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Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee (M.R.A., V.V.G., E.V.G.); Division of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Texas, Austin, Texas (K.N.D.); and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (J.L.B.).
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The studies of molecular mechanisms of APD action have long concentrated on the effects of APDs on gene expression. The pattern of gene expression induced by acute or chronic APD administration is predictive of the propensity of drugs to generate EPSs (McClung et al., 2004
; Maheux et al., 2005
). Typical and atypical APDs differentially alter the expression of signaling proteins (Merchant et al., 1994
; Dwivedi et al., 2002
; Alimohamad et al., 2005
) and the concentrations of neurotransmitter receptors (Burnet et al., 1996
; Steward et al., 2004
). Modulation of signaling via G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) may represent an important molecular mechanism of antipsychotic action. The signaling is regulated via interaction of GPCRs with regulatory proteins. Two groups of such proteins, G protein-coupled receptor kinases (GRKs) and arrestins, are involved in receptor desensitization. After activation, GPCRs are phosphorylated by a GRK. Subsequent arrestin binding stops receptor-G protein interaction and induces receptor internalization followed by either recycling or degradation (for review, see Gurevich and Gurevich, 2006
). Therefore, arrestins and GRKs are important regulators of GPCR-mediated signaling.
Drugs that cause persistent stimulation or blockade of GPCRs often alter the expression of arrestins and GRKs (Hurlé, 2001
; Díaz et al., 2002
; Fan et al., 2002
; Miralles et al., 2002
). The direction of changes is not always predictable based on whether stimulation or blockade is employed. Simple logic would suggest that agonists should up-regulate arrestins and/or GRKs as a compensatory measure aimed at reducing excessive signaling, and antagonists should have the opposite effect. Indeed, chronic or even acute agonist treatment can increase the concentration of arrestins and/or GRK, which may lead to tolerance to drugs (Hurlé, 2001
; Díaz et al., 2002
; Fan et al., 2002
). However, treatment with both opioid agonists and antagonists increases the expression of arrestin2 and GRK2 in the brain (Hurlé, 2001
; Díaz et al., 2002
). Changes in arrestin/GRK expression elicited by in vivo application of drugs are quite complex, involving several proteins in multiple brain regions. The mechanisms of these effects are unclear and may involve changes in transcription, posttranscriptional regulation, and degradation (for review, see Penela et al., 2003
). Most importantly, numerous data prove that cellular concentration of arrestins and GRKs is a major regulatory factor affecting GPCR signaling both in vitro and in vivo (Bohn et al., 2003
; Gainetdinov et al., 2004
).
It is conceivable that chronic treatment with APDs alters the expression of arrestins and GRKs in the brain. Such alterations may modify receptor trafficking, thereby contributing to changes in receptor densities after APD treatment, and significantly affect signaling pathways. However, the expression of arrestins or GRKs after APD treatment has never been studied. In this work, we sought to compare the effect of a widely used typical APD haloperidol and a prototypical atypical drug clozapine on the arrestin/GRK expression in terms of the regional pattern, magnitude and direction of effects, and specific arrestin/GRK subtypes targeted. To detect changes in downstream signaling possibly associated with altered expression of arrestins and/or GRKs, we compared the levels of ERK phosphorylation after antipsychotic treatment. Understanding how APDs modulate the receptor regulation machinery may prove essential for targeted design of APDs with desired clinical profiles and provide insights into the pathophysiology of schizophrenia.
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The brain areas of interest were rapidly isolated from 100-µm-thick coronal cryosections at –20°C. Brain structures were identified and named according to Paxinos and Watson (1998
). Eleven different brain regions were analyzed. These included the following cortical areas: 1) prefrontal cortex (PFC), which included prelimbic and infralimbic cortices (plates 6–10 in Paxinos and Watson, 1998
); 2) cingulate cortex (areas 1 and 2, plates 11–14); and 3) dorsal hippocampus (dHipp) (plates 28–31). The rostral caudate-putamen, encompassing plates 11 to 15, was subdivided into four quadrants: 1) dorsolateral, 2) ventrolateral (VL), 3) dorsomedial, and 4) ventromedial. The core (ACc) and shell regions of the nucleus accumbens were collected separately, ACc from plates 9 to 15 and nucleus accumbens shell from plates 10 to 15. The region of caudal caudate-putamen (cCPu) corresponded to plates 21 to 24, and the globus pallidus (GP) was collected from the same plates.
