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The effects of subchronic d-serine on left-right discrimination learning, social interaction, and exploratory
Mohammed Filali1, Robert Lalonde
1Department of Molecular Medicine, Laval University, Québec, Canada. Mohammed.Filali@crchul.ulaval.ca
Abstract:
Glutamatergic neurotransmission is crucially involved in memory and cognition and severely affected patients with Alzheimer's disease. Modulation of NMDA receptors with agonists may reverse their late-stage symptoms. The effects of subchronic treatment of the NMDA receptor agonist, d-serine, were evaluated in APPswe/PS1 mutant mice harboring Aβ plaques in brain, regarding spatial discrimination learning, open-field activity, and social interaction in a three-chambered apparatus. d-serine (50mg/kg, i.p.) was superior to placebo in mutant mice during the reversal phase of left-right discrimination learning without affecting acquisition. The drug caused weaker effects in counteracting open-field hyperactivity and low social interaction with an unfamiliar stimulus mouse. These results indicate a favorable action of an NMDA receptor agonist on reversal learning in transgenic mice with amyloid pathology.
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