title: The influence of adenosine A3 receptor agonist: IB-MECA, on scopolamine- and MK-801-induced memory impairment.
abstract: The effects of adenosine A3 agonist IB-MECA on scopolamine- and MK-801-induced impairment of spontaneous alternation and learning abilities were examined using Y-maze and passive avoidance tasks in mice. IB-MECA given 20 min before test had no effect on spontaneous alternation performance. Similarly learning abilities tested in passive avoidance were not disturbed after IB-MECA administration before training session. IB-MECA significantly diminished scopolamine- and MK-801-induced impairment of spontaneous alternation in Y-maze and learning abilities in passive avoidance task as well as reduced higher locomotor activity in MK-801-treated group. This ameliorating effect of IB-MECA was not antagonised by adenosine A1 antagonists CPX. Obtained results indicate that adenosine A3 receptor stimulation may ameliorate spatial memory and long term memory impairments in terms of cholinergic and glutamatergic deficits induced by scopolamine and MK-801, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Lublin, Jaczewskiego 8, 20-090 Lublin, Poland. arubaj@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rubaj
authors.forename: Witold
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zgodziński
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sieklucka-Dziuba
mesh_terms: D000241:Adenosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000818:Animals; D001362:Avoidance Learning / Q000187:drug effects; D016291:Dizocilpine Maleate; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004347:Drug Interactions; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; D005260:Female; D018782:Maze Learning / Q000187:drug effects; D008568:Memory / Q000187:drug effects; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy*; D051379:Mice; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects; D018727:Muscarinic Antagonists; D058906:Purinergic P1 Receptor Agonists; D058915:Purinergic P1 Receptor Antagonists; D043684:Receptor, Adenosine A3; D012601:Scopolamine; D013806:Theophylline / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; D018727:Muscarinic Antagonists; D058906:Purinergic P1 Receptor Agonists; D058915:Purinergic P1 Receptor Antagonists; D043684:Receptor, Adenosine A3; C084956:N(6)-(3-iodobenzyl)-5'-N-methylcarboxamidoadenosine; C053907:8-cyclopentyl-1,3-dimethylxanthine; D016291:Dizocilpine Maleate; D013806:Theophylline; D012601:Scopolamine; D000241:Adenosine