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ArticlePsychopharmacology2011

Discordant behavioral effects of psychotomimetic drugs in mice with altered NMDA receptor function.

Michael A Benneyworth, Alo C Basu, Joseph T Coyle

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Article in Psychopharmacology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Michael A BenneyworthLaboratory for Psychiatric and Molecular Neuroscience, McLean Hospital, 115 Mill St., Belmont, MA 02478, USA.
Alo C Basu
Joseph T Coyle
Harvard University · US

Funding

NMDA RECEPTOR FUNCTION IN SCHIZOPHRENIAP50MH060450 · NIMH · MC LEAN HOSPITAL (BELMONT, MA) · PI COYLE, JOSEPH T. · 2000 to 2010
$15.4M
NIMH NIH HHS MH05129NIMH NIH HHS P50 MH060450
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

rationaleEnhancement of N-methyl-D: -aspartate receptor (NMDAR) activity through its glycine modulatory site (GMS) is a novel therapeutic approach in schizophrenia. Brain concentrations of endogenous GMS agonist D: -serine and antagonist N-acetyl-aspartylglutamate are regulated by serine racemase (SR) and glutamic acid decarboxylase 2 (GCP2), respectively. Using mice genetically, under-expressing these enzymes may clarify the role of NMDAR-mediated neurotransmission in schizophrenia.

objectivesWe investigated the behavioral effects of two psychotomimetic drugs, the noncompetitive NMDAR antagonist, phencyclidine (PCP; 0, 1.0, 3.0, or 6.0 mg/kg), and the indirect dopamine receptor agonist, amphetamine (AMPH; 0, 1.0, 2.0, or 4.0 mg/kg), in SR -/- and GCP2 -/+ mice. Outcome measures were locomotor activity and prepulse inhibition (PPI) of the acoustic startle reflex. Acute effects of an exogenous GMS antagonist, gavestinel (0, 3.0, or 10.0 mg/kg), on PCP-induced behaviors were examined in wild-type mice for comparison to the mutants with reduced GMS activity.

resultsPCP-induced hyperactivity was increased in GCP2 -/+ mice, and PCP-enhanced startle reactivity was increased in SR -/- mice. PCP disruption of PPI was unaffected in either mutant. In contrast, gavestinel attenuated PCP-induced PPI disruption without effect on baseline PPI or locomotor activity. AMPH effects were similar to controls in both mutant strains.

conclusionsThe results of the PCP experiments demonstrate that convergence of pharmacological and genetic manipulations at NMDARs may confound the predictive validity of these preclinical assays for the effects of GMS activation in schizophrenia. The AMPH data provide additional evidence that hyperdopaminergia in schizophrenia may be distinct from NMDAR hypofunction.

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AmphetamineAnimalsBrainGlutamate DecarboxylaseHallucinogensIndolesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMotor ActivityNeural InhibitionPhencyclidineRacemases and EpimerasesReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateReflex, Startle3-(2-((phenylamino)carbonyl)ethenyl)-4,6-dichloroindole-2-carboxylic acidAmphetamineGlutamate Decarboxylaseglutamate decarboxylase 2HallucinogensIndolesPhencyclidineRacemases and EpimerasesReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSerine Racemase

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PMCPMC4818544
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