2018
α1- and β3-Adrenergic Receptor–Mediated Mesolimbic Homeostatic Plasticity Confers Resilience to Social Stress in Susceptible Mice
Zhang H, Chaudhury D, Nectow AR, Friedman AK, Zhang S, Juarez B, Liu H, Pfau ML, Aleyasin H, Jiang C, Crumiller M, Calipari ES, Ku SM, Morel C, Tzavaras N, Montgomery SE, He M, Salton SR, Russo SJ, Nestler EJ, Friedman JM, Cao JL, Han MH. α1- and β3-Adrenergic Receptor–Mediated Mesolimbic Homeostatic Plasticity Confers Resilience to Social Stress in Susceptible Mice. Biological Psychiatry 2018, 85: 226-236. PMID: 30336931, PMCID: PMC6800029, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2018.08.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic alpha-1 Receptor AgonistsAdrenergic alpha-1 Receptor AntagonistsAdrenergic beta-3 Receptor AgonistsAdrenergic beta-3 Receptor AntagonistsAnimalsBehavior, AnimalDopaminergic NeuronsHomeostasisLocus CoeruleusMaleMiceNeural PathwaysNeuronal PlasticityReceptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-3Resilience, PsychologicalStress, PsychologicalVentral Tegmental AreaConceptsSocial defeat stressDA neuronsSusceptible miceHomeostatic plasticityLocus coeruleusDefeat stressAdrenergic receptorsChronic social defeat stress (CSDS) modelSocial defeat stress modelVTA DA neuronsDepression-related behaviorsMesolimbic DA neuronsMesolimbic dopamine neuronsΒ3-adrenergic receptorMolecular profiling studiesNew molecular targetsSocial stressCircuit neuronsLC neuronsDopamine neuronsNucleus accumbensOptogenetic activationCellular hyperactivityPrecise circuitryStress resilience
2017
VGF function in depression and antidepressant efficacy
Jiang C, Lin WJ, Sadahiro M, Labonté B, Menard C, Pfau ML, Tamminga CA, Turecki G, Nestler EJ, Russo SJ, Salton SR. VGF function in depression and antidepressant efficacy. Molecular Psychiatry 2017, 23: 1632-1642. PMID: 29158577, PMCID: PMC5962361, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2017.233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnimalsAntidepressive AgentsBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorDepressionDepressive DisorderDown-RegulationFemaleHippocampusHumansKetamineMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMiddle AgedNerve Growth FactorsNeuronsNeuropeptidesNucleus AccumbensReceptors, AMPASex FactorsSignal TransductionStress, PsychologicalTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesUp-RegulationConceptsChronic social defeat stressDepression-like behaviorBrain-derived neurotrophic factorSocial defeat stressNucleus accumbensAntidepressant efficacyAntidepressant responseDefeat stressFloxed micePro-depressant effectsRapid antidepressant efficacyBDNF/TrkBIsoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA) receptorsWild-type miceDepressed human subjectsBDNF translationTLQP-62VGF levelsAAV-CreAntidepressant behaviorNeurotrophic factorSwim testDorsal hippocampusInhibitory interneuronsVGF expression