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Mayeli A, Clancy KJ, Sonnenschein S, Sarpal DK, Ferrarelli F. A narrative review of treatment interventions to improve cognitive performance in schizophrenia, with an emphasis on at-risk and early course stages. Psychiatry Res 2022; 317:114926. [PMID: 36932470 PMCID: PMC10729941 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Revised: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 10/22/2022] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Cognitive dysfunction is a core feature of schizophrenia (SCZ), which unfavorably affects SCZ patients' daily functioning and overall clinical outcome. An increasing body of evidence has shown that cognitive deficits are present not only at the beginning of the illness but also several years before the onset of psychosis. Nonetheless, the majority of treatment interventions targeting cognitive dysfunction in SCZ, using both pharmacological and nonpharmacological approaches, have focused on chronic patients rather than individuals at high risk or in the early stages of the disease. In this article, we provide a narrative review of cognitive interventions in SCZ patients, with a particular focus on pre-emptive interventions in at-risk/early course individuals when available. Furthermore, we discuss current challenges for these pre-emptive treatment interventions and provide some suggestions on how future work may ameliorate cognitive dysfunction in these individuals.
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- Ahmad Mayeli
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, 3501 Forbes Ave, Suite 456, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, 3501 Forbes Ave, Suite 456, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, 3501 Forbes Ave, Suite 456, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, 3501 Forbes Ave, Suite 456, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, 3501 Forbes Ave, Suite 456, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
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Gargiulo API, Acuña A, Gargiulo MML, Gargiulo ÁJM, Gargiulo MCJ, Baiardi GC, Mora S, Lafuente JV, Romanowicz E, Landa AI, Guevara MA, Gargiulo PÁ. Effects of Cycloleucine in the Nucleus Accumbens Septi on the Elevated plus Maze Test in Rats. Neuropsychobiology 2021; 79:191-197. [PMID: 31927553 DOI: 10.1159/000505069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION In recent years, an important number of studies have emphasized the psychopharmacological actions of cycloleucine (1-aminocyclopentanecarboxylic acid) acting on the NR1 subunit (glycine allosteric site) of NMDA (N-methyl-D-aspartic acid) receptor. We studied the effects of its injection in an anxiety test. METHODS The elevated plus maze test was used. Male rats bilaterally cannulated into the nucleus accumbens septi (NAS) were employed. Rats were divided into 5 groups that received either 1 µL injections of saline or cycloleucine (0.5, 1, 2, or 4 µg) 15 min before testing. RESULTS Time spent in the open arm was significantly increased by cycloleucine treatment with all doses (1 and 2 µg, p < 0.05; 0.5 and 4 µg, p < 0.01), like number of extreme arrivals (0.5 and 1 µg, p < 0.05; 2 µg, p < 0.01; and 4 µg, p < 0.001). Open arm entries were increased by the highest dose only (4 µg, p < 0.01). DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION Present results show no difference between all doses in the time spent in the open arm, suggesting an indirect, noncompetitive action of the drug. The increase in extreme arrivals and open arm entries suggests a dose influence in these parameters. We conclude that cycloleucine influence on the NMDA receptors within NAS leads to anxiolytic-like effects and behavioral disinhibition, which once more confirms the involvement of NAS in anxiety processing.
