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Campos ACP, Pople C, Silk E, Surendrakumar S, Rabelo TK, Meng Y, Gouveia FV, Lipsman N, Giacobbe P, Hamani C. Neurochemical mechanisms of deep brain stimulation for depression in animal models. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 2023; 68:11-26. [PMID: 36640729 DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2022.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Revised: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has emerged as a neuromodulation therapy for treatment-resistant depression, but its actual efficacy and mechanisms of action are still unclear. Changes in neurochemical transmission are important mechanisms of antidepressant therapies. Here, we review the preclinical DBS literature reporting behavioural and neurochemical data associated with its antidepressant-like effects. The most commonly studied target in preclinical models was the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC). In rodents, DBS delivered to this target induced serotonin (5-HT) release and increased 5-HT1B receptor expression. The antidepressant-like effects of vmPFC DBS seemed to be independent of the serotonin transporter and potentially mediated by the direct modulation of prefrontal projections to the raphe. Adenosinergic and glutamatergic transmission might have also play a role. Medial forebrain bundle (MFB) DBS increased dopamine levels and reduced D2 receptor expression, whereas nucleus accumbens (NAcc), and lateral habenula (LHb) stimulation increased catecholamine levels in different brain regions. In rodents, subthalamic nucleus (STN) DBS induced robust depression-like responses associated with a reduction in serotonergic transmission, as revealed by a decrease in serotonin release. Some of these effects seemed to be mediated by 5HT1A receptors. In conclusion, the antidepressant-like effects of DBS in preclinical models have been well documented in multiple targets. Though variable mechanisms have been proposed, DBS-induced acute and long-term changes in neurochemical substrates seem to play an important role in the antidepressant-like effects of this therapy.
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- Ana Carolina P Campos
- Harquail Centre for Neuromodulation, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada
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- Harquail Centre for Neuromodulation, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada
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- Harquail Centre for Neuromodulation, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada
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- Harquail Centre for Neuromodulation, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada
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- Harquail Centre for Neuromodulation, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada
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- Harquail Centre for Neuromodulation, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada
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- Harquail Centre for Neuromodulation, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada
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- Harquail Centre for Neuromodulation, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada; Hurvitz Brain Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada; Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada
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- Harquail Centre for Neuromodulation, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada; Hurvitz Brain Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada; Neuropsychiatry Program, Department of Psychiatry, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Harquail Centre for Neuromodulation, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada; Hurvitz Brain Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada; Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada.
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Cheng Z, Su J, Zhang K, Jiang H, Li B. Epigenetic Mechanism of Early Life Stress-Induced Depression: Focus on the Neurotransmitter Systems. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:929732. [PMID: 35865627 PMCID: PMC9294154 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.929732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Depression has an alarmingly high prevalence worldwide. A growing body of evidence indicates that environmental factors significantly affect the neural development and function of the central nervous system and then induce psychiatric disorders. Early life stress (ELS) affects brain development and has been identified as a major cause of depression. It could promote susceptibility to stress in adulthood. Recent studies have found that ELS induces epigenetic changes that subsequently affect transcriptional rates of differentially expressed genes. The epigenetic modifications involved in ELS include histone modifications, DNA methylation, and non-coding RNA. Understanding of these genetic modifications may identify mechanisms that may lead to new interventions for the treatment of depression. Many reports indicate that different types of ELS induce epigenetic modifications of genes involved in the neurotransmitter systems, such as the dopaminergic system, the serotonergic system, the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-ergic system, and the glutamatergic system, which further regulate gene expression and ultimately induce depression-like behaviors. In this article, we review the effects of epigenetic modifications on the neurotransmitter systems in depression-like outcomes produced by different types of ELS in recent years, aiming to provide new therapeutic targets for patients who suffer from depression.
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- Ziqian Cheng
- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory on Molecular and Chemical Genetic, Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
- Engineering Lab on Screening of Antidepressant Drugs, Jilin Province Development and Reform Commission, Changchun, China
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- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory on Molecular and Chemical Genetic, Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
- Engineering Lab on Screening of Antidepressant Drugs, Jilin Province Development and Reform Commission, Changchun, China
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- Central Laboratory, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
- *Correspondence: Huiyi Jiang, ; Bingjin Li,
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- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory on Molecular and Chemical Genetic, Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
- Engineering Lab on Screening of Antidepressant Drugs, Jilin Province Development and Reform Commission, Changchun, China
- *Correspondence: Huiyi Jiang, ; Bingjin Li,
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Beccacece L, Abondio P, Cilli E, Restani D, Luiselli D. Human Genomics and the Biocultural Origin of Music. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:5397. [PMID: 34065521 PMCID: PMC8160972 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22105397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Revised: 05/03/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Music is an exclusive feature of humankind. It can be considered as a form of universal communication, only partly comparable to the vocalizations of songbirds. Many trends of research in this field try to address music origins, as well as the genetic bases of musicality. On one hand, several hypotheses have been made on the evolution of music and its role, but there is still debate, and comparative studies suggest a gradual evolution of some abilities underlying musicality in primates. On the other hand, genome-wide studies highlight several genes associated with musical aptitude, confirming a genetic basis for different musical skills which humans show. Moreover, some genes associated with musicality are involved also in singing and song learning in songbirds, suggesting a likely evolutionary convergence between humans and songbirds. This comprehensive review aims at presenting the concept of music as a sociocultural manifestation within the current debate about its biocultural origin and evolutionary function, in the context of the most recent discoveries related to the cross-species genetics of musical production and perception.
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- Livia Beccacece
- Laboratory of Molecular Anthropology, Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy;
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- Laboratory of Molecular Anthropology, Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy;
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- Department of Cultural Heritage, University of Bologna—Ravenna Campus, 48121 Ravenna, Italy; (E.C.); (D.R.)
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- Department of Cultural Heritage, University of Bologna—Ravenna Campus, 48121 Ravenna, Italy; (E.C.); (D.R.)
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- Department of Cultural Heritage, University of Bologna—Ravenna Campus, 48121 Ravenna, Italy; (E.C.); (D.R.)
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Quinlan MA, Krout D, Katamish RM, Robson MJ, Nettesheim C, Gresch PJ, Mash DC, Keith Henry L, Blakely RD. Human Serotonin Transporter Coding Variation Establishes Conformational Bias with Functional Consequences. ACS Chem Neurosci 2019; 10:3249-3260. [PMID: 30668912 PMCID: PMC6640095 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.8b00689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The antidepressant-sensitive serotonin (5-HT) transporter (SERT) dictates rapid, high-affinity clearance of the neurotransmitter in both the brain and periphery. In a study of families with multiple individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), we previously identified several, rare, missense coding variants that impart elevated 5-HT transport activity, relative to wild-type SERT, upon heterologous expression as well as in ASD subject lymphoblasts. The most common of these variants, SERT Ala56, located in the transporter's cytosolic N-terminus, has been found to confer in transgenic mice hyperserotonemia, an ASD-associated biochemical trait, an elevated brain 5-HT clearance rate, and ASD-aligned behavioral changes. Hyperfunction of SERT Ala56 has been ascribed to a change in 5-HT KM, though the physical basis of this change has yet to be elucidated. Through assessments of fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) between cytosolic N- and C-termini, sensitivity to methanethiosulfonates, and capacity for N-terminal tryptic digestion, we obtain evidence for mutation-induced conformational changes that support an open-outward 5-HT binding conformation in vitro and in vivo. Aspects of these findings were also evident with another naturally occurring C-terminal SERT coding variant identified in our ASD study, Asn605. We conclude that biased conformations of surface resident transporters that can impact transporter function and regulation are an unappreciated consequence of heritable and disease-associated SERT coding variation.
