Aripiprazole and its human metabolite OPC14857 reduce, through a presynaptic mechanism, glutamate release in rat prefrontal cortex: possible relevance to neuroprotective interventions in schizophrenia

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Tsung-Tsair Yang, Su-Jane Wang

Abstract

Aripiprazole is a novel atypical antipsychotic drug with neuroprotective properties. As excessive glutamate release is now considered to be part of the pathophysiology of schizophrenia, the objective of this study was to use an in vitro assay system to investigate the effect of aripiprazole and its human metabolite OPC14857 on the release of endogenous glutamate from isolated nerve terminals (synaptosomes), freshly prepared from rat prefrontal cortex. Both aripiprazole and OPC13857 potently inhibited 4-aminopyridine (4-AP)-evoked glutamate release in a concentration-dependent manner. Inhibition of glutamate release by aripiprazole and OPC13857 was associated with a reduction of 4AP-evoked Na+ influx and depolarization, as well as downstream elevation of cytoplasmic free calcium concentration mediated via N- and P/Q-type voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels (VDCCs). Release induced by direct Ca2+ entry with Ca2+ ionophore (ionomycin) was unaffected by aripiprazole or OPC13857, indicating that the inhibitory effect of aripiprazole or OPC13857 is not due to directly interfering with the release process at some point subsequent to Ca2+ influx. In addition, the dopamine D2 receptor antagonist haloperidol and the 5-HT 1A receptor antagoni...Continue Reading

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