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- Augusto P I Gargiulo
- Laboratory of Neurosciences and Experimental Psychology, CONICET, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Neurosciences and Experimental Psychology, CONICET, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Neurosciences and Experimental Psychology, CONICET, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Neurosciences and Experimental Psychology, CONICET, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Neurosciences and Experimental Psychology, CONICET, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Neuropharmacology, Institute of Biological and Technological Research (IIBYT-CONICET), National University of Córdoba, Faculty of Chemical Sciences, Catholic University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Program of Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Neurosciences (LaNCE), Department of Neuroscience, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)-Barrio Sarriena, Leioa, Spain
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- Laboratory of Neurosciences and Experimental Psychology, CONICET, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Neurosciences and Experimental Psychology, CONICET, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Neurosciences and Experimental Psychology, CONICET, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Neurosciences and Experimental Psychology, CONICET, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina,
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Llano López LH, Melonari P, Olguin M, Fraile MD, Landa AI, Gargiulo PA. Effects of atenolol injected into the nucleus accumbens septi in rats in the elevated plus-maze test. J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol 2020; 31:jbcpp-2020-0003. [PMID: 32598313 DOI: 10.1515/jbcpp-2020-0003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Background In previous studies, we have observed that glutamate antagonists injected within the nucleus accumbens septi (NAS) induced an anxiolytic-like effect in the elevated plus maze (EPM) test in rats. In the present study, the effect of Atenolol, a specific Beta Adreno-receptor antagonist in the EPM was studied in male rats bilaterally cannulated NAS. Methods Rats were divided into five groups that received either 1 μL injections of saline or atenolol in different doses (0.75, 1 or 2 μg/1 μL, n=15-16) 15 min before testing. Results Time Spent in the Open Arm was modified by treatment (F=4.563, p=0.006, df 3). This was increased by the lowest dose of atenolol (p<0.05), by the medium doses (p<0.001) and also by the highest dose (p<0.01). Time per Entry was modified by treatment (F=4.54, p=0.06, df 3). This parameter was increased by the lowest dose of atenolol (p<0.01), but not for the medium and higher doses. Conclusions We conclude that Atenolol beta receptor blockade in the accumbens lead to an anxiolytic-like effect related to an increase in the time spent in the open arm and in the time per entry, showing specific behavioral patterns.
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- Luis H Llano López
- National Council of Scientific and Technological Research (CONICET), Laboratory of Neurosciences and Experimental Psychology, Ciudad Universitaria, Parque General San Martin, Mendoza, Argentina.,National University of Cuyo, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Area of Pharmacology, Department of Pathology, Ciudad Universitaria, Parque General San Martin, Mendoza, Argentina.,Servicio de Terapia Intensiva Infantil, Hospital Pediátrico Dr. Humberto Notti, Mendoza, Argentina
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- National University of Cuyo, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Area of Pharmacology, Department of Pathology, Ciudad Universitaria, Parque General San Martin, Mendoza, Argentina
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- National Council of Scientific and Technological Research (CONICET), Laboratory of Neurosciences and Experimental Psychology, Ciudad Universitaria, Parque General San Martin, Mendoza, Argentina
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- National Council of Scientific and Technological Research (CONICET), Laboratory of Neurosciences and Experimental Psychology, Ciudad Universitaria, Parque General San Martin, Mendoza, Argentina
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- National Council of Scientific and Technological Research (CONICET), Laboratory of Neurosciences and Experimental Psychology, Ciudad Universitaria, Parque General San Martin, Mendoza, Argentina.,National University of Cuyo, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Area of Pharmacology, Department of Pathology, Ciudad Universitaria, Parque General San Martin, Mendoza, Argentina
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- National Council of Scientific and Technological Research (CONICET), Laboratory of Neurosciences and Experimental Psychology, Ciudad Universitaria, Parque General San Martin, Mendoza, Argentina.,National University of Cuyo, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Area of Pharmacology, Department of Pathology, Ciudad Universitaria, Parque General San Martin, Mendoza, Argentina
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Hammans C, Neugebauer K, Kumar V, Mevissen L, Sternkopf MA, Novakovic A, Wensing T, Habel U, Abel T, Nickl-Jockschat T. BDNF Serum Levels are Associated With White Matter Microstructure in Schizophrenia - A Pilot Study. Front Psychiatry 2020; 11:31. [PMID: 32153434 PMCID: PMC7046752 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2019] [Accepted: 01/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) has been implicated in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. As BDNF regulates axonal and dendritic growth, altered BDNF levels in schizophrenia patients might underlie changes in structural connectivity that have been identified by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We investigated a possible correlation between BDNF serum levels, fiber tract architecture, and regional grey matter volumes in 19 schizophrenia patients and a gender- and age-matched control group. Two patients had to be excluded due to abnormalities in their MRI scans. Serum samples were obtained to determine BDNF levels, and T1- as well as diffusion-weighted sequences were acquired. We, then, investigated correlations between BDNF serum levels with neuroimaging parameters, using Voxel-based Morphometry (VBM) and Tract-based Spatial Statistics (TBSS). We found a significant negative correlation between BDNF serum levels and FA values in the right inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus and the right superior longitudinal fasciculus. These regions also showed a decrease in AD values in schizophrenia patients. Grey matter volumes were reduced in patients but there was no correlation between regional grey matter volumes and BDNF. The right superior longitudinal fasciculus has been repeatedly identified to exhibit microstructural changes in schizophrenia patients. Our findings of a negative correlation between BDNF and FA values in patients might indicate that BDNF is upregulated to compensate decreased structural connectivity as it induces neural plasticity and shows increased levels in damaged tissue. These findings of our pilot study are encouraging leads for future research in larger samples.
