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  • Title: Serotonin1A receptors in the dorsal hippocampus regulate working memory and long-term habituation in the hemiparkinsonian rats.
    Author: Liu Y, Liu J, Jiao SR, Liu X, Guo Y, Zhang J, Yang J, Xie W, Wang HS, Zhang L.
    Journal: Behav Brain Res; 2019 Dec 30; 376():112207. PubMed ID: 31476331.
    Abstract:
    Although the dorsal hippocampus (dHPC) and serotonin1A (5-HT1A) receptor are involved in cognition, their roles in cognitive impairments in Parkinson' disease (PD) are still unclear. In the present study, the effects of the 5-HT1A receptor agonist 8-OH-DPAT and antagonist WAY100635 administrated into the dHPC of rats were assessed in T-maze rewarded alternation test for working memory and in hole-board test for long-term habituation. Unilateral 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) lesions of the medial forebrain bundle in rats impaired working memory and long-term habituation, decreased dopamine (DA) levels in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), dHPC and ventral hippocampus (vHPC), and decreased the mean density of 5-HT1A receptors and co-localization of 5-HT1A receptor and excitatory amino acid carrier 1-immunoreactive (EAAC1-ir) neurons in the dHPC compared to sham-operated rats. Activation of dHPC 5-HT1A receptors by local infusion of 8-OH-DPAT impaired working memory and long-term habituation in both sham-operated and the 6-OHDA-lesioned rats. Furthermore, blockade of dHPC 5-HT1A receptors by WAY100635 improved the memories in the 6-OHDA-lesioned rats, but had no effects in sham-operated rats. Additionally, dHPC injection of 8-OH-DPAT decreased noradrenaline (NA) levels, increased 5-HT levels in the mPFC, dHPC and vHPC in sham-operated and lesioned rats, while WAY100635 increased DA and NA levels only in lesioned rats. The results of the present study suggest that dHPC 5-HT1A receptors regulate cognitive impairments in PD by changes of monoamines in the related brain regions.
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