title: Clozapine, ziprasidone and aripiprazole but not haloperidol protect against kainic acid-induced lesion of the striatum in mice, in vivo: role of 5-HT1A receptor activation.
abstract: Excessive activation of non-NMDA receptors, AMPA and kainate, contributes to neuronal degeneration in acute and progressive pathologies, possibly including schizophrenia. Because 5-HT(1A) receptor agonists have neuroprotective properties (e.g., against NMDA-induced neurotoxicity), we compared the effects of the antipsychotics, clozapine, ziprasidone and aripiprazole, that are partial agonists at 5-HT(1A) receptor, with those of haloperidol, which is devoid of 5-HT(1A) agonist properties, on kainic acid (KA)-induced striatal lesion volumes, in C57Bl/6N mice. The involvement of 5-HT(1A) receptors was determined by antagonist studies with WAY100635, and data were compared with those obtained using the potent and high efficacy 5-HT(1A) receptor agonist, F13714. Intra-striatal KA lesioning and measurement of lesion volumes using cresyl violet staining were carried out at 48 h after surgery. F13714, antipsychotics or vehicle were administered ip twice, 30 min before and 3 1/2 h after KA injection. WAY100635 (0.63 mg/kg) or vehicle were given sc 30 min before each drug injection. Clozapine (2 x 10 mg/kg), ziprasidone (2 x 20 mg/kg) and aripiprazole (2 x 10 mg/kg) decreased lesion volume by 61%, 59% and 73%, respectively. WAY100635 antagonized the effect of ziprasidone and of aripiprazole but only slightly attenuated that of clozapine. In contrast, haloperidol (2 x 0.16 mg/kg) did not affect KA-induced lesion volume. F13714 dose-dependently decreased lesion volume. The 61% decrease of lesion volume obtained with F13714 (2 x 0.63 mg/kg) was antagonized by WAY100635. WAY100635 alone did not affect lesion volume. These results show that 5-HT(1A) receptor activation protects against KA-induced striatal lesions and indicate that some atypical antipsychotic agents with 5-HT(1A) agonist properties may protect against excitotoxic injury, in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Division de Neurobiologie II, Centre de Recherche Pierre Fabre, 17 Avenue Jean Moulin, 81106 Castres, France. cristina.cosi@pierre-fabre.com
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cosi
authors.forename: Aurelie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Waget
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rollet
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tesori
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Newman-Tancredi
mesh_terms: D000631:Aminopyridines / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000068180:Aripiprazole; D003024:Clozapine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D018690:Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists / Q000633:toxicity*; D006220:Haloperidol / Q000494:pharmacology; D007608:Kainic Acid / Q000633:toxicity*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology; D010880:Piperidines / Q000494:pharmacology; D011725:Pyridines / Q000494:pharmacology; D015363:Quinolones / Q000494:pharmacology; D044282:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A / Q000502:physiology*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D058825:Serotonin 5-HT1 Receptor Agonists; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D013844:Thiazoles / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: C119079:3-chloro-4-fluorophenyl-(4-fluoro-4-(((5-methyl-6-methylaminopyridin-2-ylmethyl)amino)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone; D000631:Aminopyridines; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D018690:Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists; D010879:Piperazines; D010880:Piperidines; D011725:Pyridines; D015363:Quinolones; D058825:Serotonin 5-HT1 Receptor Agonists; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D013844:Thiazoles; D044282:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A; C092292:ziprasidone; C090413:N-(2-(4-(2-methoxyphenyl)-1-piperazinyl)ethyl)-N-(2-pyridinyl)cyclohexanecarboxamide; D000068180:Aripiprazole; D003024:Clozapine; D006220:Haloperidol; D007608:Kainic Acid