Dopamine D1 receptors activation rescues hippocampal synaptic plasticity and cognitive impairments in the MK-801 neonatal schizophrenia model.

Autor: Hernández-Frausto M; Departamento de Farmacobiología, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México City, Mexico., Galván EJ; Departamento de Farmacobiología, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México City, Mexico., López-Rubalcava C; Departamento de Farmacobiología, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México City, Mexico. Electronic address: clopezr@cinvestav.mx.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Behavioural brain research [Behav Brain Res] 2025 Jan 05; Vol. 476, pp. 115250. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 12.
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2024.115250
Abstrakt: Schizophrenia is a disorder with a higher cognitive decline in early adulthood, causing impaired retention of episodic memories. However, the physiological and behavioral functions that underlie cognitive deficits with a potential mechanism to ameliorate and improve cognitive performance are unknown. In this study, we used the MK-801 neurodevelopmental schizophrenia-like model. Rats were divided into two groups: one received MK-801, and the other received saline for five consecutive days (7-11 postnatal days, PND). We evaluated synaptic plasticity late-LTP and spatial memory consolidation in early adolescence and young adulthood using extracellular field recordings in acute hippocampal slices and the Barnes maze task. Next, we examined D1 receptor (D1R) activation as a mechanism to ameliorate cognitive impairments. Our results suggest that MK-801 neonatal treatment induces impairment in late-LTP expression and deficits in spatial memory retrieval in early adolescence that is maintained until young adulthood. Furthermore, we found that activation of dopamine D1R ameliorates the impairments and promotes a robust expression of late-LTP and an improved performance in the Barnes maze task, suggesting a novel and potential therapeutic role in treating cognitive impairments in schizophrenia.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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