title: Antidepressant-like effects of 3,6'-disinapoyl sucrose on hippocampal neuronal plasticity and neurotrophic signal pathway in chronically mild stressed rats.
abstract: Recent studies suggest that the behavioral effects of chronic antidepressant treatment are mediated by stimulation of hippocampal neuronal plasticity and neurogenesis. The present study was designed to examine the effects of 3,6'-disinapoyl sucrose (DISS), a bioactive component of Polygala tenuifolia Willd, on the expressions of four plasticity-associated genes: cell adhesion molecule L1 (CAM-L1), laminin, cAMP response element binding protein (CREB) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in hippocampus, all of which are involved in neuronal plasticity and neurite outgrowth. We confirmed that chronic stress in rats caused a reduction in sensitivity to reward (sucrose consumption) and a decrease in mRNA levels of CAM-L1, laminin, and BDNF, together with a decrease in protein levels of phosphorylated CREB and BDNF. Repeated administration of DISS for 21 days at doses of 5, 10 and 20mg/kg reversed stress-induced alterations in sucrose consumption and these target mRNA and protein levels. In conclusion, increased expressions in the hippocampus of three noradrenergic-regulated plasticity genes and one neurotrophic factor may be one of the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying the antidepressant action of DISS in chronic mild stress (CMS) rats.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacy, Center of Pharmacy, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Hong-Bo
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Guo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dai-Hong
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yu-Yu
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rahman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001069:Appetite Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D019208:Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D003373:Coumaric Acids / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017362:Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D007797:Laminin / Q000235:genetics; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D019006:Neural Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000235:genetics; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012201:Reward; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013395:Sucrose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: C546986:3,6'-disinapoylsucrose; D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D019208:Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor; D003373:Coumaric Acids; D017362:Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein; D007797:Laminin; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors; D019006:Neural Cell Adhesion Molecules; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D013395:Sucrose