Abstract
(±)-cis-2-Methyl-spiro(1,3-oxathiolane-5,3′)quinuclidine (AF102B), a new muscarinic agonist of utmost rigidity, exhibits a high selectivity for M1 muscarinic receptors. In rats having a cholinergic hypofunction induced by the intracerebroventricular administration of ethylcholine aziridinium (AF64A), AF102B reversed cognitive impairments in a step-through passive avoidance task and in an 8-arm radial maze. AF102B reversed cognitive impairments at significantly lower doses than those needed to induce side-effects. In addition, AF102B exhibited low toxicity. The results suggest that AF102B may prove useful for treatments of cholinergic deficiencies and cognitive impairments, like those reported in Alzheimer's disease.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 325-331 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Neuroscience Letters |
| Volume | 102 |
| Issue number | 2-3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 31 Jul 1989 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- AF102B
- AF64A
- Alzheimer's disease
- Animal model
- Cholinergic hypofunction
- M muscarinic agonist
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Neuroscience
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