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- Christine Hammans
- Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.,JARA - Translational Brain Medicine, Jülich-Aachen Research Alliance, Jülich, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.,JARA - Translational Brain Medicine, Jülich-Aachen Research Alliance, Jülich, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.,JARA - Translational Brain Medicine, Jülich-Aachen Research Alliance, Jülich, Germany.,Department of High-field Magnetic Resonance, Max-Planck-Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.,JARA - Translational Brain Medicine, Jülich-Aachen Research Alliance, Jülich, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.,JARA - Translational Brain Medicine, Jülich-Aachen Research Alliance, Jülich, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.,JARA - Translational Brain Medicine, Jülich-Aachen Research Alliance, Jülich, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.,JARA - Translational Brain Medicine, Jülich-Aachen Research Alliance, Jülich, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.,Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine: JARA-Institute Brain Structure Function Relationship (INM 10), Research Center Jülich, Jülich, Germany
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- Carver College of Medicine, Iowa Neuroscience Institute, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.,JARA - Translational Brain Medicine, Jülich-Aachen Research Alliance, Jülich, Germany.,Carver College of Medicine, Iowa Neuroscience Institute, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States.,Department of Psychiatry, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States
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Translating preclinical findings in clinically relevant new antipsychotic targets: focus on the glutamatergic postsynaptic density. Implications for treatment resistant schizophrenia. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2019; 107:795-827. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2019] [Revised: 07/20/2019] [Accepted: 08/22/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Gargiulo API, Gargiulo De Aranda MP, Gargiulo MML, Gargiulo AJM, Acuña A, Baiardi GC, Lafuente JV, Landa De Gargiulo AI, Guevara MA, Gargiulo PA. Effects of dizocilpine-induced glutamatergic blockade in the nucleus accumbens septi on the plus maze test. J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol 2018; 29:241-246. [PMID: 29902911 DOI: 10.1515/jbcpp-2017-0100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2017] [Accepted: 12/16/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND In previous studies, we have observed that specific N-methyl-d-aspartic acid (NMDA) antagonists and non-NMDA antagonists injected within the nucleus accumbens septi (NAS) induced an anxiolytic-like effect in the plus maze test in rats. In the present study, the effect of intracanalicular blockade of NMDA receptors using dizocilpine in the plus maze was studied in male rats bilaterally cannulated NAS. METHODS Rats were divided into five groups that received either 1 μL injections of saline or dizocilpine (MK-801, [5R,10S]-[+]-5-methyl-10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo [a,d] cyclohepten-5,10-imine) in different doses (0.5, 1, 2, or 4 μg) 15 min before testing. RESULTS Time spent in the open arm increased under dizocilpine treatment with the two higher doses (2 and 4 μg, p<0.05), extreme arrivals were increased by the three higher doses (1 μg, p<0.05; 2 and 4 μg, p<0.01), and open arm entries by the three higher doses (1, 2, and 4 μg, p<0.05). A dose-effect relationship was observed in all cases. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that dizocilpine-glutamatergic blockade in the accumbens lead to an anxiolytic-like effect and a behavioral disinhibition related to an increase in some motoric parameters, showing specific behavioral patterns.
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- Augusto P I Gargiulo
- Laboratory of Neurosciences and Experimental Psychology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Cuyo, CONICET, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina, Phone: +54 261 4135000/5006. Int. 2644 (U. N. de Cuyo), Fax: +54 261 5244001 (CCT, Mendoza)
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- Laboratory of Neurosciences and Experimental Psychology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Cuyo, CONICET, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Neurosciences and Experimental Psychology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Cuyo, CONICET, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Neurosciences and Experimental Psychology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Cuyo, CONICET, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Neurosciences and Experimental Psychology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Cuyo, CONICET, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Neuropharmacology, Institute of Biological and Technological Research (IIBYT-CONICET), National University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
- Faculty of Chemical Sciences, Catholic University of Córdoba, 5017 Córdoba, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Neurosciences, Department of Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine and Odontology, University of the Basque Country, Bilbao, Spain
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- Laboratory of Neurosciences and Experimental Psychology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Cuyo, CONICET, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Neurosciences and Experimental Psychology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Cuyo, CONICET, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Neurosciences and Experimental Psychology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Cuyo, CONICET, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina
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Çeri V, Aykutlu HC, Görker I, Akça ÖF, Tarakçıoğlu MC, Aksoy UM, Kaya H, Sertdemir M, İnce E, Kadak MT, Yalçın GY, Guliyev C, Bilgiç A, Çiftçi E, Tekin K, Tuna ZO, Oğuzdoğan B, Duman NS, Semerci B, Üneri ÖŞ, Karabekiroglu K, Mutluer T, Nebioglu M, Başgül ŞS, Naharcı Mİ, Maden Ö, Hocaoğlu Ç, Durmaz O, Usta H, Boşgelmez Ş, Puşuroğlu M, Eser HY, Kaçar M, Çakır M, Karatepe HT, Işık Ü, Kara H, Yeloğlu ÇH, Yazıcı E, Gündüz A, Karataş KS, Yavlal F, Uzun N, Yazici AB, Bodur Ş, Aslan EA, Batmaz S, Çelik F, Açıkel SB, Topal Z, Altunsoy N, Tulacı ÖD, Demirel ÖF, Çıtak S, Çak HT, Artık AB, Özçetin A, Özdemir I, Çelik FGH, Kültür SEÇ, Çipil A, Ay R, Arman AR, Yazıcı KU, Yuce AE, Yazıcı İP, Kurt E, Kaçar AŞ, Erbil N, Poyraz CA, Altın GE, Şahin B, Kılıç Ö, Turan Ş, Aydın M, Kuru E, Bozkurt A, Güleç H, İnan MY, Şevik AE, Baykal S, Karaer Y, Yanartaş O, Aksu H, Ergün S, Görmez A, Yıldız M, Bag S, Özkanoğlu FK, Caliskan M, Yaşar AB, Konuk E, Altın M, Bulut S, Bulut GÇ, Tulacı RG, Küpeli NY, Enver N, Tasci İ, Kani AS, Bahçeci B, Oğuz G, Şenyuva G, Ünal GT, Yektaş Ç, Örüm MH, Göka E, Gıca Ş, Şahmelikoğlu Ö, Dinç GŞ, Erşan S, Erşan E, Ceylan MF, Hesapçıoğlu ST, Solmaz M, Balcioglu YH, Cetin M, Tosun M, Yurteri N, Ulusoy S, Karadere ME, Kivrak Y, Görmez V. Symposium Oral Presentations. PSYCHIAT CLIN PSYCH 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/24750573.2018.1464274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022] Open
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- Veysi Çeri
- Marmara University Pendik Research and Training Hospital, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Necmettin Erbakan University Meram School of Medicine, Konya, Turkey
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- Health Sciences University Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Health Sciences University Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Computer Engineering, Çorlu Faculty of Engineering, Namık Kemal University, Çorlu, Tekirdağ, Turkey
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Necmettin Erbakan University Meram School of Medicine, Konya, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Istanbul University Istanbul School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Necmettin Erbakan University Meram School of Medicine, Konya, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Erenkoy Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Psychology, Hasan Kalyoncu University, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Yıldırım Beyazıt University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Koç University Hospital, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Health Sciences University, Haydarpaşa Numune Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Health Sciences University, Ankara, Turkey
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- SBÜ Sultan Abdülhamid Han Education and Training Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University School of Medicine, Rize, Turkey
