present testing conditions, the BZR agonist chlodiazepoxide (CDP) had no systematic effect on ACh release in either group. The presence or absence of these drug effects or drug-age interactions was not secondary to the impact of these compounds on behavioral activity. Cortical ACh release could also be stimulated by turning off the lights in the observation room or by the systemic administration of scopolamine. Aged rats were at least as able as their younger counterparts to respond to these manipulations with increased release. These results suggest that basal and stimulated release of cortical ACh is not impaired at the ages studied. Moreover, selective inverse BZR agonist may be a potent way of trans-synaptically stimulating cortical cholinergic transmission.