Chemistry-based molecular signature underlying the atypia of clozapine

The central nervous system is functionally organized as a dynamic network of interacting neural circuits that underlies observable behaviors. At higher resolution, these behaviors, or phenotypes, are defined by the activity of a specific set of biomolecules within those circuits. Identification of molecules that govern psychiatric phenotypes is a major challenge. The only organic molecular entities objectively associated with psychiatric phenotypes in humans are drugs that induce psychiatric phenotypes and drugs used for treatment of specific psychiatric conditions. Here, we identified candidate biomolecules contributing to the organic basis for psychosis by deriving an in vivo biomolecule-tissue signature for the atypical pharmacologic action of the antipsychotic drug clozapine. Our novel in silico approach identifies the ensemble of potential drug targets based on the drug's chemical structure and the region-specific gene expression profile of each target in the central nervous system. We subtracted the signature of the action of clozapine from that of a typical antipsychotic, chlorpromazine. Our results implicate dopamine D4 receptors in the pineal gland and muscarinic acetylcholine M1 (CHRM1) and M3 (CHRM3) receptors in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) as significant and unique to clozapine, whereas serotonin receptors 5-HT2A in the PFC and 5-HT2C in the caudate nucleus were common significant sites of action for both drugs. Our results suggest that D4 and CHRM1 receptor activity in specific tissues may represent underappreciated drug targets to advance the pharmacologic treatment of schizophrenia. These findings may enhance our understanding of the organic basis of psychiatric disorders and help developing effective therapies.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:7

Enthalten in:

Translational psychiatry - 7(2017), 2 vom: 21. Feb., Seite e1036

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Cardozo, T [VerfasserIn]
Shmelkov, E [VerfasserIn]
Felsovalyi, K [VerfasserIn]
Swetnam, J [VerfasserIn]
Butler, T [VerfasserIn]
Malaspina, D [VerfasserIn]
Shmelkov, S V [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

137750-34-6
Antipsychotic Agents
CHRM1 protein, human
CHRM3 protein, human
Chlorpromazine
Clozapine
DRD4 protein, human
J60AR2IKIC
Journal Article
Receptor, Muscarinic M1
Receptor, Muscarinic M3
Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A
Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2C
Receptors, Dopamine D4
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
U42B7VYA4P

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 16.11.2017

Date Revised 19.06.2019

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/tp.2017.6

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Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM269158103