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Dines M, Kes M, Ailán D, Cetkovich-Bakmas M, Born C, Grunze H. Bipolar disorders and schizophrenia: discrete disorders? Front Psychiatry 2024; 15:1352250. [PMID: 38745778 PMCID: PMC11091416 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1352250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024] Open
Abstract
Background With similarities in heritability, neurobiology and symptomatology, the question has been raised whether schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are truly distinctive disorders or belong to a continuum. This narrative review summarizes common and distinctive findings from genetics, neuroimaging, cognition and clinical course that may help to solve this ethiopathogenetic puzzle. Methods The authors conducted a literature search for papers listed in PubMed and Google Scholar, using the search terms "schizophrenia" and "bipolar disorder" combined with different terms such as "genes", "neuroimaging studies", "phenomenology differences", "cognition", "epidemiology". Articles were considered for inclusion if they were written in English or Spanish, published as full articles, if they compared subjects with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, or subjects with either disorder with healthy controls, addressing differences between groups. Results Several findings support the hypothesis that schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are discrete disorders, yet some overlapping of findings exists. The evidence for heritability of both SZ and BD is obvious, as well as the environmental impact on individual manifestations of both disorders. Neuroimaging studies support subtle differences between disorders, it appears to be rather a pattern of irregularities than an unequivocally unique finding distinguishing schizophrenia from bipolar disorder. The cognitive profile displays differences between disorders in certain domains, such as premorbid intellectual functioning and executive functions. Finally, the timing and trajectory of cognitive impairment in both disorders also differs. Conclusion The question whether SZ and BD belong to a continuum or are separate disorders remains a challenge for further research. Currently, our research tools may be not precise enough to carve out distinctive, unique and undisputable differences between SZ and BD, but current evidence favors separate disorders. Given that differences are subtle, a way to overcome diagnostic uncertainties in the future could be the application of artificial intelligence based on BigData. Limitations Despite the detailed search, this article is not a full and complete review of all available studies on the topic. The search and selection of papers was also limited to articles in English and Spanish. Selection of papers and conclusions may be biased by the personal view and clinical experience of the authors.
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- Micaela Dines
- Department of Psychiatry, Instituto de Neurología Cognitiva (INECO), Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Department of Psychiatry, Instituto de Neurociencia Cognitiva y Traslacional (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas - Fundación INECO - Universidad Favaloro), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Psychiatry, Instituto de Neurología Cognitiva (INECO), Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Department of Psychiatry, Instituto de Neurociencia Cognitiva y Traslacional (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas - Fundación INECO - Universidad Favaloro), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Psychiatry, Instituto de Neurología Cognitiva (INECO), Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Department of Psychiatry, Instituto de Neurociencia Cognitiva y Traslacional (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas - Fundación INECO - Universidad Favaloro), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Psychiatry, Instituto de Neurología Cognitiva (INECO), Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Department of Psychiatry, Instituto de Neurociencia Cognitiva y Traslacional (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas - Fundación INECO - Universidad Favaloro), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychiatrie Schwäbisch Hall, Ringstraße, Germany
- Department of Psychiatry, Paracelsus Medical University, Nuremberg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychiatrie Schwäbisch Hall, Ringstraße, Germany
- Department of Psychiatry, Paracelsus Medical University, Nuremberg, Germany
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Lim M, Carollo A, Neoh MJY, Esposito G. Mapping miRNA Research in Schizophrenia: A Scientometric Review. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 24:ijms24010436. [PMID: 36613876 PMCID: PMC9820708 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24010436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Micro RNA (miRNA) research has great implications in uncovering the aetiology of neuropsychiatric conditions due to the role of miRNA in brain development and function. Schizophrenia, a complex yet devastating neuropsychiatric disorder, is one such condition that had been extensively studied in the realm of miRNA. Although a relatively new field of research, this area of study has progressed sufficiently to warrant dozens of reviews summarising findings from past to present. However, as a majority of reviews cannot encapsulate the full body of research, there is still a need to synthesise the diversity of publications made in this area in a systematic but easy-to-understand manner. Therefore, this study adopted bibliometrics and scientometrics, specifically document co-citation analysis (DCA), to review the literature on miRNAs in the context of schizophrenia over the course of history. From a literature search on Scopus, 992 papers were found and analysed with CiteSpace. DCA analysis generated a network of 13 major clusters with different thematic focuses within the subject area. Finally, these clusters are qualitatively discussed. miRNA research has branched into schizophrenia, among other medical and psychiatric conditions, due to previous findings in other forms of non-coding RNA. With the rise of big data, bioinformatics analyses are increasingly common in this field of research. The future of research is projected to rely more heavily on interdisciplinary collaboration. Additionally, it can be expected that there will be more translational studies focusing on the application of these findings to the development of effective treatments.
