Combination of neonatal PolyI: C and adolescent phencyclidine treatments is required to induce behavioral abnormalities with overexpression of GLAST in adult mice

  • Hirotake Hida
  • , Akihiro Mouri
  • , Yu Ando
  • , Kentaro Mori
  • , Takayoshi Mamiya
  • , Kunihiro Iwamoto
  • , Norio Ozaki
  • , Kiyofumi Yamada
  • , Toshitaka Nabeshima
  • , Yukihiro Noda

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Abstract

Cumulative incidences of multiple risk factors are related to pathology of psychiatric disorders. The present study was designed to examine combinative effects of a neonatal immune challenge with adolescent abused substance treatment on the psychological behaviors and molecular expressions in the adult. C57BL/6J mice were neonatally treated, with polyriboinosinic-polyribocytidylic acid (PolyI:C: 5. mg/kg) during postnatal days (PD) 2-6, then with phencyclidine (PCP: 10. mg/kg) during adolescence (PD35-41). Locomotor activity was analyzed to evaluate sensitivity to PCP on PD35 and PD41. Emotional and cognitive tests were carried out on PD42-48. Neonatal PolyI:C treatment markedly enhanced sensitivity to PCP- and methamphetamine-induced hyperactivity in the adolescent. Mice treated with both neonatal PolyI:C and adolescent PCP (PolyI:C/PCP) showed social deficit and object recognition memory impairment. The expression of glutamate/aspartate transporter (GLAST) in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) was significantly increased in the (PolyI:C/PCP)-treated mice. Infusion of glutamate transporter inhibitor (DL-TBOA: 1. nmol/bilaterally) into the PFC reversed the object recognition impairment in the (PolyI:C/PCP)-treated mice. These results indicate that the combined treatment of neonatal PolyI:C with adolescent PCP leads to behavioral abnormalities, which were associated with increase of GLAST expression in the adult PFC.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)34-42
Number of pages9
JournalBehavioural Brain Research
Volume258
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01-01-2014
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Behavioral Neuroscience

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