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Title: Presynaptic modulation of acetylcholine, noradrenaline, and serotonin release in the hippocampus of aged rats with various levels of memory impairments Birthelmer A, Stemmelin J, Jackisch R, Cassel JC Ref: Brain Research Bulletin, 60:283, 2003 : PubMed
Aged (25-27 months) Long-Evans female rats were distinguished according to whether they showed no significant impairment (AU), moderate impairment (AMI), or severe impairment (ASI) in a spatial reference-memory task. Young (3-5 months) rats served as controls. Electrically evoked overflow of tritium was assessed in hippocampal slices preloaded with [3H]choline or [3H]serotonin (5-HT). Nicotine-evoked overflow of tritium was measured after preloading with [3H]noradrenaline (NA). Choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity, and concentration of monoamines were assessed in homogenates. Aged rats exhibited reduced accumulation of [3H]choline and [3H]5-HT, increased accumulation of [3H]NA, and weaker electrically evoked overflow of [3H]acetylcholine ([3H]ACh) and [3H]5-HT. The overflow of [3H]NA was not altered consistently by aging. Roughly, drugs acting presynaptically had comparable effects in aged rats: oxotremorine and CP 93,129 inhibited the overflow of [3H]ACh, CP 93,129 and UK 14,304 reduced that of [3H]5-HT. ChAT or AChE activity, and 5-HT concentration were not changed by age; NA concentration was reduced. When significant, changes were comparable in AU, AMI, and ASI rats. Data show that aging alters cholinergic and serotonergic hippocampal innervations, release of ACh and 5-HT, but not presynaptic release-modulating mechanisms. These alterations do not account for variability in water-maze performance of aged rats.
        
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Birthelmer A, Stemmelin J, Jackisch R, Cassel JC (2003) Presynaptic modulation of acetylcholine, noradrenaline, and serotonin release in the hippocampus of aged rats with various levels of memory impairments Brain Research Bulletin60: 283-96
Birthelmer A, Stemmelin J, Jackisch R, Cassel JC (2003) Brain Research Bulletin60: 283-96