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- Meagan A. Quinlan
- Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
- Department of Biomedical Science, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, ND
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
- Brain Institute, Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter, FL
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- Dr. Kiran Patel College of Allopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Davie, FL
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, ND
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
- Brain Institute, Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter, FL
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Murthi P, Vaillancourt C. RETRACTED: Placental serotonin systems in pregnancy metabolic complications associated with maternal obesity and gestational diabetes mellitus. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2019; 1866:165391. [PMID: 30738809 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2019.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2018] [Revised: 01/08/2019] [Accepted: 01/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/our-business/policies/article-withdrawal).
The publication was retracted by request of the authors following an investigation by Monash University performed following its Procedures for Investigating Code Breaches and in accordance with the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research.
The University concluded on the balance of probability that a significant part of the text in the paper was included without knowledge, without consent and without correct attribution of the original author who, at the time, was a student at the University. The results discussed in the review article are still scientifically valid.
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This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Membrane Transporters and Receptors in Pregnancy Metabolic Complications edited by Luis Sobrevia.
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- Padma Murthi
- Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences, Department of Physiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; Hudson Institute of Medical Research, The Ritchie Centre, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
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- INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier, Université du Québec and Biomed Research Center, 531 Boulevard des Prairies, Laval, QC H7V 1B7, Canada; Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Well-Being, Health, Society and Environment, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC H3C 3P8, Canada
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Underwood MD, Kassir SA, Bakalian MJ, Galfalvy H, Dwork AJ, Mann JJ, Arango V. Serotonin receptors and suicide, major depression, alcohol use disorder and reported early life adversity. Transl Psychiatry 2018; 8:279. [PMID: 30552318 PMCID: PMC6294796 DOI: 10.1038/s41398-018-0309-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2018] [Accepted: 08/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Serotonin neurotransmitter deficits are reported in suicide, major depressive disorder (MDD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD). To compare pathophysiology in these disorders, we mapped brain serotonin transporter (SERT), 5-HT1A, and 5-HT2A receptor binding throughout prefrontal cortex and in anterior cingulate cortex postmortem. Cases and controls died suddenly minimizing agonal effects and had a postmortem interval ≤24 h to avoid compromised brain integrity. Neuropathology and toxicology confirmed absence of neuropathology and psychotropic medications. For most subjects (167 of 232), a DSM-IV Axis I diagnosis was made by psychological autopsy. Autoradiography was performed in right hemisphere coronal sections at a pre-genual level. Linear model analyses included sex and age with group and Brodmann area as interaction terms. SERT binding was lower in suicides (p = 0.004) independent of sex (females < males, p < 0.0001), however, the lower SERT binding was dependent on MDD diagnosis (p = 0.014). Higher SERT binding was associated with diagnosis of alcoholism (p = 0.012). 5-HT1A binding was greater in suicides (p < 0.001), independent of MDD (p = 0.168). Alcoholism was associated with higher 5-HT1A binding (p < 0.001) but only in suicides (p < 0.001). 5-HT2A binding was greater in suicides (p < 0.001) only when including MDD (p = 0.117) and alcoholism (p = 0.148) in the model. Reported childhood adversity was associated with higher SERT and 5-HT1A binding (p = 0.004) in nonsuicides and higher 5-HT2A binding (p < 0.001). Low SERT and more 5-HT1A and 5-HT2A binding in the neocortex in depressed suicides is dependent on Axis I diagnosis and reported childhood adversity. Findings in alcoholism differed from those in depression and suicide indicating a distinct serotonin system pathophysiology.
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- Mark D Underwood
- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA.
- Division of Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology, Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA.
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- Division of Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology, Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology, Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
- Division of Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology, Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
- Division of Biostatistics, Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
- Division of Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology, Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
- Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Skopje, Macedonia
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
- Division of Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology, Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
- Division of Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology, Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
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p38α MAPK signaling drives pharmacologically reversible brain and gastrointestinal phenotypes in the SERT Ala56 mouse. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2018; 115:E10245-E10254. [PMID: 30297392 PMCID: PMC6205438 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1809137115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a common neurobehavioral disorder with limited treatment options. Activation of p38 MAPK signaling networks has been identified in ASD, and p38 MAPK signaling elevates serotonin (5-HT) transporter (SERT) activity, effects mimicked by multiple, hyperfunctional SERT coding variants identified in ASD subjects. Mice expressing the most common of these variants (SERT Ala56) exhibit hyperserotonemia, a biomarker observed in ASD subjects, as well as p38 MAPK-dependent SERT hyperphosphorylation, elevated hippocampal 5-HT clearance, hypersensitivity of CNS 5-HT1A and 5-HT2A/2C receptors, and behavioral and gastrointestinal perturbations reminiscent of ASD. As the α-isoform of p38 MAPK drives SERT activation, we tested the hypothesis that CNS-penetrant, α-isoform-specific p38 MAPK inhibitors might normalize SERT Ala56 phenotypes. Strikingly, 1-week treatment of adult SERT Ala56 mice with MW150, a selective p38α MAPK inhibitor, normalized hippocampal 5-HT clearance, CNS 5-HT1A and 5-HT2A/2C receptor sensitivities, social interactions, and colonic motility. Conditional elimination of p38α MAPK in 5-HT neurons of SERT Ala56 mice restored 5-HT1A and 5-HT2A/2C receptor sensitivities as well as social interactions, mirroring effects of MW150. Our findings support ongoing p38α MAPK activity as an important determinant of the physiological and behavioral perturbations of SERT Ala56 mice and, more broadly, supports consideration of p38α MAPK inhibition as a potential treatment for core and comorbid phenotypes present in ASD subjects.