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- Erenköy Mental Health and Neurology Research and Training Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Erenköy Mental Health and Neurology Research and Training Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Kocaeli Derince Research and Training Hospital, Psychiatry Clinic, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- KOÇ University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
- KOÇ University Research Center FOR Translational Medicine (Kuttam), Istanbul, Turkey
- Koç University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry, Istanbul, Turkey
- Koç University Research Center for Translational Medicine (KUTTAM), Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University School of Medicine, Rize, Turkey
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- Child Psychiatry Clinic, Health Sciences University, Amasya Research and Training Hospital, Amasya, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Istanbul Medeniyet University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Yozgat State Hospital, Yozgat, Turkey
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Aksaray University Research and Training Hospital, Aksaray, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Sakarya University School of Medicine, Sakarya, Turkey
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- Health Sciences University, Haydarpaşa Numune Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Recep Tayyip Erdogan University School of Medicine Psychiatry Department, Rize, Turkey
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Department of Neurology, Bahcesehir University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Elazığ Psychiatry Hospital, Elazığ, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Sakarya University School of Medicine, Sakarya, Turkey
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- Health Sciences University, Gulhane Research and Training Hospital, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Gaziosmanpaşa University School of Medicine, Tokat, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Gaziosmanpasa University School of Medicine, Tokat, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Dumlupınar University School of Medicine, Evliya Çelebi Research and Training Hospital, Kütahya, Turkey
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- Dr. Sami Ulus Research and Training Hospital, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Istanbul Medeniyet University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Duzce University School of Medicine, Duzce, Turkey
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- Giresun University Prof. Dr. A. İlhan Özdemir Research and Training Hospital, Giresun, Turkey
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- Health Sciences University, Haydarpaşa Numune Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Malatya Research and Training Hospital, Malatya, Turkey
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Firat University School of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Firat University School of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey
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- Psychiatry Clinic, Hisar Intercontinental Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Koc University, Research Center for Translational Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Biophysics, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Iğdır State Hospital, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic, Iğdır, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Koç University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Selçuk University School of Medicine, Konya, Turkey
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- Özel Boylam Psychiatry Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Konya Research and Training Hospital, Konya, Turkey
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- Erenköy Mental Health and Neurology Research and Training Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Çanakkale 18 Mart University School of Medicine, Çanakkale, Türkiye
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Namık Kemal University School of Medicine, Tekirdağ, Turkey
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Marmara Medical School, Istanbul, Turkiye
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Adnan Menderes University School of Medicine, Aydın, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Marmara University Pendik Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Istanbul Medeniyet University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Bakirkoy Research and Training Hospital for Psychiatry, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Health Sciences University, Haydarpaşa Numune Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Health Sciences University, Haydarpaşa Numune Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
- Behavioral Sciences Institute, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Health Sciences University, Haydarpaşa Numune Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
- Behavioral Sciences Institute, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istinye University Hospital, Psychiatry Clinic, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Psychiatry Clinic, Health Sciences University Sakarya Research and Training Hospital, Sakarya, Turkey
