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Zarrindast MR, Fazli-Tabaei S, Khakpai F. Synergistic effect between quinpirole and L-NAME as well as sulpiride and L-arginine on the modulation of anxiety and memory processes in the 6-OHDA mouse model of Parkinson's disease: An isobologram analysis. Neurobiol Learn Mem 2021; 186:107538. [PMID: 34737042 DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2021.107538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2020] [Revised: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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We evaluated interactions between dopamine D2 receptor and nitric oxide (NO) actions on the regulation of anxiety and memory in the 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) mouse model of Parkinson's disease (PD). A unilateral guide cannula was stereotaxically implanted over the right striatum. Elevated plus-maze test (EPM) test-retest protocol was employed to evaluate anxiety and memory in mice. The results revealed that injection of L-NAME (9 mg/kg) induced anxiolytic and amnesic effects, while L-arginine (9 mg/kg) produced anxiogenic and memory-improvement effects in the 6-OHDA mouse model of PD. Administration of sulpiride (20 mg/kg) induced anxiogenic and memory-improvement effects, whereas quinpirole (20 mg/kg) caused anxiolytic and amnesic effects in PD mice. Co-injection of sulpiride (5, 10, and 20 mg/kg) plus L-NAME (3 mg/kg) induced anxiolytic and amnesic effects. Co-injection of sulpiride (20 mg/kg) plus L-arginine (3 mg/kg) induced anxiogenic and memory-improvement effects. Co-administrations of quinpirole (20 mg/kg) and L-NAME (3 mg/kg) induced anxiolytic effect, but co-administration of quinpirole (20 mg/kg) plus L-arginine (3 mg/kg) caused anxiogenic and memory-improvement effects. The isobologram analysis revealed that there is a synergistic effect between sulpiride and L-arginine as well as quinpirole and L-NAME upon induction of anxiogenic and anxiolytic effects, respectively in PD mice. Our results suggested: (1) NO and dopamine D2 receptor mechanisms affect anxiety and memory in PD mice; (2) L-NAME reversed anxiogenic and memory-improvement effect induced by sulpiride; (3) Anxiolytic and amnesic effects induced by quinpirole reversed by L-arginine; (4) There is a synergistic effect between dopamine D2 receptor and NO systems on the modulation of anxiety and memory.
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- Mohammad-Reza Zarrindast
- Department of Pharmacology School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Neuroendocrinology, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Cognitive and Neuroscience Research Center (CNRC), Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
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Nazari-Serenjeh F, Darbandi N, Majidpour S, Moradi P. Ghrelin modulates morphine-nicotine interaction in avoidance memory: Involvement of CA1 nicotinic receptors. Brain Res 2019; 1720:146315. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2019.146315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2019] [Revised: 06/26/2019] [Accepted: 06/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ahmadi S, Alavi SS, Jadidi M, Ardjmand A. Exposure to GSM 900-MHz mobile radiation impaired inhibitory avoidance memory consolidation in rat: Involvements of opioidergic and nitrergic systems. Brain Res 2018; 1701:36-45. [PMID: 30030983 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2018.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2017] [Revised: 07/11/2018] [Accepted: 07/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The use of mobile phones is increasing, and the main health concern is the possible deleterious effects of radiation on brain functioning. The present study aimed to examine the effects of exposure to a global system for mobile communication (GSM) with mobile phones on inhibitory avoidance (IA) memory performance as well as the involvement of endogenous opioids and nitric oxide (NO) in this task. Male Wistar rats, 10-12 weeks old, were used. The results showed that four weeks of mobile phone exposure impaired IA memory performance in rats. The results also revealed that post-training, but not pre-training, as well as pre-test intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) injections of naloxone (0.4, 4 and 40 ng/rat), dose-dependently recovered the impairment of IA memory performance induced by GSM radiation. Additionally, the impairment of IA memory performance was completely recovered in the exposed animals with post-training treatment of naloxone (40 ng/rat) plus pre-test i.c.v. injections of L-arginine (100 and 200 nmol/rat). However, pre-test i.c.v. injections of L-NAME (10 and 20 nmol/rat), impaired IA memory performance in the animals receiving post-training naloxone (40 ng/rat). In the animals receiving post-training naloxone treatment, the impairment of IA memory performance due to pre-test i.c.v. injections of L-NAME was recovered by the pre-test co-administration of L-arginine. It was concluded that the recovery from impairment of IA memory in GSM-exposed animals with post-training naloxone treatment was the result of blockade of the opioidergic system in early memory consolidation as well as activation of the nitrergic system in the retrieval phase of memory.