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Kannen V, Sakita JY, Carneiro ZA, Bader M, Alenina N, Teixeira RR, de Oliveira EC, Brunaldi MO, Gasparotto B, Sartori DC, Fernandes CR, Silva JS, Andrade MV, Silva WA, Uyemura SA, Garcia SB. Mast Cells and Serotonin Synthesis Modulate Chagas Disease in the Colon: Clinical and Experimental Evidence. Dig Dis Sci 2018; 63:1473-1484. [PMID: 29569002 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-018-5015-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2016] [Accepted: 03/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi) infects millions of Latin Americans each year and can induce chagasic megacolon. Little is known about how serotonin (5-HT) modulates this condition. Aim We investigated whether 5-HT synthesis alters T. cruzi infection in the colon. MATERIALS AND METHODS Forty-eight paraffin-embedded samples from normal colon and chagasic megacolon were histopathologically analyzed (173/2009). Tryptophan hydroxylase 1 (Tph1) knockout (KO) mice and c-KitW-sh mice underwent T. cruzi infection together with their wild-type counterparts. Also, mice underwent different drug treatments (16.1.1064.60.3). RESULTS In both humans and experimental mouse models, the serotonergic system was activated by T. cruzi infection (p < 0.05). While treating Tph1KO mice with 5-HT did not significantly increase parasitemia in the colon (p > 0.05), rescuing its synthesis promoted trypanosomiasis (p < 0.01). T. cruzi-related 5-HT release (p < 0.05) seemed not only to increase inflammatory signaling, but also to enlarge the pericryptal macrophage and mast cell populations (p < 0.01). Knocking out mast cells reduced trypanosomiasis (p < 0.01), although it did not further alter the neuroendocrine cell number and Tph1 expression (p > 0.05). Further experimentation revealed that pharmacologically inhibiting mast cell activity reduced colonic infection (p < 0.01). A similar finding was achieved when 5-HT synthesis was blocked in c-KitW-sh mice (p > 0.05). However, inhibiting mast cell activity in Tph1KO mice increased colonic trypanosomiasis (p < 0.01). CONCLUSION We show that mast cells may modulate the T. cruzi-related increase of 5-HT synthesis in the intestinal colon.
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- Vinicius Kannen
- Department of Toxicology, Bromatology, and Clinical Analysis, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, 14040-903, Brazil.
- Department of Pathology, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
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- Department of Toxicology, Bromatology, and Clinical Analysis, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, 14040-903, Brazil
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- Department of Toxicology, Bromatology, and Clinical Analysis, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, 14040-903, Brazil
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- Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
- Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Berlin, Germany
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- Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
- Institute of Translational Biomedicine, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Toxicology, Bromatology, and Clinical Analysis, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, 14040-903, Brazil
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- Department of Toxicology, Bromatology, and Clinical Analysis, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, 14040-903, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Toxicology, Bromatology, and Clinical Analysis, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, 14040-903, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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The Gain-of-Function Integrin β3 Pro33 Variant Alters the Serotonin System in the Mouse Brain. J Neurosci 2017; 37:11271-11284. [PMID: 29038237 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1482-17.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2017] [Revised: 08/21/2017] [Accepted: 08/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Engagement of integrins by the extracellular matrix initiates signaling cascades that drive a variety of cellular functions, including neuronal migration and axonal pathfinding in the brain. Multiple lines of evidence link the ITGB3 gene encoding the integrin β3 subunit with the serotonin (5-HT) system, likely via its modulation of the 5-HT transporter (SERT). The ITGB3 coding polymorphism Leu33Pro (rs5918, PlA2) produces hyperactive αvβ3 receptors that influence whole-blood 5-HT levels and may influence the risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Using a phenome-wide scan of psychiatric diagnoses, we found significant, male-specific associations between the Pro33 allele and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and ASDs. Here, we used knock-in (KI) mice expressing an Itgb3 variant that phenocopies the human Pro33 variant to elucidate the consequences of constitutively enhanced αvβ3 signaling to the 5-HT system in the brain. KI mice displayed deficits in multiple behaviors, including anxiety, repetitive, and social behaviors. Anatomical studies revealed a significant decrease in 5-HT synapses in the midbrain, accompanied by decreases in SERT activity and reduced localization of SERTs to integrin adhesion complexes in synapses of KI mice. Inhibition of focal adhesion kinase (FAK) rescued SERT function in synapses of KI mice, demonstrating that constitutive active FAK signaling downstream of the Pro32Pro33 integrin αvβ3 suppresses SERT activity. Our studies identify a complex regulation of 5-HT homeostasis and behaviors by integrin αvβ3, revealing an important role for integrins in modulating risk for neuropsychiatric disorders.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT The integrin β3 Leu33Pro coding polymorphism has been associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) within a subgroup of patients with elevated blood 5-HT levels, linking integrin β3, 5-HT, and ASD risk. We capitalized on these interactions to demonstrate that the Pro33 coding variation in the murine integrin β3 recapitulates the sex-dependent neurochemical and behavioral attributes of ASD. Using state-of-the-art techniques, we show that presynaptic 5-HT function is altered in these mice, and that the localization of 5-HT transporters to specific compartments within the synapse, disrupted by the integrin β3 Pro33 mutation, is critical for appropriate reuptake of 5-HT. Our studies provide fundamental insight into the genetic network regulating 5-HT neurotransmission in the CNS that is also associated with ASD risk.
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Mouse strain differences in SSRI sensitivity correlate with serotonin transporter binding and function. Sci Rep 2017; 7:8631. [PMID: 28819255 PMCID: PMC5561191 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-08953-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2017] [Accepted: 07/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) bind 5-HT transporters, leading to the accumulation of 5-HT and amelioration of depression. Although different mouse strains show varying sensitivity to SSRIs in mouse models of depression, the underlying mechanism of these strain differences remains unclear. Here, the SSRI citalopram dose-dependently reduced immobility time in both the FST and TST in DBA/2J mice but not C57BL/6J mice, whereas fluoxetine showed the opposite results. Paroxetine similarly reduced immobility time in both strains. The affinity of citalopram for the 5-HT transporter was 700-fold higher in DBA/2J mice than in C57BL/6J mice, whereas the affinity of fluoxetine was 100-fold higher in C57BL/6J mice than in DBA/2J mice. Furthermore, high citalopram concentrations were required for [3H]5-HT uptake in C57BL/6J but not in DBA/2J mouse cortical synaptosomes, whereas fluoxetine showed the opposite results. The effects of paroxetine on 5-HT transporter binding and synaptosomal 5-HT uptake were similar in the two strains. These results suggest that immobility duration depends on 5-HT transporter binding levels, which lead to apparent strain differences in immobility time in the FST and TST. Furthermore, differences in 5-HT transporter binding may cause variations in SSRI effects on behaviors.
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Tuominen L, Miettunen J, Cannon DM, Drevets WC, Frokjaer VG, Hirvonen J, Ichise M, Jensen PS, Keltikangas-Järvinen L, Klaver JM, Knudsen GM, Takano A, Suhara T, Hietala J. Neuroticism Associates with Cerebral in Vivo Serotonin Transporter Binding Differently in Males and Females. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 2017; 20:963-970. [PMID: 29020405 PMCID: PMC5716061 DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyx071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2017] [Accepted: 08/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Neuroticism is a major risk factor for affective disorders. This personality trait has been hypothesized to associate with synaptic availability of the serotonin transporter, which critically controls serotonergic tone in the brain. However, earlier studies linking neuroticism and serotonin transporter have failed to produce converging findings. Because sex affects both the serotonergic system and the risk that neuroticism poses to the individual, sex may modify the association between neuroticism and serotonin transporter, but this question has not been investigated by previous studies. METHODS Here, we combined data from 4 different positron emission tomography imaging centers to address whether neuroticism is related to serotonin transporter binding in vivo. The data set included serotonin transporter binding potential values from the thalamus and striatum and personality scores from 91 healthy males and 56 healthy females. We specifically tested if the association between neuroticism and serotonin transporter is different in females and males. RESULTS We found that neuroticism and thalamic serotonin transporter binding potentials were associated in both males and females, but with opposite directionality. Higher neuroticism associated with higher serotonin transporter binding potential in males (standardized beta 0.292, P=.008), whereas in females, higher neuroticism associated with lower serotonin transporter binding potential (standardized beta -0.288, P=.014). CONCLUSIONS The finding is in agreement with recent studies showing that the serotonergic system is involved in affective disorders differently in males and females and suggests that contribution of thalamic serotonin transporter to the risk of affective disorders depends on sex.
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- Lauri Tuominen
- Turku PET Centre, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland (Drs Tuominen, Hirvonen, and Hietala); Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA (Dr Tuominen); Center for Life Course Health Research, University of Oulu, Finland & Medical Research Center (MRC) Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland (Dr Miettunen); Centre for Neuroimaging & Cognitive Genomics (NICOG), Clinical Neuroimaging Laboratory, NCBES Galway Neuroscience Centre, College of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland (Dr Cannon); Janssen Research & Development, LLC, of Johnson & Johnson, Titusville, NJ (Dr Drevets); Neurobiology Research Unit, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (Dr Knudsen); Center for Integrated Molecular Brain Imaging, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (Dr Frokjaer and Mr Jensen); Department of Radiology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (Dr Hirvonen); Department of Functional Brain Imaging Research, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institute for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan (Drs Ichise, Takano, and Suhara); IBS, Unit of Personality, Work and Health Psychology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland (Dr Keltikangas-Järvinen); Department of Psychology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois (Dr Klaver); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark (Dr Knudsen); Center for Psychiatric Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (Dr Takano); Department of Psychiatry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (Dr Hietala),Correspondence: Lauri Tuominen, MD, PhD, MGH/HST Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, 149 13th St, Charlestown, MA 02129 ()
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- Turku PET Centre, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland (Drs Tuominen, Hirvonen, and Hietala); Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA (Dr Tuominen); Center for Life Course Health Research, University of Oulu, Finland & Medical Research Center (MRC) Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland (Dr Miettunen); Centre for Neuroimaging & Cognitive Genomics (NICOG), Clinical Neuroimaging Laboratory, NCBES Galway Neuroscience Centre, College of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland (Dr Cannon); Janssen Research & Development, LLC, of Johnson & Johnson, Titusville, NJ (Dr Drevets); Neurobiology Research Unit, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (Dr Knudsen); Center for Integrated Molecular Brain Imaging, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (Dr Frokjaer and Mr Jensen); Department of Radiology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (Dr Hirvonen); Department of Functional Brain Imaging Research, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institute for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan (Drs Ichise, Takano, and Suhara); IBS, Unit of Personality, Work and Health Psychology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland (Dr Keltikangas-Järvinen); Department of Psychology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois (Dr Klaver); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark (Dr Knudsen); Center for Psychiatric Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (Dr Takano); Department of Psychiatry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (Dr Hietala)
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- Turku PET Centre, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland (Drs Tuominen, Hirvonen, and Hietala); Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA (Dr Tuominen); Center for Life Course Health Research, University of Oulu, Finland & Medical Research Center (MRC) Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland (Dr Miettunen); Centre for Neuroimaging & Cognitive Genomics (NICOG), Clinical Neuroimaging Laboratory, NCBES Galway Neuroscience Centre, College of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland (Dr Cannon); Janssen Research & Development, LLC, of Johnson & Johnson, Titusville, NJ (Dr Drevets); Neurobiology Research Unit, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (Dr Knudsen); Center for Integrated Molecular Brain Imaging, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (Dr Frokjaer and Mr Jensen); Department of Radiology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (Dr Hirvonen); Department of Functional Brain Imaging Research, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institute for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan (Drs Ichise, Takano, and Suhara); IBS, Unit of Personality, Work and Health Psychology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland (Dr Keltikangas-Järvinen); Department of Psychology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois (Dr Klaver); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark (Dr Knudsen); Center for Psychiatric Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (Dr Takano); Department of Psychiatry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (Dr Hietala)
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- Turku PET Centre, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland (Drs Tuominen, Hirvonen, and Hietala); Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA (Dr Tuominen); Center for Life Course Health Research, University of Oulu, Finland & Medical Research Center (MRC) Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland (Dr Miettunen); Centre for Neuroimaging & Cognitive Genomics (NICOG), Clinical Neuroimaging Laboratory, NCBES Galway Neuroscience Centre, College of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland (Dr Cannon); Janssen Research & Development, LLC, of Johnson & Johnson, Titusville, NJ (Dr Drevets); Neurobiology Research Unit, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (Dr Knudsen); Center for Integrated Molecular Brain Imaging, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (Dr Frokjaer and Mr Jensen); Department of Radiology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (Dr Hirvonen); Department of Functional Brain Imaging Research, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institute for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan (Drs Ichise, Takano, and Suhara); IBS, Unit of Personality, Work and Health Psychology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland (Dr Keltikangas-Järvinen); Department of Psychology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois (Dr Klaver); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark (Dr Knudsen); Center for Psychiatric Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (Dr Takano); Department of Psychiatry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (Dr Hietala)
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- Turku PET Centre, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland (Drs Tuominen, Hirvonen, and Hietala); Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA (Dr Tuominen); Center for Life Course Health Research, University of Oulu, Finland & Medical Research Center (MRC) Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland (Dr Miettunen); Centre for Neuroimaging & Cognitive Genomics (NICOG), Clinical Neuroimaging Laboratory, NCBES Galway Neuroscience Centre, College of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland (Dr Cannon); Janssen Research & Development, LLC, of Johnson & Johnson, Titusville, NJ (Dr Drevets); Neurobiology Research Unit, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (Dr Knudsen); Center for Integrated Molecular Brain Imaging, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (Dr Frokjaer and Mr Jensen); Department of Radiology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (Dr Hirvonen); Department of Functional Brain Imaging Research, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institute for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan (Drs Ichise, Takano, and Suhara); IBS, Unit of Personality, Work and Health Psychology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland (Dr Keltikangas-Järvinen); Department of Psychology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois (Dr Klaver); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark (Dr Knudsen); Center for Psychiatric Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (Dr Takano); Department of Psychiatry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (Dr Hietala)
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- Turku PET Centre, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland (Drs Tuominen, Hirvonen, and Hietala); Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA (Dr Tuominen); Center for Life Course Health Research, University of Oulu, Finland & Medical Research Center (MRC) Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland (Dr Miettunen); Centre for Neuroimaging & Cognitive Genomics (NICOG), Clinical Neuroimaging Laboratory, NCBES Galway Neuroscience Centre, College of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland (Dr Cannon); Janssen Research & Development, LLC, of Johnson & Johnson, Titusville, NJ (Dr Drevets); Neurobiology Research Unit, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (Dr Knudsen); Center for Integrated Molecular Brain Imaging, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (Dr Frokjaer and Mr Jensen); Department of Radiology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (Dr Hirvonen); Department of Functional Brain Imaging Research, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institute for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan (Drs Ichise, Takano, and Suhara); IBS, Unit of Personality, Work and Health Psychology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland (Dr Keltikangas-Järvinen); Department of Psychology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois (Dr Klaver); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark (Dr Knudsen); Center for Psychiatric Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (Dr Takano); Department of Psychiatry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (Dr Hietala)
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- Turku PET Centre, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland (Drs Tuominen, Hirvonen, and Hietala); Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA (Dr Tuominen); Center for Life Course Health Research, University of Oulu, Finland & Medical Research Center (MRC) Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland (Dr Miettunen); Centre for Neuroimaging & Cognitive Genomics (NICOG), Clinical Neuroimaging Laboratory, NCBES Galway Neuroscience Centre, College of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland (Dr Cannon); Janssen Research & Development, LLC, of Johnson & Johnson, Titusville, NJ (Dr Drevets); Neurobiology Research Unit, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (Dr Knudsen); Center for Integrated Molecular Brain Imaging, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (Dr Frokjaer and Mr Jensen); Department of Radiology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (Dr Hirvonen); Department of Functional Brain Imaging Research, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institute for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan (Drs Ichise, Takano, and Suhara); IBS, Unit of Personality, Work and Health Psychology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland (Dr Keltikangas-Järvinen); Department of Psychology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois (Dr Klaver); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark (Dr Knudsen); Center for Psychiatric Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (Dr Takano); Department of Psychiatry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (Dr Hietala)
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- Turku PET Centre, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland (Drs Tuominen, Hirvonen, and Hietala); Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA (Dr Tuominen); Center for Life Course Health Research, University of Oulu, Finland & Medical Research Center (MRC) Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland (Dr Miettunen); Centre for Neuroimaging & Cognitive Genomics (NICOG), Clinical Neuroimaging Laboratory, NCBES Galway Neuroscience Centre, College of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland (Dr Cannon); Janssen Research & Development, LLC, of Johnson & Johnson, Titusville, NJ (Dr Drevets); Neurobiology Research Unit, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (Dr Knudsen); Center for Integrated Molecular Brain Imaging, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (Dr Frokjaer and Mr Jensen); Department of Radiology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (Dr Hirvonen); Department of Functional Brain Imaging Research, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institute for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan (Drs Ichise, Takano, and Suhara); IBS, Unit of Personality, Work and Health Psychology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland (Dr Keltikangas-Järvinen); Department of Psychology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois (Dr Klaver); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark (Dr Knudsen); Center for Psychiatric Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (Dr Takano); Department of Psychiatry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (Dr Hietala)
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- Turku PET Centre, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland (Drs Tuominen, Hirvonen, and Hietala); Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA (Dr Tuominen); Center for Life Course Health Research, University of Oulu, Finland & Medical Research Center (MRC) Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland (Dr Miettunen); Centre for Neuroimaging & Cognitive Genomics (NICOG), Clinical Neuroimaging Laboratory, NCBES Galway Neuroscience Centre, College of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland (Dr Cannon); Janssen Research & Development, LLC, of Johnson & Johnson, Titusville, NJ (Dr Drevets); Neurobiology Research Unit, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (Dr Knudsen); Center for Integrated Molecular Brain Imaging, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (Dr Frokjaer and Mr Jensen); Department of Radiology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (Dr Hirvonen); Department of Functional Brain Imaging Research, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institute for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan (Drs Ichise, Takano, and Suhara); IBS, Unit of Personality, Work and Health Psychology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland (Dr Keltikangas-Järvinen); Department of Psychology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois (Dr Klaver); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark (Dr Knudsen); Center for Psychiatric Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (Dr Takano); Department of Psychiatry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (Dr Hietala)
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- Turku PET Centre, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland (Drs Tuominen, Hirvonen, and Hietala); Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA (Dr Tuominen); Center for Life Course Health Research, University of Oulu, Finland & Medical Research Center (MRC) Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland (Dr Miettunen); Centre for Neuroimaging & Cognitive Genomics (NICOG), Clinical Neuroimaging Laboratory, NCBES Galway Neuroscience Centre, College of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland (Dr Cannon); Janssen Research & Development, LLC, of Johnson & Johnson, Titusville, NJ (Dr Drevets); Neurobiology Research Unit, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (Dr Knudsen); Center for Integrated Molecular Brain Imaging, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (Dr Frokjaer and Mr Jensen); Department of Radiology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (Dr Hirvonen); Department of Functional Brain Imaging Research, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institute for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan (Drs Ichise, Takano, and Suhara); IBS, Unit of Personality, Work and Health Psychology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland (Dr Keltikangas-Järvinen); Department of Psychology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois (Dr Klaver); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark (Dr Knudsen); Center for Psychiatric Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (Dr Takano); Department of Psychiatry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (Dr Hietala)
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- Turku PET Centre, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland (Drs Tuominen, Hirvonen, and Hietala); Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA (Dr Tuominen); Center for Life Course Health Research, University of Oulu, Finland & Medical Research Center (MRC) Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland (Dr Miettunen); Centre for Neuroimaging & Cognitive Genomics (NICOG), Clinical Neuroimaging Laboratory, NCBES Galway Neuroscience Centre, College of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland (Dr Cannon); Janssen Research & Development, LLC, of Johnson & Johnson, Titusville, NJ (Dr Drevets); Neurobiology Research Unit, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (Dr Knudsen); Center for Integrated Molecular Brain Imaging, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (Dr Frokjaer and Mr Jensen); Department of Radiology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (Dr Hirvonen); Department of Functional Brain Imaging Research, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institute for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan (Drs Ichise, Takano, and Suhara); IBS, Unit of Personality, Work and Health Psychology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland (Dr Keltikangas-Järvinen); Department of Psychology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois (Dr Klaver); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark (Dr Knudsen); Center for Psychiatric Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (Dr Takano); Department of Psychiatry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (Dr Hietala)
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- Turku PET Centre, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland (Drs Tuominen, Hirvonen, and Hietala); Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA (Dr Tuominen); Center for Life Course Health Research, University of Oulu, Finland & Medical Research Center (MRC) Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland (Dr Miettunen); Centre for Neuroimaging & Cognitive Genomics (NICOG), Clinical Neuroimaging Laboratory, NCBES Galway Neuroscience Centre, College of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland (Dr Cannon); Janssen Research & Development, LLC, of Johnson & Johnson, Titusville, NJ (Dr Drevets); Neurobiology Research Unit, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (Dr Knudsen); Center for Integrated Molecular Brain Imaging, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (Dr Frokjaer and Mr Jensen); Department of Radiology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (Dr Hirvonen); Department of Functional Brain Imaging Research, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institute for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan (Drs Ichise, Takano, and Suhara); IBS, Unit of Personality, Work and Health Psychology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland (Dr Keltikangas-Järvinen); Department of Psychology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois (Dr Klaver); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark (Dr Knudsen); Center for Psychiatric Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (Dr Takano); Department of Psychiatry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (Dr Hietala)
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- Turku PET Centre, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland (Drs Tuominen, Hirvonen, and Hietala); Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA (Dr Tuominen); Center for Life Course Health Research, University of Oulu, Finland & Medical Research Center (MRC) Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland (Dr Miettunen); Centre for Neuroimaging & Cognitive Genomics (NICOG), Clinical Neuroimaging Laboratory, NCBES Galway Neuroscience Centre, College of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland (Dr Cannon); Janssen Research & Development, LLC, of Johnson & Johnson, Titusville, NJ (Dr Drevets); Neurobiology Research Unit, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (Dr Knudsen); Center for Integrated Molecular Brain Imaging, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (Dr Frokjaer and Mr Jensen); Department of Radiology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (Dr Hirvonen); Department of Functional Brain Imaging Research, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institute for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan (Drs Ichise, Takano, and Suhara); IBS, Unit of Personality, Work and Health Psychology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland (Dr Keltikangas-Järvinen); Department of Psychology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois (Dr Klaver); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark (Dr Knudsen); Center for Psychiatric Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (Dr Takano); Department of Psychiatry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (Dr Hietala)
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- Turku PET Centre, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland (Drs Tuominen, Hirvonen, and Hietala); Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA (Dr Tuominen); Center for Life Course Health Research, University of Oulu, Finland & Medical Research Center (MRC) Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland (Dr Miettunen); Centre for Neuroimaging & Cognitive Genomics (NICOG), Clinical Neuroimaging Laboratory, NCBES Galway Neuroscience Centre, College of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland (Dr Cannon); Janssen Research & Development, LLC, of Johnson & Johnson, Titusville, NJ (Dr Drevets); Neurobiology Research Unit, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (Dr Knudsen); Center for Integrated Molecular Brain Imaging, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (Dr Frokjaer and Mr Jensen); Department of Radiology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (Dr Hirvonen); Department of Functional Brain Imaging Research, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institute for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan (Drs Ichise, Takano, and Suhara); IBS, Unit of Personality, Work and Health Psychology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland (Dr Keltikangas-Järvinen); Department of Psychology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois (Dr Klaver); Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark (Dr Knudsen); Center for Psychiatric Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (Dr Takano); Department of Psychiatry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (Dr Hietala)
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Rajkowska G, Mahajan G, Legutko B, Challagundla L, Griswold M, Albert PR, Daigle M, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Austin MC, Blakely RD, Steffens DC, Stockmeier CA. Length of axons expressing the serotonin transporter in orbitofrontal cortex is lower with age in depression. Neuroscience 2017; 359:30-39. [PMID: 28711621 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2017.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2017] [Revised: 06/08/2017] [Accepted: 07/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
Studies of major depressive disorder (MDD) in postmortem brain tissue report enhanced binding to inhibitory serotonin-1A autoreceptors in midbrain dorsal raphe and reductions in length of axons expressing the serotonin transporter (SERT) in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. The length density of axons expressing SERT in the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) was determined in 18 subjects with MDD and 17 age-matched control subjects. A monoclonal antibody was used to immunohistochemically label the SERT in fixed sections of OFC. The 3-dimensional length density of SERT-immunoreactive (ir) axons in layer VI of OFC was estimated. The age of subjects with MDD was negatively correlated with SERT axon length (r=-0.77, p<0.0005). The significant effect of age persisted when removing four depressed subjects with an antidepressant medication present at the time of death, or when removing nine depressed subjects that had a recent prescription for an antidepressant medication. Neither gender, tissue pH, postmortem interval, 5-HTTLPR genotype, time in fixative, nor death by suicide had a significant effect on axon length. The age-related decrease in SERT-ir axon length in MDD may reflect pathology of ascending axons passing through deep white matter hyperintensities. Greater length of axons expressing SERT in younger subjects with MDD may result in a significant deficit in serotonin availability in OFC.
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- Grazyna Rajkowska
- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216, USA.
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- Department of Data Science, JD Bower School of Population Health, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216, USA.
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- Department of Data Science, JD Bower School of Population Health, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216, USA.
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Neuroscience) and UOttawa Brain and Mind Research Institute, Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5, Canada.
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Neuroscience) and UOttawa Brain and Mind Research Institute, Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5, Canada.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216, USA.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT 06030, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
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Distinct Functions of Syntaxin-1 in Neuronal Maintenance, Synaptic Vesicle Docking, and Fusion in Mouse Neurons. J Neurosci 2017; 36:7911-24. [PMID: 27466336 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1314-16.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2016] [Accepted: 06/09/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED Neurotransmitter release requires the formation of soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor (SNARE) complexes by SNARE proteins syntaxin-1 (Stx1), synaptosomal-associated protein 25 (SNAP-25), and synaptobrevin-2 (Syb2). In mammalian systems, loss of SNAP-25 or Syb2 severely impairs neurotransmitter release; however, complete loss of function studies for Stx1 have been elusive due to the functional redundancy between Stx1 isoforms Stx1A and Stx1B and the embryonic lethality of Stx1A/1B double knock-out (DKO) mice. Here, we studied the roles of Stx1 in neuronal maintenance and neurotransmitter release in mice with constitutive or conditional deletion of Stx1B on an Stx1A-null background. Both constitutive and postnatal loss of Stx1 severely compromised neuronal viability in vivo and in vitro, indicating an obligatory role of Stx1 for maintenance of developing and mature neurons. Loss of Munc18-1, a high-affinity binding partner of Stx1, also showed severely impaired neuronal viability, but with a slower time course compared with Stx1A/1B DKO neurons, and exogenous Stx1A or Stx1B expression significantly delayed Munc18-1-dependent lethality. In addition, loss of Stx1 completely abolished fusion-competent vesicles and severely impaired vesicle docking, demonstrating its essential roles in neurotransmission. Putative partial SNARE complex assembly with the SNARE motif mutant Stx1A(AV) (A240V, V244A) was not sufficient to rescue neurotransmission despite full recovery of vesicle docking and neuronal survival. Together, these data suggest that Stx1 has independent functions in neuronal maintenance and neurotransmitter release and complete SNARE complex formation is required for vesicle fusion and priming, whereas partial SNARE complex formation is sufficient for vesicle docking and neuronal maintenance. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Syntaxin-1 (Stx1) is a component of the synaptic vesicle soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor (SNARE) complex and is essential for neurotransmission. We present the first detailed loss-of-function characterization of the two Stx1 isoforms in central mammalian neurons. We show that Stx1 is fundamental for maintenance of developing and mature neurons and also for vesicle docking and neurotransmission. We also demonstrate that neuronal maintenance and neurotransmitter release are regulated by Stx1 through independent functions. Furthermore, we show that SNARE complex formation is required for vesicle fusion, whereas partial SNARE complex formation is sufficient for vesicle docking and neuronal maintenance. Therefore, our work provides insights into differential functions of Stx1 in neuronal maintenance and neurotransmission, with the latter explored further into its functions in vesicle docking and fusion.
