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Prenatal Stress Induces Schizophrenia-Like Alterations of Serotonin 2A and Metabotropic Glutamate 2 Receptors in the Adult Offspring: Role of Maternal Immune System
Holloway T, Moreno JL, Umali A, Rayannavar V, Hodes GE, Russo SJ, González-Maeso J. Prenatal Stress Induces Schizophrenia-Like Alterations of Serotonin 2A and Metabotropic Glutamate 2 Receptors in the Adult Offspring: Role of Maternal Immune System. Journal Of Neuroscience 2013, 33: 1088-1098. PMID: 23325246, PMCID: PMC3711555, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2331-12.2013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetabotropic glutamate 2 receptorPrenatal stressSevere adverse life eventsSchizophrenia-like alterationsMaternal immune systemHead-twitch responsePrenatal immune activationAntipsychotic-like effectsAntipsychotic drug developmentMGlu2/3 agonist LY379268Risk of schizophreniaAdverse life eventsCross-fostering studyEarly neurodevelopmental originHallucinogenic 5Serotonin 2AAgonist DOIImmune activationAgonist LY379268Pathophysiological hypothesesFrontal cortexPsychiatric disordersAdult offspringSerotonin 5Behavioral alterations
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Persistent effects of chronic clozapine on the cellular and behavioral responses to LSD in mice
Moreno JL, Holloway T, Umali A, Rayannavar V, Sealfon SC, González-Maeso J. Persistent effects of chronic clozapine on the cellular and behavioral responses to LSD in mice. Psychopharmacology 2012, 225: 217-226. PMID: 22842765, PMCID: PMC3552490, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-012-2809-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic clozapineLysergic acid diethylamideAtypical antipsychotic drug actionHead-twitch behaviorC-fosAntipsychotic-like activityAntipsychotic drug actionTherapeutic-like effectsMouse somatosensory cortexSchizophrenia-like behavioral alterationsEgr-2Egr-1Chronic haloperidolChronic treatmentClozapine administrationDrug therapyOptimal treatmentSomatosensory cortexSingle administrationAntipsychotic drugsMurine modelMouse modelRodent modelsSerotonin 5Behavioral alterations