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- Mengyu Lim
- Psychology Program, School of Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639818, Singapore
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- Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science, University of Trento, 38068 Rovereto, Italy
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- Psychology Program, School of Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639818, Singapore
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- Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science, University of Trento, 38068 Rovereto, Italy
- Correspondence:
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El-Mallakh RS, Sampath VP, Horesh N, Lichtstein D. Endogenous Cardiac Steroids in Bipolar Disorder: State of the Art. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23031846. [PMID: 35163766 PMCID: PMC8836531 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23031846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Revised: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Bipolar disorder (BD) is a severe psychiatric illness with a poor prognosis and problematic, suboptimal, treatments. Treatments, borne of an understanding of the pathoetiologic mechanisms, need to be developed in order to improve outcomes. Dysregulation of cationic homeostasis is the most reproducible aspect of BD pathophysiology. Correction of ionic balance is the universal mechanism of action of all mood stabilizing medications. Endogenous sodium pump modulators (collectively known as endogenous cardiac steroids, ECS) are steroids which are synthesized in and released from the adrenal gland and brain. These compounds, by activating or inhibiting Na+, K+-ATPase activity and activating intracellular signaling cascades, have numerous effects on cell survival, vascular tone homeostasis, inflammation, and neuronal activity. For the past twenty years we have addressed the hypothesis that the Na+, K+-ATPase-ECS system may be involved in the etiology of BD. This is a focused review that presents a comprehensive model pertaining to the role of ECS in the etiology of BD. We propose that alterations in ECS metabolism in the brain cause numerous biochemical changes that underlie brain dysfunction and mood symptoms. This is based on both animal models and translational human results. There are data that demonstrate that excess ECS induce abnormal mood and activity in animals, while a specific removal of ECS with antibodies normalizes mood. There are also data indicating that circulating levels of ECS are lower in manic individuals, and that patients with BD are unable to upregulate synthesis of ECS under conditions that increase their elaboration in non-psychiatric controls. There is strong evidence for the involvement of ion dysregulation and ECS function in bipolar illness. Additional research is required to fully characterize these abnormalities and define future clinical directions.
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- Rif S. El-Mallakh
- Mood Disorders Research Program, Depression Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
- Correspondence: (R.S.E.-M.); (D.L.)
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- Department of Medical Neurobiology, Faculty of Medicine, The Institute for Medical Research, Israel-Canada, Hadassah Medical School, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem 9112102, Israel; (V.P.S.); (N.H.)
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- Department of Medical Neurobiology, Faculty of Medicine, The Institute for Medical Research, Israel-Canada, Hadassah Medical School, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem 9112102, Israel; (V.P.S.); (N.H.)
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- Department of Medical Neurobiology, Faculty of Medicine, The Institute for Medical Research, Israel-Canada, Hadassah Medical School, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem 9112102, Israel; (V.P.S.); (N.H.)
- Correspondence: (R.S.E.-M.); (D.L.)
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Different neurocognitive profiles of risperidone and aripiprazole in the FIRST episode of psychosis: A 3-year follow-up comparison. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2021; 110:110309. [PMID: 33775745 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2021.110309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2020] [Revised: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Cognitive deficits have been recognized as a central feature of schizophrenia spectrum disorders. These deficits are often related to more severe negative symptoms, as well as a poorer adjustment in social functioning. Therefore, it is important to improve cognitive performance from the onset of the disease. In this study, we compared the effects of two atypical antipsychotics, risperidone and aripiprazole, on cognition. The data used in the present investigation were obtained from a large epidemiological cohort of patients with a first episode of psychosis who were treated in a longitudinal intervention programme. The patients included in the program were randomized to treatment with risperidone or aripiprazole and were assessed for cognitive function at baseline and 3 years later. The final sample consisted of 115 patients, 55 of whom were initially assigned to risperidone and 60 to aripiprazole. The groups did not show significant differences in their sociodemographic or clinical characteristics at intake. Longitudinal analyses showed that risperidone-treated patients improved in the processing speed domain at the 3-year follow-up, while the aripiprazole group showed better scores for the executive function domain. Our study shows slight differences between the effects of risperidone and aripiprazole on cognition, suggesting different patterns of efficacy on cognitive function that may warrant more thorough research to determine the beneficial effects of these drugs on cognition. Future studies should evaluate the effects of these treatments over longer follow-up periods using standardized tools for the assessment of cognitive function.
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Ding C, Zhang C, Kopp R, Kuney L, Meng Q, Wang L, Xia Y, Jiang Y, Dai R, Min S, Yao WD, Wong ML, Ruan H, Liu C, Chen C. Transcription factor POU3F2 regulates TRIM8 expression contributing to cellular functions implicated in schizophrenia. Mol Psychiatry 2021; 26:3444-3460. [PMID: 32929213 PMCID: PMC7956165 DOI: 10.1038/s41380-020-00877-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2019] [Revised: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Schizophrenia (SCZ) is a neuropsychiatric disorder with aberrant expression of multiple genes. However, identifying its exact causal genes remains a considerable challenge. The brain-specific transcription factor POU3F2 (POU domain, class 3, transcription factor 2) has been recognized as a risk factor for SCZ, but our understanding of its target genes and pathogenic mechanisms are still limited. Here we report that POU3F2 regulates 42 SCZ-related genes in knockdown and RNA-sequencing experiments of human neural progenitor cells (NPCs). Among those SCZ-related genes, TRIM8 (Tripartite motif containing 8) is located in SCZ-associated genetic locus and is aberrantly expressed in patients with SCZ. Luciferase reporter and electrophoretic mobility shift assays (EMSA) showed that POU3F2 induces TRIM8 expression by binding to the SCZ-associated SNP (single nucleotide polymorphism) rs5011218, which affects POU3F2-binding efficiency at the promoter region of TRIM8. We investigated the cellular functions of POU3F2 and TRIM8 as they co-regulate several pathways related to neural development and synaptic function. Knocking down either POU3F2 or TRIM8 promoted the proliferation of NPCs, inhibited their neuronal differentiation, and impaired the excitatory synaptic transmission of NPC-derived neurons. These results indicate that POU3F2 regulates TRIM8 expression through the SCZ-associated SNP rs5011218, and both genes may be involved in the etiology of SCZ by regulating neural development and synaptic function.
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- Chaodong Ding
- Center for Medical Genetics and Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China,Department of Psychiatry, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Center for Medical Genetics and Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China,Guangxi Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi, China,Guangxi Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Neuroscience, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi, China
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- Center for Medical Genetics and Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China,Child Health Institute of New Jersey, Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Center for Medical Genetics and Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China,Department of Psychiatry, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Center for Medical Genetics and Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China,Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Center for Medical Genetics and Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China,Department of Psychiatry, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA.
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- Center for Medical Genetics and Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China. .,Department of Psychiatry, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA. .,School of Psychology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
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- Center for Medical Genetics and Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China. .,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, the Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China. .,Hunan Key Laboratory of Animal Models for Human Diseases, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China. .,Hunan Key Laboratory of Molecular Precision Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
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Szabó E, Juhász F, Hathy E, Reé D, Homolya L, Erdei Z, Réthelyi JM, Apáti Á. Functional Comparison of Blood-Derived Human Neural Progenitor Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E9118. [PMID: 33266139 PMCID: PMC7730078 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21239118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2020] [Revised: 11/21/2020] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived neural progenitor cells (NPCs) are promising tools to model complex neurological or psychiatric diseases, including schizophrenia. Multiple studies have compared patient-derived and healthy control NPCs derived from iPSCs in order to investigate cellular phenotypes of this disease, although the establishment, stabilization, and directed differentiation of iPSC lines are rather expensive and time-demanding. However, interrupted reprogramming by omitting the stabilization of iPSCs may allow for the generation of a plastic stage of the cells and thus provide a shortcut to derive NPSCs directly from tissue samples. Here, we demonstrate a method to generate shortcut NPCs (sNPCs) from blood mononuclear cells and present a detailed comparison of these sNPCs with NPCs obtained from the same blood samples through stable iPSC clones and a subsequent neural differentiation (classical NPCs-cNPCs). Peripheral blood cells were obtained from a schizophrenia patient and his two healthy parents (a case-parent trio), while a further umbilical cord blood sample was obtained from the cord of a healthy new-born. The expression of stage-specific markers in sNPCs and cNPCs were compared both at the protein and RNA levels. We also performed functional tests to investigate Wnt and glutamate signaling and the oxidative stress, as these pathways have been suggested to play important roles in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. We found similar responses in the two types of NPCs, suggesting that the shortcut procedure provides sNPCs, allowing an efficient screening of disease-related phenotypes.
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- Eszter Szabó
- Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, 1117 Budapest, Hungary; (E.S.); (F.J.); (D.R.); (L.H.); (Z.E.)
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- Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, 1117 Budapest, Hungary; (E.S.); (F.J.); (D.R.); (L.H.); (Z.E.)
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, 1083 Budapest, Hungary;
- National Brain Research Project (NAP) Molecular Psychiatry Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences and Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, 1083 Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, 1117 Budapest, Hungary; (E.S.); (F.J.); (D.R.); (L.H.); (Z.E.)
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- Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, 1117 Budapest, Hungary; (E.S.); (F.J.); (D.R.); (L.H.); (Z.E.)
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- Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, 1117 Budapest, Hungary; (E.S.); (F.J.); (D.R.); (L.H.); (Z.E.)
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, 1083 Budapest, Hungary;
- National Brain Research Project (NAP) Molecular Psychiatry Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences and Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, 1083 Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, 1117 Budapest, Hungary; (E.S.); (F.J.); (D.R.); (L.H.); (Z.E.)
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Sagata N, Kano SI, Ohgidani M, Inamine S, Sakai Y, Kato H, Masuda K, Nakahara T, Nakahara-Kido M, Ohga S, Furue M, Sawa A, Kanba S, Kato TA. Forskolin rapidly enhances neuron-like morphological change of directly induced-neuronal cells from neurofibromatosis type 1 patients. Neuropsychopharmacol Rep 2020; 40:396-400. [PMID: 33037790 PMCID: PMC7722681 DOI: 10.1002/npr2.12144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2020] [Accepted: 05/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Aim Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a multifaceted disease, and frequently comorbid with neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and learning disorder. Dysfunction of adenylyl cyclase (AC) is one of the candidate pathways in abnormal development of neuronal cells in the brain of NF1 patients, while its dynamic abnormalities have not been observed. Direct conversion technology can generate induced‐neuronal (iN) cells directly from human fibroblasts within 2 weeks. Just recently, we have revealed that forskolin, an AC activator, rescues the gene expression pattern of iN cells derived from NF1 patients (NF1‐iN cells). In this microreport, we show the dynamic effect of forskolin on NF1‐iN cells. Methods iN cells derived from healthy control (HC‐iN cells) and NF1‐iN cells were treated with forskolin (final concentration 10 μM), respectively. Morphological changes of iN cells were captured by inverted microscope with CCD camera every 2 minutes for 90 minutes. Results Prior to forskolin treatment, neuron‐like spherical‐form cells were observed in HC‐iN cells, but most NF1‐iN cells were not spherical‐form but flatform. Only 20 minutes after forskolin treatment, the morphology of the iN cells were dramatically changed from flatform to spherical form, especially in NF1‐iN cells. Conclusion The present pilot data indicate that forskolin or AC activators may have therapeutic effects on the growth of neuronal cells in NF1 patients. Further translational research should be conducted to validate our pilot findings for future drug development of ASD. Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is highly comorbid with neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and learning disorder, and underlying mechanisms have not been well clarified. We herein showed that forskolin, an AC activator, rapidly enhances neuron‐like morphological change of directly induced‐neuronal (iN) cells from NF1 patients. The present pilot data using the direct conversion technology indicate that forskolin or AC activators may have therapeutic effects on the growth of neuronal cells in NF1 patients.
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- Noriaki Sagata
- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology & Department of Neurobiology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USA.,Departments of Psychiatry, Mental Health, Neuroscience, and Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Section of Oral Medicine for Children, Division of Oral Health, Growth and Development, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.,Division of Oral Biological Sciences, Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Oral Anatomy, Graduate School of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Section of Oral Medicine for Children, Division of Oral Health, Growth and Development, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Departments of Psychiatry, Mental Health, Neuroscience, and Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Silva MC, Haggarty SJ. Human pluripotent stem cell-derived models and drug screening in CNS precision medicine. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2020; 1471:18-56. [PMID: 30875083 PMCID: PMC8193821 DOI: 10.1111/nyas.14012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2018] [Revised: 01/02/2019] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Development of effective therapeutics for neurological disorders has historically been challenging partly because of lack of accurate model systems in which to investigate disease etiology and test new therapeutics at the preclinical stage. Human stem cells, particularly patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) upon differentiation, have the ability to recapitulate aspects of disease pathophysiology and are increasingly recognized as robust scalable systems for drug discovery. We review advances in deriving cellular models of human central nervous system (CNS) disorders using iPSCs along with strategies for investigating disease-relevant phenotypes, translatable biomarkers, and therapeutic targets. Given their potential to identify novel therapeutic targets and leads, we focus on phenotype-based, small-molecule screens employing human stem cell-derived models. Integrated efforts to assemble patient iPSC-derived cell models with deeply annotated clinicopathological data, along with molecular and drug-response signatures, may aid in the stratification of patients, diagnostics, and clinical trial success, shifting translational science and precision medicine approaches. A number of remaining challenges, including the optimization of cost-effective, large-scale culture of iPSC-derived cell types, incorporation of aging into neuronal models, as well as robustness and automation of phenotypic assays to support quantitative drug efficacy, toxicity, and metabolism testing workflows, are covered. Continued advancement of the field is expected to help fully humanize the process of CNS drug discovery.
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- M. Catarina Silva
- Chemical Neurobiology Laboratory, Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Center for Genomic Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA, USA
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- Chemical Neurobiology Laboratory, Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Center for Genomic Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA, USA
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Sawada T, Chater TE, Sasagawa Y, Yoshimura M, Fujimori-Tonou N, Tanaka K, Benjamin KJM, Paquola ACM, Erwin JA, Goda Y, Nikaido I, Kato T. Developmental excitation-inhibition imbalance underlying psychoses revealed by single-cell analyses of discordant twins-derived cerebral organoids. Mol Psychiatry 2020; 25:2695-2711. [PMID: 32764691 PMCID: PMC7577852 DOI: 10.1038/s41380-020-0844-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2020] [Revised: 06/23/2020] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Despite extensive genetic and neuroimaging studies, detailed cellular mechanisms underlying schizophrenia and bipolar disorder remain poorly understood. Recent progress in single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) technologies enables identification of cell-type-specific pathophysiology. However, its application to psychiatric disorders is challenging because of methodological difficulties in analyzing human brains and the confounds due to a lifetime of illness. Brain organoids derived from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) of the patients are a powerful avenue to investigate the pathophysiological processes. Here, we generated iPSC-derived cerebral organoids from monozygotic twins discordant for psychosis. scRNA-seq analysis of the organoids revealed enhanced GABAergic specification and reduced cell proliferation following diminished Wnt signaling in the patient, which was confirmed in iPSC-derived forebrain neuronal cells. Two additional monozygotic twin pairs discordant for schizophrenia also confirmed the excess GABAergic specification of the patients' neural progenitor cells. With a well-controlled genetic background, our data suggest that unbalanced specification of excitatory and inhibitory neurons during cortical development underlies psychoses.
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- Tomoyo Sawada
- Laboratory for Molecular Dynamics of Mental Disorders, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, Wako, Saitama, Japan. .,Lieber Institute for Brain Development, Baltimore, MD, USA. .,Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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- grid.474690.8Laboratory for Synaptic Plasticity and Connectivity, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, Wako, Saitama Japan
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- grid.508743.dLaboratory for Bioinformatics Research, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Wako, Saitama Japan
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- grid.508743.dLaboratory for Bioinformatics Research, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Wako, Saitama Japan
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- grid.474690.8Laboratory for Molecular Dynamics of Mental Disorders, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, Wako, Saitama Japan
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- grid.508743.dLaboratory for Bioinformatics Research, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Wako, Saitama Japan
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- grid.429552.dLieber Institute for Brain Development, Baltimore, MD USA ,grid.21107.350000 0001 2171 9311Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD USA
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- grid.429552.dLieber Institute for Brain Development, Baltimore, MD USA ,grid.21107.350000 0001 2171 9311Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD USA
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- grid.429552.dLieber Institute for Brain Development, Baltimore, MD USA ,grid.21107.350000 0001 2171 9311Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD USA ,grid.21107.350000 0001 2171 9311Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD USA
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- grid.474690.8Laboratory for Synaptic Plasticity and Connectivity, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, Wako, Saitama Japan
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- grid.508743.dLaboratory for Bioinformatics Research, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Wako, Saitama Japan ,grid.265073.50000 0001 1014 9130Functional Genome Informatics, Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo, Tokyo Japan ,grid.20515.330000 0001 2369 4728Master’s/Doctoral Program in Life Science Innovation (Bioinformatics), Degree Programs in Systems and Information Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Technology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki Japan
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- Laboratory for Molecular Dynamics of Mental Disorders, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, Wako, Saitama, Japan. .,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan.