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Krause-Heuer AM, Fraser-Spears R, Dobrowolski JC, Ashford ME, Wyatt NA, Roberts MP, Gould GG, Cheah WC, Ng CKL, Bhadbhade M, Zhang B, Greguric I, Wheate NJ, Kumar N, Koek W, Callaghan PD, Daws LC, Fraser BH. Evaluation of the antidepressant therapeutic potential of isocyanine and pseudoisocyanine analogues of the organic cation decynium-22. Eur J Med Chem 2017. [PMID: 28624702 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2017.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Herein we describe the synthesis and evaluation of antidepressant properties of seven analogues (1-7) of the low affinity/high capacity transporter blocker decynium-22 (D-22). All analogues (1-7) were synthesized via base promoted coupling reactions between N-alkylated-2-methylquinolinium iodides or N-alkylated-4-methylquinolinium iodides and electrophilic N-alkylated-2-iodoquinolinium iodides. All final compounds were purified by re-crystallization or preparative HPLC and initial evaluation studies included; 1) screening for in vitro α1-adrenoceptor activity (a property that can lead to unwanted side-effects), 2) measuring antidepressant-like activity in a mouse tail suspension test (TST), and 3) measuring effects upon mouse locomotion. The results showed some analogues have lower affinities at α1-adrenoceptors compared to D-22 and showed antidepressant-like activity without the need for co-administration of SSRIs. Additionally, many analogues did not affect mouse locomotion to the same extent as D-22. Plans for additional evaluations of these promising analogues, including measurement of antidepressant-like activity with co-administration of selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs), are outlined.
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- Anwen M Krause-Heuer
- The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Locked Bag 2001, Kirrawee DC NSW 2232, Australia
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- Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA
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- The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Locked Bag 2001, Kirrawee DC NSW 2232, Australia
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- The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Locked Bag 2001, Kirrawee DC NSW 2232, Australia
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- The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Locked Bag 2001, Kirrawee DC NSW 2232, Australia
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- Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA
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- The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Locked Bag 2001, Kirrawee DC NSW 2232, Australia
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- The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Locked Bag 2001, Kirrawee DC NSW 2232, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Locked Bag 2001, Kirrawee DC NSW 2232, Australia; Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Locked Bag 2001, Kirrawee DC NSW 2232, Australia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA; Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA
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- The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Locked Bag 2001, Kirrawee DC NSW 2232, Australia
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- Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA; Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA.
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- The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Locked Bag 2001, Kirrawee DC NSW 2232, Australia.
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Robson MJ, Quinlan MA, Blakely RD. Immune System Activation and Depression: Roles of Serotonin in the Central Nervous System and Periphery. ACS Chem Neurosci 2017; 8:932-942. [PMID: 28345868 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.6b00412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) has long been recognized as a key contributor to the regulation of mood and anxiety and is strongly associated with the etiology of major depressive disorder (MDD). Although more known for its roles within the central nervous system (CNS), 5-HT is recognized to modulate several key aspects of immune system function that may contribute to the development of MDD. Copious amounts of research have outlined a connection between alterations in immune system function, inflammation status, and MDD. Supporting this connection, peripheral immune activation results in changes in the function and/or expression of many components of 5-HT signaling that are associated with depressive-like phenotypes. How 5-HT is utilized by the immune system to effect CNS function and ultimately behaviors related to depression is still not well understood. This Review summarizes the evidence that immune system alterations related to depression affect CNS 5-HT signaling that can alter MDD-relevant behaviors and that 5-HT regulates immune system signaling within the CNS and periphery. We suggest that targeting the interrelationships between immune and 5-HT signaling may provide more effective treatments for subsets of those suffering from inflammation-associated MDD.
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- Matthew J. Robson
- Department of Biomedical
Science, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter, Florida 33458, United States
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- Department of Biomedical
Science, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter, Florida 33458, United States
- Department
of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37240-7933, United States
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- Department of Biomedical
Science, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter, Florida 33458, United States
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Molecular imaging of serotonin degeneration in mild cognitive impairment. Neurobiol Dis 2017; 105:33-41. [PMID: 28511918 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2017.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2017] [Revised: 05/02/2017] [Accepted: 05/12/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Neuropathological and neuroimaging studies have consistently demonstrated degeneration of monoamine systems, especially the serotonin system, in normal aging and Alzheimer's disease. The evidence for degeneration of the serotonin system in mild cognitive impairment is limited. Thus, the goal of the present study was to measure the serotonin transporter in vivo in mild cognitive impairment and healthy controls. The serotonin transporter is a selective marker of serotonin terminals and of the integrity of serotonin projections to cortical, subcortical and limbic regions and is found in high concentrations in the serotonergic cell bodies of origin of these projections (raphe nuclei). Twenty-eight participants with mild cognitive impairment (age 66.6±6.9, 16 males) and 28 healthy, cognitively normal, demographically matched controls (age 66.2±7.1, 15 males) underwent magnetic resonance imaging for measurement of grey matter volumes and high-resolution positron emission tomography with well-established radiotracers for the serotonin transporter and regional cerebral blood flow. Beta-amyloid imaging was performed to evaluate, in combination with the neuropsychological testing, the likelihood of subsequent cognitive decline in the participants with mild cognitive impairment. The following hypotheses were tested: 1) the serotonin transporter would be lower in mild cognitive impairment compared to controls in cortical and limbic regions, 2) in mild cognitive impairment relative to controls, the serotonin transporter would be lower to a greater extent and observed in a more widespread pattern than lower grey matter volumes or lower regional cerebral blood flow and 3) lower cortical and limbic serotonin transporters would be correlated with greater deficits in auditory-verbal and visual-spatial memory in mild cognitive impairment, not in controls. Reduced serotonin transporter availability was observed in mild cognitive impairment compared to controls in cortical and limbic areas typically affected by Alzheimer's disease pathology, as well as in sensory and motor areas, striatum and thalamus that are relatively spared in Alzheimer's disease. The reduction of the serotonin transporter in mild cognitive impairment was greater than grey matter atrophy or reductions in regional cerebral blood flow compared to controls. Lower cortical serotonin transporters were associated with worse performance on tests of auditory-verbal and visual-spatial memory in mild cognitive impairment, not in controls. The serotonin system may represent an important target for prevention and treatment of MCI, particularly the post-synaptic receptors (5-HT4 and 5-HT6), which may not be as severely affected as presynaptic aspects of the serotonin system, as indicated by the observation of lower serotonin transporters in MCI relative to healthy controls.
