(R)-ketamine restores anterior insular cortex activity and cognitive deficits in social isolation-reared mice.
Mol Psychiatry
; 29(5): 1406-1416, 2024 May.
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ABSTRACT
Chronic social isolation increases the risk of mental health problems, including cognitive impairments and depression. While subanesthetic ketamine is considered effective for cognitive impairments in patients with depression, the neural mechanisms underlying its effects are not well understood. Here we identified unique activation of the anterior insular cortex (aIC) as a characteristic feature in brain-wide regions of mice reared in social isolation and treated with (R)-ketamine, a ketamine enantiomer. Using fiber photometry recording on freely moving mice, we found that social isolation attenuates aIC neuronal activation upon social contact and that (R)-ketamine, but not (S)-ketamine, is able to counteracts this reduction. (R)-ketamine facilitated social cognition in social isolation-reared mice during the social memory test. aIC inactivation offset the effect of (R)-ketamine on social memory. Our results suggest that (R)-ketamine has promising potential as an effective intervention for social cognitive deficits by restoring aIC function.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Aislamiento Social
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Disfunción Cognitiva
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Corteza Insular
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Ketamina
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Mol Psychiatry
Asunto de la revista:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
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PSIQUIATRIA
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Japón
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido