title: The retention deficit induced by (RS)-alpha-methyl-4-carboxyphenylglycine in a lever-press learning task is blocked by selective agonists of either group I or group II metabotropic glutamate receptors.
abstract: The effects of immediate post-training administration of drugs interacting with group I and/or group II glutamate metabotropic receptors (mGluRs) were determined on the retention performance of a partially acquired lever-press learning task in mice. The antagonist (RS)-alpha-methyl-4-carboxyphenylglycine (MCPG) dose-dependently (0. 1-100 nmol/mouse, i.c.v.) impairs the retention performance evaluated 24 h post-training. The retention deficit induced by 100 nmol MCPG is related to the selective suppression of a time-dependent spontaneous improvement of performance between the two sessions. This phenomenon appears progressively within 24 h post-training in control mice and is thought to reflect post-training processing of memory traces. The coadministration of either (1S,3R)-1-aminocyclopentane-1,3-dicarboxylic acid (ACPD), the group I mGluR agonist (R,S)3,5-dihydroxyphenylglycine (DHPG), or the group II mGluR agonist LY354740, completely blocked MCPG-induced deficits at a dose of 0.1 nmol for each agonist. These results suggest that selective activation of either group I or group II mGluRs is able to prevent the memory retention deficits induced by MCPG.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Ethologie et de Neurobiologie, URA 1295, Université Louis Pasteur, 7 rue de l'Université, F-67000 Strasbourg, France. mathisc@currif.u-strasbg.fr
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mathis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ungerer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001565:Benzoates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001643:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology; D003515:Cycloleucine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004435:Eating / Q000187:drug effects; D018690:Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005998:Glycine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D007858:Learning / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000523:psychology; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D020033:Protein Isoforms / Q000819:agonists; D018094:Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate / Q000819:agonists*; D012118:Resorcinols / Q000494:pharmacology; D012153:Retention, Psychology / Q000187:drug effects*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D001565:Benzoates; D001643:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds; D018690:Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D018094:Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate; D012118:Resorcinols; D003515:Cycloleucine; C036361:1-amino-1,3-dicarboxycyclopentane; C079694:alpha-methyl-4-carboxyphenylglycine; C079215:3,5-dihydroxyphenylglycine; C104753:eglumetad; D005998:Glycine