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. 2009 Jan 5;602(1):101-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2008.10.065. Epub 2008 Nov 12.

GABAB receptor agonist baclofen improves methamphetamine-induced cognitive deficit in mice

Sawako Arai  1 , Kazuhiro Takuma, Hiroyuki Mizoguchi, Daisuke Ibi, Taku Nagai, Hiroyuki Kamei, Hyoung-Chun Kim, Kiyofumi Yamada
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GABAB receptor agonist baclofen improves methamphetamine-induced cognitive deficit in mice

Sawako Arai et al. Eur J Pharmacol. .

Abstract

In this study, we investigated the effects of GABA(A) and GABA(B) receptor agonists on the methamphetamine-induced impairment of recognition memory in mice. Repeated treatment with methamphetamine at a dose of 1 mg/kg for 7 days induced an impairment of recognition memory. Baclofen, a GABA(B) receptor agonist, ameliorated the repeated methamphetamine-induced cognitive impairment, although gaboxadol, a GABA(A) receptor agonist, had no significant effect. GABA(B) receptors may constitute a putative new target in treating cognitive deficits in patients suffering from schizophrenia, as well as methamphetamine psychosis.

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