The effects of UW-MD-71, a highly selective and dual-acting H3R antagonist and AChEI, on acquisition, consolidation, retrieval, and dizocilpine-induced amnesia were tested.
Acute UW-MD-71 administration improved retrieval dose-dependently and ameliorated dizocilpine-induced amnesia.
The results are the first demonstration for in vivo effectiveness of such a dual-acting ligand and shed light on their mode of action in mediating procognitive effects.