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Reversal of amnesia by an orally active ACTH 4-9 analog (Org 2766). 1976

H Rigter, and R Janssens-Elbertse, and H Van Riezen

The ACTH 4-9 analog, H-Met((O2)-Glu-His-Ph-D-Lys-Phe-OH (Or 2766), attenuates in rats CO2-induced amnesia for a one-trial passive avoidance step-through response when administered prior to the retrieval test but not when given prior to acquisition. Even a dose of 0.001 mug/rat Org 2766 yields an anti-amnesic effect. In this respect Org 2766 is more active than the ACTH fragment ACTH 4-10. An anti-amnesic effect was also obtained when Org 2766 was administered orally. ACTH 4-10 (100 mug/rat) has to be given SC within 8 hr of the retrieval test in order to be effective. A similar time span of effectiveness was observed when Org 2766 was SC injected in a dose of 0.1 mug/rat. The anti-amnesic effect of ACTH 4-10 remains when the time interval between acquisition and retrieval is extended beyond the usual 24 hr. The same appeared to be true for SC ADMINISTERED Org 2766. It is suggested that ACTH-like peptides, and particularly the orally active Org 2766, may be helpful in the treatment of deficient mental performance.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007279	Injections, Subcutaneous	Forceful administration under the skin of liquid medication, nutrient, or other fluid through a hollow needle piercing the skin.	Subcutaneous Injections,Injection, Subcutaneous,Subcutaneous Injection
D008297	Male		Males
D010446	Peptide Fragments	Partial proteins formed by partial hydrolysis of complete proteins or generated through PROTEIN ENGINEERING techniques.	Peptide Fragment,Fragment, Peptide,Fragments, Peptide
D002245	Carbon Dioxide	A colorless, odorless gas that can be formed by the body and is necessary for the respiration cycle of plants and animals.	Carbonic Anhydride,Anhydride, Carbonic,Dioxide, Carbon
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000284	Administration, Oral	The giving of drugs, chemicals, or other substances by mouth.	Drug Administration, Oral,Administration, Oral Drug,Oral Administration,Oral Drug Administration,Administrations, Oral,Administrations, Oral Drug,Drug Administrations, Oral,Oral Administrations,Oral Drug Administrations
D000324	Adrenocorticotropic Hormone	An anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the ADRENAL CORTEX and its production of CORTICOSTEROIDS. ACTH is a 39-amino acid polypeptide of which the N-terminal 24-amino acid segment is identical in all species and contains the adrenocorticotrophic activity. Upon further tissue-specific processing, ACTH can yield ALPHA-MSH and corticotrophin-like intermediate lobe peptide (CLIP).	ACTH,Adrenocorticotropin,Corticotropin,1-39 ACTH,ACTH (1-39),Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone,Corticotrophin,Corticotrophin (1-39),Corticotropin (1-39),Hormone, Adrenocorticotrophic,Hormone, Adrenocorticotropic
D000647	Amnesia	Pathologic partial or complete loss of the ability to recall past experiences (AMNESIA, RETROGRADE) or to form new memories (AMNESIA, ANTEROGRADE). This condition may be of organic or psychologic origin. Organic forms of amnesia are usually associated with dysfunction of the DIENCEPHALON or HIPPOCAMPUS. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp426-7)	Amnesia, Dissociative,Amnesia, Global,Amnesia, Hysterical,Amnesia, Tactile,Amnesia, Temporary,Amnesia-Memory Loss,Amnestic State,Amnesia Memory Loss,Amnesia-Memory Losses,Amnesias,Amnesias, Dissociative,Amnesias, Global,Amnesias, Hysterical,Amnesias, Tactile,Amnesias, Temporary,Amnestic States,Dissociative Amnesia,Dissociative Amnesias,Global Amnesia,Global Amnesias,Hysterical Amnesia,Hysterical Amnesias,State, Amnestic,States, Amnestic,Tactile Amnesia,Tactile Amnesias,Temporary Amnesia,Temporary Amnesias
D000648	Amnesia, Retrograde	Loss of the ability to recall information that had been previously encoded in memory prior to a specified or approximate point in time. This process may be organic or psychogenic in origin. Organic forms may be associated with CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENTS; SEIZURES; DEMENTIA; and a wide variety of other conditions that impair cerebral function. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp426-9)	Pre-Ictal Memory Loss,Retrograde Amnesia,Amnesia, Pre-Ictal,Memory Loss, Retrograde,Amnesia, Pre Ictal,Amnesias, Pre-Ictal,Amnesias, Retrograde,Memory Loss, Pre-Ictal,Memory Losses, Pre-Ictal,Memory Losses, Retrograde,Pre Ictal Memory Loss,Pre-Ictal Amnesia,Pre-Ictal Amnesias,Pre-Ictal Memory Losses,Retrograde Amnesias,Retrograde Memory Loss,Retrograde Memory Losses
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia