Bruna Panizzutti, Chiara C Bortolasci, Briana Spolding, Srisaiyini Kidnapillai, Timothy Connor, Sheree D Martin, Trang T T Truong, Zoe S J Liu, Laura Gray, Greg M Kowalski, Sean L McGee, Jee Hyun Kim, Michael Berk, Ken Walder
Schizophrenia (SCZ) is a complex neuropsychiatric disorder associated with altered bioenergetic pathways and mitochondrial dysfunction. Antipsychotic medications, both first and second-generation, are commonly prescribed to manage SCZ symptoms, but their direct impact on mitochondrial function remains poorly understood. In this study, we investigated the effects of commonly prescribed antipsychotics on bioenergetic pathways in cultured neurons. We examined the impact of risperidone, aripiprazole, amisulpride, and clozapine on gene expression, mitochondrial bioenergetic profile, and targeted metabolomics after 24-h treatment, using RNA-seq, Seahorse XF24 Flux Analyser, and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), respectively...
December 10, 2023: European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience