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OBJECTIVE Due to the phenotypic heterogeneity and etiological complexity of bipolar disorder (BD), many patients do not respond well to the current medications, and developing novel effective treatment is necessary. Whether any BD genome-wide association study (GWAS) risk genes were targets of existing drugs or novel drugs that can be repurposed in the clinical treatment of BD is a hot topic in the GWAS era of BD. METHODS A list of 425 protein-coding BD risk genes was distilled through the BD GWAS, and 4479 protein-coding druggable targets were retrieved from the druggable genome. The overlapped genes/targets were subjected to further analyses in DrugBank, Pharos, and DGIdb datasets in terms of their FDA status, mechanism of action and primary indication, to identify their potential for repurposing. RESULTS We identified 58 BD GWAS risk genes grouped as the druggable targets, and several genes were given higher priority. These BD risk genes were targets of antipsychotics, antidepressants, antiepileptics, calcium channel antagonists, as well as anxiolytics and analgesics, either existing clinically-approved drugs for BD or the drugs than can be repurposed for treatment of BD in the future. Those genes were also likely relevant to BD pathophysiology, as many of them encode ion channel, ion transporter or neurotransmitter receptor, or the mice manipulating those genes are likely to mimic the phenotypes manifest in BD patients. CONCLUSIONS This study identifies several targets that may facilitate the discovery of novel treatments in BD, and implies the value of conducting GWAS into clinical translation.
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- Hao-Xiang Qi
- Key Laboratory of Animal Models and Human Disease Mechanisms of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Yunnan Province, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Models and Human Disease Mechanisms of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Yunnan Province, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
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- Affiliated Mental Health Center & Hangzhou Seventh People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Models and Human Disease Mechanisms of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Yunnan Province, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
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Oliver BL, Pahua AE, Hitchcock K, Amodeo DA. Serotonin 6 receptor modulation reduces locomotor activity in C57BL/6J mice. Brain Res 2021; 1757:147313. [PMID: 33548271 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2021.147313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Revised: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The serotonin 6 receptor (5-HT6) is a more recently identified therapeutic target for several neuropsychiatric disorders. While the 5-HT6 receptor has gained interest as a target for novel therapeutics, determining the basic sex differences is lacking in the literature. To address this, the present study examined the effects of 5-HT6 receptor modulation on locomotor activity and open field measures of anxiety in C57BL/6J mice. Female and male mice were tested after acute treatment with either 5-HT6 receptor antagonist SB 271046 or 5-HT6 receptor agonist EMD 386088. Acute 5-HT6 receptor blockade with SB 271046 attenuated locomotor activity in C57BL6/J mice, irrespective of sex. When locomotor activity was analyzed for six 10 min time blocks, 0.1, 5, or 15 mg/kg of SB 271046 reduced locomotor activity for the initial 40 min of testing, but only 5 and 15 mg/kg SB 271046 exhibited a reduction in locomotor activity for at least 60 min. EMD 386088 only attenuated locomotor activity when mice were treated with the high dose of 15 mg/kg EMD 386088. This was true for all time blocks except for the 40-50 min time block. In addition, EMD 386088 at the 15 mg/kg dose reduced locomotor activity in female mice more than males during the 20-30 and 30-40 minute time blocks. Analysis of the anxiolytic properties of 5-HT6 receptor modulation via the open field, showed that SB 271046 did not demonstrate anxiogenic properties in either sex at the doses tested. Instead, 15 mg/kg EMD 386088 produced an anxiogenic effect in both female and male mice. Together these findings highlight the differing impact of specific 5-HT6 receptor modulation on locomotor activity in C57BL/6J mice.
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- Brandon L Oliver
- California State University San Bernardino, Department of Psychology, 5500 University Parkway, San Bernardino, CA, 92407, USA
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- California State University San Bernardino, Department of Psychology, 5500 University Parkway, San Bernardino, CA, 92407, USA
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- California State University San Bernardino, Department of Psychology, 5500 University Parkway, San Bernardino, CA, 92407, USA
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- California State University San Bernardino, Department of Psychology, 5500 University Parkway, San Bernardino, CA, 92407, USA.
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ZFP804A mutant mice display sex-dependent schizophrenia-like behaviors. Mol Psychiatry 2021; 26:2514-2532. [PMID: 33303946 PMCID: PMC8440220 DOI: 10.1038/s41380-020-00972-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Revised: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Genome-wide association studies uncovered the association of ZNF804A (Zinc-finger protein 804A) with schizophrenia (SZ). In vitro data have indicated that ZNF804A might exert its biological roles by regulating spine and neurite morphogenesis. However, no in vivo data are available for the role of ZNF804A in psychiatric disorders in general, SZ in particular. We generated ZFP804A mutant mice, and they showed deficits in contextual fear and spatial memory. We also observed the sensorimotor gating impairment, as revealed by the prepulse inhibition test, but only in female ZFP804A mutant mice from the age of 6 months. Notably, the PPI difference between the female mutant and control mice was no longer existed with the administration of Clozapine or after the ovariectomy. Hippocampal long-term potentiation was normal in both genders of the mutant mice. Long-term depression was absent in male mutants, but facilitated in the female mutants. Protein levels of hippocampal serotonin-6 receptor and GABAB1 receptor were increased, while those of cortical dopamine 2 receptor were decreased in the female mutants with no obvious changes in the male mutants. Moreover, the spine density was reduced in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus of the mutant mice. Knockdown of ZFP804A impaired the neurite morphogenesis of cortical and hippocampal neurons, while its overexpression enhanced neurite morphogenesis only in the cortical neurons in vitro. Our data collectively support the idea that ZFP804A/ZNF804A plays important roles in the cognitive functions and sensorimotor gating, and its dysfunction may contribute to SZ, particularly in the female patients.
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Vigli D, Rusconi L, Valenti D, La Montanara P, Cosentino L, Lacivita E, Leopoldo M, Amendola E, Gross C, Landsberger N, Laviola G, Kilstrup-Nielsen C, Vacca RA, De Filippis B. Rescue of prepulse inhibition deficit and brain mitochondrial dysfunction by pharmacological stimulation of the central serotonin receptor 7 in a mouse model of CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder. Neuropharmacology 2018; 144:104-114. [PMID: 30326240 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2018.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Revised: 10/05/2018] [Accepted: 10/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Mutations in the X-linked cyclin-dependent kinase-like 5 (CDKL5) gene cause CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder (CDD), a rare neurodevelopmental syndrome characterized by severe behavioural and physiological symptoms. No cure is available for CDD. CDKL5 is a kinase that is abundantly expressed in the brain and plays a critical role in neurodevelopmental processes, such as neuronal morphogenesis and plasticity. This study provides the first characterization of the neurobehavioural phenotype of 1 year old Cdkl5-null mice and demonstrates that stimulation of the serotonin receptor 7 (5-HT7R) with the agonist molecule LP-211 (0.25 mg/kg once/day for 7 days) partially rescues the abnormal phenotype and brain molecular alterations in Cdkl5-null male mice. In particular, LP-211 treatment completely normalizes the prepulse inhibition defects observed in Cdkl5-null mice and, at a molecular level, restores the abnormal cortical phosphorylation of rpS6, a downstream target of mTOR and S6 kinase, which plays a direct role in regulating protein synthesis. Moreover, we demonstrate for the first time that mitochondria show prominent functional abnormalities in Cdkl5-null mouse brains that can be restored by pharmacological stimulation of brain 5-HT7R.
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- Daniele Vigli
- Center for Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences and Center of Neuroscience, University of Insubria, 21052 Busto Arsizio, Italy
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- Institute of Biomembranes, Bioenergetics and Molecular Biotechnologies, National Council of Research, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences and Center of Neuroscience, University of Insubria, 21052 Busto Arsizio, Italy
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- Center for Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Dept. Pharmacy, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70125 Bari, Italy
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- Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Naples "Federico II", 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Mouse Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) 00015 Monterotondo, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, University of Milan, 20090 Segrate, Italy
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- Center for Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences and Center of Neuroscience, University of Insubria, 21052 Busto Arsizio, Italy
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- Institute of Biomembranes, Bioenergetics and Molecular Biotechnologies, National Council of Research, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Center for Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy.
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Pharmacogenetics analysis of serotonin receptor gene variants and clinical response to risperidone in Han Chinese schizophrenic patients. Neurosci Lett 2018; 683:202-206. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2018.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2018] [Revised: 07/16/2018] [Accepted: 08/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Ivachtchenko AV, Okun I, Aladinskiy V, Ivanenkov Y, Koryakova A, Karapetyan R, Mitkin O, Salimov R, Ivashchenko A. AVN-492, A Novel Highly Selective 5-HT6R Antagonist: Preclinical Evaluation. J Alzheimers Dis 2017; 58:1043-1063. [DOI: 10.3233/jad-161262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- ChemDiv Inc (Retired), SanDiego, CA, USA
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- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology(State University), Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region, RussianFederation
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- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology(State University), Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region, RussianFederation
- Department of Chemistry, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Chemical Diversity Research Institute, Khimki, Moscow Region, Russian Federation
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- Chemical Diversity Research Institute, Khimki, Moscow Region, Russian Federation
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- Chemical Diversity Research Institute, Khimki, Moscow Region, Russian Federation
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- Chemical Diversity Research Institute, Khimki, Moscow Region, Russian Federation
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Ivachtchenko AV, Lavrovsky Y, Ivanenkov YA. AVN-211, Novel and Highly Selective 5-HT6 Receptor Small Molecule Antagonist, for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease. Mol Pharm 2016; 13:945-63. [PMID: 26886442 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.5b00830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Within the past decade several novel targets have been indicated as key players in Alzheimer-type dementia and associated conditions, including a "frightening" memory loss as well as severe cognitive impairments. These proteins are deeply implicated in crucial cell processes, e.g., autophagy, growth and progression, apoptosis, and metabolic equilibrium. Since recently, 5-HT6R has been considered as one of the most prominent biological targets in AD drug therapy. Therefore, we investigated the potential procognitive and neuroprotective effects of our novel selective 5-HT6R antagonist, AVN-211. During an extensive preclinical evaluation the lead compound demonstrated a relatively high therapeutic potential and improved selectivity toward 5-HT6R as compared to reference drug candidates. It was thoroughly examined in different in vivo behavioral models directly related to AD and showed evident improvements in cognition and learning. In many cases, the observed effect was considerably greater than that determined for the reported drugs and drug candidates, including memantine, SB-742457, and Lu AE58054, evaluated under the same conditions. In addition, AVN-211 showed a similar or better anxiolytic efficacy than fenobam, rufinamide, lorazepam, and buspirone in an elevated plus-maze model, elevated platform, and open field tests. The compound demonstrated low toxicity and no side effects in vivo, an appropriate pharmacokinetic profile, and stability. In conclusion, AVN-211 significantly delayed or partially halted the progressive decline in memory function associated with AD, which makes it an interesting drug candidate for the treatment of neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders. Advanced clinical trials are currently under active discussion and in high priority.
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- Alexandre V Ivachtchenko
- Alla Chem LLC , 1835 East Hallandale Beach Boulevard, #442, Hallandale Beach, Florida 33009, United States.,Avineuro Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , 1835 East Hallandale Beach Boulevard, #442, Hallandale Beach, Florida 33009, United States
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- R-Pharm Overseas, Inc. , 12526 High Bluff Drive, Suite #300, San Diego, California 92130, United States
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- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University) , 9 Institutskiy Lane, Dolgoprudny City, Moscow Region 141700, Russian Federation.,Chemistry Department, Moscow State University , Leninskie Gory, Building 1/3, GSP-1, 119991, Moscow, Russia
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Behavioral effects of phencyclidine on nicotine self-administration and reinstatement in the presence or absence of a visual stimulus in rats. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2015; 232:2877-87. [PMID: 25845436 PMCID: PMC4515150 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-015-3923-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2014] [Accepted: 03/18/2015] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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RATIONALE Tobacco use is a serious health problem in the USA, and this problem is potentiated in patients with schizophrenia. The reward system is implicated in schizophrenia and may contribute to the high comorbidity between nicotine use and schizophrenia, but very little research has been done on the topic. The reward-enhancement effect of nicotine has been shown to be important in nicotine use, but there have been no studies on this effect in animal models of schizophrenia. OBJECTIVES This study was designed to determine the effects of phencyclidine, used to model negative symptoms of schizophrenia, on self-administration of nicotine with or without a co-occurring sensory reinforcer [i.e., visual stimulus (VS)] in rats. METHODS Phencyclidine (2.0 mg/kg) was administered before each of seven nicotine self-administration sessions (0.01 mg/kg/inf) after which rats (n = 8-9 per group) were given 7 days of extinction without phencyclidine pretreatment. Reinstatement using phencyclidine (2.0 mg/kg), nicotine (0.2 mg/kg), and yohimbine (1.25 mg/kg, a pharmacological stressor) was tested after extinction to determine if previous exposure to phencyclidine would alter reinstatement of active lever pressing. RESULTS Phencyclidine initially decreased nicotine self-administration but only in the groups with a concurrent VS. This decrease in self-administration dissipated after 5 days. During reinstatement, rats that had previously received phencyclidine during self-administration with a VS were more sensitive to stress-induced reinstatement than any other group. CONCLUSIONS These results show a transitory effect of phencyclidine on nicotine self-administration. Phencyclidine may induce a potential sensitivity to pharmacological stressors contributing to reinstatement of nicotine.
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Abraham R, Nirogi R, Shinde A, Irupannanavar S. Low-dose prazosin in combination with 5-HT6 antagonist PRX-07034 has antipsychotic effects. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2015; 93:13-21. [DOI: 10.1139/cjpp-2014-0254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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An extensive amount of research has focused on the development of new pharmacological agents to treat schizophrenia. Varying from person to person, schizophrenia is a heterogeneous disease with symptoms of positive, negative, and cognitive deficits. PRX-07034, a 5-hydroxytryptamine6 (5-HT6) receptor antagonist has been evaluated for its potential in treating obesity and cognitive deficits. This study evaluated PRX-07034 (0.1, 0.3, and 1.0 mg/kg body mass, by intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection), in combination with a low dose of prazosin (0.3 mg/kg, i.p.), for its antipsychotic potential. The research utilized a stereotypy assay, an open field test, an object recognition task, and prepulse inhibition. Dizocilpine, a non-competitive N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) antagonist, was also administered in the above-mentioned assays as a psychomimetic. The combination of PRX-07034 and prazosin alleviated stereotypy and hyperlocomotor activity while enhancing memory in an object recognition task, and reversed sensory-gating deficits induced by dizocilpine. Examination of the medial prefrontal cortex revealed that a combination of PRX-07034 and prazosin reduced the dizocilpine-mediated increase of 5-HT. These results suggest that the combination of a 5-HT6 antagonist with low doses of prazosin could have therapeutic potential in the treatment of schizophrenia.
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- Renny Abraham
- Discovery Research, Suven Life Sciences, Ltd., Serene Chambers, Road No. 5, Avenue 7, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500 055, India
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, Kukatpally, Hyderabad 500 085, India
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- Discovery Research, Suven Life Sciences, Ltd., Serene Chambers, Road No. 5, Avenue 7, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500 055, India
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- Discovery Research, Suven Life Sciences, Ltd., Serene Chambers, Road No. 5, Avenue 7, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500 055, India
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- Discovery Research, Suven Life Sciences, Ltd., Serene Chambers, Road No. 5, Avenue 7, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500 055, India
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Fijał K, Popik P, Nikiforuk A. Co-administration of 5-HT6 receptor antagonists with clozapine, risperidone, and a 5-HT2A receptor antagonist: effects on prepulse inhibition in rats. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2014; 231:269-81. [PMID: 23954911 PMCID: PMC3889519 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-013-3234-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2013] [Accepted: 07/28/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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RATIONALE Some novel antipsychotics manifest antagonistic activity at serotonin-6 receptors; however, little is known about the role of 5-HT6 receptors in ameliorating sensory gating deficits. OBJECTIVE We evaluated the effects of the combined administration of the 5-HT6 receptor antagonist SB 271046 with clozapine and haloperidol, as well as the co-administration of SB 271046 or SB 399885 with risperidone and the 5-HT2A antagonist M100907, to overcome the deficits induced by MK-801 in the prepulse inhibition (PPI) test. RESULTS MK-801 (0.1 mg/kg) produced reliable PPI deficits. Administration of SB 271046 (6 and 9 mg/kg), SB 399885 (3 and 6 mg/kg), clozapine (2.5 mg/kg), haloperidol (0.1 and 0.2 mg/kg), risperidone (0.25-1 mg/kg), and M100907 (0.5 and 1 mg/kg) did not affect the MK-801-induced deficits, but the administration of clozapine (5 mg/kg) did reverse the effects of MK-801. In MK-801-treated rats, the co-administration of inactive doses of clozapine (2.5 mg/kg) and SB 271046 (6 mg/kg) reversed the PPI impairments compared to animals that were administered inactive doses of either clozapine or SB 271046 alone. Co-administration of risperidone (1 mg/kg) or M100907 (0.5 mg/kg) with SB 271046 (6 mg/kg) or SB 399885 (3 mg/kg) also attenuated the MK-801-induced PPI deficits. In contrast, joint administration of haloperidol and SB 271046 had no effect on the PPI deficit. CONCLUSION The present results suggest that the 5-HT6 receptors may play adjunctive roles in antipsychotic drug action, and that the combination of 5-HT2A and 5-HT6 antagonism may represent an important element in the pharmacological profile of antipsychotic drugs.
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- Katarzyna Fijał
- Department of Behavioral Neuroscience and Drug Development, Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 12 Smętna Street, 31-343 Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Behavioral Neuroscience and Drug Development, Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 12 Smętna Street, 31-343 Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Behavioral Neuroscience and Drug Development, Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 12 Smętna Street, 31-343 Kraków, Poland
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Llerena A, Berecz R, Peñas-Lledó E, Süveges A, Fariñas H. Pharmacogenetics of clinical response to risperidone. Pharmacogenomics 2013; 14:177-94. [PMID: 23327578 DOI: 10.2217/pgs.12.201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Despite risperidone's proven safety and efficacy, existing pharmacogenetic knowledge could be applied to improve its clinical use. The present work aims to summarize the information about genetic polymorphisms affecting risperidone adverse reactions and efficacy during routine clinical practice. The most relevant genes involved in the metabolism of the drug (i.e., CYP2D6, CYP3A and ABCB1) appear to have the greatest potential to predict differences in plasma concentrations of the drug and its interactions, but also relate to side effects, such as neuroleptic syndrome, weight gain or polydipsia. Other genes that have been found in association at least twice with any adverse reactions including metabolic changes, extrapyramidal symptoms or prolactine increase are: 5HT2A; 5HT2C; 5HT6; DRD2; DRD3; and BDNF. Some of these genes (5HTR2A, DRD2 and DRD3), along with 5-HTTLPR and COMT, have also been reported to be related with negative clinical outcomes. However, there is not yet enough evidence to support their routine screening during clinical practice.
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- Adrián Llerena
- University of Extremadura Medical School, Badajoz, Spain.
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Nikiforuk A, Fijał K, Potasiewicz A, Popik P, Kos T. The 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) receptor 6 agonist EMD 386088 ameliorates ketamine-induced deficits in attentional set shifting and novel object recognition, but not in the prepulse inhibition in rats. J Psychopharmacol 2013; 27:469-76. [PMID: 23479455 DOI: 10.1177/0269881113480991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Preclinical data suggest that the 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) 6 (5-HT6) receptor may be a potential target for the development of new therapies for treating cognitive dysfunctions in schizophrenia and other central nervous system disorders. Recent evidence indicates that not only blockade but also activation of 5-HT6 receptors exerts procognitive effects. Nevertheless, little is known about the potential efficacy of 5-HT6 receptor agonists in models of schizophrenia-like cognitive deficits. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of the 5-HT6 receptor agonist, EMD 386088, on the ketamine-induced deficits in the attentional set-shifting task (ASST), novel object recognition (NOR) task and prepulse inhibition (PPI) task in rats. Acute administration of EMD 386088 (2.5 and 5 mg/kg, intraperitoneally) to Sprague-Dawley rats reversed the deficit in the ASST induced by repeated ketamine administration. Moreover, the ketamine-induced deficit in the NOR task was ameliorated by EMD 386088 at a dose of 5 mg/kg. However, in contrast to the antipsychotic drug clozapine, the 5-HT6 agonist did not affect PPI disrupted by ketamine. The present study demonstrated the beneficial effects of the 5-HT6 agonist in ameliorating some of the ketamine-induced deficits relevant to schizophrenia. It thus seems likely that the 5-HT6 receptor activation may represent a useful pharmacological approach to the treatment of cognitive disturbances observed in this disorder.
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- Agnieszka Nikiforuk
- Department of Behavioral Neuroscience and Drug Development, Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland.
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Marazziti D, Baroni S, Pirone A, Giannaccini G, Betti L, Testa G, Schmid L, Palego L, Borsini F, Bordi F, Piano I, Gargini C, Castagna M, Catena-Dell'osso M, Lucacchini A. Serotonin receptor of type 6 (5-HT6) in human prefrontal cortex and hippocampus post-mortem: an immunohistochemical and immunofluorescence study. Neurochem Int 2012; 62:182-8. [PMID: 23219521 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2012.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2012] [Revised: 11/20/2012] [Accepted: 11/25/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Given the paucity of data on the distribution of serotonin (5-HT) receptors of type 6 (5-HT(6)) in the human brain, the aim of this study was to investigate their distribution in postmortem human prefrontal cortex, striatum and hippocampus by either immunohistochemical or immunofluorescence techniques. The brain samples were obtained from 6 subjects who had died for causes not involving primarily or secondarily the CNS. The 5-HT(6) receptor distribution was explored by the [(125)I]SB-258585 binding to brain membranes followed by immunohistochemical and immunofluorescence evaluations. A specific [(125)I]SB-258585 binding was detected in all the regions under investigation, whilst the content in the hippocampus and cortex being about 10-30 times lower than in the striatum. Immunohistochemistry and double-label immunofluorescence microscopy experiments, carried out in the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus only, since data in the striatum were already published, showed the presence of 5-HT(6) receptors in both pyramidal and glial cells of prefrontal cortex, while positive cells were mainly pyramidal neurons in the hippocampus. The heterogeneous distribution of 5-HT(6) receptors provides a preliminary explanation of how they might regulate different functions in different brain areas, such as, perhaps, brain trophism in the cortex and neuronal firing in the hippocampus. This study, taking into account all the limitations due to the postmortem model used, represents the starting point to explore the 5-HT(6) receptor functionality and its sub-cellular distribution.
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- Donatella Marazziti
- Dipartimento di Psichiatria, Neurobiologia, Farmacologia e Biotecnologie, University of Pisa, Italy.
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Psychopharmacological treatment of schizophrenia: What do we have, and what could we get? Neuropharmacology 2012; 62:1371-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2011.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2011] [Revised: 03/07/2011] [Accepted: 03/10/2011] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Witten L, Bang-Andersen B, Nielsen SM, Miller S, Christoffersen CT, Stensbøl TB, Brennum LT, Arnt J. Characterization of [3H]Lu AE60157 ([3H]8-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-3-phenylsulfonylquinoline) binding to 5-hydroxytryptamine6 (5-HT6) receptors in vivo. Eur J Pharmacol 2012; 676:6-11. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2011.11.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2011] [Revised: 11/06/2011] [Accepted: 11/10/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Distribution of Serotonin Receptor of Type 6 (5-HT6) in Human Brain Post-mortem. A Pharmacology, Autoradiography and Immunohistochemistry Study. Neurochem Res 2012; 37:920-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s11064-011-0684-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2011] [Revised: 12/14/2011] [Accepted: 12/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Kishi T, Fukuo Y, Okochi T, Kawashima K, Kitajima T, Inada T, Ozaki N, Musso GM, Kane JM, Correll CU, Iwata N. Serotonin 6 receptor gene and schizophrenia: case-control study and meta-analysis. Hum Psychopharmacol 2012; 27:63-9. [PMID: 22745941 DOI: 10.1002/hup.1266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Several lines of evidence suggest that genetic alterations in serotonin 6 (5-HT6) receptors might be associated with the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. We sought to assess the relationship between genotype alterations in 5-HT6 receptors and schizophrenia both in a case-control study and a meta-analysis. METHODS We conducted an association study of the 5-HT6 receptor gene (HTR6) in Japanese patients with schizophrenia (n = 836) and controls (n = 857). Five tagging single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), including rs1805054 (C267T) in HTR6, were selected. In addition, we carried out a meta-analysis between rs1805054, which has been examined in other studies, and schizophrenia, searching PubMed through August 2011. RESULTS There were no significant associations between the tagging SNPs in HTR6 and schizophrenia in any of the genotype models in both the simple and the multiple logistic regression analyses correcting for potential confounds. Similarly, no significant association was found in the all-marker haplotype multiple logistic regression analysis (p = 0.491). Moreover, in the meta-analysis of rs1805054, drawing data from five studies, including our own (schizophrenia patients = 1366, controls = 1376), rs1805054 was also not associated with schizophrenia. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate that tagging SNPs in HTR6 may not play a role in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia.
