Fos expression induced by olanzapine and risperidone in the central extended amygdala

A Pinna, G Costa, L Contu, M Morelli - European Journal of Pharmacology, 2019 - Elsevier
A Pinna, G Costa, L Contu, M Morelli
European Journal of Pharmacology, 2019Elsevier
The extended amygdala has been proposed to play an essential role in cognitive and
affective processes and in neuropsychiatric disorders. In the present study, we examined the
induction of Fos-like nuclei in the central amygdaloid nucleus (CeA), sublenticular extended
amygdala (SLEA), interstitial nucleus of the posterior limb of the anterior commissure (IPAC),
and bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BSTL) of rodents to improve the knowledge
regarding the pharmacological profile, therapeutic efficacy, and side-effects of olanzapine …
Abstract
The extended amygdala has been proposed to play an essential role in cognitive and affective processes and in neuropsychiatric disorders. In the present study, we examined the induction of Fos-like nuclei in the central amygdaloid nucleus (CeA), sublenticular extended amygdala (SLEA), interstitial nucleus of the posterior limb of the anterior commissure (IPAC), and bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BSTL) of rodents to improve the knowledge regarding the pharmacological profile, therapeutic efficacy, and side-effects of olanzapine, an atypical antipsychotic drug and risperidone, a mixed atypical/typical antipsychotic drug in the rat brain. In addition, we evaluated the induction of Fos-like-nuclei in areas connected with these structures such as prefrontal cortex (PFCx), and nucleus accumbens shell, and in other important areas including the lateral septum and caudate-putamen that are involved in the therapeutic efficacy or side-effects of antipsychotic drugs. Fos-like-immunoreactivity induced by olanzapine and risperidone was compared with that by the atypical antipsychotic clozapine and typical antipsychotic haloperidol.
Regarding the extended amygdala, and similarly to clozapine, olanzapine (5–10 mg/kg) and, with a lower efficacy, risperidone (1–3 mg/kg), induced Fos-like-nuclei in CeA, IPAC, SLEA, and BSTL. Both these drugs increased the induction of Fos-like-nuclei in PFCx, nucleus accumbens shell, lateral septum, and caudate-putamen. On the contrary, the increase of Fos-like-nuclei in the extended amygdala by haloperidol was restricted to IPAC only. These findings, consistent with the important role of extended amygdala in neuropsychiatric disorders characterized by affective disturbances, showed that olanzapine and risperidone, contrary to haloperidol, preferentially activated Fos-expression in these brain areas.
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