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lüll Alterations in dopamine and glutamate neurotransmission in tetrahydrobiopterin deficient spr-/- mice: relevance to schizophrenia Choi YK; Tarazi FIBMB Rep 2010[Sep]; 43 (9): 593-8Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) is a pivotal cofactor for enzymes responsible for the synthesis and release of monoamine neurotransmitters including dopamine (DA) and serotonin (5-HT) as well as the release of glutamate (Glu). Deficiencies in BH4 levels and reduced activities of BH(4)-associated enzymes have been recently reported in patients with schizophrenia. Accordingly, it is possible that abnormalities in the biochemical cascades regulated by BH(4) may alter DA, 5-HT and Glu neurotransmission, and consequently contribute to the pathophysiology of different neuropsychiatric diseases including schizophrenia. The development of a novel strain of mutant mice that is deficient in BH(4) by knocking out the expression of a functional sepiapterin reductase gene (spr -/-) has added new insights into the potential role of BH(4) in the pathophysiology and improved treatment of schizophrenia.|Alcohol Oxidoreductases/genetics/metabolism[MESH]|Animals[MESH]|Biopterins/*analogs & derivatives/genetics/metabolism[MESH]|Dopamine/*metabolism[MESH]|Glutamic Acid/*metabolism[MESH]|Humans[MESH]|Mice[MESH]|Models, Biological[MESH]|Schizophrenia/genetics/*metabolism[MESH]|Synaptic Transmission/genetics/*physiology[MESH] |