Reduced neurite density in neuronal cell cultures exposed to serum of patients with bipolar disorder

• Autor(a) principal: Aguiar, Bianca Wollenhaupt de
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Outros Autores: Pfaffenseller, Bianca, Chagas, Vinicius de Saraiva, Castro, Mauro Antônio Alves, Passos, Ives Cavalcante, Kauer-Sant'Anna, Márcia, Kapczinski, Flávio Pereira, Klamt, Fabio
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFRGS
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10183/150434
• topic: Neuritos; Transtorno bipolar; Bipolar disorder; Neurite density; RA-differentiated SH-SY5Y cells; Systemic toxicity

Background: Increased inflammatory markers and oxidative stress have been reported in serum among patients with bipolar disorder (BD). The aim of this study is to assess whether biochemical changes in the serum of patients induces neurotoxicity in neuronal cell cultures. Methods: We challenged the retinoic acid-differentiated human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells with the serum of BD patients at early and late stages of illness and assessed neurite density and cell viability as neurotoxic endpoints. Results: Decreased neurite density was found in neurons treated with the serum of patients, mostly patients at late stages of illness. Also, neurons challenged with the serum of late-stage patients showed a significant decrease in cell viability. Conclusions: Our findings showed that the serum of patients with bipolar disorder induced a decrease in neurite density and cell viability in neuronal cultures.