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Expression of brain‐derived neurotrophic factor mRNA in rat hippocampus after treatment with antipsychotic drugs
Author(s) -
Bai Ou,
ChlanFourney Jennifer,
Bowen Rudy,
Keegan David,
Li XinMin
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of neuroscience research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.72
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1097-4547
pISSN - 0360-4012
DOI - 10.1002/jnr.10440
Subject(s) - dentate gyrus , haloperidol , hippocampus , antipsychotic , neurotrophic factors , atypical antipsychotic , typical antipsychotic , brain derived neurotrophic factor , clozapine , pharmacology , medicine , endocrinology , in situ hybridization , neuroscience , psychology , biology , receptor , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , messenger rna , dopamine , psychiatry , biochemistry , gene
Typical and atypical antipsychotic drugs, though both effective, act on different neurotransmitter receptors and are dissimilar in some clinical effects and side effects. The typical antipsychotic drug haloperidol has been shown to cause a decrease in the expression of brain‐derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), which plays an important role in neuronal cell survival, differentiation, and neuronal connectivity. However, it is still unknown whether atypical antipsychotic drugs similarly regulate BDNF expression. We examined the effects of chronic (28 days) administration of typical and atypical antipsychotic drugs on BDNF mRNA expression in the rat hippocampus using in situ hybridization. Quantitative analysis revealed that the typical antipsychotic drug haloperidol (1 mg/kg) down‐regulated BDNF mRNA expression in both CA1 ( P < 0.05) and dentate gyrus ( P < 0.01) regions compared with vehicle control. In contrast, the atypical antipsychotic agents clozapine (10 mg/kg) and olanzapine (2.7 mg/kg) up‐regulated BDNF mRNA expression in CA1, CA3, and dentate gyrus regions of the rat hippocampus compared with their respective controls ( P < 0.01). These findings demonstrate that the typical and atypical antipsychotic drugs differentially regulate BDNF mRNA expression in rat hippocampus. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.