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ArticleTranslational psychiatry2015

Fingolimod induces neurogenesis in adult mouse hippocampus and improves contextual fear memory.

P Efstathopoulos, A Kourgiantaki, K Karali, K Sidiropoulou, A N Margioris, A Gravanis, I Charalampopoulos

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Article in Translational psychiatry, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

P EfstathopoulosDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.
A KourgiantakiDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.
K KaraliDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.
K SidiropoulouDepartment of Biology, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.
A N MargiorisDepartment of Clinical Chemistry, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.
A GravanisDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.
I CharalampopoulosDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.
University of Crete · GRFORTH Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fingolimod (FTY720) was the first per os administered disease-modifying agent approved for the treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. It is thought that fingolimod modulates the immune response by activating sphingosine-1 phosphate receptor type 1 (S1P1) on lymphocytes following its in vivo phosphorylation. In addition to its immune-related effects, there is evidence that fingolimod exerts several other effects in the central nervous system, including regulation of the proliferation, survival and differentiation of various cell types and their precursors. In the present study, we have investigated the effect of fingolimod on the production of new neurons in the adult mouse hippocampus and the association of this effect with the ability for pattern separation, an established adult neurogenesis-dependent memory function. Immunofluorescence analysis after chronic administration of a physiologic dose of fingolimod (0.3 mg kg(-1)) revealed a significant increase in both the proliferation and the survival of neural progenitors in the area of dentate gyrus of hippocampus, compared with control animals. These effects were replicated in vitro, in cultures of murine hippocampal neural stem/precursor cells that express S1P1 receptor, suggesting cell-autonomous actions. The effects of fingolimod on neurogenesis were correlated to enhanced ability for context discrimination after fear conditioning. Since impairment of adult hippocampal neurogenesis and memory is a common feature of many neuropsychiatric conditions, fingolimod treatment may be beneficial in therapeutic armamentarium of these disorders.

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AnimalsFearFingolimod HydrochlorideHippocampusImmunosuppressive AgentsMaleMemoryMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeurogenesisFingolimod HydrochlorideImmunosuppressive Agents

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