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  • Title: Effects of lithium and valproate on behavioral parameters and neurotrophic factor levels in an animal model of mania induced by paradoxical sleep deprivation.
    Author: Dal-Pont GC, Jório MTS, Resende WR, Gava FF, Aguiar-Geraldo JM, Possamai-Della T, Peper-Nascimento J, Quevedo J, Valvassori SS.
    Journal: J Psychiatr Res; 2019 Dec; 119():76-83. PubMed ID: 31574363.
    Abstract:
    The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of treatment with lithium (Li) and valproate (VPA) on behaviors and brain BDNF, NGF, NT-3, NT-4 and GDNF levels in mice submitted to paradoxical sleep deprivation (PSD), which induces an animal model of mania. Male C57BL/6J mice received an intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection of saline solution (NaCl 0.09%, 1 ml/kg), Li (47.3 mg/kg, 1 ml/kg) or VPA (200 mg/kg, 1 ml/kg) once a day for seven days. Animals were randomly distributed into six groups (n = 10 per group): (1) Control + Sal; (2) Control + Li; (3) Control + VPA; (4) PSD + Sal; (5) PSD + Li; or (6) PSD + VPA. Animals were submitted to 36 h of PSD, and then, they were submitted to the open field test. The frontal cortex and hippocampus were dissected from the brain. The manic-like behaviors in the mice were analyzed. Treatment with Li and VPA reversed the behavioral alterations induced by PSD. PSD decreased BDNF, NGF, and GDNF levels in the frontal cortex and hippocampus of mice. The administration of Li and VPA protected the brain against the damage induced by PSD. However, PSD and the administration of Li and VPA did not affect the levels of NT-3 and NT-4 in either brain structure evaluated. In conclusion, the PSD protocol induced manic-like behavior in rats and induced alterations in neurotrophic factor levels. It seems that neurotrophic factors and sleep are essential targets to treat BD.
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