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| PACHECO,FELIPE D.; SILVA,MAURICIO L. DA; BATISTA,GRAZIELA; SANTOS,WITÓRIA; CASTRO,ADALBERTO A. DE; CANEVER,LARA; ZUGNO,ALEXANDRA I.. |
| ABSTRACT Clozapine is an antipsychotic that produces serious withdrawal effects in schizophrenic patients. Olfactory deficits are well known as part of negative symptoms, but it is not known whether antipsychotic use and/or withdrawal are implicated. Then, we tested clozapine withdrawal in association with two widely used schizophrenia models: Neonatal immune challenge by Polycitidilic-polyinosinic acid (polyI:C) and ketamine. PolyI:C (or saline) was injected subcutaneously in neonatal period, dose of 5 mg/kg from 2 to 6 Post Natal Days, and ketamine or saline at the dose 25mg/kg intraperitoneally (i.p.), daily for 7 days from 53 to 60 post natal day. Clozapine 10mg/kg (or saline) was administered i.p. from 46 to 60 post natal day. Olfactory discrimination... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Olfactory deficit; Clozapine; Schizophrenia; Animal model. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652018000401659 |
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| DAMAZIO,LOUYSE S.; SILVEIRA,FLÁVIA R.; CANEVER,LARA; CASTRO,ADALBERTO A. DE; ESTRELA,JADNE M.; BUDNI,JOSIANE; ZUGNO,ALEXANDRA I.. |
| ABSTRACT Studies have shown that schizophrenic patients seem to have nutritional deficiencies. Ascorbic acid (AA) has an important antioxidant effect and neuromodulatory properties. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of AA on locomotor activity and the acetylcholinesterase activity (AChE) in an animal model of schizophrenia (SZ). Rats were supplemented with AA (0.1, 1, or 10 mg/kg), or water for 14 days (gavage). Between the 9th and 15th days, the animals received Ketamine (Ket) (25 mg/kg) or saline (i.p). After the last administration (30 min) rats were subjected to the behavioral test. Brain structures were dissected for biochemical analysis. There was a significant increase in the locomotor activity in Ket treated. AA prevented the... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Schizophrenia; Ascorbic acid; Ketamine; Hyperlocomotion; Acetylcholinesterase. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652017000301133 |
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