Abstract
This study was undertaken to examine the effects of CDPPB (3‐cyano‐N‐(1,3‐diphenyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐5‐yl)benzamide), a positive allosteric modulator (PAM) of metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGlu5), on cognitive deficits in mice after repeated administration of the N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist phencyclidine (PCP). In the novel object recognition test, PCP (10 mg/kg/day for 10 days)‐induced cognitive deficits in mice were not improved by a single administration of CDPPB (10 mg/kg/day). However, PCP (10 mg/kg/day for 10 days)‐induced cognitive deficits in mice were significantly improved by subsequent subchronic (14 days) administration of CDPPB (10 mg/kg/day), but not of CDPPB (1.0 mg/kg/day). This study suggests that PCP‐induced cognitive deficits in mice are improved by subsequent subchronic administration of CDPPB. Therefore, mGlu5 PAMs would be potential therapeutic drugs for cognitive deficits in schizophrenia.

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