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- Taro Kishi
- Division of Psychiatry Research, The Zucker Hillside Hospital, Glen Oaks, NY 11004, USA.
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Saulin A, Savli M, Lanzenberger R. Serotonin and molecular neuroimaging in humans using PET. Amino Acids 2011; 42:2039-57. [PMID: 21947614 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-011-1078-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2011] [Accepted: 09/05/2011] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The serotonergic system is one of the most important modulatory neurotransmitter systems in the human brain. It plays a central role in major physiological processes and is implicated in a number of psychiatric disorders. Along with the dopaminergic system, it is also one of the phylogenetically oldest human neurotransmitter systems and one of the most diverse, with 14 different receptors identified up to this day, many of whose function remains to be understood. The system's functioning is even more diverse than the number of its receptors, since each is implicated in a number of different processes. This review aims at illustrating the distribution and summarizing the main functions of the serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamin, 5-HT) receptors as well as the serotonin transporter (SERT, 5-HTT), the vesicular monoamine transporter 2, monoamine oxidase type A and 5-HT synthesis in the human brain. Recent advances in in vivo quantification of these different receptors and enzymes that are part of the serotonergic system using positron emission tomography are described.
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- Anne Saulin
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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Liem-Moolenaar M, Rad M, Zamuner S, Cohen AF, Lemme F, Franson KL, van Gerven JMA, Pich EM. Central nervous system effects of the interaction between risperidone (single dose) and the 5-HT6 antagonist SB742457 (repeated doses) in healthy men. Br J Clin Pharmacol 2011; 71:907-16. [PMID: 21223356 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2011.03902.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT • Several lines of evidence suggest a possible role of 5-HT(6) receptor antagonists in dementia or cognitive dysfunction of schizophrenia. SB-742457 is a potent 5-HT(6) antagonist and has shown efficacy in different animal models of cognitive impairment. It is currently in development as a cognitive enhancer. Risperidone, commonly used to control agitation and psychotic features in both schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease, is a D(2)/5-HT(2A ) antagonist with low affinity for 5-HT(6) receptors and limited effects on cognitive parameters. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS • As the combination of risperidone and SB-742457 may constitute a reasonable combination in cognitively impaired patients, pharmacodynamic interaction effects were investigated in this study. The only significant drug-drug interaction was a small increase of electroencephalogram (EEG) alpha and beta bands, which might suggest mild arousing activity of SB-742457 on the central nervous system-depressant effects of risperidone. The clinical relevance of these findings in patients remains to be established. Additionally, this study provided an extensive multidimensional pharmacodynamic profile of risperidone in healthy volunteers, showing that this antipsychotic suppresses motor performance (eye-hand coordination, finger tapping and postural stability), alertness, memory and neurophysiological functions (saccadic eye movements and EEG power spectrum). AIM Several lines of evidence suggest a possible role of 5-HT(6 ) receptor antagonists in cognitive dysfunction of schizophrenia. Atypical antipsychotics, such as risperidone, are currently used in these disorders. Therefore, the pharmacological interactions between the 5-HT(6) antagonist SB-742457 and risperidone were investigated in the light of possible co-medication. METHODS A randomized, double-blind, two-way crossover design was used to study the interaction between multiple doses SB-742457 50 mg and a single dose risperidone 2 mg in 18 healthy subjects. RESULTS Treatment was well tolerated. The most common adverse event was somnolence in 83% during the combination vs. 50% of subjects after risperidone, 32% after placebo and 11% after SB-742457. Combination treatment produced a statistically significant increase in the maximum plasma concentration of risperidone and had no effect on SB-742457 pharmacokinetics. Risperidone decreased saccadic peak velocity, finger tapping, adaptive tracking, subjective alertness, delayed word recognition and body sway and increased electroencephalogram (EEG) theta power and prolactin. The only pharmacodynamic interaction of risperidone and SB-742457 was an increase of absolute EEG alpha (ratio = 1.25, 95% CI = 1.11, 1.40, P= 0.0004) and beta power (ratio = 1.14, 95% CI = 1.03, 1.27, P= 0.016). No significant effects of SB-742457 alone were found. CONCLUSION The pharmacokinetic interactions between SB-742457 and risperidone detected in this study were not clinically relevant. The increase in EEG alpha and beta power is incompatible with enhanced risperidone activity, but could point to mild arousing effects of the combination. Most pharmacodynamic changes of risperidone are consistent with previously reported data. The potential cognitive effects of SB-742457 remain to be established.
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The 5-HT6 serotonin receptor antagonist SB-271046 attenuates the development and expression of nicotine-induced locomotor sensitisation in Wistar rats. Neuropharmacology 2011; 61:451-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2011.01.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2010] [Revised: 01/07/2011] [Accepted: 01/26/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Time course of the attenuation effect of repeated antipsychotic treatment on prepulse inhibition disruption induced by repeated phencyclidine treatment. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2011; 98:559-69. [PMID: 21402097 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2011.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2010] [Revised: 01/30/2011] [Accepted: 03/04/2011] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Antagonism of prepulse inhibition (PPI) deficits produced by psychotomimetic drugs has been widely used as an effective tool for the study of the mechanisms of antipsychotic action and identifying potential antipsychotic drugs. Many studies have relied on the acute effect of a single administration of antipsychotics, whereas patients with schizophrenia are treated chronically with antipsychotic drugs. The clinical relevance of acute antipsychotic effect in this model is still an open question. In this study, we investigated the time course of repeated antipsychotic treatment on persistent PPI deficit induced by repeated phencyclidine (PCP) treatment. After a baseline test with saline, male Sprague-Dawley rats were repeatedly injected with either vehicle, haloperidol (0.05mg/kg), clozapine (5.0 or 10.0mg/kg), olanzapine (2.0mg/kg), risperidone (1.0mg/kg) or quetiapine (10mg/kg), followed by PCP (1.5mg/kg, sc) and tested for PPI once daily for 6 consecutive days. A single injection of PCP disrupted PPI and this effect was maintained with repeated PCP injections throughout the testing period. Acute clozapine, but not other antipsychotic drugs, attenuated acute PCP-induced PPI disruption at both tested doses. With repeated treatment, clozapine and quetiapine maintained their attenuation, while risperidone enhanced its effect with a significant reduction of PCP-induced disruption toward the end of treatment period. In contrast, repeated haloperidol and olanzapine treatments were ineffective. The PPI effects of these drugs were more conspicuous at a higher prepulse level (e.g. 82dB) and were dissociable from their effects on startle response and general activity. Overall, the repeated PCP-PPI model appears to be a useful model for the study of the time-dependent antipsychotic effect, and may help identify potential treatments that have a quicker onset of action than current antipsychotics.
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Navailles S, De Deurwaerdère P. Presynaptic control of serotonin on striatal dopamine function. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2011; 213:213-42. [PMID: 20953589 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-010-2029-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2010] [Accepted: 09/14/2010] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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RATIONALE The influences of the serotonergic system on dopamine (DA) neuron activity have received considerable attention during the last three decades due to the real opportunity to improve disorders related to central DA neuron dysfunctions such as Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, or drug abuse with serotonergic drugs. Numerous biochemical and behavioral data indicate that serotonin (5-HT) affects dopaminergic terminal function in the striatum. OBJECTIVE The authors propose a thorough examination of data showing controversial effects induced by striatal 5-HT on dopaminergic activity. RESULTS Inhibitory and excitatory effects of exogenous 5-HT have been reported on DA release and synthesis, involving various striatal 5-HT receptors. 5-HT also promotes an efflux of DA through reversal of the direction of DA transport. By analogy with the mechanism of action described for amphetamine, the consequences of 5-HT entering DA terminals might explain both the excitatory and inhibitory effects of 5-HT on presynaptic DA terminal activity, but the physiological relevance of this mechanism is far from clear. The recent data suggest that the endogenous 5-HT system affects striatal DA release in a state-dependent manner associated with the conditional involvement of various 5-HT receptors such as 5-HT(2A), 5-HT(2C), 5-HT(3), and 5-HT(4) receptors. CONCLUSION Methodological and pharmacological issues have prevented a comprehensive overview of the influence of 5-HT on striatal DA activity. The distribution of striatal 5-HT receptors and their restricted influence on DA neuron activity suggest that the endogenous 5-HT system exerts multiple and subtle influences on DA-mediated behaviors.
