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ArticleFrontiers in neuroscience2025

Effects of all-trans retinoic acid on glutamate receptor expression and dendritic spine density in the hypothalamus of rats.

Yuan-Zhong Kai, Chun Xia, Qing-Hong Shan, Zheng-Quan Tang

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Article in Frontiers in neuroscience, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Yuan-Zhong KaiThe School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Chun XiaQilin Middle School, Nanshan Experimental Education Group, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Qing-Hong ShanInstitute of Brain Science, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Zheng-Quan TangThe School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, China.

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Abstract

Increasing evidence suggests that all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) contributes to the pathogenesis of depression. Although numerous studies have emphasized the role of hippocampal glutamatergic transmission and dendritic spine abnormalities in ATRA-induced depression, it remains unclear whether changes in hypothalamic glutamatergic transmission and dendritic spine density also contribute to its development. This study investigates the effects of ATRA treatment on glutamate receptor expression and dendritic spine density in the hypothalamus of rats. We found that prolonged ATRA exposure induced depression-like behaviors, as evidenced by altered behavior in standard tests. These behavioral changes were accompanied by significant upregulation of retinoic acid receptor

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