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Effects of chronic exercise and treatment with the antipsychotic drug olanzapine on hippocampal volume in adult female rats.

Barr, A.M., Wu, C.H., Wong, C., Hercher, C., Töpfer, E., Boyda, H.N., Procyshyn, R.M., Honer, W.G. +1 more·2013·Neuroscience

Abstract

Numerous studies have reported that the hippocampus in schizophrenia patients is reduced in volume compared to the normal population. Antipsychotic medications have had mixed benefits in maintaining hippocampal volume or reversing volume loss. Recent evidence indicates that routine aerobic exercise represents a promising intervention for reversing hippocampal loss and cognitive deficits. In the present study, we measured the effects of chronic treatment with olanzapine and daily exercise on the hippocampal volumes of rats. Adult female rats were treated during the week with either olanzapine (10mg/kg) or vehicle for 9 consecutive weeks. Subgroups of animals were provided access to exercise running wheels for 1 or 3h per day during the same period, or were sedentary. Metabolic indices, including glucose tolerance, were measured on a weekly basis. At the conclusion of the study, brains were perfused and hippocampal sections were Nissl stained. Total hippocampal volume was measured using the Cavalieri estimator. Treatment with olanzapine caused a significant decrease in hippocampal volume in sedentary rats. However, exercise was able to reverse most of this volume loss. The hippocampal sub-regions of the dentate gyrus and CA1 were most strongly affected by olanzapine and exercise. Of interest, there was a strong and highly significant negative correlation between glucose intolerance and hippocampal volume, whereby greater glucose intolerance was associated with a smaller hippocampal volume. These findings indicate that exercise may have beneficial effects on the hippocampus when antipsychotic medication can contribute to changes in volume.

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Authors
Barr, A. M., Wu, C. H., Wong, C., Hercher, C., Töpfer, E., Boyda, H. N., Procyshyn, R. M., Honer, W. G., & Beasley, C. L.
Affiliations
University of British Columbia (CA)
Corresponding author
Barr, A.M.
Venue
Neuroscience
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-12
Volume
255
Pages
147-157
ISSN
0306-4522 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2058786486
Cited by
26
References
59
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FWCI
2.36
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Pfizer
  • Sunovion
  • H. Lundbeck A/S
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Developmental Neuroscience › Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
Keywords
olanzapine, exercise training, hippocampal volume, antipsychotic adverse effects, schizophrenia, impaired glucose tolerance, aerobic exercise, dentate gyrus, CA1, female rats, running wheel
MeSH terms
Olanzapine, Aging, Animals, Benzodiazepines, Female, Hippocampus, Physical Conditioning, Animal, Antipsychotic Agents, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Rats

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