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- Sylvia Navailles
- Unité Mixte de Recherche Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 5227, Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, Bordeaux, France
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The wide interindividual variability in clinical response and tolerability of antipsychotic medications has led investigators to postulate that these variabilities may be under genetic control. Although not always consistent, there are promising indications from emergent pharmacogenetic studies that efficacy of antipsychotic medications for the various symptom domains of psychopathology in schizophrenia may be genetically regulated. This is an encouraging approach. Moreover, there are also suggestive findings that the side-effect profiles of second-generation antipsychotic medications and their propensity to cause weight gain and glucose and lipid abnormalities as well as tardive dyskinesia may be related to pharmacogenetic factors in this patient population. Ultimately, such approaches could drive choices of antipsychotic medication based on the likelihood of clinical response and development of side effects in light of a particular patient's genetic profile. In the future, this targeted approach (personalized medicine) may become informative for clinicians choosing an antipsychotic medication for an individual patient with schizophrenia.
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- Adriana Foster
- Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, Medical College of Georgia, 997 St Sebastian, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
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Arnt J, Olsen CK. 5-HT6 Receptor Ligands and their Antipsychotic Potential. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF NEUROBIOLOGY 2011; 96:141-61. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-385902-0.00006-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Dawson LA. The central role of 5-HT6 receptors in modulating brain neurochemistry. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF NEUROBIOLOGY 2011; 96:1-26. [PMID: 21329782 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-385902-0.00001-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- Lee A Dawson
- Neurosciences Product Creation Unit, Eisai Limited, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 9SN, UK
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Porsolt RD, Moser PC, Castagné V. Behavioral Indices in Antipsychotic Drug Discovery. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2010; 333:632-8. [PMID: 20200119 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.110.166710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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- Roger D Porsolt
- Porsolt & Partners Pharmacology, Boulogne-Billancourt, France.
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Castagné V, Moser PC, Porsolt RD. Preclinical behavioral models for predicting antipsychotic activity. ADVANCES IN PHARMACOLOGY (SAN DIEGO, CALIF.) 2009; 57:381-418. [PMID: 20230767 DOI: 10.1016/s1054-3589(08)57010-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Schizophrenia is a major psychiatric disease that is characterized by three distinct symptom domains: positive symptoms, negative symptoms, and cognitive impairment. Additionally, treatment with classical antipsychotic medication can be accompanied by important side effects that involve extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS). The discovery of clozapine in the 1970s, which is efficacious in all three symptom domains and has a reduced propensity to induce EPS, has driven research for new antipsychotic agents with a wider spectrum of activity and a lower propensity to induce EPS. The following chapter reviews existing behavioral procedures in animals for their ability to predict compound efficacy against schizophrenia symptoms and liability to induce EPS. Rodent models of positive symptoms include procedures related to hyperfunction in central dopamine and serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine) systems and hypofunction of central glutamatergic (N-methyl-d-aspartate) neurotransmission. Procedures for evaluating negative symptoms include rodent models of anhedonia, affective flattening, and diminished social interaction. Cognitive deficits can be assessed in rodent models of attention (prepulse inhibition (PPI), latent inhibition) and of learning and memory (passive avoidance, object and social recognition, Morris water maze, and operant-delayed alternation). The relevance of the conditioned avoidance response (CAR) is also discussed. A final section reviews animal procedures for assessing EPS liability, in particular parkinsonism (catalepsy), acute dystonia (purposeless chewing in rodents, dystonia in monkeys), akathisia (defecation in rodents), and tardive dyskinesia (long-term antipsychotic treatment in rodents and monkeys).
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- Vincent Castagné
- Porsolt & Partners Pharmacology, 9 Bis Rue Henri Martin, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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1-Methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline Antagonizes a Rise in Brain Dopamine Metabolism, Glutamate Release in Frontal Cortex and Locomotor Hyperactivity Produced by MK-801 but not the Disruptions of Prepulse Inhibition, and Impairment of Working Memory in Rat. Neurotox Res 2009; 16:390-407. [DOI: 10.1007/s12640-009-9097-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2008] [Revised: 02/10/2009] [Accepted: 02/10/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Serotonergic approaches in the development of novel antipsychotics. Neuropharmacology 2008; 55:1056-65. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2008.05.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2008] [Revised: 05/24/2008] [Accepted: 05/27/2008] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Amitai N, Markou A. Increased impulsivity and disrupted attention induced by repeated phencyclidine are not attenuated by chronic quetiapine treatment. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2008; 93:248-57. [PMID: 18809428 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2008.08.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2008] [Revised: 05/09/2008] [Accepted: 08/29/2008] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Atypical antipsychotic medications differ in how effectively they attenuate cognitive and other deficits in schizophrenia. The present study aimed to explore whether quetiapine, an atypical antipsychotic medication, would reverse disruptions of performance in the 5-choice serial reaction time task (5-CSRTT), a test of attention and impulsivity, induced by repeated administration of the psychotomimetic phencyclidine (PCP). In confirmation of previous findings, repeated PCP administration (2 mg/kg, s.c., 30 min before behavioral testing, for 2 consecutive days, followed by a 2-week PCP-free period and then 5 consecutive days of PCP treatment) increased premature responding (impulsivity), decreased accuracy (attention), and increased response latencies (processing speed) and timeout responding (impulsivity/cognitive inflexibility). Chronic quetiapine (5 or 10 mg/kg/day, s.c.) did not attenuate these PCP-induced disruptions in performance, while at the highest dose used, quetiapine disrupted 5-CSRTT performance in the absence of PCP treatment and tended to exacerbate the PCP-induced increase in premature responding. Considering that clozapine, another atypical antipsychotic, was shown previously to reverse PCP-induced deficits in the same task [Amitai N, Semenova S, Markou A. Cognitive-disruptive effects of the psychotomimetic phencyclidine and attenuation by atypical antipsychotic medications in rats. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2007;193:521-37], the present findings demonstrate differences between clozapine and quetiapine in their effectiveness on schizophrenia-like cognitive deficits and impulsivity that may be attributable to their different receptor affinity profiles.
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- Nurith Amitai
- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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Swerdlow NR, Weber M, Qu Y, Light GA, Braff DL. Realistic expectations of prepulse inhibition in translational models for schizophrenia research. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2008; 199:331-88. [PMID: 18568339 PMCID: PMC2771731 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-008-1072-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 421] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2007] [Accepted: 01/03/2008] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Under specific conditions, a weak lead stimulus, or "prepulse", can inhibit the startling effects of a subsequent intense abrupt stimulus. This startle-inhibiting effect of the prepulse, termed "prepulse inhibition" (PPI), is widely used in translational models to understand the biology of brainbased inhibitory mechanisms and their deficiency in neuropsychiatric disorders. In 1981, four published reports with "prepulse inhibition" as an index term were listed on Medline; over the past 5 years, new published Medline reports with "prepulse inhibition" as an index term have appeared at a rate exceeding once every 2.7 days (n=678). Most of these reports focus on the use of PPI in translational models of impaired sensorimotor gating in schizophrenia. This rapid expansion and broad application of PPI as a tool for understanding schizophrenia has, at times, outpaced critical thinking and falsifiable hypotheses about the relative strengths vs. limitations of this measure. OBJECTIVES This review enumerates the realistic expectations for PPI in translational models for schizophrenia research, and provides cautionary notes for the future applications of this important research tool. CONCLUSION In humans, PPI is not "diagnostic"; levels of PPI do not predict clinical course, specific symptoms, or individual medication responses. In preclinical studies, PPI is valuable for evaluating models or model organisms relevant to schizophrenia, "mapping" neural substrates of deficient PPI in schizophrenia, and advancing the discovery and development of novel therapeutics. Across species, PPI is a reliable, robust quantitative phenotype that is useful for probing the neurobiology and genetics of gating deficits in schizophrenia.
