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New horizons in schizophrenia treatment: autophagy protection is coupled with behavioral improvements in a mouse model of schizophrenia.

ΤίτλοςNew horizons in schizophrenia treatment: autophagy protection is coupled with behavioral improvements in a mouse model of schizophrenia.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2014
AuthorsMerenlender-Wagner, A., Shemer Z., Touloumi O., Lagoudaki R., Giladi E., Andrieux A., Grigoriadis N. C., & Gozes I.
JournalAutophagy
Volume10
Issue12
Pagination2324-32
Date Published2014
ISSN1554-8635
Λέξεις κλειδιάAnimals, Autophagy, Behavior, Animal, Brain, Disease Models, Animal, Mice, Transgenic, Microtubule-Associated Proteins, Microtubules, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Neuroprotective Agents, Schizophrenia
Abstract

Autophagy plays a key role in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia as manifested by a 40% decrease in BECN1/Beclin 1 mRNA in postmortem hippocampal tissues relative to controls. This decrease was coupled with the deregulation of the essential ADNP (activity-dependent neuroprotector homeobox), a binding partner of MAP1LC3B/LC3B (microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 β) another major constituent of autophagy. The drug candidate NAP (davunetide), a peptide fragment from ADNP, enhanced the ADNP-LC3B interaction. Parallel genetic studies have linked allelic variation in the gene encoding MAP6/STOP (microtubule-associated protein 6) to schizophrenia, along with altered MAP6/STOP protein expression in the schizophrenic brain and schizophrenic-like behaviors in Map6-deficient mice. In this study, for the first time, we reveal significant decreases in hippocampal Becn1 mRNA and reversal by NAP but not by the antipsychotic clozapine (CLZ) in Map6-deficient (Map6(+/-)) mice. Normalization of Becn1 expression by NAP was coupled with behavioral protection against hyperlocomotion and cognitive deficits measured in the object recognition test. CLZ reduced hyperlocomotion below control levels and did not significantly affect object recognition. The combination of CLZ and NAP resulted in normalized outcome behaviors. Phase II clinical studies have shown NAP-dependent augmentation of functional activities of daily living coupled with brain protection. The current studies provide a new mechanistic pathway and a novel avenue for drug development.

DOI10.4161/15548627.2014.984274
Alternate JournalAutophagy
PubMed ID25484074
PubMed Central IDPMC4502702

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