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ArticleScientific reports2015

Combined use of spatial restraint stress and middle cerebral artery occlusion is a novel model of post-stroke depression in mice.

Gaocai Zhang, Li Chen, Lingli Yang, Xiaodong Hua, Beiqun Zhou, Zhigang Miao, Jizhen Li, Hua Hu, Michael Namaka, Jiming Kong and 1 more

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11 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Gaocai ZhangDepartment of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou City, China.
Li ChenDepartment of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou City, China.
Lingli YangDepartment of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou City, China.
Xiaodong HuaDepartment of Biochemistry, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.
Beiqun ZhouDepartment of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou City, China.
Zhigang MiaoInstitute of Neuroscience, Soochow University, Suzhou City, China.
Jizhen LiDepartment of Neurology, Suzhou Kowloon Hospital, 118 Wansheng Street, Suzhou City, China.
Hua HuDepartment of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou City, China.
Michael NamakaCollege of Pharmacy and Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Jiming KongDepartment of Human Anatomy and Cell Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Xingshun XuDepartment of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou City, China.
Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University · CNSoochow University · CNUniversity of Manitoba · CAFranklin College · USSuzhou Kowloon Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Post stroke depression (PSD) is one of the most common complications of ischemic stroke. At present, the underlying mechanisms are unclear, largely because there are no reliable, valid and reproducible animal models of PSD. Here we report a novel animal model of PSD that displays consistent and reliable clinical features of hemiplegic stroke. The animal model encompasses a combination of the middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) and spatial restraint stress. We found that a 60-minute MCAO followed by spatial restraint stress for 2 h daily for 2 to 4 weeks from the fourth day after MCAO induced PSD-like depressive phenotypes in mice. Importantly, the mice showed exacerbated deficits of neurological functions and decreased body weights, which were accompanied with reduced levels of brain derived neurotrophic factor and neurotransmitters including serotonin and dopamine. In addition, we identified increased levels of serum cortisol in our PSD mice. Finally, we found that mice with PSD were responsive to the tri-cyclic antidepressant imipramine as evidenced by their attenuated depressive behaviors, increased body weights, recovered brain serotonin levels, and decreased serum cortisol levels. This mouse model replicates multiple features of human post-stroke depression and thus provides a new model for the investigation of PSD.

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Restraint, PhysicalAnimalsAntidepressive Agents, TricyclicBehavior, AnimalBody WeightBrainBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorDepressionDisease Models, AnimalDopamineHydrocortisoneImipramineInfarction, Middle Cerebral ArteryMaleMaze LearningMiceAntidepressive Agents, TricyclicBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorDopamineHydrocortisoneImipramineSerotonin

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PMID26572587
PMCPMC4648085
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