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- Uşak University School of Medicine Research and Training Hospital, Uşak, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Marmara University Pendik Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Marmara University Pendik Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Health Sciences University, Gulhane School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Marmara University Pendik Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Turkey
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- Bakirkoy Prof. Dr. Mazhar Osman Research and Training Hospital for Psychiatry, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Duzce University School of Medicine, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Duzce, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Adiyaman University School of Medicine, Adiyaman, Turkey
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- SBÜ Ankara Numune Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi
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- Bakirkoy Prof. Dr. Mazhar Osman Research and Training Hospital for Psychiatry, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Bakirkoy Prof. Dr. Mazhar Osman Research and Training Hospital for Psychiatry, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Ankara Children’s Hematology Oncology Research and Training Hospital, Ankara Turkey
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- Cumhuriyet University Advanced Technology Research and Application Center, Sivas, Turkey
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- Sivas Numune Hospital, Community Mental Health Center, Sivas, Turkey
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Yıldırım Beyazıt University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Yıldırım Beyazıt University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Health Sciences University Bagcilar Research and Training Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Istanbul, Turkey
- Bakirkoy Prof. Mazhar Osman Training and Research Hospital for Psychiatry, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, Forensic Psychiatry Unit, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Health Sciences University Bagcilar Research and Training Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Istanbul, Turkey
- Bakirkoy Prof. Mazhar Osman Training and Research Hospital for Psychiatry, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, Forensic Psychiatry Unit, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Duzce University School of Medicine, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Duzce, Turkey
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- Bakirkoy Prof. Dr. Mazhar Osman Research and Training Hospital for Psychiatry and Neurology, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Kafkas University School of Medicine, Kars, Turkey
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- Bezmialem Vakif University, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Istanbul, Turkey
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Marchisella E, Wijnands R, Koopmans B, Spijker S, Loos M. Constitutive loss and acute pharmacological manipulation of ErbB4 signaling do not affect attention and inhibitory control in mice. GENES BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR 2017; 17:56-69. [PMID: 28792672 DOI: 10.1111/gbb.12402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2017] [Revised: 06/30/2017] [Accepted: 07/19/2017] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
Abstract
The receptor tyrosine kinase ErbB4 and its ligand trophic factors of the neuregulin (NRG) family have been associated with schizophrenia and other mental disorders in human genetic studies. In vivo studies in mice have shown how abnormal Nrg-ErbB4 signaling leads to deviant behaviors relevant to distinct aspects of schizophrenia, including hyperactivity, sensory gating deficits, working and spatial memory deficits and impaired social behavior. However, so far little is known on the role of ErbB4 in attention and inhibitory control, two aspects of executive functions that are impaired in schizophrenia. Here we investigated the effects of constitutive loss of ErbB4 in the central nervous system of mice on performance in a 5-choice serial reaction time task (5CSRTT) assessing attention and inhibitory control. In this task, ErbB4-/- mice did not show deficits in various parameters of attention, and premature responses as measure of inhibitory control. Nonetheless, ErbB4-/- mice recapitulated a specific set of behavioral phenotypes associated with schizophrenia, including a deficit in spatial learning and memory in the Barnes Maze and in contextual fear learning, and a trend for a deficit in sensorimotor gating. Furthermore, we investigated the effect of acute pharmacological inhibition of ErbB tyrosine kinase receptor using the pan-ErbB kinase inhibitor JNJ-28871063 (JNJ), in an automated version of the 5CSRTT. JNJ did not affect attention and inhibitory control. In conclusion, our data suggest no direct involvement of a classical Nrg-ErbB4 pathway in attention and inhibitory control in mice, while it confirms the involvement of this pathway in other domains relevant to schizophrenia.