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- Neal R Swerdlow
- Department of Psychiatry, UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0804, USA,
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An update on the role of the 5-hydroxytryptamine6 receptor in cognitive function. Neuropharmacology 2008; 55:1015-22. [PMID: 18655798 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2008.06.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2008] [Revised: 06/20/2008] [Accepted: 06/23/2008] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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As the 5-hydroxytryptamine(6) (5-HT(6)) receptor is almost exclusively expressed in the CNS, particularly in areas associated with learning and memory, many studies have examined its role in cognitive function in the rodent, as reviewed herein. Most studies, in healthy adult rats, report that 5-HT(6) receptor antagonists enhance retention of spatial learning in the Morris water maze, improve consolidation in autoshaping tasks and reverse natural forgetting in object recognition. Antagonists appear to facilitate both cholinergic and glutamatergic neurotransmission, reversing scopolamine- and NMDA receptor antagonist-induced memory impairments. Recent reports show that the 5-HT(6) receptor antagonist, PRX-07034, restores the impairment of novel object recognition produced in rats reared in social isolation, a neurodevelopmental model producing behavioural changes similar to several core symptoms seen in schizophrenia. The 5-HT(6) receptor antagonist, Ro 04-6790, modestly improved reversal learning in isolation reared but not group-housed controls in the water maze. Ro 04-6790 also improved novel object discrimination both in adult rats that received chronic intermittent phencyclidine and drug-naïve 18-month-old rats. However, more information on their effect in animal models of schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease is required. Several selective high-affinity 5-HT(6) receptor agonists developed recently also improve object discrimination and extra-dimensional set-shifting behaviour. Thus both 5-HT(6) receptor agonist and antagonist compounds show promise as pro-cognitive agents in pre-clinical studies but the explanation for their paradoxical analogous effect is currently unclear, and is discussed in this article.
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Kambhampati R, Konda J, Reballi V, Shinde AK, Dubey PK, Nirogi RVS. Design, synthesis and preliminary screening of novel 3-(2-N,N-dimethylaminoethylthio) indole derivatives as potential 5-HT(6) receptor ligands. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2008; 23:302-12. [PMID: 18569332 DOI: 10.1080/14756360701526936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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The synthesis and potential 5-hydroxytryptamine(6) receptor (5-HT6R) antagonist activity of a novel series of N-arylsulfonyl-3-(2-N,N-dimethylaminoethylthio) indoles has been reported. The molecular modeling, synthesis and in-vitro radioligand binding data of this series are discussed. The present article describes 37 derivatives of the title series. It was observed that the increased side-chain length with the insertion of a sulfur atom did not lead to the loss of binding affinity of these compounds, although the affinities were reduced. The compounds exhibited moderate affinity and selectivity to human 5-HT6 receptors.
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- Ramasastri Kambhampati
- Medicinal Chemistry, Discovery Research, Suven Life Sciences Ltd, Serene Chambers, Hyderabad, India
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Subchronic and chronic PCP treatment produces temporally distinct deficits in attentional set shifting and prepulse inhibition in rats. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2008; 198:37-49. [PMID: 18427784 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-008-1071-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2007] [Accepted: 01/03/2008] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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RATIONALE We have previously demonstrated that subchronic (five daily administrations of 2.6 mg/kg PCP) and chronic intermittent administration of 2.6 mg/kg PCP to rats produces hypofrontality and other neurochemical changes akin to schizophrenia pathology (Cochran et al., Neuropsychopharmacology, 28:265-275, 2003). OBJECTIVES We sought to determine whether behavioral alterations related to discrete aspects of schizophrenia are also induced by these PCP treatment regimes. MATERIALS AND METHODS Following administration of vehicle or PCP according to the protocols described above, rats were assessed for attentional set shifting ability, prepulse inhibition (PPI), or social interaction and the locomotor response to a challenge dose of amphetamine. RESULTS Ability to shift attentional set was impaired 72 h after the last PCP administration following the subchronic and chronic intermittent treatment regimes. PPI was disrupted after each acute administration of PCP in animals under the subchronic treatment regime. However, PPI deficits were not sustained 72 h after the last of five daily administrations. In subchronic and chronic PCP treated animals, no change was found in social interaction behavior, and there was little change in baseline or amphetamine-stimulated locomotor activity, employed as an indicator of dopaminergic hyperfunction. CONCLUSIONS The temporally distinct behavioral effects of these PCP treatment regimes suggest that PPI deficits relate directly to acute NMDA receptor antagonism, whereas the more enduring set shifting deficits relate to the longer term consequences of NMDA receptor blockade. Therefore, these subchronic and chronic PCP treatment regimes produce hypofrontality (Cochran et al., Neuropsychopharmacology, 28:265-275, 2003) and associated prefrontal cortex-dependent deficits in behavioral flexibility which mirror core deficits in schizophrenia.
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Actions of novel agonists, antagonists and antipsychotic agents at recombinant rat 5-HT6 receptors: a comparative study of coupling to G alpha s. Eur J Pharmacol 2008; 588:170-7. [PMID: 18511034 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2008.04.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2008] [Revised: 03/21/2008] [Accepted: 04/11/2008] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Though 5-HT6 receptors are targets for the treatment of schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders, the influence of drugs upon signal transduction has not been extensively characterized. Herein, we employed a Scintillation Proximity Assay (SPA)/antibody-immunocapture procedure of coupling to G alpha s to evaluate the interaction of a broad range of novel agonists, antagonists and antipsychotics at rat 5-HT(6) receptors stably expressed in HEK293 cells. Serotonin (pEC(50), 7.7) increased [35S]GTP gamma S binding to G alpha s by ca 2-fold without affecting binding to Gi/o or Gq. LSD (9.2), 5-MeODMT (7.9), 5-CT (7.0) and tryptamine (6.1) were likewise full agonists. In contrast, the novel sulfonyl derivatives, WAY181,187 (9.1) and WAY208,466 (7.8), behaved as partial agonists and attenuated the actions of 5-HT. SB271,046 and SB258,585 abolished activation of G alpha s by 5-HT with pKb values of 10.2 and 9.9, respectively, actions mimicked by the novel antagonist, SB399,885 (10.9). SB271,046 likewise blocked partial agonist properties of WAY181,187 and WAY208,466 with pKb values of 9.8 and 9.0, respectively. 5-HT-stimulated [35S]GTP gamma S binding to G alpha s was antagonised by various antipsychotics including olanzapine (7.8), asenapine (9.1) and SB737,050 (7.8), whereas aripiprazole and bifeprunox were inactive. Further, antagonist properties of clozapine (8.0) were mimicked by its major metabolite, N-desmethylclozapine (7.9). In conclusion, the novel ligands, WAY208,466 and WAY181,187, behaved as partial agonists at 5-HT6 receptors coupled to G alpha s, while SB399,885 was a potent antagonist. Though 5-HT6 receptor blockade is not indispensable for therapeutic efficacy, it may well play a role in the functional actions of certain antipsychotic agents.
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Marino MJ, Knutsen LJS, Williams M. Emerging Opportunities for Antipsychotic Drug Discovery in the Postgenomic Era. J Med Chem 2008; 51:1077-107. [PMID: 18198826 DOI: 10.1021/jm701094q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Michael J. Marino
- Worldwide Discovery Research, Cephalon, Inc., 145 Brandywine Parkway, West Chester, Pennsylvania 19380
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- Worldwide Discovery Research, Cephalon, Inc., 145 Brandywine Parkway, West Chester, Pennsylvania 19380
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- Worldwide Discovery Research, Cephalon, Inc., 145 Brandywine Parkway, West Chester, Pennsylvania 19380
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Hertel P, Didriksen M, Pouzet B, Brennum LT, Søby KK, Larsen AK, Christoffersen CT, Ramirez T, Marcus MM, Svensson TH, Di Matteo V, Esposito E, Bang-Andersen B, Arnt J. Lu 35-138 ((+)-(S)-3-{1-[2-(1-acetyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl]-3,6-dihydro-2H-pyridin-4-yl}-6-chloro-1H-indole), a dopamine D4 receptor antagonist and serotonin reuptake inhibitor: Characterisation of its in vitro profile and pre-clinical antipsychotic potential. Eur J Pharmacol 2007; 573:148-60. [PMID: 17689529 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2007.06.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2007] [Revised: 06/12/2007] [Accepted: 06/18/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The present study describes the pharmacological profile of the putative antipsychotic drug Lu 35-138 ((+)-(S)-3-{1-[2-(1-acetyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl]-3,6-dihydro-2H-pyridin-4-yl}-6-chloro-1H-indole). The in vitro receptor profile of Lu 35-138 revealed high affinity (K(i)=5 nM) and competitive antagonism (K(b)=8 nM) at dopamine D(4) receptors combined with potent 5-HT uptake inhibition (IC(50)=3.2 nM) and moderate alpha(1)-adrenoceptor affinity (K(i)=45 nM). In vivo, Lu 35-138 selectively counteracted hyperlocomotion induced by d-amphetamine (0.5 mg/kg; ED(50)=4.0 mg/kg, s.c.) in rats and phencyclidine (PCP; 2.5 mg/kg; ED(50)=13 mg/kg, s.c.) in mice. Lu 35-138 was unable to affect hyperlocomotion induced by a high dose of d-amphetamine (2.0 mg/kg), which indicates a preferential action on limbic versus striatal structures. A similar limbic selectivity of Lu 35-138 was indicated in voltammetric measure of dopamine output in the core and shell subdivisions of the nucleus accumbens in rats. Furthermore, a relatively large dose of Lu 35-138 (18 mg/kg, s.c.) counteracted d-amphetamine-induced disruption of pre-pulse inhibition in rats and repeated administration of Lu 35-138 (0.31 or 1.25 mg/kg, p.o. once daily for 3 weeks) reduced the number of spontaneously active dopamine neurones in the ventral tegmental area, underlining its antipsychotic-like profile. Lu 35-138 failed to induce catalepsy in rats or dystonia in Cebus apella monkeys and did not deteriorate spatial memory in rats as assessed by water maze performance. Collectively, these results suggest that Lu 35-138 possesses antipsychotic activity combined with a low extrapyramidal and cognitive side effect liability.
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- Peter Hertel
- Research and Development, H. Lundbeck A/S, Copenhagen-Valby, Denmark.
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5-HT6 receptor antagonist reversal of emotional learning and prepulse inhibition deficits induced by apomorphine or scopolamine. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2007; 88:291-8. [PMID: 17920665 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2007.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2006] [Revised: 08/09/2007] [Accepted: 08/25/2007] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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5-HT6 receptors have been implicated in consolidation of visuospatial and reward-based learning tasks. Since 5-HT6 receptors may be important in modulation of sensory gating which is often affected in schizophrenic patients, we tested whether Ro 4368554, a 5-HT6 selective antagonist at a dose of 10 mg/kg, could reverse the loss of prepulse inhibition from apomorphine or scopolamine. In addition, we also tested whether Ro 4368554 altered fear conditioning using fear potentiated startle, a model for emotional learning. Prepulse inhibition of startle was disrupted by apomorphine (0.5 mg/kg) when prepulse emissions were 5 dB above background but not above 15 dB, while scopolamine (0.5 mg/kg) caused disruption at both prepulse levels. Scopolamine-mediated disruption was not reversed by Ro 4368854 but apomorphine-mediated disruption was significantly ameliorated by 5-HT6 inhibition. For fear potentiated startle, scopolamine and/or Ro 4368554 were administered before two daily fear conditioning sessions; rats were tested on the following day. Rats that received scopolamine displayed no fear potentiated startle but Ro 4368554 reversed this scopolamine deficit. Additionally, we mapped Fos induction in rats treated with scopolamine and/or Ro 4368554; scopolamine increased Fos expression in the central nucleus of the amygdala and this was attenuated by Ro 4368554. In summary, we have demonstrated the efficacy of 5-HT6 antagonists in modulating sensory gating and fear conditioning, and thus may be of therapeutic use for schizophrenia-related disorders.
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Emergent pharmacogenetic studies indicate that the efficacy of antipsychotic medications in schizophrenia may be predicted through genetic analysis. There also is evidence that the side-effect profiles of second-generation antipsychotic medications and their propensity to cause weight gain, glucose and lipid abnormalities, and tardive dyskinesia may be predicted by pharmacogenetic analysis in this patient population. In the future, this targeted approach with the choice of antipsychotic medication based on the likelihood of clinical response and development of side effects in light of a particular patient's genetic status may gain hold as new treatments are developed with even fewer side effects.
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Risperidone is an atypical antipsychotic that has been effectively used to treat several psychiatric diseases. Atypical antipsychotics present some advantages over conventional antipsychotics, primarily because they offer effective treatment alternatives that are relatively free of extrapyramidal symptoms. However, as with all antipsychotics, there are wide individual differences in response to risperidone, both regarding therapeutic effects and adverse effects, imposing some limitations with respect to the therapeutic use of the drug. Genetic factors are thought to play an important role in determining the variability to drug response. A growing number of studies are investigating how genetic polymorphisms of enzymes involved in drug metabolism or of receptors targeted by antipsychotic agents influence drug treatment of several neuropsychiatric diseases. In this article we will review the genetic variability in both the pharmacokinetics of risperidone action and in pharmacodynamic structures mediating risperidone effects, as well as the pharmacogenetic studies performed for these genes.
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- Catarina Correia
- Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras, Portugal
- Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr Ricardo Jorge, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras, Portugal
- Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr Ricardo Jorge, Lisboa, Portugal
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Cilia J, Hatcher P, Reavill C, Jones DNC. (+/-) Ketamine-induced prepulse inhibition deficits of an acoustic startle response in rats are not reversed by antipsychotics. J Psychopharmacol 2007; 21:302-11. [PMID: 17591657 DOI: 10.1177/0269881107077718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Prepulse inhibition (PPI) is the reduction in the startle response caused by a low intensity non-startling stimulus (the prepulse) which is presented shortly before the startle stimulus and is an operational measure of sensorimotor gating. PPI is impaired in psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia. Ketamine, a non-competitive N-methyl-D-aspartate antagonist has been shown to induce schizophrenia-like behavioural changes in humans and PPI deficits in rats, which can be reversed by antipsychotics. Thus, ketamine-induced PPI deficits in rats may provide a translational model of schizophrenia. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of antipsychotic drugs and drugs known to alter the glutamate system upon ketamine-induced PPI deficits in rats. Rats were habituated to the PPI procedure [randomized trials of either pulse alone (110 dB/50 ms) or prepulse + pulse (80 dB/10 ms)]. Animals were assigned to pre-treatments based on the level of PPI on the last habituation test and balanced across startle chambers. Ketamine (1-10 mg/kg s.c; 15 min ptt) increased startle amplitude and induced PPI deficits at 6 and 10 mg/kg. PPI deficits induced by ketamine at 6 mg/kg were not attenuated by clozapine (2.5-10 mg/kg s.c.; 60 min ptt), risperidone (0.1-1 mg/kg i.p.; 60 min ptt), haloperidol (0.1-1 mg/kg i.p.; 60 min ptt), lamotrigine (3-30 mg/kg p.o.; 60 min ptt), or SB-271046-A (5-20 mg/kg p.o.; 2 hour ptt) nor potentiated by 2-methyl-6-(phenylethynyl)-pyridine (3-10 mg/kg i.p.; 30 min ptt). These results suggest that under these test conditions ketamine-induced PPI deficits in rats is relatively insensitive and does not represent a translational model for drug discovery in schizophrenia.
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- Jackie Cilia
- Psychiatry CEDD, GlaxoSmithKline, Third Avenue, Harlow, UK.
