title: Effects on rat thalamic proteome by acute and subchronic MK-801-treatment.
abstract: Since the symptoms of intoxication with non-competitive N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonists closely mimic symptoms in patients with schizophrenia, [+]-5-methyl-10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo-[a,d]-cycloheptene-5,10-iminehydrogenmaleate (MK-801)-treated rodents are often used as a model for schizophrenia. In most studies, acute injections of MK-801 to rats have been used, but in some studies, longer periods of treatment have been performed. In our previous work, alterations in mRNA/protein expression were screened in the cerebral cortex of MK-801 treated rats. Different proteins were altered in different treatment courses of MK-801. The main objective of the present study was to evaluate different treatment periods of treatment with MK-801 in rats as a model for schizophrenia. Thalamus proteins from treated (acute, six and 12 days) and control rats were analyzed with two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry. Our results show that different treatment times of MK-801 to rats give different biochemical results. Therefore, it is important to use the same treatment time in studies that will be compared.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Neuroscience, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University, Sahlgrenska University Hospital/Mölndal SE-431 80 Mölndal, Sweden. linda.paulson@neuro.gu.se
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Paulson
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ljung
authors.forename: Kaj
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Blennow
authors.forename: Pia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Davidsson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016291:Dizocilpine Maleate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D015180:Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D020543:Proteome / Q000032:analysis*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization; D013788:Thalamus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D020543:Proteome; D016291:Dizocilpine Maleate