The 5-HT 7 receptor antagonist SB 269970 ameliorates maternal fluoxetine exposure-induced impairment of synaptic plasticity in the prefrontal cortex of the offspring female mice
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Background
Although the use of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor fluoxetine in depression during pregnancy is considered safe, it might increase the risk of affective disorders and cognitive symptoms in progeny. In animal models, maternal exposure to fluoxetine throughout gestation and lactation negatively affects the behavior of the offspring. Little is known about the effects of maternal fluoxetine on synaptic transmission and plasticity in the offspring cerebral cortex.
Methods
During pregnancy and lactation C57BL/6J mouse dams received fluoxetine (7.5 mg/kg/day) with drinking water. Female offspring mice received intraperitoneal injections of the selective 5-HT 7 receptor antagonist SB 269970 (2.5 mg/kg) for 7 days. Whole-cell and field potential electrophysiological recordings were performed in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) ex vivo brain slices.
Results
Perinatal exposure to fluoxetine resulted in decreased field potentials and impaired long-term potentiation (LTP) in layer II/III of the mPFC of female young adult offspring. Neither the intrinsic excitability nor spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic currents were altered in layer II/III mPFC pyramidal neurons. In mPFC slices obtained from fluoxetine-treated mice that were administered SB 269970 both field potentials and LTP magnitude were restored and did not differ from controls.
Conclusions
Treatment of fluoxetine-exposed mice with a selective 5-HT 7 receptor antagonist, SB269970, normalizes synaptic transmission and restores the potential for plasticity in the mPFC of mice exposed in utero and postnatally to fluoxetine.
