Effect of a brain penetrant 5-HT7 receptor agonist LP-211 alone and in combination with gabapentin on cognitive deficits in insulin treated diabetic neuropathic rats

Authors

  • Venkatesh Goura Suven Life Sciences Ltd
  • Pradeep Jayarajan Suven Life Sciences Ltd
  • Renny Abraham Suven Life Sciences Ltd
  • Rajesh Babu Medapati Suven Life Sciences Ltd
  • Rajesh Kallepalli Suven Life Sciences Ltd
  • Anoop Kishore Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8116-8408
  • Ramakrishna Nirogi Suven Life Sciences Ltd ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2045-0784

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18413/rrpharmacology.11.579

Abstract

Introduction: Cognitive deficits were found to be more pronounced in diabetic neuropathic pain (DNP) patients, with limited treatment options. This study investigates the effects of 5-HT7 agonist (LP-211), alone and in conjunction with gabapentin, on cognitive deficits in insulin-treated DNP (IDNP) rats.

Materials and Methods: Diabetes was induced in male rats (N=71) using streptozotocin (50 mg/kg, intraperitoneally). DNP was assessed using Von Frey and acetone tests. Selected DNP rats received insulin (2 IU/kg, subcutaneously) daily. Treatments included LP-211 (3 mg/kg), gabapentin (10 mg/kg), combination (LP-211 + gabapentin), and donepezil(1mg/kg), which were administered intraperitoneally. Cognitive performances were evaluated through novel object recognition, novel location recognition, and fear conditioning tasks. Biomarkers such as monoamines, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β), and nerve conduction velocity (NCV) were measured.

Results and Discussion: Insulin maintained blood glucose levels, but did not alleviate cognitive deficits. LP-211, 3 mg/kg,donepezil, 1 mg/kg and LP-211, 3 mg/kg + gabapentin, 10 mg/kg demonstrated a significant discriminative index between novel and familiar objects, as well as object locations. Only combination treatment showed significant retrieval of percentage freezing and regulated biomarkers like NCV, monoamines, BDNF, and IL-1β levels compared to IDNP vehicle group. Donepezil modulated monoamines and BDNF, especially, LP-211, 3 mg/kg and donepezil; 1 mg/kg alone did not enhance the freezing response in IDNP rats. Overall, combination treatment notably showed enhanced associative learning, recognition, and spatial memory capabilities.

Conclusion: Acute treatment with LP-211 (3 mg/kg) + gabapentin (10 mg/kg) effectively improved integrated nature of memory in IDNP rats.

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Keywords:

Diabetic neuropathic pain, cognition, monoamines, brain-derived neurotrophic factor, interleukin-1 beta, nerve conduction velocity

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Author Contribution

Venkatesh Goura, Suven Life Sciences Ltd

Master of Pharmacy in Pharmacology, Researcher at the Department of Drug Biology, Suven Life Sciences Ltd; Hyderabad, India; e-mail: venkateshg@suven.com. The author developed the idea, concept and design of the study and took part in the experimental work, analyzed the results and prepared the final version of the manuscript.

Pradeep Jayarajan, Suven Life Sciences Ltd

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology, Researcher at the Department of Drug Biology, Suven Life Sciences Ltd; Hyderabad, India; e-mail: pradeep@suven.com. The author reviewed the idea, concept and was engaged in developing design of the study and edited the final version of the manuscript.

Renny Abraham, Suven Life Sciences Ltd

Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology, Researcher at the Department of Drug Biology, Suven Life Sciences Ltd; Hyderabad, India; e-mail: renny@suven.com. The author reviewed the idea, concept and design of the study, performed statistical analysis and edited the final version of the manuscript.

Rajesh Babu Medapati, Suven Life Sciences Ltd

Master of Pharmacy in Pharmacology, Researcher at the Department of Drug Biology, Suven Life Sciences Ltd; Hyderabad, India; email: rajeshbabum@suven.com. The author took part in the experimental work, analysis and interpretation of the obtained results and edited the final version of the manuscript.

Rajesh Kallepalli, Suven Life Sciences Ltd

Master of Pharmacy in Pharmacology, Researcher at the Department of Drug Biology, Suven Life Sciences Ltd; Hyderabad, India; e-mail: rajesh_kallepalli@suven.com. The author took part in the experimental work, analyzed the results and edited the final version of the manuscript.

Anoop Kishore, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology, Associate Professor of the Department of Pharmacology, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India; e-mail: kishore@manipal.edu; ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8116-8408. The author reviewed the idea, concept and design of the study and edited the final version of the manuscript.

Ramakrishna Nirogi, Suven Life Sciences Ltd

Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, President of the Drug Discovery, Suven Life Sciences Ltd; Hyderabad, India; e-mail: nvsrk@suven.com; ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2045-0784. The author played role in the supervision of the concept, design of the study and edited the final version of the manuscript.

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Goura V, Jayarajan P, Abraham R, Medapati RB, Kallepalli R, Kishore A, Nirogi R (2025) Effect of a brain penetrant 5-HT7 receptor agonist LP-211 alone and in combination with gabapentin on cognitive deficits in insulin treated diabetic neuropathic rats. Research Results in Pharmacology 11(4): 113–130. https://doi.org/10.18413/rrpharmacology.11.579

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