2018
VGF and its C-terminal peptide TLQP-62 in ventromedial prefrontal cortex regulate depression-related behaviors and the response to ketamine
Jiang C, Lin WJ, Labonté B, Tamminga CA, Turecki G, Nestler EJ, Russo SJ, Salton SR. VGF and its C-terminal peptide TLQP-62 in ventromedial prefrontal cortex regulate depression-related behaviors and the response to ketamine. Neuropsychopharmacology 2018, 44: 971-981. PMID: 30504797, PMCID: PMC6462025, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-018-0277-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntidepressive AgentsBehavior, AnimalBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorDepressionDepressive Disorder, MajorDisease Models, AnimalDisease SusceptibilityFemaleHumansKetamineMaleMiceMice, 129 StrainMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNerve Growth FactorsNeuropeptidesPeptidesPrefrontal CortexStress, PsychologicalConceptsChronic restraint stressMajor depressive disorderAntidepressant efficacyAntidepressant responseVentromedial prefrontal cortexPrefrontal cortexAntidepressant drug treatmentKetamine's antidepressant efficacyAntidepressant-like effectsDepression-related behaviorsBrodmann area 25Neuropeptide precursor VGFChannel-mediated Ca2Underlying molecular pathwaysTLQP-62Vgf knockdownVGF levelsBDNF expressionMDD patientsRestraint stressDepressive disorderFunctional deficitsDrug treatmentBehavioral deficitsNucleus accumbensα1- 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
2013
The role of neurotrophins in major depressive disorder
Jiang C, Salton S. The role of neurotrophins in major depressive disorder. Translational Neuroscience 2013, 4: 46-58. PMID: 23691270, PMCID: PMC3656715, DOI: 10.2478/s13380-013-0103-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain-derived neurotrophic factorDepressive behaviorRole of neurotrophinsMajor depressive disorderTransgenic mouse modelStability of synapsesComplex brain circuitryAntidepressant effectsDendritic lengthSpine densityNeurotrophic factorDepressive disorderNeuronal cytoarchitectureNucleus accumbensMouse modelAnalyses of knockoutBrain circuitryPrefrontal cortexNeurotrophinsGrowth factorSingle nucleotide polymorphismsCritical modulatorHuman genetic studiesSubtle alterationsNucleotide polymorphisms