Effects of chronic codergocrine mesylate administration on the brain somatostatinergic system in aged rats

Ken ichi Tanaka; Norio Ogawa; Masato Asanuma; Hiroshi Hirata; Yoichi Kondo; Hsi hsien Chou; Akitane Mori

doi:10.1016/0167-4943(92)90013-T

Effects of chronic codergocrine mesylate administration on the brain somatostatinergic system in aged rats

Ken ichi Tanaka, Norio Ogawa, Masato Asanuma, Hiroshi Hirata, Yoichi Kondo, Hsi hsien Chou, Akitane Mori

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Codergocrine mesylate (dihydroergotoxine; DHET), which is an ergot derivative, has been reported to counteract some age-induced impairments in brain function, but the mechanism of these effects is not known. We examined the effect of chronic DHET administration on the somatostatinergic system in the brains of aged rats. Intraperitoneal injections of DHET (1 mg/kg per day) or of vehicle were given to aged rats for 14 days, and resulted in a significant increase in somatostatin (SOM) receptor binding in all six brain regions examined except the hindbrain. DHET had no effect on SOM receptor binding in the brains of young-adult rats. However, the SOM concentration in aged rats was nearly identical to that in young-adult rats and the SOM concentration in different brain areas did not change after chronic administration of DHET. Thus, the present results suggest that chronic administration of DHET can ameliorate at least one of the age-induced impairments of brain somatostatinergic function.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	133-139
Number of pages	7
Journal	Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Volume	15
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-4943(92)90013-T
Publication status	Published - Jan 1 1992

Keywords

Aged-rat brain
Codergocrine mesylate (dihydroergotoxine)
Receptors
Somatostatin

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Health(social science)
Ageing
Gerontology
Geriatrics and Gerontology

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Effects of chronic codergocrine mesylate administration on the brain somatostatinergic system in aged rats. / Tanaka, Ken ichi; Ogawa, Norio; Asanuma, Masato; Hirata, Hiroshi; Kondo, Yoichi; Chou, Hsi hsien; Mori, Akitane.

In: Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Vol. 15, No. 2, 01.01.1992, p. 133-139.

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