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- Department of Molecular & Cellular Neurobiology, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive research, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University, De Boelelaan, The Netherlands
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- Sylics (Synaptologics B.V.), Amsterdam.,Department of Molecular & Cellular Neurobiology, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive research, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University, De Boelelaan, The Netherlands
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Reciprocal Control of Thyroid Binding and the Pipecolate Pathway in the Brain. Neurochem Res 2016; 42:217-243. [DOI: 10.1007/s11064-016-2015-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2016] [Revised: 07/15/2016] [Accepted: 07/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Mosiołek A, Gierus J, Koweszko T, Szulc A. Cognitive impairment in schizophrenia across age groups: a case-control study. BMC Psychiatry 2016; 16:37. [PMID: 26908293 PMCID: PMC4765123 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-016-0749-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2015] [Accepted: 02/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The potential dynamics of cognitive impairment in schizophrenia is discussed in the literature of the field. Recent publications suggest modest changes in level of cognitive impairment after first psychotic episode. Present article attempts to explore cognitive differences between patients and controls across age groups and differences between age groups in clinical group. METHODS One hundred and twenty-eight hospitalized patients with schizophrenia (64 women and 64 men) and 68 individuals from the control group (32 women and 32 men) aged 18-55 years were examined. The patients were divided into age groups (18-25, 26-35, 36-45, 46-55). Both groups were examined using Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test, Rey Osterrieth Complex Figure Test, Trail Making Test (A and B), Stroop Test, verbal fluency test and Wechsler digit span. RESULTS Patients with schizophrenia obtained significantly lower scores versus the control group in regard to all the measured cognitive functions (Mann-Whitney U; p < 0.05. Most deficits were present in all age groups, however, statistically important impairment in executive functions (WCST) were present only in "older" groups. CONCLUSIONS Patients with schizophrenia obtained less favourable results than the control group in all age groups. Deficits regarding executive functions do not seem to be at a significant level among the youngest group, whereas they are more noticeable in the group of 46-55-year-olds. Executive functions are significantly lowered in the group aged 36-45 in comparison to the "younger" groups. The level of cognitive functions shows a mild exacerbation in connection with age, whereas cognitive rigidity proved to be related to the number of years spent without hospital treatment.
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- Anna Mosiołek
- Clinic of Psychiatry, Department of Health Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw, Ul. Partyzantów 2/4, Pruszków, 05-802, Poland.
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- Clinic of Psychiatry, Department of Health Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw, Ul. Partyzantów 2/4, Pruszków, 05-802, Poland.
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- Clinic of Psychiatry, Department of Health Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw, Ul. Partyzantów 2/4, Pruszków, 05-802, Poland.
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- Clinic of Psychiatry, Department of Health Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw, Ul. Partyzantów 2/4, Pruszków, 05-802, Poland.
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Vitucci D, Di Giorgio A, Napolitano F, Pelosi B, Blasi G, Errico F, Attrotto MT, Gelao B, Fazio L, Taurisano P, Di Maio A, Marsili V, Pasqualetti M, Bertolino A, Usiello A. Rasd2 Modulates Prefronto-Striatal Phenotypes in Humans and 'Schizophrenia-Like Behaviors' in Mice. Neuropsychopharmacology 2016; 41:916-27. [PMID: 26228524 PMCID: PMC4707838 DOI: 10.1038/npp.2015.228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2015] [Revised: 07/03/2015] [Accepted: 07/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
Rasd2 is a thyroid hormone target gene, which encodes for a GTP-binding protein enriched in the striatum where, among other functions, it modulates dopaminergic neurotransmission. Here we report that human RASD2 mRNA is abundant in putamen, but it also occurs in the cerebral cortex, with a distinctive expression pattern that differs from that present in rodents. Consistent with its localization, we found that a genetic variation in RASD2 (rs6518956) affects postmortem prefrontal mRNA expression in healthy humans and is associated with phenotypes of relevance to schizophrenia, including prefrontal and striatal grey matter volume and physiology during working memory, as measured with magnetic resonance imaging. Interestingly, quantitative real-time PCR analysis indicated that RASD2 mRNA is slightly reduced in postmortem prefrontal cortex of patients with schizophrenia. In the attempt to uncover the neurobiological substrates associated with Rasd2 activity, we used knockout mice to analyze the in vivo influence of this G-protein on the prepulse inhibition of the startle response and psychotomimetic drug-related behavioral response. Data showed that Rasd2 mutants display deficits in basal prepulse inhibition that, in turn, exacerbate gating disruption under psychotomimetic drug challenge. Furthermore, we documented that lack of Rasd2 strikingly enhances the behavioral sensitivity to motor stimulation elicited by amphetamine and phencyclidine. Based on animal model data, along with the finding that RASD2 influences prefronto-striatal phenotypes in healthy humans, we suggest that genetic mutation or reduced levels of this G-protein might have a role in cerebral circuitry dysfunction underpinning exaggerated psychotomimetic drugs responses and development of specific biological phenotypes linked to schizophrenia.
