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ArticleTranslational psychiatry2023

AKT and MAPK signaling pathways in hippocampus reveals the pathogenesis of depression in four stress-induced models.

Xuemei Li, Teng Teng, Wei Yan, Li Fan, Xueer Liu, Gerard Clarke, Dan Zhu, Yuanliang Jiang, Yajie Xiang, Ying Yu and 5 more

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Article in Translational psychiatry, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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46 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Xuemei Li *Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Teng Teng *Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Wei YanPeking University Sixth Hospital, Peking University Institute of Mental Health, NHC Key Laboratory of Mental Health (Peking University), National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders (Peking University Sixth Hospital), Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5866-6230
Li FanNHC Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment on Brain Functional Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Xueer LiuNHC Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment on Brain Functional Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Gerard ClarkeDepartment of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioural Science, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0001-9771-3979
Dan ZhuDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Yuanliang JiangDepartment of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Yajie XiangNHC Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment on Brain Functional Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Ying YuNHC Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment on Brain Functional Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Yuqing ZhangNHC Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment on Brain Functional Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Bangmin YinDepartment of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Lin LuPeking University Sixth Hospital, Peking University Institute of Mental Health, NHC Key Laboratory of Mental Health (Peking University), National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders (Peking University Sixth Hospital), Beijing, China. linlu@bjmu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-0742-9072
Xinyu ZhouDepartment of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China. zhouxinyu@cqmu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-1908-0357
Peng XieNHC Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment on Brain Functional Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China. xiepeng@cqmu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-0081-6048
The Affiliated Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University · CNPeking University · CNDalian Medical University · CNUniversity College Cork · IE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a highly heterogeneous psychiatric disorder. The pathogenesis of MDD remained unclear, and it may be associated with exposure to different stressors. Most previous studies have focused on molecular changes in a single stress-induced depression model, which limited the identification of the pathogenesis of MDD. The depressive-like behaviors were induced by four well-validated stress models in rats, including chronic unpredictable mild stress, learned helplessness stress, chronic restraint stress and social defeat stress. We applied proteomic and metabolomic to investigate molecular changes in the hippocampus of those four models and revealed 529 proteins and 98 metabolites. Ingenuity Pathways Analysis (IPA) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analysis identified differentially regulated canonical pathways, and then we presented a schematic model that simulates AKT and MAPK signaling pathways network and their interactions and revealed the cascade reactions. Further, the western blot confirmed that p-AKT, p-ERK12, GluA1, p-MEK1, p-MEK2, p-P38, Syn1, and TrkB, which were changed in at least one depression model. Importantly, p-AKT, p-ERK12, p-MEK1 and p-P38 were identified as common alterations in four depression models. The molecular level changes caused by different stressors may be dramatically different, and even opposite, between four depression models. However, the different molecular alterations converge on a common AKT and MAPK molecular pathway. Further studies of these pathways could contribute to a better understanding of the pathogenesis of depression, with the ultimate goal of helping to develop or select more effective treatment strategies for MDD.

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Major Depressive DisorderAnimalsDepressionHippocampusMAP Kinase Signaling SystemProteomicsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRatsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt

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PMID37308476
PMCPMC10261007
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