Table 2.

Effects of inhibition of protein synthesis, RNA synthesis, or MF transection before LTP induction

Groups PTP magnitude (% baseline) τPTP (min) fEPSP amplitude 60 min after HFS (% baseline) τbsln (min)
MF LTP control (MK 801; 10-15 μm; n = 5) 499 ± 25 3.5 187 ± 12 N/A
MF LTP control (d-APV; 25 μm; n = 4) 484 ± 40 2.6 177 ± 17 N/A
Emetine (20 μm; 60 min; n = 3) before MF LTP induction 393 ± 47 2.9 101 ± 2 n.s. 9
Actinomycin D (25 μm; 120 min; n = 4) before MF LTP induction 531 ± 61 2.5 117 ± 4 n.s. 33
MF transection before MF LTP induction (n = 5) 512 ± 41 3.1 130 ± 19 n.s. 31
MF transection before C/A-LTP induction (n = 3) N/A N/A 208 ± 15 N/A
MF transection + emetine (20 μm; 60 min; n = 4) before MF LTP induction 513 ± 98 2.8 104 ± 5 n.s. 10
  • n.s., Statistically not significantly different from baseline values. Control groups are the same as shown in Table 1. N/A, Not applicable.