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ArticleCells2023

Oscillatory Deficits in the Sub-Chronic PCP Rat Model for Schizophrenia Are Reversed by mGlu5 Receptor-Positive Allosteric Modulators VU0409551 and VU0360172.

Jessica Brown, Ben Grayson, Joanna C Neill, Michael Harte, Mark J Wall, Richard T Ngomba

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Article in Cells, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jessica BrownDivision of Pharmacy & Optometry, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9460-0805
Ben GraysonDivision of Pharmacy & Optometry, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK.
Joanna C NeillDivision of Pharmacy & Optometry, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK.
Michael HarteDivision of Pharmacy & Optometry, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK.
Mark J WallSchool of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK.
Richard T NgombaSchool of Pharmacy, University of Lincoln, Lincoln LN6 7DL, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3825-3970
University of Manchester · GBUniversity of Lincoln · GBUniversity of Warwick · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/N013751/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The cognitive deficits of schizophrenia are linked to imbalanced excitatory and inhibitory signalling in the prefrontal cortex (PFC), disrupting gamma oscillations. We previously demonstrated that two mGlu5 receptor-positive allosteric modulators (PAMs), VU0409551 and VU0360172, restore cognitive deficits in the sub-chronic PCP (scPCP) rodent model for schizophrenia via distinct changes in PFC intracellular signalling molecules. Here, we have assessed ex vivo gamma oscillatory activity in PFC slices from scPCP rats and investigated the effects of VU0409551 and VU0360172 upon oscillatory power. mGlu5 receptor, protein kinase C (PKC), and phospholipase C (PLC) inhibition were also used to examine 'modulation bias' in PAM activity. The amplitude and area power of gamma oscillations were significantly diminished in the scPCP model. Slice incubation with either VU0409551 or VU0360172 rescued scPCP-induced oscillatory deficits in a concentration-dependent manner. MTEP blocked the PAM-induced restoration of oscillatory power, confirming the requirement of mGlu5 receptor modulation. Whilst PLC inhibition prevented the power increase mediated by both PAMs, PKC inhibition diminished the effects of VU0360172 but not VU0409551. This aligns with previous reports that VU0409551 exhibits preferential activation of the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) signalling pathway over the PKC cascade. Restoration of the excitatory/inhibitory signalling balance and gamma oscillations may therefore underlie the mGluR5 PAM-mediated correction of scPCP-induced cognitive deficits.

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SchizophreniaAnimalsNiacinamidePrefrontal CortexRatsSignal TransductionN-cyclobutyl-6-((3-fluorophenyl)ethynyl)nicotinamideNiacinamideallosteric modulatorscognitiongamma oscillationsintracellular signallingmetabotropic glutamate receptorphencyclidine (PCP)ratschizophreniaVU0360172VU0409551

Identifiers

PMID36980260
PMCPMC10047164
OpenAlexW4327730107

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