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- Daniela Vitucci
- Ceinge Biotecnologie Avanzate, Naples, Italy,Dipartimento di Scienze Motorie e del Benessere DiSMeB, Università degli Studi di Napoli Parthenope, Naples, Italy
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- Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico ‘Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza', Foggia, Italy
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- Ceinge Biotecnologie Avanzate, Naples, Italy,Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples ‘Federico II', Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biology, Unit of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Group of Psychiatric Neuroscience, Department of Basic Medical Science, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy
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- Ceinge Biotecnologie Avanzate, Naples, Italy,Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples ‘Federico II', Naples, Italy
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- Group of Psychiatric Neuroscience, Department of Basic Medical Science, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy
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- Group of Psychiatric Neuroscience, Department of Basic Medical Science, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy
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- Group of Psychiatric Neuroscience, Department of Basic Medical Science, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy
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- Group of Psychiatric Neuroscience, Department of Basic Medical Science, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biology, Unit of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy,Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Center for Neuroscience and Cognitive Systems, Rovereto (Trento), Italy
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- Group of Psychiatric Neuroscience, Department of Basic Medical Science, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy,pRED, Neuroscience DTA, Hoffmann-La Roche, Basel, Switzerland,Department of Basic Medical Science, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro', Piazza G. Cesare 11, Bari 70124, Italy, Tel: +39 0805478572, Fax: +39 0805593172,
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- Ceinge Biotecnologie Avanzate, Naples, Italy,Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, Second University of Naples (SUN), Caserta, Italy,Ceinge Biotecnologie Avanzate, Via G. Salvatore 486, Naples 80145, Italy, Tel: +39 0813737899, Fax: +39 0813737808. E-mail:
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Archer T, Kostrzewa RM. Physical Exercise Alleviates Health Defects, Symptoms, and Biomarkers in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder. Neurotox Res 2015; 28:268-80. [PMID: 26174041 DOI: 10.1007/s12640-015-9543-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2015] [Revised: 06/08/2015] [Accepted: 07/06/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Schizophrenia spectrum disorders are characterized by symptom profiles consisting of positive and negative symptoms, cognitive impairment, and a plethora of genetic, epigenetic, and phenotypic biomarkers. Assorted animal models of these disorders and clinical neurodevelopmental indicators have implicated neurodegeneration as an element in the underlying pathophysiology. Physical exercise or activity regimes--whether aerobic, resistance, or endurance--ameliorate regional brain and functional deficits not only in affected individuals but also in animal models of the disorder. Cognitive deficits, often linked to regional deficits, were alleviated by exercise, as were quality-of-life, independent of disorder staging and risk level. Apoptotic processes intricate to the etiopathogenesis of schizophrenia were likewise attenuated by physical exercise. There is also evidence of manifest benefits endowed by physical exercise in preserving telomere length and integrity. Not least, exercise improves overall health and quality-of-life. The notion of scaffolding as the outcome of physical exercise implies the "buttressing" of regional network circuits, neurocognitive domains, anti-inflammatory defenses, maintenance of telomeric integrity, and neuro-reparative and regenerative processes.
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- Trevor Archer
- Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, 405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden,
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