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ArticlePsychopharmacology2013

Subchronic memantine induced concurrent functional disconnectivity and altered ultra-structural tissue integrity in the rodent brain: revealed by multimodal MRI.

S Sekar, E Jonckers, M Verhoye, R Willems, J Veraart, J Van Audekerke, J Couto, M Giugliano, K Wuyts, S Dedeurwaerdere and 5 more

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Article in Psychopharmacology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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15 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

S SekarBio-Imaging Lab, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Campus Drie Eiken, D.UC.109, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Wilrijk, Belgium. sekar.sakthivel@ua.ac.be
E Jonckers
M Verhoye
R Willems
J Veraart
J Van Audekerke
J Couto
M Giugliano
K Wuyts
S Dedeurwaerdere
J Sijbers
C Mackie
L Ver Donck
T Steckler
A Van der Linden
University of Antwerp · BEJanssen (Belgium) · BE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAn effective NMDA antagonist imaging model may find key utility in advancing schizophrenia drug discovery research. We investigated effects of subchronic treatment with the NMDA antagonist memantine by using behavioural observation and multimodal MRI.

methodsPharmacological MRI (phMRI) was used to map the neuroanatomical binding sites of memantine after acute and subchronic treatment. Resting state fMRI (rs-fMRI) and diffusion MRI were used to study the changes in functional connectivity (FC) and ultra-structural tissue integrity before and after subchronic memantine treatment. Further corroborating behavioural evidences were documented.

resultsDose-dependent phMRI activation was observed in the prelimbic cortex following acute doses of memantine. Subchronic treatment revealed significant effects in the hippocampus, cingulate, prelimbic and retrosplenial cortices. Decreases in FC amongst the hippocampal and frontal cortical structures (prelimbic, cingulate) were apparent through rs-fMRI investigation, indicating a loss of connectivity. Diffusion kurtosis MRI showed decreases in fractional anisotropy and mean diffusivity changes, suggesting ultra-structural changes in the hippocampus and cingulate cortex. Limited behavioural assessment suggested that memantine induced behavioural effects comparable to other NMDA antagonists as measured by locomotor hyperactivity and that the effects could be reversed by antipsychotic drugs.

conclusionOur findings substantiate the hypothesis that repeated NMDA receptor blockade with nonspecific, noncompetitive NMDA antagonists may lead to functional and ultra-structural alterations, particularly in the hippocampus and cingulate cortex. These changes may underlie the behavioural effects. Furthermore, the present findings underscore the utility and the translational potential of multimodal MR imaging and acute/subchronic memantine model in the search for novel disease-modifying treatments for schizophrenia.

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BrainBrain MappingAnimalsDose-Response Relationship, DrugExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMemantineMotor ActivityMultimodal ImagingRatsRats, Inbred StrainsReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsMemantineReceptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate

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