title: Antidepressant-like properties of prepro-TRH 178-199: acute effects in the forced swim test.
abstract: This study examined the central effects of rat prepro-TRH 178-199, a peptide with corticotropin release inhibiting activity at the pituitary, on the Porsolt forced swim test (FST) of depressive behavior in rats. Subacute intracerebroventricular administration of prepro-TRH 178-199 dose-responsively reduced floating and increased active behaviors in the FST. Chronic administration of 6 microg/kg prepro-TRH 178-199 decreased floating more than subacute treatment, but there were no significant differences between chronic and subacute treatment effects on active behavior. Biological activity of this peptide resides in the C-terminal fragment as prepro-TRH 178-199 and prepro-TRH 191-199 were equally potent in the FST. These data suggest that endogenous prepro-TRH 178-199 with its antidepressant-like activity might contribute to the etiology or manifestation of depressive behavior.
authors.affiliation: Asher Center for the Study and Treatment of Depressive Disorders, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Redei
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Organ
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hart
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003863:Depression / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D007276:Injections, Intraventricular; D008297:Male; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques; D013550:Swimming; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011498:Protein Precursors; C057640:prepro-thyrotropin-releasing hormone (178-199); D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone