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Acta Physiologica 2009; Volume 196, Supplement 671
Scandinavian Physiological Society’s Annual Meeting
8/14/2009-8/16/2009
Uppsala, Sweden


BLOCKADE OF MINERALOCORTICOID AND GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTORS IMPAIR MEMORY RECONSOLIDATION IN RATS
Abstract number: P61

NIKZAD1 S, VAFAEI1 AA, RASHIDY-POUR1 A

1Laboratory of Learning and Memory, Department and Research Center of Physiology, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran. [email protected]

Previous studies have indicated that mineralocorticoid receptors (MR) and glucocorticoid receptors (GR) enhance memory consolidation, but their effects on memory reconsolidation are not clear. In this study, we studied the role of MR and GR on memory reconsolidation. Sixty young rats were trained in a passive avoidance task. For memory reactivation, rats were returned to the chamber 48 h later. Immediately after reactivation, rats were injected with MR antagonist spironolactone (50 mg/kg) or GR antagonist RU38486 or spironolactone + RU38486. Control animals received vehicle. Two, four, and seven days after memory reactivation, rats were returned to the context for 10 min, and step-through latency was recorded. The results showed that administration of spironolactone or RU38486 or combination of both induced impairment of memory reconsolidation. Further, the results showed that drugs deficit was not reversed by a reminder shock. These findings provide evidence that blockade of glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid receptors impair memory reconsolidation.

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Acta Physiologica 2009; Volume 196, Supplement 671 :P61

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