Common effects of chronically administered antipanic drugs on brainstem gabaa receptor subunit gene expression
Common effects of chronically administered antipanic drugs on brainstem gabaa receptor subunit gene expression"
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ABSTRACT Panic disorder is an anxiety disorder that can be treated by long-term administration of tricyclic antidepressants such as imipramine, monoamine oxidase inhibitors such as
phenelzine, or the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants. Clinical data also indicate that some benzodiazepines, such as alprazolam, are effective antipanic agents,
and that their therapeutic onset is faster than that of antidepressants. Benzodiazepines are well known for their action at GABAA receptors, and preclinical data indicate that imipramine and
phenelzine also interfere with the GABAergic system. In addition some clinical data lend support to decreased benzodiazepine-sensitive receptor function in panic disorder patients. Using
imipramine, phenelzine and alprazolam, we investigated, in rats, the possibility that the therapeutic efficacy of antipanic agents stems from the remodeling of GABAergic transmission in the
pons-medulla region. Of the 12 GABAA receptor subunit (α1–6, β1–3, γ1–3) steady-state mRNA levels investigated, we observed an increase in the levels of the α3-, β1- and γ2-subunit
transcripts with all three antipanic agents tested. The effects of imipramine and phenelzine on these subunits occurred after 21 days of treatment, while alprazolam effects were observed
after 3 days of administration. Histochemical data suggest that the α3β1γ2 subunits comprise a receptor subtype in the pons-medulla region. Therefore, we conclude that these molecular events
parallel the therapeutic profile of the drugs examined. We further propose that these events may correspond to a remodeling of the GABAA receptor population, and may be useful markers for
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Many thanks to Brian Tancowny and Christine Selzler for their help with the animal procedures. The authors are also grateful to Gail Rauw for her expert technical assistance
with the drug analyses. This work has been supported by the Canadian Psychiatric Research Foundation, the Alberta Mental Health Research Fund and the Medical Research Council of Canada.
VA-MIT was in receipt of a studentship from the Alberta Mental Health Research Fund and ANB is an Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research Scholar. AUTHOR INFORMATION AUTHORS AND
AFFILIATIONS * Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, T6G 2H7, Alberta, Canada VA-MI Tanay, G B Baker & A N Bateson * Department of Psychiatry,
Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, T6G 2H7, Alberta, Canada A J Greenshaw, G B Baker & A N Bateson * Division of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, University of
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