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ArticleMolecular psychiatry2021

Modulation of depression-related behaviors by adiponectin AdipoR1 receptors in 5-HT neurons.

Chen Li, Fantao Meng, Jacob C Garza, Jing Liu, Yun Lei, Sergei A Kirov, Ming Guo, Xin-Yun Lu

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Article in Molecular psychiatry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Chen LiInstitute for Metabolic & Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, Shandong, China. CHLI@augusta.edu.
Fantao MengInstitute for Metabolic & Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, Shandong, China.
Jacob C GarzaDepartment of Neuroscience & Regenerative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA.
Jing LiuInstitute for Metabolic & Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, Shandong, China.
Yun LeiDepartment of Neuroscience & Regenerative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA.
Sergei A KirovDepartment of Neuroscience & Regenerative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA.
Ming GuoInstitute for Metabolic & Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, Shandong, China.
Xin-Yun LuDepartment of Neuroscience & Regenerative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA. xylu@augusta.edu.
Augusta University · USBinzhou Medical University · CNBinzhou University · CNMassachusetts General Hospital · US

Funding

Adiponectin signaling in mood regulationR01MH100583 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER · PI LU, XIN-YUN · 2013 to 2017
$1.9M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH100583
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The adipocyte-derived hormone adiponectin has a broad spectrum of functions beyond metabolic control. We previously reported that adiponectin acts in the brain to regulate depression-related behaviors. However, its underlying neural substrates have not been identified. Here we show that adiponectin receptor 1 (AdipoR1) is expressed in the dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN) and colocalized with tryptophan hydroxylase 2 (TPH2), a marker of serotonin (5-HT) neurons. Selective deletion of AdipoR1 in 5-HT neurons induced anhedonia in male mice, as indicated by reduced female urine sniffing time and saccharin preference, and behavioral despair in female mice and enhanced stress-induced decrease in sucrose preference in both sexes. The expression levels of TPH2 were downregulated with a concurrent reduction of 5-HT-immunoreactivity in the DRN and its two major projection regions, the hippocampus and medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), in male but not female mice lacking AdipoR1 in 5-HT neurons. In addition, serotonin transporter (SERT) expression was upregulated in both DRN projection fields of male mice but only in the mPFC of female mice. These changes presumably lead to decreased 5-HT synthesis and/or increased 5-HT reuptake, thereby reducing 5-HT transmission. The augmented behavioral responses to the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor fluoxetine but not desipramine, a selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, observed in conditional knockout male mice supports deficient 5-HT transmission underlying depression-related phenotypes. Our results indicate that adiponectin acts on 5-HT neurons through AdipoR1 receptors to regulate depression-related behaviors in a sex-dependent manner.

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DepressionNeuronsSerotoninAdiponectinAnimalsDorsal Raphe NucleusFemaleMaleMiceReceptors, AdiponectinAdiponectinadiponectin receptor 1, mouseReceptors, AdiponectinSerotonin

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