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- Shamseddin Ahmadi
- Department of Biological Science, Faculty of Science, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran
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- Physiology Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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- Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
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- Physiology Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran; Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
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Increased GSNOR Expression during Aging Impairs Cognitive Function and Decreases S-Nitrosation of CaMKIIα. J Neurosci 2017; 37:9741-9758. [PMID: 28883020 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0681-17.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2017] [Revised: 07/27/2017] [Accepted: 08/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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As the population ages, an increasing number of people suffer from age-related cognitive impairment. However, the mechanisms underlying this process remain unclear. Here, we found that S-nitrosoglutathione reductase (GSNOR), the key enzyme that metabolizes intracellular nitric oxide (NO) and regulates S-nitrosation, was significantly increased in the hippocampus of both aging humans and mice. Transgenic mice overexpressing GSNOR exclusively in neurons showed cognitive impairment in behavioral tests, including the Morris water maze, fear conditioning, and the Y-maze test. We also found that GSNOR transgenic mice have LTP defects and lower dendrite spine density, whereas GSNOR knock-out mice rescued the age-related cognitive impairment. Analysis of S-nitrosation showed significantly decreased hippocampal CaMKIIα S-nitrosation in naturally aged mice and GSNOR transgenic mice. Consistent with the change in CaMKIIα S-nitrosation, the accumulation of CaMKIIα in the hippocampal synaptosomal fraction, as well as its downstream signaling targets p(S831)-GLUR1, was also significantly decreased. All these effects could be rescued in the GSNOR knock-out mice. We further verified that the S-nitrosation of CaMKIIα was responsible for the CaMKIIα synaptosomal accumulation by mutating CaMKIIα S-nitrosated sites (C280/C289). Upregulation of the NO signaling pathway rescued the cognitive impairment in GSNOR transgenic mice. In summary, our research demonstrates that GSNOR impairs cognitive function in aging and it could serve as a new potential target for the treatment of age-related cognitive impairment. In contrast to the free radical theory of aging, NO signaling deficiency may be the main mediator of age-related cognitive impairment.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT This study indicated that S-nitrosoglutathione reductase (GSNOR), a key protein S-nitrosation metabolic enzyme, is a new potential target in age-related cognitive impairment; and in contrast to the free radical theory of aging, NO signaling deficiency may be the main cause of this process. In addition, increased GSNOR expression during aging decreases S-nitrosation of CaMKIIα and reduces CaMKIIα synaptosomal accumulation. To our knowledge, it is for the first time to show the cellular function regulation of CaMKIIα by GSNOR-dependent S-nitrosation as a new post-translational modification after its phosphorylation was explored. These findings elucidate a novel mechanism of age-related cognitive impairment and may provide a new potential target and strategy for slowing down this process.
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Maleki M, Hassanpour-Ezatti M, Navaeian M. Cross State-dependent Learning Interaction Between Scopolamine and Morphine in Mice: The Role of Dorsal Hippocampus. Basic Clin Neurosci 2017; 8:193-202. [PMID: 28781727 PMCID: PMC5535325 DOI: 10.18869/nirp.bcn.8.3.193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The current study aimed at investigating the existence of the cross state-dependent learning between morphine and scopolamine (SCO) in mice by passive avoidance method, pointing to the role of CA1 area. METHODS The effects of pre-training SCO (0.75, 1.5, and 3 μg, Intra-CA1), or morphine (1, 3, and 6 mg/kg, intraperitoneal (i.p.) was evaluated on the retrieval of passive avoidance learning using step-down task in mice (n=10). Then, the effect of pretest administration of morphine (1.5, 3, and 6 mg/kg, i.p.) was examined on passive avoidance retrieval impairment induced by pre-training SCO (3 μg/mice, Intra-CA1). Next, the effect of pretest Intra-CA1 injection of scopolamine (0.75, 1.5, and 3 μg/mice) was evaluated on morphine (6 mg/kg, i.p.) pre-training deficits in this task in mice. RESULTS The pre-training Intra-CA1 injection of scopolamine (1.5 and 3 μg/mouse), or morphine (3 and 6 mg/kg, i.p.) impaired the avoidance memory retrieval when it was tested 24 hours later. Pretest injection of both drugs improved its pre-training impairing effects on mice memory. Moreover, the amnesia induced by the pre-training injections of scopolamine (3 μg/mice) was restored significantly (P<0.01) by pretest injections of morphine (3 and 6 mg/kg, i.p.). Similarly, pretest injection of scopolamine (3 μg/mice) restored amnesia induced by the pre-training injections of morphine (6 mg/kg, i.p.), significantly (P<0.01). CONCLUSION The current study findings indicated a cross state-dependent learning between SCO and morphine at CA1 level. Therefore, it seems that muscarinic and opioid receptors may act reciprocally on modulation of passive avoidance memory retrieval, at the level of dorsal hippocampus, in mice.