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Holenz J, Pauwels PJ, Díaz JL, Mercè R, Codony X, Buschmann H. Medicinal chemistry strategies to 5-HT6 receptor ligands as potential cognitive enhancers and antiobesity agents. Drug Discov Today 2006; 11:283-99. [PMID: 16580970 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2006.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2005] [Revised: 12/15/2005] [Accepted: 02/20/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Although the 5-hydroxytryptamine(6) (5-HT(6)) receptor was discovered only recently, its almost exclusive distribution in the brain makes it a promising, novel, target for central nervous system (CNS)-mediated diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (cognitive function), schizophrenia, anxiety and obesity. In the past few years a significant research interest has advanced the understanding of the functional roles and the pharmacophore requirements of this receptor. Two 5-HT(6) receptor antagonists have already entered Phase II clinical trials for the enhancement of cognitive function. Since the first discovery of selective ligands for the 5-HT(6) receptor by HTS in 1998, several medicinal-chemistry-driven approaches have delivered highly selective lead structures with well-defined functionalities, starting from either the endogenous ligand 5-HT or the chemical structures identified by HTS. The concept of 'scaffold hopping' has been employed to expand the variability of the available chemical scaffolds and to generate patentable ligands. Supported by pharmacophore models, which have been established recently, the binding and functionality (structure-activity relationships) of the lead structures have been optimized further.
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- Jörg Holenz
- Laboratorios Dr. Esteve S.A., Av. Mare de Déu de Montserrat 221, E-08041 Barcelona, Spain.
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Mitchell ES, Neumaier JF. 5-HT6 receptors: a novel target for cognitive enhancement. Pharmacol Ther 2005; 108:320-33. [PMID: 16005519 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2005.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 183] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2005] [Accepted: 05/04/2005] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Over the past decade, there has been increasing interest in the role of serotonin 6 (5-HT6) receptors in higher cognitive processes such as memory. Polymorphisms of the 5-HT6 receptor have been implicated in syndromes that affect cognition, such as schizophrenia and dementia. Manipulation of 5-HT6 receptor activity alters the transmission of several neurotransmitters important in memory: acetylcholine and glutamate, as well as dopamine, ã-aminobutyric acid (GABA), epinephrine (E), and norepinephrine (NE). Several 5-HT6 antagonists have been developed, advancing the understanding of the relationship between 5-HT6 blockade and memory consolidation in diverse learning paradigms. There is also evidence that 5-HT6 receptor activity affects anxiety behaviors and may be involved in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. Several clinically useful atypical antipsychotics and antidepressants have 5-HT6 affinity, but recently developed selective 5-HT6 receptor antagonists may present attractive, new therapeutic options for several types of disease states.
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- Ellen S Mitchell
- University of Washington, Box 359911, Harborview Medical Center, 325 9th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
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Lane HY, Lee CC, Liu YC, Chang WH. Pharmacogenetic studies of response to risperidone and other newer atypical antipsychotics. Pharmacogenomics 2005; 6:139-49. [PMID: 15882132 DOI: 10.1517/14622416.6.2.139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Risperidone and other newer atypical antipsychotics are becoming the mainstay for schizophrenia treatment. Recent studies suggest that the 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2A (5-HT2A) gene (HTR2A) T102C and G-1438A polymorphisms may influence treatment response of risperidone or olanzapine for schizophrenia's negative symptoms (e.g., blunted affect and social withdrawal). In addition, the HTR6 T267C polymorphism has been linked to risperidone response for positive symptoms (delusions and hallucinations). The dopamine D2 receptor (DRD2) Ser311Cys polymorphism may also play a role in determining risperidone efficacy for positive, negative and cognitive symptoms, the DRD2 Ins-A2/Del-A1 diplotype may predict better risperidone response, and the DRD3 Ser311Cys variant may affect general treatment response of several atypical agents. Although investigators have started to explore genetic effects on cognitions of schizophrenia patients receiving antipsychotics, future larger sized pharmacogenetic studies on both psychotic symptoms and cognitive functions are warranted.
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- Hsien-Yuan Lane
- China Medical University and Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, No. 2, Yuh-Der Road, Taichung, 404 Taiwan.
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Pouzet B, Andersen MP, Hogg S. Effects of acute treatment with antidepressant drugs on sensorimotor gating deficits in rats. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2005; 178:9-16. [PMID: 15338101 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-004-1976-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2003] [Accepted: 06/19/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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RATIONALE Schizophrenic patients have a deficit in prepulse inhibition (PPI) which can be modelled in rats by administration of direct or indirect dopamine (DA) receptor agonists and N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonists. Moreover, antipsychotics reverse the disruptive effect of DA agonists and NMDA receptor antagonists in this rat model. Consequently, this model is considered as predictive of antipsychotic action in the clinic. However, the effect of compounds, such as antidepressants, used for other psychiatric disorders but also administered to patients with schizophrenia has not been well investigated in this model. Antidepressants have been suggested not to affect PPI in humans. Thus, antidepressants are not expected to antagonise PPI disruption in rats, and should normally be used as negative controls in this model. OBJECTIVES To investigate the effects of three antidepressant compounds, a serotonin reuptake inhibitor, a dopamine reuptake inhibitor, and a noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor in the rat PPI model. METHODS The effect of acute treatment with citalopram, bupropion and desipramine on d-amphetamine-disrupted and phencyclidine (PCP)-disrupted PPI in rats was investigated. Ziprasidone was tested as a positive control. RESULTS None of the antidepressants, in contrast to ziprasidone, reversed PCP-disrupted PPI in rats. Both desipramine and ziprasidone normalised d-amphetamine-disrupted PPI, while citalopram and bupropion were inactive. CONCLUSIONS PCP-disrupted PPI in rats was less sensitive to false positives than the d-amphetamine-disrupted PPI model, based on the antidepressants tested in this study.
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- B Pouzet
- Department of Psychopharmacology, H. Lundbeck A/S, Ottiliavej 7, 2500, Valby, Denmark.
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Dubertret C, Hanoun N, Adès J, Hamon M, Gorwood P. Family-based association study of the serotonin-6 receptor gene (C267T polymorphism) in schizophrenia. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2004; 126B:10-5. [PMID: 15048641 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.20120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The expression of serotonin type 6 receptor (5-HT(6)) in limbic and cortical regions of the brain, and its high affinity for atypical antipsychotics suggest that its encoding gene may play a role in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. We firstly performed a meta-analysis of the C267T polymorphism of the 5-HT(6) gene in schizophrenia, based on four different case/control studies, and showed that the allelic distribution is not significantly different between patients and controls, even when taking into account the role of between samples heterogeneity. We then recruited 103 trios (patients with Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Mental Disorders, 4th ed. (DSM-IV) diagnosis of schizophrenia and their parents), and investigated the C267T polymorphism of the 5-HT(6) receptor gene with regard to family-based association study approach (haplotype relative risk (HRR) and transmission disequilibrium test (TDT)). We found no excess of transmission of one allele from the parents to their affected children, using the HRR (P = 0.60), as well as no evidence for linkage between C267T polymorphism and schizophrenia, using the TDT (P = 0.71). Furthermore, the 267T allele frequency was comparable in the different subgroups defined on age at onset, family history of schizophrenia, treatment response, and subtypes of patients based on positive versus negative predominant symptoms. These data do not support the idea that the 5-HT(6) receptor gene plays a major role in the etiopathogenesis of schizophrenia.
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- C Dubertret
- Service de Psychiatrie Adultes, Faculty of Medicine Bichat-Claude Bernard, Hôpital Louis Mourier (AP-HP), 178 rue des Renouillers, 92701 Colombes Cedex, France.
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Lane HY, Chang YC, Huang CL, Chang WH. Refining pharmacogenetic research in schizophrenia: Control for patient-related variables. Drug Dev Res 2003. [DOI: 10.1002/ddr.10295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Lacroix LP, Dawson LA, Hagan JJ, Heidbreder CA. 5-HT6 receptor antagonist SB-271046 enhances extracellular levels of monoamines in the rat medial prefrontal cortex. Synapse 2003; 51:158-64. [PMID: 14618683 DOI: 10.1002/syn.10288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The present study investigated the neurochemical effects of the selective 5-HT(6) receptor antagonist SB-271046 in the rat medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC). The effect of SB-271046 on extracellular levels of dopamine (DA), norepinephrine (NE), and serotonin (5-HT) in the mPFC was examined using in vivo microdialysis in the freely moving rat. SB-271046 (10 mg/kg, p.o.) produced a significant increase in extracellular levels of both DA and NE without altering 5-HT neurotransmission. These results further support the rationale for the use of 5-HT(6) receptor antagonists in the treatment of cognitive dysfunction associated with psychiatric diseases.
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- Laurent P Lacroix
- Centre of Excellence for Drug Discovery in Psychiatry, Department of Biology, GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals, 37135 Verona, Italy, and Harlow, CM19 5AW, UK.
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