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Tseng HC, Wang MH, Fang CH, Lin YW, Soung HS. Involvement of Antioxidant and Prevention of Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Anti-Neuroinflammatory Effect and Anti-Apoptotic Effect: Betaine Ameliorates Haloperidol-Induced Orofacial Dyskinesia in Rats. Brain Sci 2023; 13:1064. [PMID: 37508996 PMCID: PMC10377434 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci13071064] [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: 06/12/2023] [Revised: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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With its pathophysiological characteristics strongly similar to patients with tardive dyskinesia (TD), haloperidol (HP)-induced neurotoxicity and orofacial dyskinesia (OD) in animal models have long been used to study human TD. This study aimed to explore the potential protective effects of betaine (BT), a vital biochemical compound present in plants, microorganisms, animals, and various dietary sources. The study focused on investigating the impact of BT on haloperidol (HP)-induced orofacial dyskinesia (OD) in rats, as well as the underlying neuroprotective mechanisms. To induce the development of OD, which is characterized by increased vacuous chewing movement (VCM) and tongue protrusion (TP), rats were administered HP (1 mg/kg i.p.) for 21 consecutive days. BT was administered intraperitoneally (i.p.) at doses of 30 and 100 mg/kg, 60 min later, for 21 successive days. On the 21st day, after evaluating OD behavior, the rats were sacrificed, and various measurements were taken to assess the nitrosative and oxidative status, antioxidant capacity, mitochondrial function, neuroinflammation, and apoptotic markers in the striatum. The results demonstrated that (1) HP induced OD development, and (2) BT was found to prevent most of the HP-induced OD; decrease oxidative stress levels; increase anti-oxidation power; prevent mitochondrial dysfunction; and reduce the levels of neuroinflammatory and apoptotic markers in the striatum. Our results demonstrate that the neuroprotective effects of BT against HP-induced OD are credited to its antioxidant prevention of mitochondrial dysfunction, anti-neuroinflammatory effects, and anti-apoptotic effects, suggesting that BT may be a novel therapeutic candidate in delaying or treating human TD in clinical settings. However, further studies will be warranted to extrapolate preclinical findings into clinical studies for a better understanding of the role of BT.
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- Hsiang-Chien Tseng
- Department of Anesthesiology, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei 11101, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 24205, Taiwan
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- Department of Anesthesia, En Chu Kon Hospital, Sanshia District, New Taipei City 23702, Taiwan
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- China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404332, Taiwan
- Trauma and Emergency Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404018, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10051, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yuan-Shan Branch of Taipei Veteran General Hospital, Yilan 26604, Taiwan
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 11490, Taiwan
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The role of glutamate receptors and their interactions with dopamine and other neurotransmitters in the development of tardive dyskinesia: preclinical and clinical results. Behav Pharmacol 2020; 31:511-523. [PMID: 32459694 DOI: 10.1097/fbp.0000000000000563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Tardive dyskinesia is a serious, disabling, movement disorder associated with the ongoing use of antipsychotic medication. Current evidence regarding the pathophysiology of tardive dyskinesia is mainly based on preclinical animal models and is still not completely understood. The leading preclinical hypothesis of tardive dyskinesia development includes dopaminergic imbalance in the direct and indirect pathways of the basal ganglia, cholinergic deficiency, serotonin receptor disturbances, neurotoxicity, oxidative stress, and changes in synaptic plasticity. Although, the role of the glutamatergic system has been confirmed in preclinical tardive dyskinesia models it seems to have been neglected in recent reviews. This review focuses on the role and interactions of glutamate receptors with dopamine, acetylcholine, and serotonin in the neuropathology of tardive dyskinesia development. Moreover, preclinical and clinical results of the differentiated effectiveness of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonists are discussed with a special focus on antagonists that bind with the GluN2B subunit of NMDA receptors. This review also presents new combinations of drugs that are worth considering in the treatment of tardive dyskinesia.
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Walker CK, Roche JK, Sinha V, Roberts RC. Substantia nigra ultrastructural pathology in schizophrenia. Schizophr Res 2018; 197:209-218. [PMID: 29274737 PMCID: PMC6013319 DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2017.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2017] [Revised: 11/30/2017] [Accepted: 12/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Schizophrenia is a severe mental illness affecting approximately 1% of the population worldwide. Despite its prevalence, the cause remains unknown, and treatment is not effective in all patients. Dopamine is thought to play a role in schizophrenia pathology, yet the substantia nigra (SN), the origin of dopaminergic pathways, has not been studied extensively in schizophrenia. In this study, electron microscopy was used to examine neurons, oligodendrocytes, and myelinated axons in the SN of normal controls (NCs, n=9) and schizophrenia subjects with varying response to antipsychotic drugs [SZ, n=14; treatment resistant (TR)=6, treatment responsive (RESP)=6, unknown=2]. Postmortem tissue was analyzed for qualitative and quantitative markers of ultrastuctural integrity. A significantly higher percentage of axons in the schizophrenia group had inclusions in the myelin sheath compared to NCs (SZ: 3.9±1.7, NC: 2.6±2.0). When considering treatment response, a significantly higher percentage of axons lacked cytoplasm (TR: 9.7±5.5, NC: 3.5±2.3), contained cellular debris (TR: 7.5±3.2, NC: 2.3±1.3) or had protrusions in the myelin sheath (TR: 0.4±0.5, NC: 0.2±0.3). The G-ratio, a measure of myelin thickness, was significantly different between treatment response groups and was greater in TR (0.72±0.02) as compared to NCs (0.68±0.03), indicating decreased myelination in TR. These findings, which suggest myelin pathology in the SN in schizophrenia, are consistent with findings elsewhere in the brain. In addition, our results suggest cytoskeletal abnormalities, which may or may not be associated with myelin pathology.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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- Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Kim SH, Park S, Yu HS, Ko KH, Park HG, Kim YS. The antipsychotic agent clozapine induces autophagy via the AMPK-ULK1-Beclin1 signaling pathway in the rat frontal cortex. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2018; 81:96-104. [PMID: 29079139 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2017.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2017] [Revised: 10/23/2017] [Accepted: 10/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Clozapine, a representative atypical antipsychotic, has superior efficacy compared to other antipsychotic agents and is used for the treatment of severe psychotic disorders. Therefore, studies on its mechanisms of action are important for understanding the mechanisms of therapeutic approaches to psychosis. Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a serine-threonine kinase that plays a major role in maintaining metabolic homeostasis. Unc-51-like kinase 1 (ULK1) and Beclin1 are downstream substrates of AMPK and activate the autophagic process. In this study, we examined the effects of clozapine on the AMPK-ULK1-Beclin1 signaling pathway and autophagy in the frontal cortex of the rat. Clozapine (10mg/kg) administration increased the immunoreactivity of p-Thr172-AMPKα in the rat frontal cortex at 1, 2, and 4h after injection, as we previously reported. The immunoreactivity of p-Ser317-ULK1 and p-Ser93-Beclin1 was also increased at 2 and 4h after clozapine injection. At the same time, the immunoreactivity of LC3-II and the Atg5-Atg12 conjugate, which indicate activation of autophagy, was increased. Transmission electron microscopy clearly showed an increase in autophagosome number in the rat frontal cortex at 2h after clozapine injection. To investigate the role of AMPK in clozapine-induced autophagy, the effects of intracerebroventricular injection of compound C, an AMPK inhibitor, were examined. Administration of compound C attenuated the clozapine-induced increase in ULK1 and Beclin1 phosphorylation, as well the protein levels of LC3-II and the Atg5-Atg12 conjugate in the frontal cortex. In summary, the results showed that clozapine activates autophagy through the AMPK-ULK1-Beclin1 signaling pathway in the frontal cortex of the rat.
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- Se Hyun Kim
- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Dongguk University International Hospital, Dongguk University Medical School, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Dongguk University International Hospital, Dongguk University Medical School, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Dongguk University International Hospital, Dongguk University Medical School, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Dongguk University International Hospital, Dongguk University Medical School, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
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An HM, Tan YL, Shi J, Wang Z, Lv MH, Soares JC, Zhou D, Yang F, Zhang XY. Ginkgo biloba leaf extract and alpha-tocopherol attenuate haloperidol-induced orofacial dyskinesia in rats: Possible implication of antiapoptotic mechanisms by preventing Bcl-2 decrease and Bax elevation. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2016; 23:1653-1660. [PMID: 27823630 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2016.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2016] [Revised: 10/08/2016] [Accepted: 10/14/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a serious side effect of long-term administration of typical neuroleptics, such as haloperidol. The pathophysiology of TD remains unclear, but the experimental evidence suggests that free radical-induced neuronal apoptosis in the basal ganglia may play an important role. PURPOSE This study was to investigate changes in Bax and Bcl-2 expression levels in TD-associated brain regions and the effects of the antioxidant EGb761 on Bax and Bcl-2 levels in an animal model of TD. METHODS Thirty-two rats were randomly divided into four study groups: saline control (saline), haloperidol-alone (haloperidol), EGb761-haloperidol (EGb), and alpha-tocopherol-haloperidol (vitamin E). Rats were treated with daily intraperitoneal haloperidol injections (2 mg/kg/day) for 5 weeks. EGb761 (50 mg/kg/day) and alpha-tocopherol (20 mg/kg/day) were then administered for another 5 weeks during the withdrawal period. Behavioral assessments were performed, and Bax and Bcl-2 protein expression levels were immunohistochemically analyzed in four brain regions, including the prefrontal cortex, striatum, substantia nigra, and globus pallidum. RESULTS We found that increased vacuous chewing movements (VCMs) were associated with increased proapoptotic Bax protein expression, decreased antiapoptotic Bcl-2 protein expression, and an increased Bax/Bcl-2 ratio. EGb761 and alpha-tocopherol treatment reversed the increase in VCMs, decreased Bax expression, increased Bcl-2 expression, and decreased the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio. CONCLUSIONS These results demonstrate that long-term haloperidol administration may affect Bcl-2 protein family expression and promote neuronal apoptosis in the basal ganglia. In combination with their antioxidant capacity, EGb761 and alpha-tocopherol's antiapoptotic effects through Bcl-2 might account for the symptom improvement observed in haloperidol-induced TD rats.
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- Hui Mei An
- Beijing HuiLongGuan Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China; Institute of Chinese Integrative Medicine, Beijing HuiLongGuan Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing HuiLongGuan Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China; Institute of Chinese Integrative Medicine, Beijing HuiLongGuan Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing HuiLongGuan Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China; Institute of Chinese Integrative Medicine, Beijing HuiLongGuan Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing HuiLongGuan Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China; Institute of Chinese Integrative Medicine, Beijing HuiLongGuan Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Chinese Integrative Medicine, Beijing HuiLongGuan Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Institute of Mental Health, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing HuiLongGuan Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China; Institute of Chinese Integrative Medicine, Beijing HuiLongGuan Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China.
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- Beijing HuiLongGuan Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China; Institute of Chinese Integrative Medicine, Beijing HuiLongGuan Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
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de Bartolomeis A, Marmo F, Buonaguro EF, Latte G, Tomasetti C, Iasevoli F. Switching antipsychotics: Imaging the differential effect on the topography of postsynaptic density transcripts in antipsychotic-naïve vs. antipsychotic-exposed rats. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2016; 70:24-38. [PMID: 27177972 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2016.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2016] [Revised: 04/17/2016] [Accepted: 04/27/2016] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The postsynaptic density (PSD) has been regarded as a functional switchboard at the crossroads of a dopamine-glutamate interaction, and it is putatively involved in the pathophysiology of psychosis. Indeed, it has been demonstrated that antipsychotics may modulate several PSD transcripts, such as PSD-95, Shank, and Homer. Despite switching antipsychotics is a frequent strategy to counteract lack of efficacy and/or side effect onset in clinical practice, no information is available on the effects of sequential treatments with different antipsychotics on PSD molecules. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether a previous exposure to a typical antipsychotic and a switch to an atypical one may affect the expression of PSD transcripts, in order to evaluate potential neurobiological correlates of this common clinical practice, with specific regards to putative synaptic plasticity processes. We treated male Sprague-Dawley rats intraperitoneally for 15days with haloperidol or vehicle, then from the sixteenth day we switched the animals to amisulpride or continued to treat them with vehicle or haloperidol for 15 additional days. In this way we got six first treatment/second treatment groups: vehicle/vehicle, vehicle/haloperidol, vehicle/amisulpride, haloperidol/vehicle, haloperidol/haloperidol, haloperidol/amisulpride. In this paradigm, we evaluated the expression of brain transcripts belonging to relevant and interacting PSD proteins, both of the Immediate-Early Gene (Homer1a, Arc) and the constitutive classes (Homer1b/c and PSD-95). The major finding was the differential effect of amisulpride on gene transcripts when administered in naïve vs. antipsychotic-pretreated rats, with modifications of the ratio between Homer1a/Homer1b transcripts and differential effects in cortex and striatum. These results suggest that the neurobiological effects on PSD transcripts of amisulpride, and possibly of other antipsychotics, may be greatly affected by prior antipsychotic treatments and may impact significantly on the switching procedure.
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- Andrea de Bartolomeis
- Laboratory of Molecular and Translational Psychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University "Federico II", Naples, Italy.
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Translational Psychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Translational Psychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Translational Psychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Translational Psychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Translational Psychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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Antipsychotic drugs are extensively prescribed for the treatment of schizophrenia and other related psychiatric disorders. These drugs produced their action by blocking dopamine (DA) receptors, and these receptors are widely present throughout the brain. Therefore, extended antipsychotic use also leads to severe extrapyramidal side effects. The short-term effects include parkinsonism and the later appearing tardive dyskinesia. Currently available treatments for these disorders are mostly symptomatic and insufficient, and are often linked with a number of detrimental side effects. Antipsychotic-drug-induced tardive dyskinesia prompted researchers to explore novel drugs with fewer undesirable extrapyramidal side effects. Preclinical studies suggest a role of 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin)-1A and 2A/2C receptors in the modulation of dopaminergic neurotransmission and motivating a search for better therapeutic strategies for schizophrenia and related disorders. In addition, adjunctive treatment with antioxidants such as vitamin E, red rice bran oil, and curcumin in the early phases of illness may prevent additional oxidative injury, and thus improve and prevent further possible worsening of related neurological and behavioral deficits in schizophrenia. This review explains the role of serotonergic receptors and oxidative stress, with the aim of providing principles for prospect development of compounds to improve therapeutic effects of antischizophrenic drugs.
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- Erum Shireen
- Department of Biochemistry, Neurochemistry and Biochemical Neuropharmacology Research Laboratory, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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Alteration of Cytokines Levels in the Striatum of Rats: Possible Participation in Vacuous Chewing Movements Induced by Antipsycotics. Neurochem Res 2016; 41:2481-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s11064-016-1961-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2016] [Revised: 04/19/2016] [Accepted: 05/17/2016] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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McCollum LA, McCullumsmith RE, Roberts RC. Tyrosine hydroxylase localization in the nucleus accumbens in schizophrenia. Brain Struct Funct 2016; 221:4451-4458. [PMID: 26740229 DOI: 10.1007/s00429-015-1174-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2015] [Accepted: 12/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The nucleus accumbens (NAcc) has been implicated in schizophrenia (SZ) pathology, based on antipsychotic action therein. However, recent imaging studies suggest that the NAcc may not be a locus of dopamine dysregulation in SZ. This study examined postmortem human tissue to determine if abnormalities are present in dopamine synthesis in the NAcc in SZ. We compared the immunohistochemical localization of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), the rate-limiting synthesizing enzyme of dopamine, in postmortem tissue from SZ subjects and demographically matched controls. To study the effects of chronic antipsychotic drug (APD) treatment on TH immunolabeling in the NAcc, rats were treated for 6 months with haloperidol or olanzapine. In the NAcc, TH immunolabeling was similar in control and SZ subjects, in both the core and shell. Rats had similar TH optical density levels across treatment groups in both the core and shell. Similar levels of TH suggest DA synthesis may be normal. These findings provide further insight into the role of the NAcc in SZ.
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- Lesley A McCollum
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Sparks Center 865D, 1720 2nd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Sparks Center 865D, 1720 2nd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA.
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McCollum LA, Roberts RC. Uncovering the role of the nucleus accumbens in schizophrenia: A postmortem analysis of tyrosine hydroxylase and vesicular glutamate transporters. Schizophr Res 2015; 169:369-373. [PMID: 26386900 PMCID: PMC4755276 DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2015.08.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2015] [Revised: 08/26/2015] [Accepted: 08/31/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The nucleus accumbens (NAcc) is often implicated in schizophrenia (SZ) pathology, but with little evidence to support its role. This study examined postmortem human tissue to determine if abnormalities are present in the dopaminergic or glutamatergic systems in the NAcc in SZ. We compared the protein levels of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and vesicular glutamate transporters vGLUT1 and vGLUT2 in control (n=7) and schizophrenia (n=13) subjects using Western blot analysis. The SZ subjects were further divided by treatment status: SZ on-drug (SZ-ON, n=6) and SZ off-drug (SZ-OFF, n=7), to assess the effects of antipsychotic treatment. TH protein levels were similar between control and SZ subjects, and there was no difference between SZ-ON and SZ-OFF subjects. Protein levels of vGLUT1 were similar in control and SZ subjects, and there was no difference in vGLUT1 protein levels between SZ-ON and SZ-OFF subjects. In contrast, vGLUT2 protein levels were significantly elevated in the SZ group (25% increase). Protein levels of vGLUT2 did not differ between SZ-ON and SZ-OFF subjects. Similar levels of TH suggest the presynaptic DA pathway may be normal in the NAcc in SZ. The elevated vGLUT2 protein levels, but not vGLUT1, suggest the NAcc receives increased glutamatergic input in SZ, possibly from thalamic or other subcortical origins. The similarity between SZ-ON and SZ-OFF subjects suggests that the results are not caused by APD treatment. These findings provide further insight into the role of the NAcc in SZ.
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Perez-Costas E, Melendez-Ferro M, Rice MW, Conley RR, Roberts RC. Dopamine pathology in schizophrenia: analysis of total and phosphorylated tyrosine hydroxylase in the substantia nigra. Front Psychiatry 2012; 3:31. [PMID: 22509170 PMCID: PMC3321522 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2012.00031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2011] [Accepted: 03/22/2012] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Despite the importance of dopamine neurotransmission in schizophrenia, very few studies have addressed anomalies in the mesencephalic dopaminergic neurons of the substantia nigra/ventral tegmental area (SN/VTA). Tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) is the rate-limiting enzyme for the production of dopamine, and a possible contributor to the anomalies in the dopaminergic neurotransmission observed in schizophrenia. OBJECTIVES In this study, we had three objectives: (1) Compare TH expression (mRNA and protein) in the SN/VTA of schizophrenia and control postmortem samples. (2) Assess the effect of antipsychotic medications on the expression of TH in the SN/VTA. (3) Examine possible regional differences in TH expression anomalies within the SN/VTA. METHODS To achieve these objectives three independent studies were conducted: (1) A pilot study to compare TH mRNA and TH protein levels in the SN/VTA of postmortem samples from schizophrenia and controls. (2) A chronic treatment study was performed in rodents to assess the effect of antipsychotic medications in TH protein levels in the SN/VTA. (3) A second postmortem study was performed to assess TH and phosphorylated TH protein levels in two types of samples: schizophrenia and control samples containing the entire rostro-caudal extent of the SN/VTA, and schizophrenia and control samples containing only mid-caudal regions of the SN/VTA. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION Our studies showed impairment in the dopaminergic system in schizophrenia that could be mainly (or exclusively) located in the rostral region of the SN/VTA. Our studies also showed that TH protein levels were significantly abnormal in schizophrenia, while mRNA expression levels were not affected, indicating that TH pathology in this region may occur posttranscriptionally. Lastly, our antipsychotic animal treatment study showed that TH protein levels were not significantly affected by antipsychotic treatment, indicating that these anomalies are an intrinsic pathology rather than a treatment effect.
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- Emma Perez-Costas
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL, USA
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Bordia T, McIntosh JM, Quik M. Nicotine reduces antipsychotic-induced orofacial dyskinesia in rats. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2011; 340:612-9. [PMID: 22144565 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.111.189100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Antipsychotics are an important class of drugs for the management of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. They act by blocking dopamine receptors; however, because these receptors are present throughout the brain, prolonged antipsychotic use also leads to serious side effects. These include tardive dyskinesia, repetitive abnormal involuntary movements of the face and limbs for which there is little treatment. In this study, we investigated whether nicotine administration could reduce tardive dyskinesia because nicotine attenuates other drug-induced abnormal movements. We used a well established model of tardive dyskinesia in which rats injected with the commonly used antipsychotic haloperidol develop vacuous chewing movements (VCMs) that resemble human orofacial dyskinesias. Rats were first administered nicotine (minipump; 2 mg/kg per day). Two weeks later, they were given haloperidol (1 mg/kg s.c.) once daily. Nicotine treatment reduced haloperidol-induced VCMs by ∼20% after 5 weeks, with a significant ∼60% decline after 13 weeks. There was no worsening of haloperidol-induced catalepsy. To understand the molecular basis for this improvement, we measured the striatal dopamine transporter and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs). Both haloperidol and nicotine treatment decreased the transporter and α6β2* nAChRs (the asterisk indicates the possible presence of other nicotinic subunits in the receptor complex) when given alone, with no further decline with combined drug treatment. By contrast, nicotine alone increased, while haloperidol reduced α4β2* nAChRs in both vehicle and haloperidol-treated rats. These data suggest that molecular mechanisms other than those directly linked to the transporter and nAChRs underlie the nicotine-mediated improvement in haloperidol-induced VCMs in rats. The present results are the first to suggest that nicotine may be useful for improving the tardive dyskinesia associated with antipsychotic use.
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- Tanuja Bordia
- Center for Health Sciences, SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Ave., Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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Trevizol F, Benvegnú DM, Barcelos RC, Pase CS, Segat HJ, Dias VT, Dolci GS, Boufleur N, Reckziegel P, Bürger ME. Comparative study between two animal models of extrapyramidal movement disorders: Prevention and reversion by pecan nut shell aqueous extract. Behav Brain Res 2011; 221:13-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2011.02.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2011] [Accepted: 02/16/2011] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Creed-Carson M, Oraha A, Nobrega JN. Effects of 5-HT2A and 5-HT2C receptor antagonists on acute and chronic dyskinetic effects induced by haloperidol in rats. Behav Brain Res 2011; 219:273-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2011.01.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2010] [Revised: 01/06/2011] [Accepted: 01/16/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Tost H, Braus DF, Hakimi S, Ruf M, Vollmert C, Hohn F, Meyer-Lindenberg A. Acute D2 receptor blockade induces rapid, reversible remodeling in human cortical-striatal circuits. Nat Neurosci 2010; 13:920-2. [PMID: 20526332 DOI: 10.1038/nn.2572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2010] [Accepted: 05/06/2010] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Structural remodeling has been observed in the human brain over periods of weeks to months, but the molecular mechanisms governing this process remain incompletely characterized. Using multimodal pharmaco-neuroimaging, we found that acute D2 receptor blockade induced reversible striatal volume changes and structural-functional decoupling in motor circuits within hours; these alterations predicted acute extrapyramidal motor symptoms with high precision. Our findings suggest a role for D2 receptors in short-term neural plasticity and identify a potential biomarker for neuroleptic side effects in humans.
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- Heike Tost
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, University of Heidelberg, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany.
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Cho CH, Kang SG, Choi JE, Park YM, Lee HJ, Kim L. Association between Antipsychotics-Induced Restless Legs Syndrome and Tyrosine Hydroxylase Gene Polymorphism. Psychiatry Investig 2009; 6:211-5. [PMID: 20046397 PMCID: PMC2796069 DOI: 10.4306/pi.2009.6.3.211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2009] [Revised: 07/05/2009] [Accepted: 07/08/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Restless legs syndrome (RLS) has been reported to be more prevalent in schizophrenic patients who take antipsychotics. The cause of RLS is unknown but associated with dopaminergic deficiency. Tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) is the enzyme responsible for catalyzing the conversion of L-tyrosine to DOPA. The purpose of this study is to determine whether the TH gene Val81Met polymorphism is associated with antipsychotic-induced RLS. METHODS One hundred ninety Korean schizophrenic patients were evaluated by the diagnostic criteria of the International RLS Study Group (IRLSSG). The genotyping was performed by PCR-based methods. RESULTS Of the one hundred ninety schizophrenic patients, 44 (23.2%) were found to have RLS. Although there were no significant associations between TH genotypes or allele frequencies and RLS, when separate analyses were performed by sex (male or female), we detected significant differences in the frequencies of the genotype (chi(2)=6.15, p=0.046) and allele (chi(2)=4.67, p=0.031) of the TH gene Val81Met polymorphism between those with and without RLS in the female patients. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that the TH gene Val81Met SNP might be associated with antipsychotic-induced RLS in female schizophrenic patients.
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- Chul-Hyun Cho
- Department of Psychiatry, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Division of Brain Korea 21 Biomedical Science, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Inje University College of Medicine, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Division of Brain Korea 21 Biomedical Science, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Barcelos RCS, Benvegnú DM, Boufleur N, Reckziegel P, Müller LG, Pase C, Emanuelli T, Bürger ME. Effects of omega-3 essential fatty acids (omega-3 EFAs) on motor disorders and memory dysfunction typical neuroleptic-induced: behavioral and biochemical parameter. Neurotox Res 2009; 17:228-37. [PMID: 19644727 DOI: 10.1007/s12640-009-9095-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2009] [Revised: 06/29/2009] [Accepted: 07/20/2009] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The effects of fish oil supplementation on motor disorders, memory dysfunction, and lipid peroxidation (LP) induced by typical neuroleptics were studied. Wistar rats received a suspension prepared with fish oil containing omega-3 fatty acids, water, and Tween 80 (1%) in the place of drinking water (FO group) or vehicle (C group) for 8 weeks. After 4 weeks of treatment, half of the animals of both groups were treated with haloperidol (H and FO + H groups; experiment 1), fluphenazine (F and FO + F groups; experiment 2), or vehicle (C group), administered once a week (12 mg/kg/im) for 4 weeks, maintaining the treatment with FO. Extrapyramidal motor disorders by haloperidol and fluphenazine were observed by an increase in vacuous chewing movements and catalepsy (P < 0.05). These effects were reduced by FO treatment (P < 0.05). Both neuroleptics displayed impairment in memory retention observed by latency time to find the original location of platform in water-maze task, after 4 days of training performed in the last treatment week. This effect was reduced by FO (P < 0.05) to both haloperidol and fluphenazine treatments. Haloperidol increased the LP in plasma and hippocampus, and these effects were decreased by FO treatment (P < 0.05). Fluphenazine increased the LP in plasma and substantia nigra, which were completely decreased by FO treatment (P < 0.05). The FO decreased the motor disorders, memory dysfunction, and oxidative damage typical neuroleptic-induced. Our results indicate that FO exhibits a neuroprotector role useful on diseases related to oxidative damages, and may be considered in the prevention of motor and memory side effects induced by the antipsychotic treatment.
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Lee HJ, Kang SG, Choi JE, Park YM, Lim SW, Rhee MK, Kim SH, Kim L. No Evidence for Association between Tyrosine Hydroxylase Gene Val81Met Polymorphism and Susceptibility to Tardive Dyskinesia in Schizophrenia. Psychiatry Investig 2009; 6:108-11. [PMID: 20046383 PMCID: PMC2796045 DOI: 10.4306/pi.2009.6.2.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2009] [Revised: 05/13/2009] [Accepted: 05/14/2009] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) is the rate-limiting enzyme in dopamine biosynthesis. Because the TH Val81Met polymorphism is located in the amino-terminal regulatory domain of the tetrameric enzyme, it is a candidate marker for susceptibility to dopamine-related traits. We investigated the hypothesis that TH Val81Met polymorphism can influence susceptibility to tardive dyskinesia (TD) in schizophrenia. METHODS TH Val81Met polymorphism was analyzed by PCR-based methods in 83 schizophrenic patients with TD and 126 schizophrenic patients without TD, matched for antipsychotic drug exposure and other relevant variables. RESULTS There was no significant association of the genotype and allele frequencies determined by the TH Val81Met polymorphism between TD and non-TD patients. In addition, there was no significant difference in terms of total Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale scores among the three genotype groups. CONCLUSION Within the limitations imposed by the size of the clinical sample, these findings suggest that the Val81Met polymorphism of the TH gene does not contribute significantly to the risk for TD.
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- Heon-Jeong Lee
- Department of Psychiatry, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Division of Brain Korea 21 Biomedical Science, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Division of Brain Korea 21 Biomedical Science, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Inje University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Sungkyunkwan University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Psychology, Gyeongsang National University, College of Medicine, Jinju, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Haleem DJ, Samad N, Haleem MA. Reversal of haloperidol-induced tardive vacuous chewing movements and supersensitive somatodendritic serotonergic response by buspirone in rats. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2007; 87:115-21. [PMID: 17498786 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2007.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2006] [Revised: 03/15/2007] [Accepted: 04/03/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Tardive dyskinesia (TD), a syndrome of involuntary hyperkinesias in the orofacial region that develops in patients chronically treated with neuroleptic agents is a major limitation of the therapy. Rats chronically treated with haloperidol exhibit vacuous chewing movements (VCMs) with the twitching of facial musculature and tongue protrusion. The syndrome is widely used as an animal model of TD. Evidence suggests a role of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT; serotonin)-1A receptors in the pathogenesis and treatment of TD because repeated administration of haloperidol resulted in an increase in the effectiveness of 5-HT-1A receptors while drugs with agonist activity at 5-HT-1A receptors could attenuate haloperidol-induced VCMs. The present study was designed to test the hypothesis that a decrease in the responsiveness of somatodendritic 5-HT-1A receptors by the coadministration of buspirone could reverse the induction of VCMs and supersensitivity at 5-HT-1A receptors by haloperidol. Rats treated with haloperidol at a dose of 1 mg/kg twice a day for 2 weeks displayed VCMs with twitching of facial musculature that increased in a time dependent manner as the treatment continued to 5 weeks. Coadministration of buspirone attenuated haloperidol-induced VCMs after 2 weeks and completely prevented it after 5 weeks. The intensity of 8-hydroxy-2-di (n-propylamino) tetralin (8-OH-DPAT)-induced locomotion was greater in saline+haloperidol injected animals but not in buspirone+haloperidol injected animals. 8-OH-DPAT-induced decreases of 5-HT metabolism were greater in saline+haloperidol injected animals but not in buspirone+haloperidol injected animals. It is suggested that an impaired somatodendritic 5-HT-1A receptor dependent response is a major contributing factor in the pathophysiology of TD and a normalization of the somatodendritic response by drugs may help extending therapeutics in schizophrenia.
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- Darakhshan Jabeen Haleem
- Department of Biochemistry, Neurochemistry and Biochemical Neuropharmacology Research laboratory, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270 Pakistan.
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Marin C, Saldaña M, Roca-Ferrer J, Bonastre M, Aguilar E, Mullol J. Striatal and nigral COX-2 expression after chronic typical and atypical neuroleptic administration in rats. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2007; 31:678-82. [PMID: 17289239 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2006.12.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2006] [Revised: 12/29/2006] [Accepted: 12/29/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Haloperidol, but not clozapine, induces dopaminergic nigrostriatal degeneration. However, the mechanisms by which haloperidol causes neurotoxicity are not fully understood. An increase in cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression has been observed correlated with nigrostriatal degeneration. We investigated the modifications of striatal and nigral COX-2 expression induced by chronic haloperidol and clozapine administration. Rats were treated for 21 days with: haloperidol (1 mg/kg), clozapine (1 mg/kg) or saline. No significant differences were observed in striatal and nigral COX-2 expression between haloperidol and clozapine-treated animals. This observation might suggest that nigral COX-2 expression is not the underlying mechanisms involved in haloperidol-induced dopaminergic neurodegeneration.
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- C Marin
- Laboratori de Neurologia Experimental, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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Zhang Y, Xu H, He J, Yan B, Jiang W, Li X, Li XM. Quetiapine reverses altered locomotor activity and tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactivity in rat caudate putamen following long-term haloperidol treatment. Neurosci Lett 2007; 420:66-71. [PMID: 17466452 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2007.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2007] [Revised: 03/23/2007] [Accepted: 04/04/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Haloperidol (HAL) is a typical antipsychotic drug and known to cause extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) that may be associated with the blockade of dopamine D2-receptors in nigrostriatal pathway by the drug. In contrast, quetiapine (QTP) is an atypical antipsychotic drug that has the lowest incidence of producing EPS in patients with schizophrenia, while improving psychosis symptoms. In the present study, we investigated the possibility of reversing the HAL-induced changes in locomotor activity and in striatal tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) of rats. Rats were administered HAL (2mg/kg/day, p.o.) for 3 months, followed by vehicle (VEH), QTP (10mg/kg/day), HAL, or HAL+QTP for another 5 weeks. The locomotor activity and TH immunoreactivity of the rats were measured. Chronic administration of HAL caused significant increase in locomotor activity and lower levels of TH immunoreactivity in the caudate putamen of the striatum. When the long-term haloperidol treatment was removed, the change in TH immunoreactivity was normalized, while the HAL induced high level of locomotor activity was returned to normal level only in the rats that stopped HAL consumption and received QTP treatment. In the substantia nigra and ventral tegmental areas, all rats showed comparable numbers of TH-positive cell bodies, which had no shrinkage. These results support a previously proposed relationship between EPS and TH levels in the striatum and provide valuable preclinical information towards understanding why QTP produces a lowest incidence of EPS among antipsychotics and has been used to treat EPS caused by other antipsychotics, and eventually establish a principle of treating EPS.
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- Yanbo Zhang
- Neuropsychiatry Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 103 Wiggins Rd., Saskatoon, Sask. S7N 5E4, Canada
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Bishnoi M, Chopra K, Kulkarni SK. Protective effect of adenosine reuptake inhibitors in haloperidol-induced orofacial dyskinesia and associated behavioural, biochemical and neurochemical changes. Pharmacology 2007; 79:171-83. [PMID: 17377417 DOI: 10.1159/000100924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2006] [Accepted: 10/23/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Chronic administration of typical neuroleptics is known to cause persistent oral dyskinesia in rats, an alleged animal model of tardive dyskinesia (TD). The pathophysiology of the syndrome remains unclear. Adenosine is now widely accepted as the major inhibitory neuromodulators in the central nervous system besides gamma-aminobutyric acid. Based on the hypothesis that adenosinergic receptor system may involve in the pathogenesis of TD, we investigated the effect of dipyridamole (5 and 10 mg/kg, i.p.), an adenosine reuptake inhibitor and nimodipine (10 and 20 mg/kg, i.p.) an adenosine transport inhibitor in haloperidol-induced TD by using different behavioural, biochemical and neurochemical parameters in rats. Chronic administration of haloperidol (1 mg/kg, i.p., for 21 days) significantly increased vacuous chewing movements, tongue protrusion, facial jerking which was prevented by adenosine reuptake inhibitors. Chronic administration of haloperidol also resulted in the development of dopamine sensitivity as suggested by increased locomotor activity and stereotypy and decreased % retention time on elevated plus maze paradigm. Pretreatment with adenosine reuptake/transport inhibitors, dipyridamole and nimodipine prevented all these behavioural changes. Chronic administration of haloperidol also resulted in increased oxidative damage in all brain regions which was prevented dose-dependently by both dipyridamole and nimodipine in different brain regions. Chronic administration of haloperidol resulted in decreased turnover of dopamine and norepinephrine in both cortex and subcortical regions which was dose-dependently prevented by adenosine reuptake/transport inhibitors. The major findings of the present study suggested that adenosine reuptake inhibitors dipyridamole and nimodipine could be a possible therapeutic option in neuroleptic induced TD.
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- Mahendra Bishnoi
- Centre with Potential for Excellence in Biomedical Sciences (CPEBS), Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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Saldaña M, Bonastre M, Aguilar E, Marin C. Differential nigral expression of Bcl-2 protein family in chronically haloperidol and clozapine-treated rats: role in neurotoxicity and stereotyped behavior. Exp Neurol 2006; 203:302-8. [PMID: 17069804 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2006.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2006] [Revised: 08/09/2006] [Accepted: 08/10/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a syndrome characterized by repetitive involuntary movements induced by the administration of typical neuroleptics such as haloperidol. TD generally persists after haloperidol withdrawal indicating that haloperidol produces long-lasting changes in brain function. In contrast to the typicals, atypical medications, such as clozapine, have very low rates of TD. The mechanisms underlying drug-induced TD are poorly understood. We have investigated the role of nigral expression of the bcl-2 family of proteins on haloperidol-induced neurotoxicity. Rats were treated for 21 days with the following drugs: haloperidol (1 mg/kg), clozapine (1 mg/kg) or saline. After a 3-day washout period, apomorphine-induced stereotyped behavior was scored. Western blotting was performed to evaluate the nigral expression of the dopamine transporter (DAT), bax, bcl-x(L) and bcl-2 proteins. Haloperidol administration, but not clozapine, increased stereotyped behavior (p<0.01) in association with a decrease in striatal DAT expression (p<0.05). Haloperidol and clozapine treatment significantly decreased the nigral expression of bax (p<0.05, p<0.01, respectively). Neither treatment modified bcx(L) expression. Haloperidol increased (p<0.05), whereas clozapine did not significantly modify the nigral expression of bcl-2. Our results suggest that the increase in bcl-2 expression in the haloperidol-treated animals might be a compensatory mechanism that may reflect cellular damage induced by haloperidol in the dopaminergic neurons in the pars compacta of the substantia nigra.
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- M Saldaña
- Laboratori de Neurologia Experimental, Fundació Clínic-Hospital Clínic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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Saldaña M, Bonastre M, Aguilar E, Marin C. Role of nigral NFkappaB p50 and p65 subunit expression in haloperidol-induced neurotoxicity and stereotyped behavior in rats. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 2006; 16:491-7. [PMID: 16500086 DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2006.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2005] [Revised: 12/09/2005] [Accepted: 01/10/2006] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Long-term use of typical neuroleptics such as haloperidol may be limited by unwanted motor side effects like tardive dyskinesia (TD) characterized by repetitive involuntary movements, involving the mouth, face and tongue. TD generally persists after haloperidol withdrawal indicating long lasting changes in brain function that are no longer related to the presence of the drug. The precise mechanisms of the neuronal toxicity induced by haloperidol are poorly understood. Haloperidol has been shown to induce the expression of the transcription factor nuclear factor-kappaB (NFkappaB). NFkappaB resembles a heterodimer protein composed of a 50 and a 65 kDa subunits and the role of the NFkappaB subunits on haloperidol-induced toxicity remains still unknown. The aim of the present study is to investigate the role of the p65 and p50 subunits of NFkappaB on the toxicity induced by chronic haloperidol administration in an experimental model of TD. Rats were treated for 21 days with: haloperidol (1mg/kg), clozapine (1mg/kg) or saline. Apomorphine-induced stereotyped behavior was evaluated. Striatal expression of the dopamine transporter (DAT) and the nigral expression of the NFkappaB p65 and p50 subunits were measured by Western Blot. Haloperidol, but not clozapine, increased stereotyped behavior associated to a decreased striatal DAT expression (p<0.01). Haloperidol did not modify the nigral expression of the p65 subunit whereas clozapine decreased it (p<0.01). Both drugs induced a significant decrease in the nigral expression of the NFkappaB p50 (p<0.05 and p<0.01, respectively). The decrease in nigral expression of the p50 subunit may increase the vulnerability of the dopaminergic neurons to a possible neurotoxic effect of p65 subunits in the haloperidol-treated rats.
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- M Saldaña
- Laboratori de Neurologia Experimental, Fundació Clínic-Hospital Clínic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain
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Dean CE. Antipsychotic-associated neuronal changes in the brain: toxic, therapeutic, or irrelevant to the long-term outcome of schizophrenia? Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2006; 30:174-89. [PMID: 16376473 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2005.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/26/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The increasingly wide-spread use of antipsychotics in both adults and children calls for a detailed examination of antipsychotic-associated neuronal changes in the brain, and whether these changes are toxic, therapeutic, or perhaps irrelevant to the outcome of major psychiatric disorders, especially schizophrenia. In this review we will examine the extensive evidence demonstrating both acute and longer-term antipsychotic-associated neurotoxicity and neuroplasticity, as well as the more specific cellular changes that appear to underlie these phenomena. These include changes in proteins affecting cell survival, impairment of the mitochondrial respiratory chain, increases in DNA fragmentation, injury to dendritic microtubules, increases in dopamine-generated reactive oxygen species, changes in cell morphology, and rapid induction of apoptosis. We shall also examine the correlation between these changes and alterations in gross brain structure. There appears to be a disjunction between the widespread cellular and gross structural brain changes in schizophrenia, and the duration of illness, expression of symptoms, and response to treatment. We shall explore possible explanations for this apparent paradox.
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- Charles E Dean
- Tardive Dyskinesia Assessment Clinic, Minneapolis VA Medical Center, One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis Minnesota 55417, USA.
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Wolf WA, Bieganski GJ, Guillen V, Mignon L. Enhanced 5-HT2C receptor signaling is associated with haloperidol-induced "early onset" vacuous chewing in rats: implications for antipsychotic drug therapy. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2005; 182:84-94. [PMID: 15986194 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-005-0033-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2005] [Accepted: 04/01/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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RATIONALE Haloperidol is a representative of typical antipsychotics that are still in clinical use and which can lead to abnormal motor activity following repeated administration. The mechanisms underlying antipsychotic-induced dyskinesias are not well understood but are widely held to be related to excessive loss of dopamine function. In several models of dopamine hypofunction, serotonin 5-HT2C receptors have been shown to mediate vacuous chewing movements (VCM), a form of abnormal motor activity. It is well established that repeated haloperidol administration also elicits VCM, but there is no information on how repeated haloperidol administration affects 5-HT2C receptor signaling. OBJECTIVES In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that repeated daily administration of haloperidol leads to enhanced serotonin 5-HT2C receptor signaling that is associated with increased 5-HT2C-mediated VCM. METHODS Rats were treated by subcutaneous injection once daily for 21 days with either vehicle, a low dose of haloperidol (0.1 mg kg(-1) day(-1)), or a high dose of haloperidol (1.0 mg kg(-1) day(-1)). Following 1-day withdrawal, rats were either used for behavioral scoring of VCM or sacrificed for biochemical assessment of 5-HT2 receptor-mediated phospholipase C activity and radioligand binding. VCM were scored following two successive "drug" challenges. The first challenge was an injection of vehicle (0.9% saline), and the second challenge was an injection of the 5-HT2C agonist meta-chlorophenylpiperazine (1.0 mg/kg). In this manner, a measure of "spontaneous" and "5-HT2C-elicited" orofacial activity could be made while minimizing animal use. RESULTS Following 21-day haloperidol treatment at either dose, there was an increase in expression of meta-chlorophenylpiperazine-induced VCM. In a separate experiment, meta-chlorophenylpiperazine-induced VCM were shown to be mediated through 5-HT2C receptors. Striatal 5-HT2C receptor-mediated phospholipase C (PLC) activity and high-affinity agonist-labeled 5-HT2C receptors were also increased following either dose of haloperidol as compared to vehicle treatment. GTP-stimulated PLC activity and striatal Gq proteins were unchanged by haloperidol suggesting that enhanced signaling could be accounted for by alterations at the level of the receptor and not at downstream mechanisms. CONCLUSIONS Repeated daily administration of haloperidol leads to an adaptive increase in 5-HT2C signaling which may contribute to abnormal motor function associated with antipsychotic use.
