Abstract
Hypothalamic detection of elevated circulating glucose triggers suppression of endogenous glucose production (EGP) to maintain glucose homeostasis. Antipsychotics alleviate symptoms associated with schizophrenia but also increase the risk for impaired glucose metabolism. In the current study, we examined whether two acutely administered antipsychotics from different drug classes, haloperidol (first generation antipsychotic) and olanzapine (second generation antipsychotic), affect the ability of intracerebroventricular (ICV) glucose infusion approximating postprandial levels to suppress EGP. The experimental protocol consisted of a pancreatic euglycemic clamp, followed by kinomic and RNA-seq analyses of hypothalamic samples to determine changes in serine/threonine kinase activity and gene expression, respectively. Both antipsychotics inhibited ICV glucose-mediated increases in glucose infusion rate during the clamp, a measure of whole-body glucose metabolism. Similarly, olanzapine and haloperidol blocked central glucose-induced suppression of EGP. ICV glucose stimulated the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) pathway, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) pathway, and kinases capable of activating KATP channels in the hypothalamus. These effects were inhibited by both antipsychotics. In conclusion, olanzapine and haloperidol impair central glucose sensing. Although results of hypothalamic analyses in our study do not prove causality, they are novel and provide the basis for a multitude of future studies.
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MKH is supported in part by an Academic Scholars Award from the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, and has grant support from the Banting and Best Diabetes Centre (BBDC), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), PSI Foundation, Ontario, holds the Kelly and Michael Meighen Chair in Psychosis Prevention, and the Cardy Schizophrenia Research Chair. She is also supported by the Danish Diabetes Academy, and a Steno Diabetes Centre Fellowship Award. This work was also supported by The National Institute of Mental Health [grant numbers MH107487, MH121102] and National Institute of Health [grant number AG057598], both awarded to REM. SMA is supported in part by an Academic Scholars Award from the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, and has grant support from CIHR, PSI Foundation, Ontario, and the CAMH Discovery Fund. SP was supported by a Discovery Fund Postdoctoral Fellowship from CAMH. RS is supported by Bebensee Schizophrenia Research Fellowship, by the Ian Douglas Bebensee Foundation, Toronto, Canada. SW was supported by the Ontario Graduate Scholarship and the Banting & Best Diabetes Centre—Novo Nordisk Studentship from the University of Toronto.
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LNC, CK, and MKH conceived the study. LNC, SP, CK, LH, KA, WGR, XZ, AC, GR, SMA, AG, REM, MKH designed experiments. LNC, SP, CK, RA, RS, SW, KA, WGR, XZ, and EA performed experiments. LNC, SP, KA, WGR, and XZ analyzed the data. SP wrote the paper and KA, WGR, XZ, AG, REM, and MKH assisted with interpretation of the data. The paper was reviewed and approved by all authors.
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Castellani, L.N., Pereira, S., Kowalchuk, C. et al. Antipsychotics impair regulation of glucose metabolism by central glucose. Mol Psychiatry 27, 4741–4753 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41380-022-01798-y
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