2000
Noradrenergic alpha-2 receptor agonists reverse working memory deficits induced by the anxiogenic drug, FG7142, in rats
Birnbaum SG, Podell DM, Arnsten A. Noradrenergic alpha-2 receptor agonists reverse working memory deficits induced by the anxiogenic drug, FG7142, in rats. Pharmacology Biochemistry And Behavior 2000, 67: 397-403. PMID: 11164065, DOI: 10.1016/s0091-3057(00)00306-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor agonistMemory deficitsAnxiogenic drugsSide effectsAlpha-1 receptor stimulationAlpha-2 adrenoceptor subtypesAlpha-2 receptor agonistCognitive deficitsPrefrontal cortexStress-related neuropsychiatric disordersImidazoline I1 receptor agonistHypotensive side effectsEfficacy of clonidineI1 receptor agonistPrefrontal cognitive deficitsPrefrontal cortical functionClonidine pretreatmentDA turnoverAdrenoceptor agonistsAdrenoceptor subtypesCatecholamine releaseReceptor subtypesCortical functionTherapeutic usefulnessReceptor stimulation
1997
Supranormal Stimulation of D1 Dopamine Receptors in the Rodent Prefrontal Cortex Impairs Spatial Working Memory Performance
Zahrt J, Taylor J, Mathew R, Arnsten A. Supranormal Stimulation of D1 Dopamine Receptors in the Rodent Prefrontal Cortex Impairs Spatial Working Memory Performance. Journal Of Neuroscience 1997, 17: 8528-8535. PMID: 9334425, PMCID: PMC6573725, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-21-08528.1997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBenzazepinesDopamineDopamine AgonistsDopamine AntagonistsInfusions, ParenteralMaleMaze LearningMemoryModels, NeurologicalModels, PsychologicalPrefrontal CortexPsychomotor PerformanceRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, Dopamine D1Receptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSpatial BehaviorStress, PsychologicalConceptsD1 receptor stimulationPrefrontal cortexReceptor stimulationSKF 81297SCH 23390D1 receptorsSupranormal stimulationPFC of ratsD1 receptor mechanismsDA receptor stimulationDose-related impairmentD1 receptor antagonistD1 receptor agonistD1 dopamine receptorsDelayed-alternation performanceMemory functionRecent electrophysiological studiesSpatial Working Memory PerformanceReceptor antagonistReceptor agonistDopamine receptorsReceptor mechanismsElectrophysiological studiesHigh dosesDrug efficacy