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The effects of MK-801 on the phosphorylation of Ser338-c-Raf-MEK-ERK pathway in the rat frontal cortex
- Issue Date
- 2005-08-05
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Citation
- Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2006 Aug;9(4):451-6. Epub 2005 Aug 4.
- Keywords
- Animals ; Dizocilpine Maleate/*pharmacology ; Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases/metabolism ; Frontal Lobe/*drug effects/*enzymology ; MAP Kinase Signaling System/*drug effects/physiology ; Male ; Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/*metabolism ; Phosphorylation/drug effects ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Abstract
- MK-801 induces psychotomimetic behavioural changes in animals. ERKs play an important role in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia and in the action of antipsychotics and psychotomimetics. We observed phosphorylation of ERK-signalling-pathway-associated molecules in the rat frontal cortex and their association with rat behaviour after MK-801 administration. After injecting 0.25-1 mg/kg MK-801, ERK phosphorylation decreased compared to vehicle treatment, and rats showed increased locomotion. After 2 mg/kg treatment, ERK phosphorylation increased and rat motility started to decrease. After treating with 4-8 mg/kg, ERK phosphorylation once again decreased and rats showed hypomotility and ataxia. ERK phosphorylation levels were maintained from 15 min to 90 min after 1 or 2 mg/kg treatment. Ser338-c-Raf and MEK phosphorylation showed similar dose-dependent and temporal patterns to those of ERK. Taken together, Ser338-c-Raf-MEK-ERK phosphorylation by MK-801 in the rat frontal cortex showed a specific pattern and may be associated with behavioural changes induced by MK-801.
- ISSN
- 1461-1457 (Print)
- Language
- English
- URI
- http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=450209
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=16079022
https://hdl.handle.net/10371/29357
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