Journal
BIPOLAR DISORDERS
Volume 17, Issue 3, Pages 278-290Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/bdi.12262
Keywords
dendritic outgrowth; mood-stabilizing drugs; neural plasticity; signaling; synaptic proteins
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- Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) [2011-0005481, 2012-20003442, 2012R1A1A3008447]
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2012R1A1A3008447] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
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ObjectivesMood-stabilizing drugs, such as lithium (Li) and valproate (VPA), are widely used for the treatment of bipolar disorder, a disease marked by recurrent episodes of mania and depression. Growing evidence suggests that Li exerts neurotrophic and neuroprotective effects, leading to an increase in neural plasticity. The present study investigated whether other mood-stabilizing drugs produce similar effects in primary hippocampal neurons. MethodsThe effects of the mood-stabilizing drugs Li, VPA, carbamazepine (CBZ), and lamotrigine (LTG) on hippocampal dendritic outgrowth were examined. Western blotting analysis was used to measure the expression of synaptic proteins - that is, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), postsynaptic density protein-95 (PSD-95), neuroligin 1 (NLG1), -neurexin, and synaptophysin (SYP). To determine neuroprotective effects, we used a B27-deprivation cytotoxicity model which causes hippocampal cell death upon removal of B27 from the culture medium. ResultsLi (0.5-2.0mM), VPA (0.5-2.0mM), CBZ (0.01-0.10mM), and LTG (0.01-0.10mM) significantly increased dendritic outgrowth. The neurotrophic effect of Li and VPA was blocked by inhibition of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, extracellular signal-regulated kinase, and protein kinase A signaling; the effects of CBZ and LTG were not affected by inhibition of these signaling pathways. Li, VPA, and CBZ prevented B27 deprivation-induced decreases in BDNF, PSD-95, NLG1, -neurexin, and SYP levels, whereas LTG did not. ConclusionsThese results suggest that Li, VPA, CBZ, and LTG exert neurotrophic effects by promoting dendritic outgrowth; however, the mechanism of action differs. Furthermore, certain mood-stabilizing drugs may exert neuroprotective effects by enhancing synaptic protein levels against cytotoxicity in hippocampal cultures.
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