Glucose attenuates a morphine-induced decrease in hippocampal acetylcholine output: an in vivo microdialysis study in rats

Michael E. Ragozzino, Gary L. Wenk, Paul E. Gold

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Abstract

Systemic injections of morphine impair performance in memory tests. Glucose administration ameliorates memory deficits produced by morphine treatment. The memory impairments induced by morphine may be related to opioid inhibition of acetylcholine release with reversal of this effect by glucose. The present experiment determined whether: (1) systemic morphine treatment decreases acetylcholine output in the hippocampal formation; and (2) systemic glucose administration attenuates the effect of morphine treatment. Employing microdialysis, samples were collected at 12-min intervals and assayed for acetylcholine using HPLC with electrochemical detection. Morphine (10 mg/kg)/saline injections resulted in an immediate decrease in acetylcholine output (20-35%) that was observed up to the third postinjection sample (36 min). Glucose (100 mg/kg) administered concurrently with morphine attenuated the reduction in acetylcholine output in the second and third samples. These findings suggest that glucose may attenuate morphine-induced memory impairments by reversing a decrease in acetylcholine output produced by morphine.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)77-82
Number of pages6
JournalBrain Research
Volume655
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 29 1994
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Acetylcholine
  • Glucose
  • Hippocampus
  • Memory
  • Microdialysis
  • Morphine

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Neuroscience
  • Molecular Biology
  • Clinical Neurology
  • Developmental Biology

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