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ReviewCurrent neuropharmacology2025

NeuropsychopharmARCology: Shaping Neuroplasticity through Arc/ Arg3.1 Modulation.

Francesca Mottarlini, Lucia Caffino, Fabio Fumagalli, Francesca Calabrese, Paola Brivio

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Review in Current neuropharmacology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Francesca MottarliniDepartment of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences 'Rodolfo Paoletti', Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Balzaretti 9, 20133 Milano, Italy.
Lucia CaffinoDepartment of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences 'Rodolfo Paoletti', Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Balzaretti 9, 20133 Milano, Italy.
Fabio FumagalliDepartment of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences 'Rodolfo Paoletti', Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Balzaretti 9, 20133 Milano, Italy.
Francesca CalabreseDepartment of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences 'Rodolfo Paoletti', Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Balzaretti 9, 20133 Milano, Italy.
Paola BrivioDepartment of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences 'Rodolfo Paoletti', Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Balzaretti 9, 20133 Milano, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Activity-regulated cytoskeleton-associated protein (aka activity-regulated gene Arg3.1) belongs to the effector gene family of the immediate early genes. This family encodes effector proteins, which act directly on cellular homeostasis and function. Arc/Arg3.1 is localized at dendritic processes, allowing the protein local synthesis on demand, and it is considered a reliable index of activity- dependent synaptic changes. Evidence also exists showing the critical role of Arc/Arg3.1 in memory processes. The high sensitivity to changes in neuronal activity, its specific localization as well as its involvement in long-term synaptic plasticity indeed make this effector gene a potential, critical target of the action of psychotropic drugs. In this review, we focus on antipsychotic and antidepressant drugs as well as on psychostimulants, which belong to the category of drugs of abuse but can also be used as drugs for specific disorders of the central nervous system (i.e., Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). It is demonstrated that psychotropic drugs with different mechanisms of action converge on Arc/Arg3.1, providing a means whereby Arc/Arg3.1 synaptic modulation may contribute to their therapeutic activity. The potential translational implications for different neuropsychiatric conditions are also discussed, recognizing that the treatment of these disorders is indeed complex and involves the simultaneous regulation of several dysfunctional mechanisms.

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Cytoskeletal ProteinsMental DisordersNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronal PlasticityPsychotropic DrugsAnimalsHumansactivity regulated cytoskeletal-associated proteinCytoskeletal ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsPsychotropic DrugsantidepressantsantipsychoticsArc/Arg3.1CNS disorders.immediate early genespsychostimulants

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PMID39473108
PMCPMC12163496

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