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ArticleMolecular psychiatry2026

Early-life inflammation increases aggressive behavior in adult male mice through an astrocyte-neuron signaling.

Jiabei Wang, Jianhao Wang, Hongyu Chen, Feng Gao, Ruifeng Xu, Yida Lv, Shuai Ding, Fang Li, Xiang Li, Yuke Shi and 9 more

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Jiabei Wang *Department of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China.
Jianhao Wang *Department of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China.
Hongyu Chen *Department of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China.
Feng Gao *Department of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China.
Ruifeng XuDepartment of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China.
Yida LvDepartment of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China.
Shuai DingDepartment of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China.
Fang LiDepartment of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China.
Xiang LiDepartment of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China.
Yuke ShiDepartment of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China.
Hangyu WeiDepartment of Anesthesiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6467-7788
Xinzhuo ChenDepartment of Hematology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Junqin ZhaoDepartment of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China.
Jing XiongDepartment of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2221-5972
Xuejie LiDepartment of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China.
Liang ZhaoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, China.
Qing-Tao MengDepartment of Anesthesiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. mengqingtao2018@126.com.
Xuan XiaoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. xiaoxuan1111@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7762-8689
Zhi-Hao WangDepartment of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China. wangzh86@whu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2517-8679

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82202410National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82372201
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Accumulating research has demonstrated a significant association between early-life inflammation and behavioral disorders later in life. However, the effects of early-life inflammation on aggressive behavior in adulthood remain poorly understood. Here, we show that early-life inflammation induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) upregulated neuronal dynamin-related protein 1 (DRP1) and impaired mitochondrial function in medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) of adult mice, thereby increasing aggressive behavior in adulthood. We further identify that CCAAT/enhancer binding protein β (C/EBPβ) is the transcription factor of Dnm1l, which was activated by an increased release of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) induced by early-life inflammation. Moreover, the overproduction of LPA was due to a specific increase in astrocyte-secreted autotaxin (ATX). Specific knockdown of astrocytic ATX reduced early-life inflammation-induced aggression in wild-type mice, but not in Thy1-C/EBPβ transgenic mice. Remarkably, coenzyme Q10 decreased early-life inflammation-induced aggressive behavior in adult mice. Altogether, these findings provide new insights into the molecular mechanisms by which early inflammation promotes aggressive behavior in adulthood.

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AggressionInflammationAnimalsAstrocytesBehavior, AnimalCCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-betaDynaminsLipopolysaccharidesLysophospholipidsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMitochondriaNeuronsPhosphoric Diester HydrolasesCCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-betaCebpb protein, mouseDnm1l protein, mouseDynaminsLipopolysaccharideslysophosphatidic acidLysophospholipidsPhosphoric Diester Hydrolases

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