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ArticlePsychopharmacology2016

mGluR2/3 agonist LY379268 rescues NMDA and GABAA receptor level deficits induced in a two-hit mouse model of schizophrenia.

Martin Engel, Peta Snikeris, Natalie Matosin, Kelly Anne Newell, Xu-Feng Huang, Elisabeth Frank

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Article in Psychopharmacology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Martin EngelSchizophrenia Research Institute, Sydney, Australia. mengel@uow.edu.au.
Peta SnikerisSchizophrenia Research Institute, Sydney, Australia.
Natalie MatosinSchizophrenia Research Institute, Sydney, Australia.
Kelly Anne NewellSchizophrenia Research Institute, Sydney, Australia.
Xu-Feng HuangSchizophrenia Research Institute, Sydney, Australia.
Elisabeth FrankSchizophrenia Research Institute, Sydney, Australia.
Schizophrenia Research Institute · AUUniversity of Wollongong · AUIllawarra Health and Medical Research Institute · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

rationaleAn imbalance of excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmission underlies the glutamate hypothesis of schizophrenia. Agonists of group II metabotropic glutamate receptors, mGluR2/3, have been proposed as novel therapeutic agents to correct this imbalance. However, the influence of mGluR2/3 activity on excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitter receptors has not been explored.

objectivesWe aimed to investigate the ability of a novel mGluR2/3 agonist, LY379268, to modulate the availability of the excitatory N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDA-R) and the inhibitory gamma-aminobutyrate-A receptor (GABAA-R), in a two-hit mouse model of schizophrenia.

methodsWild type (WT) and heterozygous neuregulin 1 transmembrane domain mutant mice (NRG1 HET) were treated daily with phencyclidine (10 mg/kg ip) or saline for 14 days. After a 14-day washout, an acute dose of the mGluR2/3 agonist LY379268 (3 mg/kg), olanzapine (antipsychotic drug comparison, 1.5 mg/kg), or saline was administered. NMDA-R and GABAA-R binding densities were examined by receptor autoradiography in several schizophrenia-relevant brain regions.

resultsIn both WT and NRG1 HET mice, phencyclidine treatment significantly reduced NMDA-R and GABAA-R binding density in the prefrontal cortex, hippocampus, and nucleus accumbens. Acute treatment with LY379268 restored NMDA-R and GABAA-R levels in the two-hit mouse model comparable to olanzapine.

conclusionsWe demonstrate that the mGluR2/3 agonist LY379268 restores excitatory and inhibitory deficits with similar efficiency as olanzapine in our two-hit schizophrenia mouse model. This study significantly contributes to our understanding of the mechanisms underlying the therapeutic effects of LY379268 and supports the use of agents aimed at mGluR2/3.

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Amino AcidsAnimalsAntipsychotic AgentsBenzodiazepinesBridged Bicyclo Compounds, HeterocyclicDisease Models, AnimalMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNucleus AccumbensOlanzapinePhencyclidinePrefrontal CortexProtein BindingReceptors, GABA-AAmino AcidsAntipsychotic AgentsBenzodiazepinesBridged Bicyclo Compounds, HeterocyclicLY 379268metabotropic glutamate receptor 2metabotropic glutamate receptor 3OlanzapinePhencyclidineReceptors, GABA-AReceptors, Metabotropic GlutamateReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateAntipsychoticmGluR2/3, LY379268, agonist, NMDA receptor, GABAA receptor, schizophrenia, neuregulin 1PhencyclidineTwo hit

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