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- Morteza Maleki
- Department of Biology, School of Basic Sciences, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Shahr Rey Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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Role of hippocampal CA1 area gap junction channels on morphine state-dependent learning. Eur J Pharmacol 2014; 745:196-200. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2014.10.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2014] [Revised: 10/21/2014] [Accepted: 10/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Nasehi M, Jamshidi-Mehr M, Khakpai F, Zarrindast MR. Possible involvement of CA1 5-HT1B/1D and 5-HT2A/2B/2C receptors in harmaline-induced amnesia. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2014; 125:70-77. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2014.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2013] [Revised: 07/25/2014] [Accepted: 08/24/2014] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Rashid AK, Abul KN, Arshad HK, Darpan G, Mohd A. Ameliorating effects of thymoquinone in rodent models of schizophrenia. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.5897/ajpp2013.3968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Ozdemir E, Bagcivan I, Gursoy S. Role of D₁/D₂ dopamin receptors antagonist perphenazine in morphine analgesia and tolerance in rats. Bosn J Basic Med Sci 2014; 13:119-25. [PMID: 23725509 DOI: 10.17305/bjbms.2013.2394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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While opioid receptors have been implicated in the development of tolerance, the subsequent mechanisms involved in these phenomena have not been completely understood. The purpose of this study was to investigate effects of D1/D2 dopamine receptors antagonist perphenazine on morphine analgesia and tolerance in rats. Male Wistar albino rats weighing 190-205 g were used in these experiments. To constitute of morphine tolerance, animals received morphine (50 mg/kg) once daily for 3 days. After last dose of morphine was injected on day 4, morphine tolerance was evaluated by the analgesia tests. The analgesic effects of perphenazine (1, 5, and 10 mg/kg ), D1-dopamine receptor antagonist SCH 23390 (1 mg/kg), D2-dopamine receptor antagonist eticlopride (1 mg/kg), and morphine were considered at 30-min intervals (0, 30, 60, 90, and 120 min) by tail-flick and hot-plate analgesia tests. Obtained data suggested that D1/D2 dopamine receptors antagonist perphenazine was capable of suppressing opioid tolerance, possibly by the mechanism of inhibiting D2-dopamine receptor. Because the data indicated that D2-dopamine receptor antagonist eticloride, but not D1-dopamine receptor antagonist SCH 23390, significantly decreased morphine tolerance in analgesia tests. In addition, administration of perphenazine with morphine increased morphine analgesia. Results from the present study suggested that dopamine receptors play a significant role in the morphine analgesic tolerance. In particular, D2-dopamine receptor has an important role rather than D1-dopamine receptor in development tolerance to morphine.
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- Ercan Ozdemir
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Yenişehir st, 58140 Sivas, Turkey.
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Involvement of opioidergic and nitrergic systems in memory acquisition and exploratory behaviors in cholestatic mice. Behav Pharmacol 2013; 24:180-94. [PMID: 23604167 DOI: 10.1097/fbp.0b013e3283618aab] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Bile duct ligation (BDL) is an animal model used in cholestatic disease research. Both opioidergic and nitrergic systems are known to be involved in cholestasis. The aim of this study was to investigate the possible interaction between these two systems in BDL-induced memory formation and exploratory behaviors in mice. Male mice weighing 25-30 g were divided into nonoperated controls, sham-operated, and BDL groups. One-trial step-down and hole-board paradigms were used to assess memory acquisition and exploratory behaviors, respectively. Cholestasis did not alter memory acquisition while increasing exploratory behaviors 7 days after BDL. A pretraining intraperitoneal injection of L-arginine (50, 100, and 200 mg/kg), L-NG-nitroarginine methyl ester (L-NAME) (5, 10, 20, and 40 mg/kg), or naloxone (0.125, 0.25, and 0.5 mg/kg) did not alter memory acquisition or exploratory behaviors, whereas morphine (5 and 7.5 mg/kg) decreased memory acquisition in sham-operated animals. Moreover, although injection of L-NAME and naloxone exerted no effect on memory acquisition in the 7 days post-BDL mice, L-arginine (100 and 200 mg/kg) and morphine (2.5, 5, and 7.5 mg/kg) injection reduced it. In contrast, L-NAME and naloxone, but not morphine or L-arginine, reduced the BDL-induced exploratory behaviors. Coadministration of subthreshold doses of morphine (1.25 mg/kg) and L-arginine (50 mg/kg) caused a memory deficit in 7 days post-BDL mice. However, the memory deficit induced by the effective doses of morphine (2.5 mg/kg) or L-arginine (200 mg/kg) in these mice was restored by the administration of either naloxone (0.5 mg/kg) or L-NAME (40 mg/kg). In addition, naloxone and L-NAME reduced the exploratory behaviors in L-arginine-pretreated mice but not in morphine-pretreated mice. We conclude that there appears to be a synergistic effect between opioidergic and nitrergic systems on memory acquisition and exploratory behaviors in cholestatic mice.
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Nasehi M, Piri M, Abdollahian M, Zarrindast MR. Involvement of nitrergic system of CA1in harmane induced learning and memory deficits. Physiol Behav 2013; 109:23-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2012.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2012] [Revised: 09/18/2012] [Accepted: 10/19/2012] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Nasehi M, Sharifi S, Zarrindast MR. Involvement of the cholinergic system of CA1 on harmane-induced amnesia in the step-down passive avoidance test. J Psychopharmacol 2012; 26:1151-61. [PMID: 21965190 DOI: 10.1177/0269881111421972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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β-carboline alkaloids such as harmane (HA) are naturally present in the human food chain. They are derived from the plant Peganum harmala and have many cognitive effects. In the present study, effects of the nicotinic system of the dorsal hippocampus (CA1) on HA-induced amnesia and exploratory behaviors were examined. One-trial step-down and hole-board paradigms were used to assess memory retention and exploratory behaviors in adult male mice. Pre-training (15 mg/kg) but not pre-testing intraperitoneal (i.p.) administration of HA decreased memory formation but did not alter exploratory behaviors. Moreover, pre-testing administration of nicotine (0.5 µg/mouse, intra-CA1) decreased memory retrieval, but induced anxiogenic-like behaviors. On the other hand, pre-test intra-CA1 injection of ineffective doses of nicotine (0.1 and 0.25 µg/mouse) fully reversed HA-induced impairment of memory after pre-training injection of HA (15 mg/kg, i.p.) which did not alter exploratory behaviors. Furthermore, pre-testing administration of mecamylamine (0.5, 1 and 2 µg/mouse, intra-CA1) did not alter memory retrieval but fully reversed HA-induced impairment of memory after pre-training injection of HA (15 mg/kg, i.p.) which had no effect on exploratory behaviors. In conclusion, the present findings suggest the involvement of the nicotinic cholinergic system in the HA-induced impairment of memory formation.
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- Mohammad Nasehi
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Iran
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Effect of naloxone and morphine on arcaine-induced state-dependent memory in rats. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2011; 215:483-91. [PMID: 21360010 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-011-2215-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2010] [Accepted: 01/30/2011] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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RATIONALE Arcaine is a competitive antagonist of the polyamine binding site at the N-methyl-D-aspartic acid receptor which induces state-dependent recall. However, no study has addressed the involvement of other neurotransmitter/neuromodulators in arcaine-induced state dependency. OBJECTIVES The current study investigates whether the opioid system is involved in arcaine-induced state-dependent memory retrieval of the inhibitory avoidance task (IA) in rats. RESULTS The systemic administration of arcaine (30 mg/kg, intraperitoneally (i.p.)) or morphine (5 mg/kg, i.p.) 0, 3, 6, or 9 h post-training, reduced step-down latencies at testing. Arcaine (30 mg/kg, i.p.) or morphine (5 mg/kg, i.p.) injection 30 min before testing reversed the performance deficit induced by administration of arcaine or morphine 0, 3 or 6, but not 9 h post-training. The reversal of arcaine-induced impairment of IA performance was completely transferred to morphine and vice versa. The association of low and ineffective doses of morphine and arcaine (10 and 1.5 mg/kg, respectively) were additive and caused state dependency. Naloxone (2 mg/kg, 3 min post-training, or 1 mg/kg, 1 h pre-test, i.p.) reversed the amnesia and the state dependency induced by morphine and arcaine. CONCLUSION These results suggest that state dependency induced by arcaine involves the opioid system.
