Abstract
We examined the effect of repeated exposure to 100-dB white noise (10 daily 45-min sessions) on muscarinic cholinergic receptors in different regions of the rat brain. Twenty-four hours after the last exposure session, increase in concentration ( B max) of [ 3H]quinuclidinyl benzilate ([ 3H]-QNB) binding sites was observed in the hippocampus, but no significant change was seen in the striatum, frontal cortex, and hypothalamus. No significant effect of noise on receptor binding affinity ( K d) was found. Pretreating the rats with naltrexone (1 mg/kg, IP) before exposure blocked the noise-induced increase in cholinergic receptors in the hippocampus.
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