Effects of bupropion and pramipexole on cell proliferation in the hippocampus of adrenocorticotropic hormone-treated rats.
The dopamine reuptake inhibitor bupropion and dopamine D2/3 receptor agonist pramipexole have been clinically proven to improve both depression and treatment-resistant depression. We examined its influence on the duration of immobility during the forced swim test in adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-treated rats and further analyzed the possible role of the dopamine nerve system in this effect. Bupropion and pramipexole significantly decreased the duration of immobility in normal and ACTH-treated rats. We previously demonstrated that the chronic administration of ACTH caused a significant decrease in hippocampal cell proliferation and neurogenesis. In this study, we used the mitotic marker 5-bromo-2'-deoxyridine to investigate the effects of bupropion and pramipexole on cell proliferation in the subgranular zone of the hippocampal dentate gyrus following chronic treatment with ACTH. The ACTH treatment for 14 d decreased adult hippocampal cell proliferation. The chronic administration of bupropion for 14 d blocked the loss of cell proliferation resulting from the chronic treatment with ACTH, whereas pramipexole did not. The administration of bupropion may have treatment-resistant antidepressive properties, which may be partly attributed to the normalization of hippocampal cell proliferation.
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University.
Yuka
Y
Onoue
Keiko
K
Kuwatsuka
Ikuko
I
Miyazaki
Masato
M
Asanuma
Yoshihisa
Y
Kitamura
Toshiaki
T
Sendo
D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D052160:Benzothiazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016642:Bupropion / Q000494:pharmacology*; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects*; D003863:Depression / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism; D015259:Dopamine Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018491:Dopamine Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D055495:Neurogenesis / Q000187:drug effects; D000077487:Pramipexole; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D017448:Receptors, Dopamine D2 / Q000378:metabolism
D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D052160:Benzothiazoles; D015259:Dopamine Agents; D018491:Dopamine Agonists; D017448:Receptors, Dopamine D2; D016642:Bupropion; D000077487:Pramipexole; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D004298:Dopamine