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Piri M, Zarrindast M. Nitric oxide in the ventral tegmental area is involved in retrieval of inhibitory avoidance memory by nicotine. Neuroscience 2011; 175:154-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.11.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2010] [Revised: 11/29/2010] [Accepted: 11/30/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Zarrindast MR, Navaeian M, Nasehi M. Influence of three-day morphine-treatment upon impairment of memory consolidation induced by cannabinoid infused into the dorsal hippocampus in rats. Neurosci Res 2011; 69:51-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2010.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2010] [Revised: 09/19/2010] [Accepted: 09/24/2010] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Involvement of dopamine D1/D2 receptors on harmane-induced amnesia in the step-down passive avoidance test. Eur J Pharmacol 2010; 634:77-83. [PMID: 20188725 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2010.02.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2009] [Revised: 01/19/2010] [Accepted: 02/08/2010] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Ingestion of harmane and other alkaloids derived from plant Peganum harmala has been shown to elicit profound behavioural and toxic effects in humans, including hallucinations, excitation, feelings of elation, and euphoria. These alkaloids in the high doses can cause a toxic syndrome characterized by tremors and convulsions. Harmane has also been shown to act on a variety of receptor systems in the mammalian brain, including those for serotonin, dopamine and benzodiazepines. In animals, it has been reported to affect short and long term memory. In the present study, effects of dopamine D1 and D2 receptor antagonists on the harmane (HA)-induced amnesia and exploratory behaviors were examined in mice. One-trial step-down and hole-board paradigms were used for the assessment of memory retention and exploratory behaviors in adult male NMRI mice respectively. Intraperitoneal (i.p.) administration of HA (5 and 10 mg/kg) immediately after training decreased memory consolidation, while had no effect on anxiety-like behavior. Memory retrieval was not altered by 15- or 30 min pre-testing administration of the D1 (SCH23390, 0.025, 0.05 and 0.1 mg/kg) or D2 (sulpiride 12.5, 25 and 50 mg/kg) receptor antagonists, respectively. In contrast, SCH23390 (0.05 and 0.1 mg/kg) or sulpiride (25 and 50 mg/kg) pre-test administration fully reversed HA-induced impairment of memory consolidation. Finally, neither D1 nor D2 receptor blockade affected exploratory behaviors in the hole-board paradigm. Altogether, these findings strongly suggest an involvement of D1 and D2 receptors modulation in the HA-induced impairment of memory consolidation.
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Intradorsal hippocampal microinjection of lithium reverses morphine-induced impairment of memory in mice: interactions with dopamine receptor mechanism(s). Behav Pharmacol 2009; 20:680-7. [DOI: 10.1097/fbp.0b013e3283323c75] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Interactions between morphine and nitric oxide in various organs. J Anesth 2009; 23:554-68. [DOI: 10.1007/s00540-009-0793-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2009] [Accepted: 05/11/2009] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Effects of cannabinoids infused into the dorsal hippocampus upon memory formation in 3-days apomorphine-treated rats. Neurobiol Learn Mem 2009; 92:391-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2009.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2008] [Revised: 05/10/2009] [Accepted: 05/13/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Darbandi N, Rezayof A, Zarrindast MR. Modulation of morphine state-dependent learning by muscarinic cholinergic receptors of the ventral tegmental area. Physiol Behav 2008; 94:604-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2008.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2007] [Revised: 03/13/2008] [Accepted: 04/01/2008] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Rezayof A, Alijanpour S, Zarrindast MR, Rassouli Y. Ethanol state-dependent memory: Involvement of dorsal hippocampal muscarinic and nicotinic receptors. Neurobiol Learn Mem 2008; 89:441-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2007.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2007] [Revised: 10/14/2007] [Accepted: 10/31/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Zarrindast MR, Hoghooghi V, Rezayof A. Inhibition of morphine-induced amnesia in morphine-sensitized mice: Involvement of dorsal hippocampal GABAergic receptors. Neuropharmacology 2008; 54:569-76. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2007.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2007] [Revised: 11/03/2007] [Accepted: 11/08/2007] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Khajehpour L, Rezayof A, Zarrindast MR. Involvement of dorsal hippocampal nicotinic receptors in the effect of morphine on memory retrieval in passive avoidance task. Eur J Pharmacol 2008; 584:343-51. [PMID: 18316071 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2008.02.