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BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH
卷 214, 期 2, 页码 254-259出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2010.05.034
关键词
Adenosine; Acetylcholine; Caffeine; Scopolamine; Learning and memory; Alzheimer's disease; Neuroprotection; Object recognition
资金
- PRONEX/FAPERGS
- CNPq [Proc. 472216/2009-0]
- PROPESQ/UFRGS
- Brazilian Neuroscience Network (IBNnet)
- CNPq/INCTEN
Caffeine is a psychostimulant with positive effects on cognition. Recent studies have suggested the participation of the cholinergic system in the effects of caffeine on wakefulness. However, there are few studies assessing the contribution of cholinergic system in the cognitive enhancer properties of caffeine. In the present study, the effects of a dose and schedule of administration of caffeine that improved memory recognition were investigated on scopolamine-induced impairment of memory in adult mice. Inhibitory avoidance and novel object recognition tasks were used to assess learning and memory. Caffeine (10 mg/kg, i.p.) was administered during 4 consecutive days, and the treatment was interrupted 24 h before scopolamine administration (2 mg/kg, i.p.). Scopolamine was administered prior to or immediately after training. Short-term and long-term memory was evaluated in both tasks. In the novel object recognition task, pre treatment with caffeine prevented the disruption of short- and long-term memory by scopolamine. In the inhibitory avoidance task, caffeine prevented short- but not long-term memory disruption by pre training administration of scopolamine. Caffeine prevented short- and long-term memory disruption by post training administration of scopolamine. Both treatments did not affect locomotor activity of the animals. These findings suggest that acute treatment with caffeine followed by its withdrawal may be effective against cholinergic-induced disruption of memory assessed in an aversive and non-aversive task. Finally, our results revealed that the cholinergic system is involved in the positive effects of caffeine on cognitive functions. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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