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ArticleActa neuropsychiatrica2026

Early-life adversity induces metabolic alterations in a rodent model of depression: a differential stress response perspective.

Daniël J van Rensburg, Zander Lindeque, Ashleigh Jade Whitney, Stephan F Steyn

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Daniël J van RensburgCentre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University (NWU)https://ror.org/010f1sq29, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
Zander LindequeBiomedical and Molecular Metabolism Research, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
Ashleigh Jade WhitneyCentre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University (NWU)https://ror.org/010f1sq29, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
Stephan F SteynCentre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University (NWU)https://ror.org/010f1sq29, Potchefstroom, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0023-9711

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Abstract

objectiveInvestigating metabolic differences between pre-pubertal Flinders sensitive (FSL) and resistant (FRL) line rats and determine the impact of early-life adversity on these differences.

methodsUntargeted metabolomic profiling of whole-brain tissue from postnatal day 25 Flinders line rats, exposed to maternal separation with early weaning (MSEW), or not, was done by using gas chromatography time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC-TOF-MS).

resultsIrrespective of MSEW, FSL rats had higher urea and lower glutamine, norvaline and valine concentrations than age-matched FRL controls. Across strains, MSEW reduced gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), glutamate, glutamine, lactate, phenylalanine, norvaline and valine concentrations, whist elevating 2-keto-3-methylbutyric acid, glycerophosphate, and urea. This effect was most pronounced in FRL rats.

conclusionPre-pubertal FSL rats displayed distinct metabolic signatures associated with altered energy and amino acid metabolism. Early-life stress further disrupts these pathways, highlighting key metabolites as potential targets in the expansion of the biological constructs underlying the pre-pubertal FSL/FRL model.

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BrainDepressionMaternal DeprivationStress, PsychologicalAmino AcidsAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalFemaleGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryMaleMetabolomicsRatsAmino Acidsadverse childhood experiencesdepressive disordermetabolomicsratsstress

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