The action of synthetic cannabinoids on the induction of long-term potentiation in the rat hippocampal slice

Diana Collins, Roger Guy Pertwee, Stephen Nicholas Davies

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Abstract

Incubation of rat hippocampal slices with the synthetic cannabinoid (-)-11-OH-Delta(8)-dimethylheptyl tetrahydrocannabinol (HU-210) (100 nM) prevented the induction of long-term potentiation of field excitatory postsynaptic potentials recorded in the CA1 region. However, in slices incubated with its non-psychoactive(+)-isomer HU-211 (100 nM), which is reported to be an NMDA receptor antagonist, high frequency stimulation evoked a long-lasting potentiation, comparable to control slices.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)R7-R8
Number of pages2
JournalEuropean Journal of Pharmacology
Volume259
Issue number3
Publication statusPublished - 1994

Keywords

  • CANNABINOID
  • LONG-TERM POTENTIATION
  • HIPPOCAMPUS
  • cannabinoid
  • drug of abuse
  • toxicity
  • mechanism of action
  • memeory disorder
  • rat
  • animal
  • NMDA receptor
  • antagonist
  • long term
  • potentiation
  • electrophysiology
  • in vitro
  • synthetic product
  • hippocampus
  • brain (vertebrate)
  • central nervous system
  • rodentia
  • mammalia
  • vertebrata

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