Evaluation of the Antipsychotic Effects of 2-(dimethylamino)- and 2-(methylamino)-7H-naphtho[1,2,3-de]quinolin-7-one Derivatives in Experimental Model of Psychosis in Mice

Title:Evaluation of the Antipsychotic Effects of 2-(dimethylamino)- and 2-(methylamino)-7H-naphtho[1,2,3-de]quinolin-7-one Derivatives in Experimental Model of Psychosis in Mice

Volume: 14 Issue: 2

Author(s): Akbar Hajizadeh Moghaddam, Eduardo Sobarzo-Sánchez, Seyed Fazel Nabavi, Maria Daglia and Seyed Mohammad Nabavi

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Keywords: Anti-schizophrenia, behavior, depressive-like, psychosis, ketamine, 7H-naphtho[1, 2, 3-de]quinolin-7-one.

Abstract: Research into novel therapeutic strategies for schizophrenia with high efficacy and low side effects has been progressed in recent years. In the present study, anti-schizophrenia activities of 2-(dimethylamino)- and 2-(methylamino)- 7H-naphtho[1,2,3-de]quinolin-7-one derivatives (D1-D10) have been evaluated in ketamine-induced experimental schizophrenia model in mice. For this aim, experimental animals was submitted to ketamine intraperitoneal injection at 100 mg/kg/day. Then, D1-D10 were administrated intra-cerebroventricularly to mice and in next step, animals depressive-like behaviors have been examined by despair swimming test. The obtained results demonstrate that 7H-naphtho[1,2,3- de]quinolin-7-one derivatives, specifically D9, reduced depressive-like behaviors via the decrease of the immobility time and the increase of the swim and climb times. Overall, these results showed that these alkaloids have anti-schizophrenia efficacy and due to their low side effects, they can be used as a new strategy for the treatment of depressive symptoms of schizophrenia patients.

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Moghaddam Hajizadeh Akbar, Sobarzo-Sánchez Eduardo, Nabavi Fazel Seyed, Daglia Maria and Nabavi Mohammad Seyed, Evaluation of the Antipsychotic Effects of 2-(dimethylamino)- and 2-(methylamino)-7H-naphtho[1,2,3-de]quinolin-7-one Derivatives in Experimental Model of Psychosis in Mice, Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry 2014; 14 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1568026613666131213161443