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   Inducible nitric oxide synthase is involved in the modulation of depressive behaviors induced by unpredictable chronic mild stress  
   
نویسنده peng y.-l. ,liu y.-n. ,liu l. ,wang x. ,jiang c.-l. ,wang y.-x.
منبع journal of neuroinflammation - 2012 - دوره : 9 - شماره : 0
چکیده    Background: experiences and inflammatory mediators are fundamental in the provocation of major depressive disorders (mdds). we investigated the roles and mechanisms of inducible nitric oxide synthase (inos) in stress-induced depression.methods: we used a depressive-like state mouse model induced by unpredictable chronic mild stress (ucms). depressive-like behaviors were evaluated after 4 weeks of ucms,in the presence and absence of the inos inhibitor n-(3-(aminomethyl)benzyl)acetamidine (1400 w) compared with the control group. immunohistochemistry was used to check the loss of nissl bodies in cerebral cortex neurons. the levels of inos mrna expression in the cortex and nitrites in the plasma were measured with real-time reverse transcription pcr (rt-pcr) and griess reagent respectively.results: results showed that the 4-week ucms significantly induced depressive-like behaviors,including decreased sucrose preference in a sucrose preference test,increased duration of immobility in a forced swim test,and decreased hole-searching time in a locomotor activity test. meanwhile,in the locomotor activity test,ucms had no effect on normal locomotor activities,such as resting time,active time and total travel distance. furthermore,the levels of inos mrna expression in the cortex and nitrites in the plasma of ucms-exposed mice were significantly increased compared with that of the control group. neurons of cerebral cortex in ucms-exposed mice were shrunken with dark staining,together with loss of nissl bodies. the above-mentioned stress-related depressive-like behaviors,increase of inos mrna expression in the cortex and nitrites in the plasma,and neuron damage,could be abrogated remarkably by pretreating the mice with an inos inhibitor (1400 w). moreover,neurons with abundant nissl bodies were significantly increased in the 1400 w + ucms group.conclusions: these results support the notion that stress-related no (derived from inos) may contribute to depressive-like behaviors in a mouse model,potentially concurrent with neurodegenerative effects within the cerebral cortex. © 2012 peng et al; licensee biomed central ltd.
کلیدواژه Depressive behavior; Inducible nitric oxide synthase; Unpredictable chronic mild stress
آدرس department of nautical medicine,lab of stress medicine,second military medical university,800 xiangyin road,shanghai,200433, China, department of nautical medicine,lab of stress medicine,second military medical university,800 xiangyin road,shanghai,200433, China, department of nautical medicine,lab of stress medicine,second military medical university,800 xiangyin road,shanghai,200433, China, department of nautical medicine,lab of stress medicine,second military medical university,800 xiangyin road,shanghai,200433, China, department of nautical medicine,lab of stress medicine,second military medical university,800 xiangyin road,shanghai,200433, China, department of nautical medicine,lab of stress medicine,second military medical university,800 xiangyin road,shanghai,200433, China
 
     
   
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