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2007] [Revised: 01/30/2008] [Accepted: 02/13/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The present study evaluated the possible role of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors of the dorsal hippocampus on morphine-induced amnesia and morphine state-dependent memory in adult male Wistar rats. The animals were bilaterally implanted with chronic cannulas in the CA1 regions of the dorsal hippocampi, trained in a step-through type passive avoidance task, and tested 24 h after training to measure step-through latency. Results indicate that post-training subcutaneous (s.c.) administration of morphine (2.5-7.5 mg/kg) dose-dependently reduced the step-through latency, showing an amnestic response. Post-training intra-CA1 microinjection of nicotine (0.5-1 microg/rat) decreased significantly the amnesia induced by post-training morphine (7.5 mg/kg). Moreover, co-treatment of mecamylamine (0.5 and 1 microg/rat, intra-CA1) with an ineffective dose of morphine (2.5 mg/kg), immediately after training, caused inhibition of memory retrieval. On the other hand, amnesia produced by post-training morphine (7.5 mg/kg) was reversed by pre-test administration of the opioid that is due to a state-dependent effect. Interestingly, pre-test intra-CA1 microinjection of nicotine (0.25 and 0.5 microg/rat) improved post-training morphine (7.5 mg/kg)-induced retrieval impairment. Moreover, pre-test administration of the same doses of nicotine in combination with a lower dose of morphine (0.5 mg/kg), which had no effects alone, synergistically improved memory performance impaired by post-training morphine. Pre-test injection of mecamylamine (0.5-2 microg/rat) prevented the restoration of memory by pre-test morphine. It is important to note that post-training or pre-test intra-CA1 administration of the same doses of nicotine or mecamylamine, alone did not affect memory retrieval. These results suggest that nicotinic acetylcholine receptors of the hippocampal CA1 regions may play an important role in morphine-induced amnesia and morphine state-dependent memory.
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- Lotfollah Khajehpour
- Department of Animal Biology, School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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This paper is the 29th consecutive installment of the annual review of research concerning the endogenous opioid system, now spanning 30 years of research. It summarizes papers published during 2006 that studied the behavioral effects of molecular, pharmacological and genetic manipulation of opioid peptides, opioid receptors, opioid agonists and opioid antagonists. The particular topics that continue to be covered include the molecular-biochemical effects and neurochemical localization studies of endogenous opioids and their receptors related to behavior (Section 2), and the roles of these opioid peptides and receptors in pain and analgesia (Section 3); stress and social status (Section 4); tolerance and dependence (Section 5); learning and memory (Section 6); eating and drinking (Section 7); alcohol and drugs of abuse (Section 8); sexual activity and hormones, pregnancy, development and endocrinology (Section 9); mental illness and mood (Section 10); seizures and neurological disorders (Section 11); electrical-related activity and neurophysiology (Section 12); general activity and locomotion (Section 13); gastrointestinal, renal and hepatic functions (Section 14); cardiovascular responses (Section 15); respiration and thermoregulation (Section 16); and immunological responses (Section 17).
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- Richard J Bodnar
- Department of Psychology and Neuropsychology Doctoral Sub-Program, Queens College, City University of New York, CUNY, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, NY 11367, United States.
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Liu C, Liu JK, Kan MJ, Gao L, Fu HY, Zhou H, Hong M. Morphine enhances purine nucleotide catabolism in vivo and in vitro. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2007; 28:1105-15. [PMID: 17640470 DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7254.2007.00592.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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AIM To investigate the effect and mechanism of morphine on purine nucleotide catabolism. METHODS The rat model of morphine dependence and withdrawal and rat C6 glioma cells in culture were used. Concentrations of uric acid in the plasma were measured by the uricase-rap method, adenosine deaminase (ADA) and xanthine oxidase (XO) in the plasma and tissues were measured by the ADA and XO test kit. RT-PCR and RT-PCR-Southern blotting were used to examine the relative amount of ADA and XO gene transcripts in tissues and C6 cells. RESULTS (i) the concentration of plasma uric acid in the morphine-administered group was significantly higher (P<0.05) than the control group; (ii) during morphine administration and withdrawal periods, the ADA and XO concentrations in the plasma increased significantly (P<0.05); (iii) the amount of ADA and XO in the parietal lobe, liver, small intestine, and skeletal muscles of the morphine-administered groups increased, while the level of ADA and XO in those tissues of the withdrawal groups decreased; (iv) the transcripts of the ADA and XO genes in the parietal lobe, liver, small intestine, and skeletal muscles were higher in the morphine-administered group. The expression of the ADA and XO genes in those tissues returned to the control level during morphine withdrawal, with the exception of the skeletal muscles; and (v) the upregulation of the expression of the ADA and XO genes induced by morphine treatment could be reversed by naloxone. CONCLUSION The effects of morphine on purine nucleotide metabolism might be an important, new biochemical pharmacological mechanism of morphine action.
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- Chang Liu
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Basic Medical School, Jilin University, Jilin, China
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Zarrindast MR, Asgari-Afshar A, Sahebgharani M. Morphine-induced antinociception in the formalin test: sensitization and interactions with D1 and D2 dopamine receptors and nitric oxide agents. Behav Pharmacol 2007; 18:177-84. [PMID: 17426481 DOI: 10.1097/fbp.0b013e32813c5462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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In this study, the effects of dopamine receptor antagonists and nitric oxide agents on morphine-induced sensitization in the formalin test in mice have been investigated. Repeated daily intraperitoneal administration of morphine (30 mg/kg for 3 days) followed by a 11-day wash out period increased morphine-induced antinociception in the formalin test, which may be due to sensitization. The antinociceptive response to higher doses of morphine (6 and 9 mg/kg) but not 3 mg/kg was significantly increased in sensitized animals compared with control groups. Pretreatment of animals with an opioid receptor antagonist, naloxone (4 mg/kg), during repeated administration of morphine, attenuated the morphine-induced sensitization. In the second part of the study, the animals received SCH23390 (D1 receptor antagonist), sulpiride (D2 receptor antagonist), L-Arg (nitric oxide precursor) and NG-nitro-L-Arg methylester (nitric oxide synthase inhibitor) during repeated morphine administration, to evaluate the role of dopamine receptor antagonists and nitric oxide agents in this phenomenon. Pretreatment of animals with NG-nitro-L-Arg methylester (20 mg/kg) and sulpiride (100 mg/kg) during morphine sensitization decreased the antinociceptive response to higher doses of morphine in the formalin test. It is concluded that D2 dopamine receptor and nitric oxide mechanisms may be involved at least partly in morphine-induced sensitization in the formalin test.
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- Mohammad-Reza Zarrindast
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine and Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Zarrindast MR, Shendy MM, Ahmadi S. Nitric oxide modulates state dependency induced by lithium in an inhibitory avoidance task in mice. Behav Pharmacol 2007; 18:289-95. [PMID: 17551321 DOI: 10.1097/fbp.0b013e3281f520b0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The effect of intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) injections of L-arginine, a nitric oxide (NO) precursor and L-NAME, an inhibitor of NO synthase, on retrieval of state-dependent memory induced by LiCl (lithium) was investigated. A one-trial step-down inhibitory avoidance task was used for memory assessment in adult male NMRI mice. Intraperitoneal administration of lithium (10 mg/kg), immediately after training, impaired memory on the test day. Pretest administration of different doses of lithium (5, 10 and 20 mg/kg) reversed the impairment of memory caused by posttraining lithium (10 mg/kg). In addition, pretest administration of L-arginine (0.001, 0.01 and 0.1 microg/mouse, i.c.v.) or L-NAME (0.001, 0.01 and 0.1 microg/mouse, i.c.v.) also reversed amnesia induced by posttraining lithium. Furthermore, pretest coadministration with lithium of a dose of L-arginine (0.0001 microg/mouse, i.c.v.) or L-NAME (0.0001 microg/mouse, i.c.v.) that had no effects when administered alone, increased the effect of lithium on retrieval of inhibitory avoidance memory. The results suggest that NO may have a modulatory role on state-dependent retrieval of inhibitory avoidance memory induced by lithium.
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- Mohammad-Reza Zarrindast
- Department of Pharmacology and Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Iran.
