Synapse 2005-06-15

Functional roles of NMDA receptor NR2A and NR2B subunits in the acute intoxicating effects of ethanol in mice.

Janel M Boyce-Rustay, Andrew Holmes

Index: Synapse 56(4) , 222-5, (2005)

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Abstract

The present study examined the roles of NR2A and NR2B subunit-containing NMDA receptors in the mediation of the sedative/hypnotic effects of ethanol in mice. The ability of the competitive NMDA antagonist, CGP-37849 (0, 1, or 3 mg/kg), and the NR2B-selective antagonist, Ro 25-6981 (0, 3, or 10 mg/kg), to alter (3 g/kg) ethanol-induced sleep time was measured in C57BL/6J mice and NR2A knockout (KO) mice. The results show that pretreatment with either antagonist significantly potentiated the sedative/hypnotic effects of ethanol in C57BL/6J mice. These effects were not significantly altered in NR2A KO mice. Basal sleep time responses to ethanol were also normal in NR2A KO mice. These findings confirm a major role for NMDA receptors in the acute intoxicating actions of ethanol and provide tentative support for a prepotent role of the NR2B subunit in these effects.

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