Glutamatergic and GABAergic Effects of Fipronil on Olfactory Learning and Memory in the Honeybee

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Journal Invert Neurosci

Date 2009 Oct 24

PMID 19851797

Citations 14

Authors

Abdessalam Kacimi El Hassani

Julien Pierre Dupuis

Monique Gauthier

Catherine Armengaud

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Abstract

We investigated here the role of transmissions mediated by GABA and glutamate-gated chloride channels (GluCls) in olfactory learning and memory in honeybees, both of these channels being a target for fipronil. To do so, we combined olfactory conditioning with injections of either the GABA- and glutamate-interfering fipronil alone, or in combination with the blocker of glutamate transporter L-trans-Pyrrolidine-2,4-Dicarboxylicacid (L-trans-PDC), or the GABA analog Trans-4-Aminocrotonic Acid (TACA). Our results show that a low dose of fipronil (0.1 ng/bee) impaired olfactory memory, while a higher dose (0.5 ng/bee) had no effect. The detrimental effect induced by the low dose of fipronil was rescued by the coinjection of L-trans-PDC but was rather increased by the coinjection of TACA. Moreover, using whole-cell patch-clamp recordings, we observed that L-trans-PDC reduced glutamate-induced chloride currents in antennal lobe cells. We interpret these results as reflecting the involvement of both GluCl and GABA receptors in the impairment of olfactory memory induced by fipronil.

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