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  • Title: Protection by N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonists against impairment of working memory in rats following transient cerebral ischemia.
    Author: Ohno M, Yamamoto T, Ueki S, Watanabe S.
    Journal: Neurosci Lett; 1992 Apr 13; 138(1):1-4. PubMed ID: 1407646.
    Abstract:
    A 5-min period of cerebral ischemia increased the number of errors (attempts to pass through two incorrect panels of the three panel-gates at four choice points) assessed by the working memory procedure applied in a three-panel runway task. The selective and competitive N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist CGS 19755 (3.2 and 10 mg/kg), administered i.p. immediately after blood flow reperfusion, significantly reduced the increase in errors expected to occur 24 h after 5 min of ischemia. CGS 19755 10 mg/kg had no effect on the increase in errors when injected 6 h after ischemia. The i.p. administration of the non-competitive NMDA antagonists dextrorphan 10 and 32 mg/kg and MK-801 1.0 mg/kg immediately after reperfusion decreased the increase of errors in the ischemic rats. The protective effects of NMDA antagonists suggest that the mechanism mediated by NMDA receptors during the early reperfusion phase plays a pivotal role in the postischemic impairment of working memory.
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