Intracerebroventricular administration of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in adult rats affects analgesia and spontaneous behaviour but not memory retention in a Morris Water Maze task
Intracerebroventricular administration of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in adult rats affects analgesia and spontaneous behaviour but not memory retention in a Morris Water Maze task
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DOI:
10.1016/s0304-3940(00)01173-3
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发表时间:
2000-06-30
影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
Alleva, E
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作者:
Cirulli, F;Berry, A;Alleva, E
The present study tested the effects of in vivo administration of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and of its antibody (anti-BDNF) in a Morris Water Maze (MWM) task. Adult male rats were trained for three days in a MWM. At the end of the last training trial, subjects were injected intracerebroventricularly with one of the following: (i) BDNF (24 mu g); (ii) anti-BDNF (25 mu g); or (iii) vehicle (PBS, injection volume 10 mu l). On day 5, subjects were tested for memory retention, pain sensitivity and locomotor behaviour. No differences emerged in the MWM as a function of treatment, even with a reduced number of acquisition trials. Nonetheless, BDNF affected both pain threshold in the hot-plate test, as well as exploratory behaviour in the open field test. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.