Towards novel treatments for schizophrenia: Molecular and behavioural signatures of the psychotropic agent sep-363856
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Data di Pubblicazione:
2021
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Towards novel treatments for schizophrenia: Molecular and behavioural signatures of the psychotropic agent sep-363856 / V. Begni, A. Sanson, A. Luoni, F. Sensini, B. Grayson, S. Munni, J.C. Neill, M.A. Riva. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES. - ISSN 1661-6596. - 22:8(2021), pp. 4119.1-4119.19. [10.3390/ijms22084119]
Abstract:
Schizophrenia is a complex psychopathology whose treatment is still challenging. Given the limitations of existing antipsychotics, there is urgent need for novel drugs with fewer side effects. SEP-363856 (SEP-856) is a novel psychotropic agent currently under phase III clinical investigation for schizophrenia treatment. In this study, we investigated the ability of an acute oral SEP-856 administration to modulate the functional activity of specific brain regions at basal levels and under glutamatergic or dopaminergic-perturbed conditions in adult rats. We found that immediate-early genes (IEGs) expression was strongly upregulated in the prefrontal cortex and, to a less extent, in the ventral hippocampus, suggesting an activation of these regions. Furthermore, SEP-856 was effective in preventing the hyperactivity induced by an acute injection of phencyclidine (PCP), but not of d-amphetamine (AMPH). The compound effectively normalized the PCP-induced increase in IEGs expression in the PFC at all doses tested, whereas only the highest dose determined the major modulations on AMPH-induced changes. Lastly, SEP-856 acute administration corrected the cognitive deficits produced by subchronic PCP administration. Taken together, our data provide further insights on SEP-856, suggesting that modulation of the PFC may represent an important mechanism for the functional and behavioural activity of this novel compound.
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01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Amphetamine; Antipsychotic drug; Phencyclidine; Schizophrenia; SEP-363856; Trace amine-associated receptor; Administration, Oral; Animals; Antipsychotic Agents; Hippocampus; Male; Prefrontal Cortex; Pyrans; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Schizophrenia; Cognition; Genes, Immediate-Early
Elenco autori:
V. Begni, A. Sanson, A. Luoni, F. Sensini, B. Grayson, S. Munni, J.C. Neill, M.A. Riva
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