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ArticleNeuroscience bulletin2015

Clemastine rescues behavioral changes and enhances remyelination in the cuprizone mouse model of demyelination.

Zhifang Li, Yangtao He, Shuangyi Fan, Binbin Sun

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Article in Neuroscience bulletin, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 81 papers.

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81citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

81 citing papers in PubMed, 143 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Beyond Histamine Blockade: Clemastine Fumarate as a Promoter of Myelin Regeneration, Inflammatory Regulation, and Neuroimmune Modulation in CNS Disorders.Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology · 2026
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  10. Long-Term Excessive Alcohol Consumption Enhances Myelination in the Mouse Nucleus Accumbens.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2025
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  19. Dysregulated Cholinergic Signaling Inhibits Oligodendrocyte Maturation Following Demyelination.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zhifang LiDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100071, China. lizhifang@sohu.com.
Yangtao HeDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Neurobiology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, China. heyangtaotmmu@163.com.
Shuangyi FanDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100071, China.
Binbin SunDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100071, China.
Academy of Military Medical Sciences · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Increasing evidence suggests that white matter disorders based on myelin sheath impairment may underlie the neuropathological changes in schizophrenia. But it is unknown whether enhancing remyelination is a beneficial approach to schizophrenia. To investigate this hypothesis, we used clemastine, an FDA-approved drug with high potency in promoting oligodendroglial differentiation and myelination, on a cuprizone-induced mouse model of demyelination. The mice exposed to cuprizone (0.2% in chow) for 6 weeks displayed schizophrenia-like behavioral changes, including decreased exploration of the center in the open field test and increased entries into the arms of the Y-maze, as well as evident demyelination in the cortex and corpus callosum. Clemastine treatment was initiated upon cuprizone withdrawal at 10 mg/kg per day for 3 weeks. As expected, myelin repair was greatly enhanced in the demyelinated regions with increased mature oligodendrocytes (APC-positive) and myelin basic protein. More importantly, the clemastine treatment rescued the schizophrenia-like behavioral changes in the open field test and the Y-maze compared to vehicle, suggesting a beneficial effect via promoting myelin repair. Our findings indicate that enhancing remyelination may be a potential therapy for schizophrenia.

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AnimalsBehavior, AnimalBrainCell DifferentiationClemastineCuprizoneDemyelinating DiseasesDisease Models, AnimalExploratory BehaviorMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMotor ActivityMyelin Basic ProteinMyelin SheathOligodendrogliaClemastineCuprizoneMyelin Basic Proteinantagonistdemyelinationdifferentiationmuscarinicmyelin basic proteinoligodendrocyte precursoroligodendrogliaopen-fieldY-maze

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PMID26253956
PMCPMC5563681
OpenAlexW2103498066

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