PMID- 24904293 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20140606 LR - 20220309 IS - 1662-5102 (Print) IS - 1662-5102 (Electronic) IS - 1662-5102 (Linking) VI - 8 DP - 2014 TI - Distinctive behavioral and cellular responses to fluoxetine in the mouse model for Fragile X syndrome. PG - 150 LID - 10.3389/fncel.2014.00150 [doi] LID - 150 AB - Fluoxetine is used as a therapeutic agent for autism spectrum disorder (ASD), including Fragile X syndrome (FXS). The treatment often associates with disruptive behaviors such as agitation and disinhibited behaviors in FXS. To identify mechanisms that increase the risk to poor treatment outcome, we investigated the behavioral and cellular effects of fluoxetine on adult Fmr1 knockout (KO) mice, a mouse model for FXS. We found that fluoxetine reduced anxiety-like behavior of both wild-type and Fmr1 KO mice seen as shortened latency to enter the center area in the open field test. In Fmr1 KO mice, fluoxetine normalized locomotor hyperactivity but abnormally increased exploratory activity. Reduced brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and increased TrkB receptor expression levels in the hippocampus of Fmr1 KO mice associated with inappropriate coping responses under stressful condition and abolished antidepressant activity of fluoxetine. Fluoxetine response in the cell proliferation was also missing in the hippocampus of Fmr1 KO mice when compared with wild-type controls. The postnatal mRNA expression of serotonin transporter (SERT) was reduced in the thalamic nuclei of Fmr1 KO mice during the time of transient innervation of somatosensory neurons suggesting that developmental changes of SERT expression were involved in the differential cellular and behavioral responses to fluoxetine in wild-type and Fmr1 mice. The results indicate that changes of BDNF/TrkB signaling contribute to differential behavioral responses to fluoxetine among individuals with ASD. FAU - Uutela, Marko AU - Uutela M AD - Institute of Biomedicine/Physiology, University of Helsinki Helsinki, Finland. FAU - Lindholm, Jesse AU - Lindholm J AD - Neuroscience Center, University of Helsinki Helsinki, Finland. FAU - Rantamaki, Tomi AU - Rantamaki T AD - Neuroscience Center, University of Helsinki Helsinki, Finland. FAU - Umemori, Juzoh AU - Umemori J AD - Neuroscience Center, University of Helsinki Helsinki, Finland. FAU - Hunter, Kerri AU - Hunter K AD - Institute of Biomedicine/Physiology, University of Helsinki Helsinki, Finland. FAU - Voikar, Vootele AU - Voikar V AD - Neuroscience Center, University of Helsinki Helsinki, Finland. FAU - Castren, Maija L AU - Castren ML AD - Institute of Biomedicine/Physiology, University of Helsinki Helsinki, Finland ; Department of Child Neurology, Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University Hospital of Helsinki Helsinki, Finland. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20140528 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Cell Neurosci JT - Frontiers in cellular neuroscience JID - 101477935 PMC - PMC4036306 OTO - NOTNLM OT - BDNF OT - TrkB receptors OT - autism OT - behavior OT - neurogenesis EDAT- 2014/06/07 06:00 MHDA- 2014/06/07 06:01 PMCR- 2014/01/01 CRDT- 2014/06/07 06:00 PHST- 2014/01/17 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/05/09 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/06/07 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/06/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/06/07 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2014/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fncel.2014.00150 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Cell Neurosci. 2014 May 28;8:150. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2014.00150. eCollection 2014.