ArticleOncotarget2017
Chronic high dose of captopril induces depressive-like behaviors in mice: possible mechanism of regulatory T cell in depression.
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- Role of brain renin-angiotensin system in depression: A new perspective.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2024Review
- Immunomodulatory Activity of the Most Commonly Used Antihypertensive Drugs-Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- Captopril Combined with Furosemide or Hydrochlorothiazide Affects Macrophage Functions in Mouse Contact Hypersensitivity Response.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Article
- Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Captopril and Diuretics on Macrophage Activity in Mouse Humoral Immune Response.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Article
- Chronically infused angiotensin II induces depressive-like behavior via microglia activation.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells alleviate schizophrenia-relevant behaviors in amphetamine-sensitized mice by inhibiting neuroinflammation.Translational psychiatry · 2020Article
- Immunomodulatory properties of captopril, an ACE inhibitor, on LPS-induced lung inflammation and fibrosis as well as oxidative stress.Inflammopharmacology · 2019Article
- Role of Corticotropin Releasing Factor in the Neuroimmune Mechanisms of Depression: Examination of Current Pharmaceutical and Herbal Therapies.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2019Article
- SGK1-FoxO1 Signaling Pathway Mediates Th17/Treg Imbalance and Target Organ Inflammation in Angiotensin II-Induced Hypertension.Frontiers in physiology · 2018Article
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Abstract
Major depression has various types of symptoms and disease courses with inconsistent response to monoamine-related antidepressants. Thus, monoamine theory may not be the only pathophysiologic pathway relevant to depression. Recently, it has been suggested that regulatory T cell (Treg) is associated with depression. Based on our previous study that showed decreased regulatory T cell (Treg) population following chronic high-dose captopril (CHC, 40 mg/kg/day * 21 days) administration, we examined whether CHC alone can induce depressive-like behaviors in mice even without stressful stimuli. In this study, we found that CHC induced depressive-like behaviors in tail suspension test (TST) and forced swimming test (FST) without systemic illness, while it did not induce anhedonic behavior, anxiety-like behaviors, or sociality-related behavior. The depressive-like behaviors were rescued by either CHC washout or antidepressant. CHC caused reduction in foxp3 and gata3 mRNA expression in the lymph nodes with elevation in plasma IL-1β and IL-6. Interestingly, CHC increased serum angiotensin II level. In the hippocampus, CHC increased TNF-α and IL-6 mRNA expression with microglia activation while reduced glucocorticoid receptor expression. However, CHC did not affect to hippocampal kynurenine pathway, serotonin level, hypothalamic corticotropin-releasing hormone mRNA level, or serum corticosterone level. Consequently, we propose that CHC may induce a specific form of depressive-like behaviors via Treg reduction and microglial activation.
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