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ArticlePsychopharmacology2026

Glutamatergic Mechanisms Underlying the Antidepressant-Like Effects of 1-(Phenylselanyl)-2-(p-tolyl)indolizine in Mice.

Marcia Juciele da Rocha, Marcelo Heinemann Presa, Narryman Pinto Zuge, Kauane Nayara Bahr Ledebuhr, Carolina Aires de Oliveira, Eder João Lenardão, Filipe Penteado, Cristiani Folharini Bortolatto, César Augusto Brüning

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Marcia Juciele da RochaLaboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Neuropharmacology (LABIONEM), Graduate Program in Biochemistry and Bioprospecting (PPGBBio), Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Food Sciences Center (CCQFA), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), RS, 96010‑900, Pelotas, Brazil.
Marcelo Heinemann PresaLaboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Neuropharmacology (LABIONEM), Graduate Program in Biochemistry and Bioprospecting (PPGBBio), Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Food Sciences Center (CCQFA), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), RS, 96010‑900, Pelotas, Brazil.
Narryman Pinto ZugeLaboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Neuropharmacology (LABIONEM), Graduate Program in Biochemistry and Bioprospecting (PPGBBio), Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Food Sciences Center (CCQFA), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), RS, 96010‑900, Pelotas, Brazil.
Kauane Nayara Bahr LedebuhrLaboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Neuropharmacology (LABIONEM), Graduate Program in Biochemistry and Bioprospecting (PPGBBio), Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Food Sciences Center (CCQFA), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), RS, 96010‑900, Pelotas, Brazil.
Carolina Aires de OliveiraLaboratory of Clean Organic Synthesis (LASOL), Graduate Program in Chemistry (PPGQ), Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Food Sciences Center (CCQFA), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), RS, 96010‑900, Pelotas, Brazil.
Eder João LenardãoLaboratory of Clean Organic Synthesis (LASOL), Graduate Program in Chemistry (PPGQ), Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Food Sciences Center (CCQFA), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), RS, 96010‑900, Pelotas, Brazil.
Filipe PenteadoDepartament of Chemistry, Center of Natural and Exact Sciences (CCNE), Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), RS, 97105-900, Santa Maria, Brazil.
Cristiani Folharini BortolattoLaboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Neuropharmacology (LABIONEM), Graduate Program in Biochemistry and Bioprospecting (PPGBBio), Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Food Sciences Center (CCQFA), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), RS, 96010‑900, Pelotas, Brazil. cristiani.bortolatto@ufpel.edu.br.
César Augusto BrüningLaboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Neuropharmacology (LABIONEM), Graduate Program in Biochemistry and Bioprospecting (PPGBBio), Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Food Sciences Center (CCQFA), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), RS, 96010‑900, Pelotas, Brazil. cesar.bruning@ufpel.edu.br.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0814-0203

Funding

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico 305626/2022-1Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior 001Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul 21/2551-0000614-5Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul 21/2551-0000728-1
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Abstract

rationale1-(Phenylselanyl)-2-(p-tolyl)indolizine (MeSeI) is a selenoindolizine with antidepressant-like properties, modulating monoaminergic system in mice. The mechanisms underlying the antidepressant effects of MeSeI have not been fully elucidated.

objectivesConsidering the important role that the glutamatergic system plays in the pathophysiology of depression, this study aimed to investigate the involvement of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) and α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA) receptors signaling in the antidepressant-like effects of MeSeI in forced swimming test (FST) in mice.

methodsFor this purpose, Swiss male mice were pretreated with differents antagonists or agonists; 15-30 min later, MeSeI was administered via the intragastric (i.g.) route. After an additional 30 min, mouse behavior was evaluated using the FST.

resultsThe antidepressant-like effects of MeSeI (50 mg/kg, i.g. route) in the FST were prevented by the pre-treatment with an NMDA receptor agonist (NMDA, 0.1 pmol/site, intracerebroventricular [i.c.v.] route) and a glycine-site NMDA receptor agonist (D-serine, 30 µg/site, i.c.v. route). Co-administration of sub-effective doses of NMDA receptor antagonists (ketamine, 0.01 mg/kg, intraperitoneal [i.p.] route and MK-801, 0.001 mg/kg, i.p. route) with a sub-effective dose of MeSeI (0.5 mg/kg, i.g. route) exerted a synergistic antidepressant-like effect in the FST in mice. However, the results show that the pre-treatment of mice with arcaine (1 mg/kg, i.p. route) or 6,7-dinitroquinoxaline-2,3(1H,4H)-dione (DNQX, 2.5 µg/site, i.c.v. route) was not able to prevent the antidepressant-like effect of MeSeI (50 mg/kg, i.g. route) in the FST.

conclusionsTaken together, our data suggest that NMDA receptor signaling plays a role in the antidepressant-like effects of MeSeI in mice.

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Antidepressive AgentsDepressionGlutamic AcidIndolizinesOrganoselenium CompoundsReceptors, AMPAReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateAnimalsBehavior, AnimalDose-Response Relationship, DrugExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsMaleMiceMotor ActivitySwimmingAntidepressive AgentsExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsGlutamic AcidIndolizinesOrganoselenium CompoundsReceptors, AMPAReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateAntidepressant-like effectForced swimming testGlutamatergic systemIndolizineNMDA receptorsOrganoselenium

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