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ArticleMetabolic brain disease2022

Taurine, an essential β-amino acid insulates against ketamine-induced experimental psychosis by enhancement of cholinergic neurotransmission, inhibition of oxidative/nitrergic imbalances, and suppression of COX-2/iNOS immunoreactions in mice.

Benneth Ben-Azu, Olusegun G Adebayo, Thiophilus Aghogho Jarikre, Mega O Oyovwi, Kesiena Emmanuel Edje, Itivere Adrian Omogbiya, Anthony T Eduviere, Emuesiri Goodies Moke, Bienose S Chijioke, Onyebuchi S Odili and 5 more

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15 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Benneth Ben-AzuDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria. pharmben4ever@yahoo.com.ORCID 0000-0003-3569-3575
Olusegun G AdebayoNeurophysiology Unit, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, PAMO University of Medical Sciences, Port-Harcourt, River State, Nigeria.
Thiophilus Aghogho JarikreDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Mega O OyovwiDepartment of Basic Medical Science, Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria.
Kesiena Emmanuel EdjeDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria.
Itivere Adrian OmogbiyaDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria.
Anthony T EduviereDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria.
Emuesiri Goodies MokeDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria.
Bienose S ChijiokeDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria.
Onyebuchi S OdiliDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria.
Osemudiame P OmondiabgeDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria.
Aghogho OyovbaireDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria.
Daniel T EsukuDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria.
Esther O OzahDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria.
Kelvin JaphetDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria.
Delta State University · NGAchievers University · NGPAMO University of Medical SciencesUniversity of Ibadan · NG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cholinergic, oxidative, nitrergic alterations, and neuroinflammation are some key neuropathological features common in schizophrenia disease. They involve complex biological processes that alter normal behavior. The present treatments used in the management of the disorder remain ineffective together with some serious side effects as one of their setbacks. Taurine is a naturally occurring essential β-amino acid reported to elicit antipsychotic property in first episode psychosis in clinical setting, thus require preclinical investigation. Hence, we set out to investigate the effects of taurine in the prevention and reversal of ketamine-induced psychotic-like behaviors and the associated putative neurobiological mechanisms underlying its effects. Adult male Swiss mice were sheared into three separate cohorts of experiments (n = 7): drug alone, preventive and reversal studies. Treatments consisted of saline (10 mL/kg/p.o./day), taurine (50 and 100 mg/kg/p.o./day) and risperidone (0.5 mg/kg/p.o./day) with concomitant ketamine (20 mg/kg/i.p./day) injections between days 8-14, or 14 days entirely. Behavioral hyperactivity, despair, cognitive impairment, and catalepsy were measured. Brain oxidative/nitrergic imbalance, immunoreactivity (COX-2 and iNOS), and cholinergic markers were determined in the striatum, prefrontal-cortex, and hippocampus. Taurine abates ketamine-mediated psychotic-like episodes without cataleptogenic potential. Taurine attenuated ketamine-induced decrease in glutathione, superoxide-dismutase and catalase levels in the striatum, prefrontal-cortex and hippocampus. Also, taurine prevented and reversed ketamine-mediated elevation of malondialdehyde, nitrite contents, acetylcholinesterase activity, and suppressed COX-2 and iNOS expressions in a brain-region dependent manner. Conclusively, taurine insulates against ketamine-mediated psychotic phenotype by normalizing brain central cholinergic neurotransmissions, oxidative, nitrergic and suppression of immunoreactive proteins in mice brains.

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KetaminePsychotic DisordersAcetylcholinesteraseAmino AcidsAnimalsCholinergic AgentsCyclooxygenase 2MaleMiceOxidative StressSynaptic TransmissionTaurineAcetylcholinesteraseAmino AcidsCholinergic AgentsCyclooxygenase 2KetamineTaurineAmino acidsCholinergic deficitCognitive deficitsNeuroinflammationSchizophrenia

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