• Brain research · Apr 2014

    Aberrant CaMKII activity in the medial prefrontal cortex is associated with cognitive dysfunction in ADHD model rats.

    • Yasushi Yabuki, Norifumi Shioda, Tomomi Maeda, Sachiko Hiraide, Hiroko Togashi, and Kohji Fukunaga.
    • Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
    • Brain Res. 2014 Apr 4;1557:90-100.

    AbstractAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a heterogeneous neurobehavioral disorder accompanied by cognitive and learning deficits, which is prevalent among boys. Juvenile male stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRSP) exhibit ADHD-like behaviors including cognitive deficits and represent one animal model of ADHD. Here, we define a mechanism underlying cognitive dysfunction observed in SHRSP. Acute methylphenidate (MPH: 1mg/kg, p.o.) administration to SHRSP significantly improved not only inattention in a Y-maze task but also cognitive dysfunction in a novel object recognition test. Interestingly, Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) activity, which is essential for memory and learning acquisition, was excessively elevated in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) but not in the hippocampal CA1 region of SHRSP compared with Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats. We also confirmed that elevated CaMKII autophosphorylation in the mPFC causes increased phosphorylation of the CaMKII substrate α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolpropionic acid-type glutamate receptor subunit 1 (GluR1) (Ser-831). Ca(2+)-dependent phosphorylation levels of factors such as extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and protein kinase C (PKC) were unchanged in the SHRSP mPFC. Also, protein levels of the dopamine D2 receptor (D2R) but not the dopamine D1 receptor (D1R) were increased in the SHRSP mPFC. Acute MPH (1mg/kg, p.o.) administration attenuated aberrant CaMKII activity and increased GluR1 phosphorylation observed in SHRSP. Taken together, we propose that cognitive impairment in SHRSP is associated with aberrant CaMKII activity in the mPFC.Copyright © 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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