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Kato T. Current understanding of bipolar disorder: Toward integration of biological basis and treatment strategies. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2019; 73:526-540. [PMID: 31021488 DOI: 10.1111/pcn.12852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2018] [Revised: 04/19/2019] [Accepted: 04/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
Biological studies of bipolar disorder initially focused on the mechanism of action for antidepressants and antipsychotic drugs, and the roles of monoamines (e.g., serotonin, dopamine) have been extensively studied. Thereafter, based on the mechanism of action of lithium, intracellular signal transduction systems, including inositol metabolism and intracellular calcium signaling, have drawn attention. Involvement of intracellular calcium signaling has been supported by genetics and cellular studies. Elucidation of the neural circuits affected by calcium signaling abnormalities is critical, and our previous study suggested a role of the paraventricular thalamic nucleus. The genetic vulnerability of mitochondria causes calcium dysregulation and results in the hyperexcitability of serotonergic neurons, which are suggested to be susceptible to oxidative stress. Efficacy of anticonvulsants, animal studies of candidate genes, and studies using induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neurons have suggested a relation between bipolar disorder and the hyperexcitability of neurons. Recent genetic findings suggest the roles of polyunsaturated acids. At the systems level, social rhythm therapy targets circadian rhythm abnormalities, and cognitive behavioral therapy may target emotion/cognition (E/C) imbalance. In the future, pharmacological and psychosocial treatments may be combined and optimized based on the biological basis of each patient, which will realize individualized treatment.
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- Tadafumi Kato
- Laboratory for Molecular Dynamics of Mental Disorders, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, Wako, Japan
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Nakazawa T, Hashimoto R, Takuma K, Hashimoto H. Modeling of psychiatric disorders using induced pluripotent stem cell-related technologies. J Pharmacol Sci 2019; 140:321-324. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphs.2019.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2019] [Revised: 05/29/2019] [Accepted: 06/03/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Farkhondeh A, Li R, Gorshkov K, Chen KG, Might M, Rodems S, Lo DC, Zheng W. Induced pluripotent stem cells for neural drug discovery. Drug Discov Today 2019; 24:992-999. [PMID: 30664937 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2019.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Revised: 12/31/2018] [Accepted: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease are growing problems, as average life expectancy is increasing globally. Drug discovery for neurological disease remains a major challenge. Poor understanding of disease pathophysiology and incomplete representation of human disease in animal models hinder therapeutic drug development. Recent advances with induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) have enabled modeling of human diseases with patient-derived neural cells. Utilizing iPSC-derived neurons advances compound screening and evaluation of drug efficacy. These cells have the genetic backgrounds of patients that more precisely model disease-specific pathophysiology and phenotypes. Neural cells derived from iPSCs can be produced in a large quantity. Therefore, application of iPSC-derived human neurons is a new direction for neuronal drug discovery.
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- Atena Farkhondeh
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
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Kato T, Kanba S. Making psychiatry a clinical neuroscience-based medicine. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2019; 73:1. [PMID: 30609238 DOI: 10.1111/pcn.12798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2018] [Accepted: 11/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Tadafumi Kato
- Laboratory for Molecular Dynamics of Mental Disorders, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Dysregulated gene expressions of MEX3D, FOS and BCL2 in human induced-neuronal (iN) cells from NF1 patients: a pilot study. Sci Rep 2017; 7:13905. [PMID: 29066822 PMCID: PMC5654769 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-14440-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2017] [Accepted: 10/05/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Direct conversion technique to produce induced-neuronal (iN) cells from human fibroblasts within 2 weeks is expected to discover unknown neuronal phenotypes of neuropsychiatric disorders. Here, we present unique gene expression profiles in iN cells from patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), a single-gene multifaceted disorder with comparatively high co-occurrence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Microarray-based transcriptomic analysis on iN cells from male healthy controls and male NF1 patients (NF1-iN cells) revealed that 149 genes expressions were significantly different (110 upregulated and 39 downregulated). We validated that mRNA of MEX3D (mex-3 RNA binding family member D) was lower in NF1-iN cells by real-time PCR with 12 sex-mixed samples. In NF1-iN cells on day 14, higher expression of FOS mRNA was observed with lower expression of MEX3D mRNA. Interestingly, BCL2 mRNA was higher in NF1-iN cells on day 5 (early-period) but not on day 14. Our data suggest that aberrant molecular signals due to NF1 mutations may disturb gene expressions, a subset of which defines continuum of the neuronal phenotypes of NF1 with ASD. Further translational studies using induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell-derived neuronal cells are needed to validate our preliminary findings especially confirming meanings of analysis using early-period iN cells.
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