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ArticleNeural plasticity2025

Delayed Fluoxetine Administration Restores Hippocampal Function in a Juvenile Global Cerebral Ischemia Mouse Model in a Sex-Specific Manner.

April Fineberg, Tanner McVey, Jamie Henry, Erika Tiemeyer, James E Orfila, Robert M Dietz

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Article in Neural plasticity, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 authors.

April FinebergDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Anschutz Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA, colorado.edu.
Tanner McVeyDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Anschutz Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA, colorado.edu.
Jamie HenryDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Anschutz Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA, colorado.edu.
Erika TiemeyerDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Anschutz Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA, colorado.edu.
James E OrfilaDepartment of Neurological Surgery, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, USA, osu.edu.
Robert M DietzDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Anschutz Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA, colorado.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-1474-9106

Funding

Fluoxetine recovery of synaptic dysfunction following juvenile global cerebral ischemiaR21NS128784 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI DIETZ, ROBERT M · 2022 to 2022
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NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS128784
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Global cerebral ischemia (GCI) during childhood is a leading cause of long-term cognitive impairment, yet no therapies currently exist to promote recovery in survivors. We previously demonstrated that juvenile mice exhibit transient hippocampal synaptic dysfunction after GCI, associated with reduced brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) expression and partial endogenous recovery over time. In this study, we tested whether delayed treatment with fluoxetine (FLX)-a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) known to enhance BDNF-TrkB signaling-could accelerate synaptic recovery. Juvenile mice underwent cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation, followed by in vivo FLX or vehicle administration from postinjury days 10-13. Electrophysiological recordings on day 14 revealed that FLX restored hippocampal long-term potentiation (LTP) in males but not females. This effect was paralleled by an increase in hippocampal BDNF expression in FLX-treated males, whereas no change was observed in females. Paired ex vivo experiments further confirmed that acute FLX exposure rescued LTP in GCI-injured male slices. These findings suggest that FLX promotes synaptic recovery through BDNF-TrkB signaling in males, while recovery in females may proceed via alternate, hormone-dependent mechanisms. Together, these results identify a novel therapeutic window for enhancing neuroplasticity after juvenile GCI and underscore the importance of developmental stage and biological sex in shaping responses to treatment.

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Brain IschemiaFluoxetineHippocampusLong-Term PotentiationSelective Serotonin Reuptake InhibitorsSex CharacteristicsAnimalsBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorDisease Models, AnimalFemaleMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLReceptor, trkBBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorFluoxetineReceptor, trkBSelective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitorscardiac arrestfluoxetineglobal cerebral ischemiajuvenilepediatric

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PMID41497411
PMCPMC12767414

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