Caffeine and adenosine A2a receptor antagonists prevent β-amyloid (25-35)-induced cognitive deficits in mice
Caffeine and adenosine A2a receptor antagonists prevent β-amyloid (25-35)-induced cognitive deficits in mice
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DOI:
10.1016/j.expneurol.2006.08.008
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发表时间:
2007-01-01
影响因子:
5.3
通讯作者:
Lara, Diogo R.
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作者:
Dall'Igna, Oscar P.;Fett, Paulo;Lara, Diogo R.
Consumption of caffeine, an adenosine receptor antagonist, was found to be inversely associated with the incidence of Alzheimer's disease. Moreover, caffeine protects cultured neurons against beta-amyloid-induced toxicity, an effect mimicked by adenosine A(2A) but not A(1) receptor antagonists. We now tested if caffeine administration would prevent beta-amyloid-induced cognitive impairment in mice and if this was mimicked by A(2A) receptor blockade. One week after icv administration of the 25-35 fragment of beta-amyloid (A beta, 3 nmol), mice displayed impaired performance in both inhibitory avoidance and spontaneous alternation tests. Prolonged treatment with caffeine (1 mg/ml) had no effect alone but prevented the A beta-induced cognitive impairment in both tasks when associated with acute caffeine (30 mg/kg) 30 min treatment before A beta administration. The same protective effect was observed after subchronic (4 days) treatment with daily injections of either caffeine (30 mg/kg) or the selective adenosine A(2A) receptor antagonist SCH58261 (0.5 mg/kg). This provides the first direct in vivo evidence that caffeine and A(2A) receptor antagonists afford a protection against A beta-induced amnesia, which prompts their interest for managing Alzheimer's disease. (c) 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.