Altered expression of γ-secretase components in animal model of major depressive disorder induced by reserpine administration.
Altered expression of neurotrophic factors as well as neuroinflammation is commonly associated with Major depressive disorder (MDD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD). To investigate whether or not reserpine-induced MDD affects the expression of AD-related proteins, the expression of γ-secretase components and substrate were measured in brains of ICR mice following reserpine treatment for 15 days. In active avoidance test, total response time and peak slightly increased in the 2 mg/kg reserpine (RSP2)-treated group compared to vehicle-treated group (P<0.05). Expression and phosphorylation of MKP-1, which is a key factor in MDD pathology, were both higher in the RSP2-treated group than the vehicle- and 1 mg/kg reserpine (RSP1)-treated groups (P<0.02). Furthermore, full-length expression of amyloid precursor protein (APP) was enhanced in the RSP1 and RSP2-treated groups compared to the vehicle-treated group, whereas expression of γ-secretase components decreased (P<0.03). Among the three components of the γ-secretase complex, nicastrin protein underwent the largest decrease in expression, as detected by Western blotting (P<0.03). Therefore, the data presented here provide additional evidence about the pathological correlation between MDD and AD.
Department of Biomaterials Science, College of Natural Resources & Life Science, Pusan National University, Miryang, Korea.
Hye-Ryun
HR
Lee
In-Sik
IS
Hwang
Ji-Eun
JE
Kim
Sun-Il
SI
Choi
Young-Ju
YJ
Lee
Jun-Seo
JS
Goo
Eon-Pil
EP
Lee
Hae-Wook
HW
Choi
Hong-Sung
HS
Kim
Jae-Ho
JH
Lee
Young-Jin
YJ
Jung
Dae-Youn
DY
Hwang