Clozapine reverses the spatial working memory deficits induced by FG7142 in monkeys

Neuropsychopharmacology : Official Publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology
B L MurphyA F Arnsten

Abstract

The atypical neuroleptic, clozapine, has been shown to have encouraging, but mixed, effects on prefrontal cortical (PFC) cognitive deficits in schizophrenia, a stress-exacerbated disorder involving dopamine (DA) dysregulation. The current study examined the effects of acute clozapine pretreatment on the spatial working memory deficits induced by the pharmacological stressor, FG7142, in monkeys. Previous research has shown that FG7142 impairs spatial working memory in rats and monkeys through excessive DA receptor stimulation in the PFC (Murphy et al. 1996). Lower clozapine doses (1-3 mg/kg p.o.) reversed the FG7142-induced spatial working memory deficits, whereas doses in the clinical range (e.g., 6 mg/kg, p.o.) did not improve cognitive function in most animals. Clozapine alone produced a dose-related impairment in delayed response performance. These results from nonhuman primates suggest that the clozapine doses commonly used to treat schizophrenia may not be optimal for treating the PFC cognitive deficits associated with this illness.

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