title: Effect of an NMDA receptor agonist on T-maze and passive avoidance test in 12-week streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.
abstract: This study examined behavioral effects mediated by NMDA (N-methyl-D-aspartic acid) receptors in 12-week streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. Effects of an NMDA receptor agonist on behavior in the open field test, passive avoidance test and T-maze were examined in control groups of rats and in rats with diabetes mellitus (DM). We have used 116 rats for experiments. Experimental type I diabetes was induced by a single intravenous injection of streptozotocin at a dose of 65 mg/kg, dissolved in citrate buffer. Stimulation with the NMDA receptor agonist at a dose of 15 mg/kg was performed 30 min before the experiments. In control rats, NMDA increased the number of crossing and rearings in the open field test, improved acquisition and consolidation processes and did not influence recall in the passive avoidance situation and was ineffective in the T-maze. Diabetes significantly inhibited locomotor and exploratory activity and profoundly impaired acquisition, consolidation and recalling in a passive avoidance, and significantly decreased working memory in T-maze. NMDA treatment of diabetic rats significantly improved memory in passive avoidance and T-maze. The NMDA receptor agonist increased locomotor activity in open field test. The obtained results suggested that stimulation of NMDA receptors had beneficial effects on learning and memory in type I diabetic rats.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Medical University, Mickiewicza 2c, PL 15-222 Białystok, Poland.
authors.forename: Emilia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Grzeda
authors.forename: Róza J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Wiśniewska
authors.forename: Konstanty
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wiśniewski
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001362:Avoidance Learning / Q000187:drug effects; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D018690:Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005106:Exploratory Behavior / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D018782:Maze Learning / Q000187:drug effects*; D008568:Memory / Q000187:drug effects; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects; D016202:N-Methylaspartate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate / Q000819:agonists*; D013311:Streptozocin
chemical_list: D018690:Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate; D013311:Streptozocin; D016202:N-Methylaspartate