2010
Post-weaning chronic social isolation produces profound behavioral dysregulation with decreases in prefrontal cortex synaptic-associated protein expression in female rats
Hermes G, Li N, Duman C, Duman R. Post-weaning chronic social isolation produces profound behavioral dysregulation with decreases in prefrontal cortex synaptic-associated protein expression in female rats. Physiology & Behavior 2010, 104: 354-359. PMID: 21185848, PMCID: PMC3387788, DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2010.12.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBehavioral SymptomsBody WeightDisks Large Homolog 4 ProteinEstriolEstrusExploratory BehaviorFemaleFood DeprivationGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMembrane ProteinsPrefrontal CortexPregnancyRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, AMPAReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSocial IsolationSynapsinsConceptsFemale ratsNovelty-suppressed feeding testPrefrontal cortexSocial isolationPost-weaning social isolationSynapse-related proteinsChronic social isolationFemale Sprague-DawleyEarly life stressorsSerotonergic functionGlutamate receptorsSprague-DawleyMale rodentsMaternal separationProtein PSD95Profound dysregulationNeuropsychiatric disordersBrain developmentRatsAnxiety disordersMarked deficitDeprivation resultsProtein expressionAdult animalsBiochemical effects
2009
Erythropoietin Induction by Electroconvulsive Seizure, Gene Regulation, and Antidepressant-Like Behavioral Effects
Girgenti MJ, Hunsberger J, Duman CH, Sathyanesan M, Terwilliger R, Newton SS. Erythropoietin Induction by Electroconvulsive Seizure, Gene Regulation, and Antidepressant-Like Behavioral Effects. Biological Psychiatry 2009, 66: 267-274. PMID: 19185286, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2008.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntidepressive AgentsBehavior, AnimalBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorDepressionDisease Models, AnimalElectroshockErythropoietinExploratory BehaviorGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationHumansHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitLocomotionMaleOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, ErythropoietinSeizuresSwimmingConceptsElectroconvulsive seizuresBehavioral effectsNIH testEPO receptorTrophic effectsRobust antidepressant-like effectsAntidepressant-like behavioral effectsBrain-derived neurotrophic factorAntidepressant-like efficacyTranscription factor hypoxiaAntidepressant-like effectsMultiple brain regionsQuantitative polymerase chain reactionExpression of erythropoietinAntidepressant actionAntidepressant effectsPeripheral administrationNeurotrophic factorIntracerebroventricular infusionPolymerase chain reactionTrophic actionNeurotrophic genesAnimal modelsChoroid plexusRegulation of erythropoietin
2006
TNFα Signaling in Depression and Anxiety: Behavioral Consequences of Individual Receptor Targeting
Simen BB, Duman CH, Simen AA, Duman RS. TNFα Signaling in Depression and Anxiety: Behavioral Consequences of Individual Receptor Targeting. Biological Psychiatry 2006, 59: 775-785. PMID: 16458261, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.10.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsAnxietyBehavior, AnimalConditioning, PsychologicalDepressionDisease Models, AnimalDrinking BehaviorExploratory BehaviorFearGene ExpressionMaze LearningMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMotor ActivityReaction TimeReceptors, Tumor Necrosis FactorReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type IReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type IIReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionSucroseSwimmingTumor Necrosis Factor Decoy ReceptorsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsPro-inflammatory cytokinesAntidepressant-like responseDepression-like behaviorDepression-like symptomsDeletion of TNFR1Acute injectionSerum levelsSwim testDepressed patientsMajor depressionReceptor subtypesSickness behaviorWildtype littermatesDepressive symptomsDrinking testPsychiatric conditionsCytokinesReceptor targetingSymptomsFear conditioningPatientsTNFalphaExploratory behaviorMiceBehavioral consequences