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Kahveci N, Gulec G, Ozluk K. Effects of intracerebroventricularly-injected morphine on anxiety, memory retrieval and locomotor activity in rats: involvement of vasopressinergic system and nitric oxide pathway. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2007; 85:859-67. [PMID: 17223187 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2006.11.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2006] [Revised: 11/02/2006] [Accepted: 11/10/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Morphine has been shown to alter several behavioural processes. We aimed to investigate the effects of intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) morphine on anxiety, memory retrieval and locomotor activity in rats and to elucidate the possible involvement of the vasopressinergic system and the nitric oxide (NO) pathway in these effects. Rats were pretreated with morphine (0.5, 5, 50 microg/5 microl; i.c.v.) or saline (5 microl; i.c.v.) 30 min before the elevated plus maze test, the probe trial of the Morris water maze and the open field test. Morphine (5 microg/5 microl; i.c.v.) induced significant anxiolytic effects in the elevated plus maze. None of the doses of morphine produced any effects in the probe trial of the Morris water maze and the open field. Pretreatment with an arginine vasopressin (AVP) V(1) receptor antagonist (25, 125 ng/5 microl; i.c.v.), an AVP V(2) receptor antagonist (25, 125 ng/5 microl; i.c.v.), or L-NAME, an NO synthase inhibitor (5, 25 microg/5 microl; i.c.v.) 30 min before morphine significantly prevented the anxiolytic effects of morphine. These results suggest that i.c.v. morphine has significant anxiolytic effects, probably mediated by both vasopressinergic system and NO pathway, but has no effect on memory retrieval or locomotor activity, at least at the applied doses.
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- Nevzat Kahveci
- Uludag University Medical School, Department of Physiology, 16059 Gorukle, Bursa, Turkey.
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Rezayof A, Motevasseli T, Rassouli Y, Zarrindast MR. Dorsal hippocampal dopamine receptors are involved in mediating ethanol state-dependent memory. Life Sci 2007; 80:285-92. [PMID: 17046026 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2006.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2006] [Revised: 09/11/2006] [Accepted: 09/13/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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In the present study, the effects of bilateral injections of dopaminergic agents into the hippocampal CA1 regions (intra-CA1) on ethanol (EtOH) state-dependent memory were examined in mice. A single-trial step-down passive avoidance task was used for the assessment of memory retention in adult male NMRI mice. Pre-training intra-peritoneal (i.p.) administration of EtOH (0.25, 0.5 and 1 g/kg) dose dependently induced impairment of memory retention. Pre-test administration of EtOH (0.5 g/kg)-induced state-dependent retrieval of the memory acquired under pre-training EtOH (0.5 g/kg) influence. Intra-CA1 administration of the dopamine D(1) receptor agonist, SKF 38393 (0.5, 1 and 2 g/mouse) or the dopamine D(2) receptor agonist, quinpirole (0.25, 0.5 and 1 microg/mouse) alone cannot affect memory retention. While, pre-test intra-CA1 injection of SKF 38393 (2 microg/mouse, intra-CA1) or quinpirole (0.25, 0.5 and 1 microg/mouse, intra-CA1) improved pre-training EtOH (0.5 g/kg)-induced retrieval impairment. Moreover, pre-test administration of SKF 38393 (0.5, 1 and 2 microg/mouse, intra-CA1) or quinpirole (0.5 and 1 microg/mouse, intra-CA1) with an ineffective dose of EtOH (0.25 g/kg) significantly restored the retrieval and induced EtOH state-dependent memory. Furthermore, pre-training injection of the dopamine D(1) receptor antagonist, SCH 23390 (4 microg/mouse), but not the dopamine D(2) receptor antagonist, sulpiride, into the CA1 regions suppressed the learning of a single-trial passive avoidance task. Pre-test intra-CA1 injection of SCH 23390 (2 and 4 microg/mouse, intra-CA1) or sulpiride (2.5 and 5 microg/mouse, intra-CA1) 5 min before the administration of EtOH (0.5 g/kg, i.p.) dose dependently inhibited EtOH state-dependent memory. These findings implicate the involvement of a dorsal hippocampal dopaminergic mechanism in EtOH state-dependent memory and also it can be concluded that there may be a cross-state dependency between EtOH and dopamine.
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MESH Headings
- 2,3,4,5-Tetrahydro-7,8-dihydroxy-1-phenyl-1H-3-benzazepine/pharmacology
- Animals
- Avoidance Learning/drug effects
- Central Nervous System Depressants/pharmacology
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Drug Synergism
- Ethanol/pharmacology
- Hippocampus/drug effects
- Hippocampus/metabolism
- Injections, Intraperitoneal
- Injections, Intraventricular
- Male
- Memory/drug effects
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred Strains
- Quinpirole/pharmacology
- Receptors, Dopamine D1/agonists
- Receptors, Dopamine D1/metabolism
- Receptors, Dopamine D2/agonists
- Receptors, Dopamine D2/metabolism
- Sulpiride/pharmacology
- Time Factors
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Affiliation(s)
- Ameneh Rezayof
- School of Biology, University College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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