title: Role of NMDA receptor in the effects of arginine-vasopressin on memory processes.
abstract: The mechanism of facilitatory action of vasopressin on memory processes, dependent probably on different neurotransmitter systems, remains unclear. We decided to study the interactions between arginine-vasopressin and ionotropic NMDA receptor. We estimated the influence of various antagonists of NMDA receptor on beneficial effect of arginine-vasopressin on consolidation of conditioned avoidance responses and on retrieval of memory in passive avoidance situation. We have shown that effect of vasopressin on consolidation is significantly reduced by noncompetitive antagonist of ion channel in the NMDA receptor--dizocilpine (MK-801) and competitive antagonist of glycine recognization site--HA-966. Distinctly, effect of the peptide on retrieval is decreased by competitive antagonist of glutamate recognition site--AP-7, competitive antagonist of polyamines site-arcaine and noncompetitive antagonist--MK-801. This suggests that NMDA receptor may participate in the action of vasopressin on memory, but it plays different roles in consolidation and retrieval processes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Medical Academy, Białystok, Poland.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Artemowicz
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wiśniewski
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001127:Arginine Vasopressin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001645:Biguanides / Q000494:pharmacology; D016291:Dizocilpine Maleate / Q000494:pharmacology; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007276:Injections, Intraventricular; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory / Q000187:drug effects*; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D001645:Biguanides; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate; D001127:Arginine Vasopressin; C006624:arcaine; D016291:Dizocilpine Maleate