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- William A Wolf
- Research Service-151, Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, IL 60141, USA.
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Betz A, Ishiwari K, Wisniecki A, Huyn N, Salamone JD. Quetiapine (Seroquel) shows a pattern of behavioral effects similar to the atypical antipsychotics clozapine and olanzapine: studies with tremulous jaw movements in rats. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2005; 179:383-92. [PMID: 15619122 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-004-2046-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2004] [Accepted: 09/21/2004] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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RATIONALE Previous studies demonstrated that clozapine and olanzapine suppressed tacrine-induced jaw movements at lower doses than those required for suppression of lever pressing. OBJECTIVE The present studies were undertaken to evaluate the novel atypical antipsychotic quetiapine using the jaw movement model. METHODS The effect of acute quetiapine on the suppression of tacrine-induced tremulous jaw movements was examined. To determine the relative potency of this effect compared with other behavioral effects of quetiapine, suppression of lever pressing also was studied. In other studies, rats received quetiapine for 14 consecutive days to study the effects of repeated injections of this drug. RESULTS Acute quetiapine injections decreased tacrine-induced jaw movements and lever pressing. The ratio of the ED50 for suppression of jaw movements divided by the ED50 for suppression of lever pressing was used as an index of liability to produce motor side effects, and the present results demonstrate that quetiapine has a ratio similar to that previously shown for clozapine and olanzapine. In the repeated-administration studies, quetiapine failed to induce jaw movements. On day 14, quetiapine reduced tacrine-induced tremulous jaw movements, and in a parallel experiment quetiapine significantly suppressed lever pressing on days 1-14. Repeated injections of quetiapine reduced tacrine-induced jaw movements over a dose range lower than that required for suppression of lever pressing. CONCLUSIONS On tests of jaw movement activity and lever pressing after both acute and repeated drug administration, quetiapine showed a profile somewhat similar to clozapine and olanzapine. A theoretical model is offered suggesting that atypical antipsychotics that act on 5-HT or muscarinic receptors have intrinsic antiparkinsonian actions that work in opposition to the motor effects produced by dopamine antagonism.
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- A Betz
- Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-1020, USA
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Ishiwari K, Betz A, Weber S, Felsted J, Salamone JD. Validation of the tremulous jaw movement model for assessment of the motor effects of typical and atypical antipychotics: effects of pimozide (Orap) in rats. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2005; 80:351-62. [PMID: 15680188 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2004.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2004] [Revised: 12/01/2004] [Accepted: 12/03/2004] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Drug-induced tremulous jaw movements (TJMs) in rats have been used as a model of parkinsonian tremor. Previous studies demonstrated that the typical antipsychotic haloperidol induced TJMs after acute or subchronic administration, while atypical antipsychotics did not. Moreover, it has been suggested that the relative potency for suppression of tacrine-induced TJMs relative to the suppression of lever pressing can be used to discriminate between typical and atypical antipsychotics. In order to validate this model with additional drugs, the present studies assessed the effects of the typical antipsychotic pimozide. In the first series of experiments, the effects of acute pimozide on tacrine-induced TJMs and lever pressing were examined. As with haloperidol, pimozide failed to suppress tacrine-induced TJMs, even at doses considerably higher than those that suppressed lever pressing. In the second group of experiments, rats were given single daily injections of pimozide (0.125-1.0 mg/kg) or tartaric acid vehicle for 13 days, and were observed for TJMs on days 1, 7, and 13. Pimozide induced TJMs in a dose-related manner on all days. The jaw movements occurred largely in the 3-7 Hz frequency range characteristic of parkinsonian tremor. These data support the hypothesis that typical antipsychotics can induce TJMs in rats, and demonstrate that chronic administration of typical antipsychotics is not necessary for induction of TJMs. TJMs induced by acute or subchronic pimozide may be related to early-onset motor syndromes such as drug-induced parkinsonism.
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- Keita Ishiwari
- Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-1020, USA
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Burger ME, Fachineto R, Alves A, Callegari L, Rocha JBT. Acute reserpine and subchronic haloperidol treatments change synaptosomal brain glutamate uptake and elicit orofacial dyskinesia in rats. Brain Res 2005; 1031:202-10. [PMID: 15649445 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2004.10.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/28/2004] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Reserpine- and haloperidol-induced orofacial dyskinesia are putative animal models of tardive dyskinesia (TD) whose pathophysiology has been related to free radical generation and oxidative stress. In the present study, the authors induced orofacial dyskinesia by acute reserpine and subchronic haloperidol administration to rats. Reserpine injection (one dose of 1 mg/kg s.c.) every other day for 3 days caused a significant increase in vacuous chewing, tongue protrusion and duration of facial twitching, compared to the control. Haloperidol administration (one dose of 12 mg/kg once a week s.c.) for 4 weeks caused an increase in vacuous chewing, tongue protrusion and duration of facial twitching observed in four weekly evaluations. After the treatments and behavioral observation, glutamate uptake by segments of the brain was analyzed. A decreased glutamate uptake was observed in the subcortical parts of animals treated with reserpine and haloperidol, compared to the control. Importantly, a decrease in glutamate uptake correlates negatively with an increase in the incidence of orofacial diskinesia. These results indicate that early changes in glutamate transport may be related to the development of vacuous chewing movements in rats.
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- Marilise Escobar Burger
- Departamento de Fisiologia, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Bioquimica Toxicologica, 97105-900 Santa Maria RS, Brazil.
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Kawashima H, Iida Y, Kitamura Y, Saji H. Binding of 4-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-oxobutyl]pyridinium ion (HPP+), a metabolite of haloperidol, to synthetic melanin: Implications for the dopaminergic neurotoxicity of HPP+. Neurotox Res 2004; 6:535-42. [PMID: 15639785 DOI: 10.1007/bf03033449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The toxicity of 4-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-oxobutyl]pyridinium ion (HPP+), a metabolite of haloperidol, toward dopaminergic neurons was investigated. When HPP+ (approximately 100 microM) was added to primary cultures prepared from rat embryonic mesencephalon for 1 h, the survivability of dopaminergic neurons decreased significantly, and this effect was not inhibited by the dopamine transporter (DAT) inhibitor GBR 12909. In addition, HPP+ bound to neuromelanin, which is abundant in dopaminergic neurons. A binding analysis using the Scatchard method showed that there are two classes of binding sites: high affinity sites with a dissociation constant K(d1) of 20.2 nM, and low affinity sites with a K(d2) of 4.0 microM. HPP+ was released easily from synthetic melanin using phosphate buffer (pH 7.0), suggesting that this binding is reversible. The results suggest that the toxicity of HPP+ in dopaminergic neurons is due not to DAT-mediated uptake, but to the binding to neuromelanin.
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- Hidekazu Kawashima
- Department of Patho-Functional Bioanalysis, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501
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Marchese G, Bartholini F, Ruiu S, Casti P, Casu GL, Pani L. Ritanserin counteracts both rat vacuous chewing movements and nigro-striatal tyrosine hydroxylase-immunostaining alterations induced by haloperidol. Eur J Pharmacol 2004; 483:65-9. [PMID: 14709327 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2003.10.005] [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] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The effect of subchronic co-administration of ritanserin (1.5 mg/kg, i.p., twice a day) and haloperidol (1 mg/kg, i.p., twice a day) on rat vacuous chewing movements and on tyrosine hydroxylase-immunostaining was investigated. Ritanserin significantly reduced rat vacuous chewing movements observed following 2, 3 and 4 weeks of haloperidol administration and after 5 days of haloperidol withdrawal. Furthermore, ritanserin prevented the reduction of striatal tyrosine hydroxylase-immunostaining and the shrinkage of nigral dopaminergic cell bodies induced by haloperidol. The present results indicate that ritanserin may possess protective properties on both dopaminergic nigro-striatal neuron alterations and vacuous chewing movements induced by haloperidol, and provide further evidence indicating a possible association between these two haloperidol-induced effects.
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McCullumsmith RE, Stincic TL, Agrawal SM, Meador-Woodruff JH. Differential effects of antipsychotics on haloperidol-induced vacuous chewing movements and subcortical gene expression in the rat. Eur J Pharmacol 2003; 477:101-12. [PMID: 14519413 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2003.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The behavioral and neurochemical effects of switching from typical to atypical medications have not been evaluated in the rodent models of tardive dyskinesia. Thus, we treated rats with haloperidol-decanoate for 12 weeks, and assessed the effects of additional treatment with olanzapine, haloperidol, clozapine, or vehicle on vacuous chewing movements and expression of transcripts for dopamine receptors, tyrosine hydroxylase, delta-opioid receptor, prodynorphin, preproenkephalin, glutamic acid decarboxylase-65 (glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)-65) and GAD-67 and N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor subunits in the striatum and its efferent pathways. Haloperidol-decanoate induced vacuous chewing movements extinguished following an additional 4 weeks of treatment with vehicle, olanzapine or haloperidol, but not clozapine. Post-treatment, vacuous chewing movements in the clozapine group were significantly higher than the vehicle, olanzapine and haloperidol groups. GAD-67 mRNA expression in the globus pallidus was decreased following additional treatment with olanzapine or haloperidol, but not clozapine. Changes in expression of other transcripts were not detected. These findings demonstrate important differences in the effects of typical and atypical antipsychotics on chronic vacuous chewing movements.
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- Robert E McCullumsmith
- Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health Research Institute, University of Michigan Medical School, 205 Zina Pitcher Place, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0720, USA.
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Andreassen OA, Ferrante RJ, Aamo TO, Beal MF, Jørgensen HA. Oral dyskinesias and histopathological alterations in substantia nigra after long-term haloperidol treatment of old rats. Neuroscience 2003; 122:717-25. [PMID: 14622915 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2003.08.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The pathophysiologic basis of tardive dyskinesia remains unclear, but several lines of evidence suggest that persistent neuronal changes in the basal ganglia produced by oxidative stress or glutamate toxicity may play a role, especially in the elderly. In the present study we examined whether histopathological alterations in substantia nigra are related to oral dyskinesia in a rodent model of tardive dyskinesia. Haloperidol decanoate (38 mg/kg/4 weeks) was administered to young (8 weeks) and old (38 weeks) rats for a total period of 28 weeks, and the development of vacuous chewing movements (VCM) was observed. Rats with high and low levels of VCM and saline-treated controls were analyzed for histopathological alterations. Reduced nerve cell number and atrophic neurons were prominent features in the substantia nigra of old rats with high levels of VCM. Some alterations were also present in the substantia nigra of the old rats with low levels of VCM and young rats with high VCM levels, but these were significantly less affected than the high VCM rats. These results show that the development of haloperidol-induced oral dyskinesias in old rats is associated with histopathological alterations in the substantia nigra. This suggests that nigral degeneration induced by neuroleptics may contribute to the development of persistent VCM in rats and possibly irreversible tardive dyskinesia in humans.
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- O A Andreassen
- The Research Section, Department of Psychiatry, Ullevaal University Hospital and University of Oslo, Kirkeveien 166, N-0407, Oslo, Norway
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Ruiu S, Marchese G, Saba PL, Satta R, Gessa G, Vaccari A, Pani L. In vitro evidence for the presence of [3H]-haloperidol uptake in rat brain. Br J Pharmacol 2003; 138:188-92. [PMID: 12522089 PMCID: PMC1573635 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0705009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2002] [Revised: 09/09/2002] [Accepted: 09/25/2002] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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1 The neuroleptic [(3)H]-haloperidol (HP) was taken up in synaptosomes prepared from rat brain, in a temperature-, sodium ion-, and energy-dependent process. 2 The highest concentration of uptake sites (V(max)=2.37 pmol mg(-1) protein min(-1)) was in the striatum with the other brain areas displaying lower (by 50-70%) values. 3 The affinity values (K(m) approximately equal to 40 nM) were similar in all brain areas considered. 4 The pharmacological characterization did not indicate a well-defined group of inhibitors, which suggested that HP might not use a transporter for recognized neurotransmitters. 5 The HP metabolites tested, including HPTP, were competitive inhibitors of [(3)H]-HP uptake, an indirect indication that they may actively enter the striatal nerve endings through the same carrier. 6 Since the uptake process was partially affected by the incubation of [(3)H]-HP in the presence of several antagonists of HP-transforming cytochrome P450 isoforms, the binding of HP at some enzyme sites inside the synaptosome cannot be excluded. 7 In conclusion, the present results suggest that HP may be actively transported in the rat brain.
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- Stefania Ruiu
- Neuroscienze S.c.a.r.l., Via Palabanda 9, Cagliari 09123, Italy
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- “B.B.Brodie” Department of Neuroscience, University of Cagliari, Italy
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- Neuroscienze S.c.a.r.l., Via Palabanda 9, Cagliari 09123, Italy
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- Neuroscienze S.c.a.r.l., Via Palabanda 9, Cagliari 09123, Italy
- “B.B.Brodie” Department of Neuroscience, University of Cagliari, Italy
- C.N.R., Institute of Neurogenetics and Neuropharmacology c/o Neuroscienze S.c.a.r.l., Via Palabanda 9, Cagliari 09125, Italy
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- “B.B.Brodie” Department of Neuroscience, University of Cagliari, Italy
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- Neuroscienze S.c.a.r.l., Via Palabanda 9, Cagliari 09123, Italy
- C.N.R., Institute of Neurogenetics and Neuropharmacology c/o Neuroscienze S.c.a.r.l., Via Palabanda 9, Cagliari 09125, Italy
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