The tissue was immediately immersed into 200 µl of lysis solution (Ambion, Austin, TX). The lysis solution effectively lyses the tissue while inhibiting all enzymatic activity. This ensures good preservation of proteins. Protein concentration in the samples was measured with Bradford reagent (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA). Samples were then precipitated with 90% (v/v) methanol, and protein was pelleted by centrifugation and dissolved in SDS sample buffer at the final concentration of 0.25 µg of protein/µl.
Western Blotting. Electrophoresis and transfer onto Immobilon-P (Millipore, Bedford, MA) membrane were performed essentially as described previously (Gurevich et al., 2002
; Gurevich et al., 2004
). Arrestins were detected with arrestin2-specific (1:9000) or arrestin3-specific (1:900) affinity-purified rabbit polyclonal antibodies. We used rabbit polyclonal antibodies (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA) to quantify GRK2 (1:500), GRK3 (1:300), GRK5 (1:500), and GRK6 (1:300). To detect phosphorylated ERK, phosphospecific mouse monoclonal antibody (1:2000; Cell Signaling Technology, Danvers, MA) was used, and total ERK was detected with rabbit antibody (1:1000; Cell Signaling Technology). For quantification of arrestins, dilutions of standards containing 1:1 mix of Escherichia coli-expressed purified bovine arrestin2 and arrestin3 (Gurevich et al., 2002
, 2004
) in sample buffer were loaded onto each gel along with samples. For quantification of GRKs, we used bovine GRK2 and GRK3, human GRK5, and GRK6 purified as described previously (Gurevich et al., 2004
). For quantification of phospho- and total ERK, respective purified ERK standards were used. ERK2 was expressed in E. coli and purified to homogeneity, as described previously (Waas et al., 2003
). Purified ERK2 was phosphorylated by recombinant purified MEK1 in vitro, as described. Protein concentration was determined by absorption at 280 nm, using the molar extinction coefficient of 52,067 M/cm (Waas et al., 2003
). Appropriate dilutions of purified proteins were loaded onto each gel alongside the samples to generate calibration curves. Calibration curves generated with protein standards on each blot allowed for quantification of the proteins in absolute units (nanograms per milligram or picomoles per milligram of total protein). All statistically significant results obtained during initial analysis were validated twice in separate experiments based on specific hypotheses.
Data Analysis. For Western blots, the gray values of the bands were measured on X-ray film using the Versadoc system (Bio-Rad). The optical densities of the bands corresponding to arrestins and GRKs were converted into nanograms of the respective protein based on calibration curves produced using purified proteins. Calibration curves were fitted to linear equations using Prism 4.0 (GraphPad Software, San Diego, CA). To convert the values into picomoles per milligram of protein, the following values for molecular masses were used: arrestin2, 47 kDa; arrestin3, 45 kDa; GRK2, 80 kDa; GRK3, 83 kDa; GRK5, 67.6 kDa; and GRK6, 65.9 kDa. For the statistical analysis, StatView software (SAS Institute, Cary, NC) was used. The Western blot data were analyzed by two-way analysis of variance with treatment (saline, haloperidol, and clozapine) and time (2 and 24 h) as main factors. Analysis was performed for each brain region separately followed by Student-Newman-Keuls post hoc test. When treatment x time interaction was significant, separate analysis for each time point (2 and 24 h postinjection) was also performed. The value of p < 0.05 was considered significant. Because the experimental design involves multiple comparisons of values (11 regions for four arrestin and GRK isoforms plus ERK) that can potentially generate false-positive results, we verified each original significant finding in two separate independent experiments.
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Effect of Antipsychotic Drugs on Arrestin Expression. Treatment with haloperidol produced no detectable changes in the expression of either arrestin2 or arrestin3. In contrast, atypical antipsychotic clozapine significantly reduced the arrestin2 expression in dHipp [F(2,44) = 5.1, p < 0.02; Fig. 3A] compared with both saline- and haloperidol-treated groups. There was no significant effect of time, indicating that the changes in the arrestin2 expression were similar after 2- and 24-h washout periods (by 32 and 25.6%, respectively). The effect of clozapine in the basal ganglia regions was the opposite of that in the dHipp. Clozapine induced an up-regulation of arrestin2 in VL [F(2,44) = 5.2, p < 0.01; average change by 37%] and ACc [F(2,44) = 4.3, p < 0.02; by 23%] (Fig. 3A) compared with saline- and haloperidol-treated groups. There was no significant effect of time or treatment x time interaction, indicating that the effects were similar after both washout periods. Clozapine treatment did not alter the arrestin3 expression (data not shown).
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Drug treatment significantly affected the expression of GRK5. The expression of GRK5 was significantly altered by treatment in cCPu [F(2,45) = 3.64, p < 0.05] and GP [F(2,45) = 3.3, p < 0.05]. There was also significant effect of time in GP [F(1,45) = 8.3, p < 0.01] and treatment x time interaction in both regions. The level of GRK5 in saline-treated animals was measurably higher at 2 h than 24 h after the last injection. Both APDs suppressed the GRK5 expression 2 h after the last treatment in both brain regions (Fig. 4B). It is interesting to note that clozapine increased the GRK5 concentration 24 h after the last drug administration in cCPu, but there was no such effect in GP (Fig. 4B). Neither drug altered the expression of GRK6 in any brain region examined (data not shown).
Effect of Chronic Antipsychotic Treatment on ERK Activation. Arrestins and GRKs have been linked to mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathways, where arrestins serve as scaffolds for multiprotein complexes assembled on activated phosphorylated GPCRs (Shenoy and Lefkowitz, 2003
). Acute treatment with clozapine has been shown to activate ERK but not c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase or p38 (Browning et al., 2005
). We have asked whether chronic treatment with APDs affects ERK activation and whether ERK is activated in the same brain regions where antipsychotics alter the expression of arrestins and GRKs. The level and pattern of ERK phosphorylation varied among brain regions (Figs. 5 and 6). In all regions, the major phosphorylated ERK subtype was ERK2 (42 kDa) (Fig. 5, A and C), and the concentration of total ERK2 was higher than that of ERK1 in all regions (Fig. 5, B and D). We have found that ERK1 phosphorylation was significantly enhanced only by clozapine in two of 11 brain regions examined (Fig. 6). In PFC, the effect of clozapine was transient; the concentration of phosphorylated ERK2 was elevated 2 h (by 75%) but not 24 h after the last injection [F(2,44) = 5.4, p = 0.008 for group effect and F = 4.9, p = 0.0125 for group x time interaction]. In contrast, in the VL subdivision of the striatum, enhanced ERK2 phosphorylation was detected 2 h (by 118%) as well as 24 h (by 77%) after the last injection [F(2,44) = 6.8, p = 0.0027] (Fig. 6). There were no differences in the levels of total ERK1,2 or phosphorylated ERK1 in any of the brain regions examined (data not shown).
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APDs interact with multiple neurotransmitter receptors, thereby affecting intracellular signaling pathways. The receptor activity may alter transcription, post-transcriptional regulation, or degradation of arrestins and GRKs. Persistent GPCR stimulation or blockade often leads to enhanced or suppressed expression of arrestin/GRKs, respectively (Hurlé, 2001
; Díaz et al., 2002
; Fan et al., 2002
). It is conceivable that haloperidol and clozapine decreased the expression of GRKs in striatal regions via blockade of dopamine D2 and/or D3 receptors. A more widespread effect of clozapine on the arrestin/GRK expression may be related to a wider pharmacological profile of the drug (Roth et al., 2004
; Abi-Dargham and Laruelle, 2005
; Miyamoto et al., 2005
). The action of clozapine in the dHipp may be mediated by 5-hydroxytryptamine 1A receptors abundant in hippocampal pyramidal cells. Clozapine is a partial agonist to 5-hydroxytryptamine 1A and several other GPCRs (Roth et al., 2004
; Miyamoto et al., 2005
), which may contribute to the observed molecular effects. In addition, clozapine, but not haloperidol, also stimulates dopamine, norepinephrine, and acetylcholine release in the cortex (Ichikawa et al., 2002
; Pira et al., 2004
), which adds another layer of complexity to the molecular mechanisms of the clozapine action. The elevation of the GRK2 expression and ERK2 activation by clozapine in PFC may be linked, considering that ERK-mediated phosphorylation of GRK2 regulates the function of GRK2 as well as its transcription and degradation (Penela et al., 2003
). Molecular events leading from the drugs' interactions with specific GPCRs to alterations in the arrestin/GRK expression are likely to be complex, involving multiple receptors and signaling pathways. The design of this study did not allow for elucidation of molecular mechanisms mediating the drugs' effects on the arrestin/GRK expression. Additional research is required to uncover molecular mechanisms underlying observed changes in the arrestin/GRK expression caused by haloperidol or clozapine treatment.
The current paradigm of the arrestin-dependent GPCR desensitization and trafficking posits that upon activation, a receptor is phosphorylated by a GRK, and arrestin binding to the phosphorylated receptor precludes further receptor-G protein interaction (for review, see Gurevich and Gurevich, 2006
). Due to the mode of arrestin action, e.g., 1:1 interaction with receptors, the availability of arrestins in cells has a profound effect on receptor sensitivity. Indeed, numerous data show that overexpression of arrestins facilitates GPCR trafficking, whereas reduced arrestin concentration leads in most cells to deficits in GPCR desensitization and exaggerated signaling via affected receptors (Bohn et al., 2003
; Gainetdinov et al., 2004
). Similar to arrestins, up- or down-regulation of GRKs facilitates or impedes, respectively, GPCR desensitization in vitro and in vivo (Gainetdinov et al., 2004
). Concomitant modulation of arrestin and GRK concentrations has a particularly strong effect on GPCR trafficking (Kim et al., 2001
; Pan et al., 2003
). Thus, simultaneous down-regulation of arrestin2 and GRK3 in dHipp by clozapine might conceivably result in an enhanced signaling via specific GPCRs important for cognition and/or affective functions, which may contribute to superior efficacy of clozapine toward negative and cognitive symptoms. The clozapine-induced up-regulation of the arrestin2 expression in the striatal and nucleus accumbens subterritories may act in concert with the blockade of dopamine and other receptors to further inhibit G protein-mediated signaling in these regions. Arrestins, in addition to their role in GPCR desensitization, serve as scaffolding proteins coupling GPCRs to the MAPK signaling pathways (for review, see Lefkowitz and Whalen, 2004
). Arrestin-mediated activation of MAPK is enhanced by arrestin overexpression and inhibited by arrestin depletion (Tohgo et al., 2002
; Ahn et al., 2003
). Thus, enhanced ERK activation by clozapine observed in VL may be linked to up-regulation of arrestin2 expression also detected in this region. Taken together, the data demonstrate that haloperidol and clozapine elicit specific molecular modifications of the GPCR regulation machinery in multiple brain areas, accompanied in the case of clozapine by changes in downstream signaling. The arrestin/GRK-mediated desensitization of GPCRs is a feedback mechanism designed to regulate the GPCR signaling. The availability of arrestins and GRKs is a critical factor that determines how this feedback functions. Changes in the arrestin/GRK concentration induced by drug treatment would alter the GPCR availability and/or signaling and impact upon the drug activity. Thus, arrestin and GRKs are perfectly positioned as components of neuroplastic changes that are increasingly recognized as the foundation of the therapeutic activity of APDs (Frost et al., 2004
). Therefore, designing APDs with defined abilities to modulate arrestins and/or GRKs may prove beneficial in the treatment of schizophrenia.
| Acknowledgements |
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Part of this work was presented in an abstract form as follows: Gurevich EV, Ahmed MR, Nichols O, Benovic J, Gurevich VV (2005) Effect of antipsychotic drugs on the G protein-coupled receptor desensitization machinery. International Congress on Schizophrenia Research; 2005 Apr 2–6; Savannah, GA. International Congress on Schizophrenia Research, Dallas, TX.
Article, publication date, and citation information can be found at http://jpet.aspetjournals.org.
ABBREVIATIONS: APD, antipsychotic drug; EPS, extrapyramidal symptom; GPCR, G protein-coupled receptor; GRK, G protein-coupled receptor kinase; ERK, extracellular signal-regulated kinase; PFC, prefrontal cortex; dHipp, dorsal hippocampus; VL, ventrolateral caudate-putamen; cCPu, caudal caudate-putamen; GP, globus pallidus; MAPK, mitogen-activated protein kinase.
Address correspondence to: Dr. Eugenia V. Gurevich, Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Preston Research Building, Room 422, Nashville, TN 37232. E-mail: Eugenia.gurevich{at}vanderbilt.edu
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