PMID- 20028450 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20100315 LR - 20220309 IS - 1471-4159 (Electronic) IS - 0022-3042 (Linking) VI - 112 IP - 5 DP - 2010 Mar TI - Involvement of the AT1 receptor subtype in the effects of angiotensin IV and LVV-haemorphin 7 on hippocampal neurotransmitter levels and spatial working memory. PG - 1223-34 LID - 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2009.06547.x [doi] AB - Intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) administration of angiotensin IV (Ang IV) or Leu-Val-Val-haemorphin 7 (LVV-H7) improves memory performance in normal rats and reverses memory deficits in rat models for cognitive impairment. These memory effects were believed to be mediated via the putative 'AT4 receptor'. However, this binding site was identified as insulin-regulated aminopeptidase (IRAP). Correspondingly, Ang IV and LVV-H7 were characterised as IRAP inhibitors. This study investigates whether and how IRAP may be involved in the central effects of Ang IV and LVV-H7. We determined the effects of i.c.v. administration of Ang IV or LVV-H7 on hippocampal neurotransmitter levels using microdialysis in rats. We observed that Ang IV modulates hippocampal acetylcholine levels, whereas LVV-H7 does not. This discrepancy was reflected in the observation that Ang IV binds with micromolar affinity to the AT1 receptor whereas no binding affinity was observed for LVV-H7. Correspondingly, we demonstrated that the AT1 receptor is involved in the effects of Ang IV on hippocampal neurotransmitter levels and on spatial working memory in a plus maze spontaneous alternation task. However, the AT1 receptor was not involved in the spatial memory facilitating effect of LVV-H7. Finally, we demonstrated that Ang IV did not diffuse to the hippocampus following i.c.v. injection, suggesting an extrahippocampal site of action. We propose that AT1 receptors are implicated in the neurochemical and cognitive effects of Ang IV, whereas LVV-H7 may mediate its effects via IRAP. FAU - De Bundel, Dimitri AU - De Bundel D AD - Research Group Experimental Pharmacology, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Drug Analysis and Drug Information, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium. FAU - Demaegdt, Heidi AU - Demaegdt H FAU - Lahoutte, Tony AU - Lahoutte T FAU - Caveliers, Vicky AU - Caveliers V FAU - Kersemans, Ken AU - Kersemans K FAU - Ceulemans, Ann-Gaelle AU - Ceulemans AG FAU - Vauquelin, Georges AU - Vauquelin G FAU - Clinckers, Ralph AU - Clinckers R FAU - Vanderheyden, Patrick AU - Vanderheyden P FAU - Michotte, Yvette AU - Michotte Y FAU - Smolders, Ilse AU - Smolders I LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20091217 PL - England TA - J Neurochem JT - Journal of neurochemistry JID - 2985190R RN - 0 (Hemoglobins) RN - 0 (Iodine Isotopes) RN - 0 (Neurotransmitter Agents) RN - 0 (Peptide Fragments) RN - 0 (Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1) RN - 11128-99-7 (Angiotensin II) RN - 23025-68-5 (angiotensin II, des-Asp(1)-des-Arg(2)-Ile(5)-) RN - 75808-66-1 (LVV-hemorphin-7) SB - IM MH - Angiotensin II/administration & dosage/*analogs & derivatives/pharmacokinetics MH - Animals MH - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug MH - Hemoglobins/*administration & dosage MH - Hippocampus/diagnostic imaging/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Injections, Intraventricular/methods MH - Iodine Isotopes/pharmacokinetics MH - Male MH - Maze Learning/drug effects MH - Memory, Short-Term/*drug effects MH - Microdialysis/methods MH - Neurotransmitter Agents/*metabolism MH - Peptide Fragments/*administration & dosage MH - Protein Binding/drug effects MH - Rats MH - Rats, Wistar MH - Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1/*physiology MH - Space Perception/drug effects MH - Tissue Distribution/drug effects MH - Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon/methods EDAT- 2009/12/24 06:00 MHDA- 2010/03/17 06:00 CRDT- 2009/12/24 06:00 PHST- 2009/12/24 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2009/12/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2010/03/17 06:00 [medline] AID - JNC6547 [pii] AID - 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2009.06547.x [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Neurochem. 2010 Mar;112(5):1223-34. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2009.06547.x. Epub 2009 Dec 17.