Morgan P F, Nadi N S, Karanian J, Linnoila M
Laboratory of Clinical Studies, National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.
Eur J Pharmacol. 1992 Mar 12;225(3):217-23. doi: 10.1016/0922-4106(92)90023-o.
Brain structures activated during ethanol withdrawal have been mapped by visualizing c-fos mRNA expression. The regional distribution of c-fos mRNA in brain during ethanol withdrawal can be mimicked by acute injection of N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) and is stereospecifically blocked by the NMDA receptor antagonist, MK-801. The findings reveal that the dentate gyrus and piriform cortex are selectively activated during ethanol withdrawal and suggest that this may be mediated by glutamate activation of NMDA receptors.
通过可视化c-fos mRNA表达,已绘制出乙醇戒断期间激活的脑结构。急性注射N-甲基-D-天冬氨酸(NMDA)可模拟乙醇戒断期间大脑中c-fos mRNA的区域分布,且NMDA受体拮抗剂MK-801可立体特异性阻断这种分布。研究结果表明,齿状回和梨状皮质在乙醇戒断期间被选择性激活,提示这可能由NMDA受体的谷氨酸激活介导。