The electroretinogram as a biomarker of central dopamine and serotonin: potential relevance to psychiatric disorders. / Lavoie, Joëlle; Illiano, Placido; Sotnikova, Tatyana D.; Gainetdinov, Raul R.; Beaulieu, Jean-Martin; Hébert, Marc.
In: Biological Psychiatry, Vol. 75, No. 6, 2014, p. 479-486.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - The electroretinogram as a biomarker of central dopamine and serotonin: potential relevance to psychiatric disorders
AU - Lavoie, Joëlle
AU - Illiano, Placido
AU - Sotnikova, Tatyana D.
AU - Gainetdinov, Raul R.
AU - Beaulieu, Jean-Martin
AU - Hébert, Marc
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - BACKGROUND: Dysfunctions in brain dopamine and serotonin neurotransmission are believed to be involved in the etiology of psychiatric disorders, and electroretinogram (ERG) anomalies have been reported in psychiatric patients. The goal of this study was to evaluate whether ERG anomalies could result from central dopamine or serotonin dysfunctions or from changes in the retinal bioavailability of these neurotransmitters. METHOD: Photopic and scotopic ERGs were recorded in R439H tryptophan hydroxylase 2 knockin (Tph2-KI) mice that have an approximately 80% decrease in brain serotonin and dopamine transporter knockout (DAT-KO) mice showing a fivefold increase in brain extracellular dopamine. Dopamine and serotonin retinal and striatal tissue content were also measured. The role of dopamine D1 receptors (D1R) and D2 receptors (D2R) in the ERG responses was evaluated in D1R-KO and D2R-KO mice. RESULTS: An increase in photopic b-wave implicit time was observed in Tph2-KI mice (wildtype = 24.25 msec, KI = 25.22 msec
AB - BACKGROUND: Dysfunctions in brain dopamine and serotonin neurotransmission are believed to be involved in the etiology of psychiatric disorders, and electroretinogram (ERG) anomalies have been reported in psychiatric patients. The goal of this study was to evaluate whether ERG anomalies could result from central dopamine or serotonin dysfunctions or from changes in the retinal bioavailability of these neurotransmitters. METHOD: Photopic and scotopic ERGs were recorded in R439H tryptophan hydroxylase 2 knockin (Tph2-KI) mice that have an approximately 80% decrease in brain serotonin and dopamine transporter knockout (DAT-KO) mice showing a fivefold increase in brain extracellular dopamine. Dopamine and serotonin retinal and striatal tissue content were also measured. The role of dopamine D1 receptors (D1R) and D2 receptors (D2R) in the ERG responses was evaluated in D1R-KO and D2R-KO mice. RESULTS: An increase in photopic b-wave implicit time was observed in Tph2-KI mice (wildtype = 24.25 msec, KI = 25.22 msec
KW - Biomarker
KW - dopamine
KW - dopamine transporter
KW - electroretinogram
KW - psychiatric disorders
KW - serotonin
U2 - 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.11.024
DO - 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.11.024
M3 - Article
VL - 75
SP - 479
EP - 486
JO - Biological Psychiatry
JF - Biological Psychiatry
SN - 0006-3223
IS - 6
ER -
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