title: Agmatine reduces balance deficits in a rat model of third trimester binge-like ethanol exposure.
abstract: This study examined the effects of binge-like ethanol (ETOH) exposure in neonatal rats on a cerebellar-mediated balance task, and the ability of agmatine, an n-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) modulator, to reverse such effects. Five neonatal treatments groups were used, including ETOH (6.0 g/kg/day), AG (20 mg/kg), ETOH plus AG (6.0 g/kg/day and 20 mg/kg), a maltose control, and a non-treated control. Ethanol was administered via oral intubation twice daily for eight days, (AG was administered with the last ETOH intubation only). Two exposure periods were used; PND 1-8 or PND 8-15. On PND 31-33, balance performance on a single dowel was tested. Treatment with AG during withdrawal in ETOH exposed animals improved performance relative to ETOH alone among the PND 1-8 exposure period. ETOH exposure during the 2nd postnatal week did not impair balance. These findings provide further support that exposure to ETOH during critical developmental periods can impair performance on a cerebellar-dependent balance task. Of perhaps greater significance, co-administration of agmatine reduced these deficits suggesting that NMDA modulation via polyamine blockade may provide a novel approach to attenuating damage associated with binge-like ETOH consumption.
authors: Department of Psychology, Kastle Hall, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA.
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Lewis
authors: K A
authors: KA
authors: Wellmann
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Barron
mesh_terms: D000376:Agmatine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology*; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000502:physiology*; D019540:Area Under Curve; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants / Q000097:blood / Q000633:toxicity*; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D000431:Ethanol / Q000097:blood / Q000633:toxicity*; D005260:Female; D063647:Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000187:drug effects*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate / Q000819:agonists*
chemical_list: D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate; D000431:Ethanol; D000376:Agmatine
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