title: Role of intraamygdaloid acylated-ghrelin in spatial learning.
abstract: According to recently published papers acylated-ghrelin (A-Ghr) modifies memory and learning. The basolateral nucleus of amygdala (ABL) participates in the regulation of memory and learning mechanisms. Previously we verified A-Ghr responsive neurons in the ABL by electrophysiological methods. In male Wistar rats effects of bilateral intraamygdaloid microinfusion of 50 ng, 100 ng A-Ghr, 15 ng Ghr receptor antagonist d-Lys3-GHRP-6 (ANT) or ANT+50 ng A-Ghr [dissolved in 0.15M sterile saline], or vehicle in 0.4 microl volume were investigated in Morris water maze paradigm. 50 ng A-Ghr significantly reduced latency to find the platform located in one of the quadrants of the maze. Effect of 50 ng A-Ghr was blocked by ANT pretreatment. ANT alone had no effect. Our results show that place learning linked memory processes are facilitated by A-Ghr in the rat ABL. It is a specific effect, because it could be eliminated by ANT pretreatment.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Physiology, Pécs University Medical School, Pécs, Hungary.
authors.forename: Krisztián
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tóth
authors.forename: Kristóf
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: László
authors.forename: László
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lénárd
mesh_terms: D000215:Acylation; D000679:Amygdala / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D054439:Ghrelin / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D018782:Maze Learning / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D008568:Memory / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D054440:Receptors, Ghrelin / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D013028:Space Perception / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: C520836:GHRP-6, Lys(3)-; D054439:Ghrelin; D009842:Oligopeptides; D054440:Receptors, Ghrelin