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Remodeling of axo-spinous synapses in the pathophysiology and treatment of depression
Licznerski P, Duman RS. Remodeling of axo-spinous synapses in the pathophysiology and treatment of depression. Neuroscience 2012, 251: 33-50. PMID: 23036622, PMCID: PMC3566360, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.09.057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAxo-spinous synapsesAlters spine morphologyPathophysiology of depressionTreatment of depressionLimbic brain regionsEffective therapeutic agentExpression of prePlasticity-related proteinsStress-related illnessesBasic research studiesSynaptic machineryBehavioral deficitsDendritic spinesPsychiatric disordersAnimal modelsFunctional alterationsSynaptic plasticityBrain regionsSpine morphologyPrefrontal cortexTherapeutic agentsStress exposureNeuronal communicationBrain imagingSpine architectureDecreased SGK1 Expression and Function Contributes to Behavioral Deficits Induced by Traumatic Stress
Licznerski P, Duric V, Banasr M, Alavian KN, Ota KT, Kang HJ, Jonas EA, Ursano R, Krystal JH, Duman RS, . Decreased SGK1 Expression and Function Contributes to Behavioral Deficits Induced by Traumatic Stress. PLOS Biology 2015, 13: e1002282. PMID: 26506154, PMCID: PMC4623974, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnimalsBehavior, AnimalCohort StudiesDendritic SpinesDepressive Disorder, MajorEnzyme RepressionFemaleGene Transfer TechniquesHippocampusHumansImmediate-Early ProteinsMaleMiddle AgedNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsPrefrontal CortexProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRats, Sprague-DawleySignal TransductionStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSynaptic TransmissionTissue BanksConceptsMajor depressive disorderPost-traumatic stress disorderPrefrontal cortexAbnormal dendritic spine morphologyCorticolimbic brain regionsAnhedonic-like behaviorInhibition of SGK1Dendritic spine morphologyKinase 1 expressionAmygdala of individualsTraumatic stressPostmortem prefrontal cortexSynaptic dysfunctionDepressive disorderBehavioral deficitsRodent modelsPTSD subjectsFunctional alterationsBrain regionsSGK1 expressionSpine morphologyStress disorderFunction contributesBehavioral changesDisorders
2023
Prefrontal cortex astroglia modulate anhedonia-like behavior
Codeluppi S, Xu M, Bansal Y, Lepack A, Duric V, Chow M, Muir J, Bagot R, Licznerski P, Wilber S, Sanacora G, Sibille E, Duman R, Pittenger C, Banasr M. Prefrontal cortex astroglia modulate anhedonia-like behavior. Molecular Psychiatry 2023, 28: 4632-4641. PMID: 37696873, PMCID: PMC10914619, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-023-02246-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGlial fibrillary acidic proteinAnhedonia-like behaviorPrefrontal cortexCell depletionDiphtheria toxin administrationDepressive-like behaviorChronic stress modelTreatment of depressionDiphtheria toxin receptorFibrillary acidic proteinDevelopment of anhedoniaCortical astrogliaToxin administrationDesigner receptorsCell activityAcidic proteinViral expressionToxin receptorDesigner drugsExperimental depletionAstrogliaDeficitsReceptorsDepressionCritical role