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A kinome wide screen identifies novel kinases involved in regulation of monoamine transporter function. Neurochem Int 2016; 98:103-14. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2016.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2016] [Revised: 03/08/2016] [Accepted: 03/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Association between reduced white matter integrity in the corpus callosum and serotonin transporter gene DNA methylation in medication-naive patients with major depressive disorder. Transl Psychiatry 2016; 6:e866. [PMID: 27505229 PMCID: PMC5022083 DOI: 10.1038/tp.2016.137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2015] [Accepted: 06/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Previous evidence suggests that the serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4) is associated with the structure of brain regions that are critically involved in dysfunctional limbic-cortical network activity associated with major depressive disorder (MDD). Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and tract-based spatial statistics were used to investigate changes in white matter integrity in patients with MDD compared with healthy controls. A possible association between structural alterations in white matter tracts and DNA methylation of the SLC6A4 promoter region was also assessed. Thirty-five medication-naive patients with MDD (mean age: 40.34, male/female: 10/25) and age, gender and education level matched 49 healthy controls (mean age: 41.12, male/female: 15/34) underwent DTI. SLC6A4 DNA methylation was also measured at five CpG sites of the promoter region, and the cell type used was whole-blood DNA. Patients with MDD had significantly lower fractional anisotropy (FA) values for the genu of the corpus callosum and body of the corpus callosum than that in healthy controls (family-wise error corrected, P<0.01). Significant inverse correlations were observed between SLC6A4 DNA methylation and FA (CpG3, Pearson's correlation: r=-0.493, P=0.003) and axial diffusivity (CpG3, Pearson's correlation: r=-0.478, P=0.004) values of the body of the corpus callosum in patients with MDD. These results contribute to evidence indicating an association between epigenetic gene regulation and structural brain alterations in depression. Moreover, we believe this is the first report of a correlation between DNA methylation of the SLC6A4 promoter region and white matter integrity in patients with MDD.
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Won E, Ham BJ. Imaging genetics studies on monoaminergic genes in major depressive disorder. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2016; 64:311-9. [PMID: 25828849 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2015.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2015] [Revised: 03/17/2015] [Accepted: 03/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Although depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide, current understanding of the neurobiology of depression has failed to be translated into clinical practice. Major depressive disorder (MDD) pathogenesis is considered to be significantly influenced by multiple risk genes, however genetic effects are not simply expressed at a behavioral level. Therefore the concept of endophenotype has been applied in psychiatric genetics. Imaging genetics applies anatomical or functional imaging technologies as phenotypic assays to evaluate genetic variation and their impact on behavior. This paper attempts to provide a comprehensive review of available imaging genetics studies, including reports on genetic variants that have most frequently been linked to MDD, such as the monoaminergic genes (serotonin transporter gene, monoamine oxidase A gene, tryptophan hydroxylase-2 gene, serotonin receptor 1A gene and catechol-O-methyl transferase gene), with regard to key structures involved in emotion processing, such as the hippocampus, amygdala, anterior cingulate cortex and orbitofrontal cortex.
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- Eunsoo Won
- Department of Psychiatry, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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France M, Skorich E, Kadrofske M, Swain GM, Galligan JJ. Sex-related differences in small intestinal transit and serotonin dynamics in high-fat-diet-induced obesity in mice. Exp Physiol 2015; 101:81-99. [PMID: 26381722 DOI: 10.1113/ep085427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2015] [Accepted: 09/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Obesity alters gastrointestinal (GI) motility and 5-HT signalling. Altered 5-HT signalling disrupts control of GI motility. Levels of extracellular 5-HT depend on enterochromaffin (EC) cell release and serotonin transporter (SERT) uptake. We assessed GI transit and 5-HT signalling in the jejunum of normal and obese mice. Male and female mice were fed a control diet (CD; 10% of kilocalories as fat) or a high-fat diet (HFD; 60% of kilocalories as fat). Gastrointestinal transit was increased in male HFD-fed and female CD-fed compared with male CD-fed mice. The 5-HT3 receptor blocker, alosetron, increased gastric emptying in male CD-fed mice, but decreased transit in female CD-fed mice. The 5-HT-induced jejunal longitudinal muscle contractions in vitro were similar in all mice. In contrast to male CD-fed mice, 5-HT uptake (measured using continuous amperometry in vitro) in male HFD-fed mice was fluoxetine insensitive, yet sensitive to cocaine and the dopamine transporter (DAT) blocker GBR 12909. Immunoreactivity for DAT was present in the mucosa, and protein levels were greater in male HFD-fed compared with CD-fed mice. Extracellular 5-HT and mucosal 5-hydroxyindolacetic acid (5-HT metabolite) were similar in male HFD-fed compared with CD-fed mice. 5-Hydroxytryptamine uptake was fluoxetine sensitive in all females. Greater SERT protein, decreased extracellular 5-HT and greater mucosal 5-hydroxyindolacetic acid were observed in female HFD-fed compared with CD-fed mice. Mucosal 5-HT and EC cell numbers were similar in CD-fed and HFD-fed mice of both sexes; female 5-HT and EC cell numbers were increased compared with males. The HFD did not alter plasma sex hormone levels in any mice. Overall, obesity alters GI transit and 5-HT signalling in a sex-dependent manner.
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- Marion France
- Neuroscience Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Neuroscience Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Neuroscience Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.,Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Neuroscience Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.,Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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Mazalouskas M, Jessen T, Varney S, Sutcliffe JS, Veenstra-VanderWeele J, Cook EH, Carneiro AMD. Integrin β3 Haploinsufficiency Modulates Serotonin Transport and Antidepressant-Sensitive Behavior in Mice. Neuropsychopharmacology 2015; 40:2015-24. [PMID: 25684064 PMCID: PMC4839525 DOI: 10.1038/npp.2015.51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2014] [Revised: 02/06/2015] [Accepted: 02/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Converging lines of evidence have identified genetic interactions between the serotonin transporter (SERT) gene and ITGB3, which encodes the β3 subunit that forms the αIIbβ3 and αvβ3 integrin receptor complexes. Here we examine the consequences of haploinsufficiency in the mouse integrin β3 subunit gene (Itgb3) on SERT function and selective 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) effectiveness in vivo. Biochemical fractionation studies and immunofluorescent staining of murine brain slices reveal that αvβ3 receptors and SERTs are enriched in presynaptic membranes from several brain regions and that αvβ3 colocalizes with a subpopulation of SERT-containing synapses in raphe nuclei. Notably, we establish that loss of a single allele of Itgb3 in murine neurons is sufficient to decrease 5-HT uptake by SERT in midbrain synaptosomes. Pharmacological assays to elucidate the αvβ3-mediated mechanism of reduced SERT function indicate that decreased integrin β3 subunit expression scales down the population size of active SERT molecules and, as a consequence, lowers the effective dose of SSRIs. These data are consistent with the existence of a subpopulation of SERTs that are tightly modulated by integrin αvβ3 and significantly contribute to global SERT function at 5-HT synapses in the midbrain. Importantly, our screen of a normal human population for single nucleotide polymorphisms in human ITGB3 identified a variant associated with reductions in integrin β3 expression levels that parallel our mouse findings. Thus, polymorphisms in human ITGB3 may contribute to the differential responsiveness of select patients to SSRIs.
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- Matthew Mazalouskas
- Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA,Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA,Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 461 Preston Research Building, 23rd Avenue South at Pierce, Nashville, TN 37232, USA, Tel: +1 615 875 5635, Fax: 615-343-1084, E-mail:
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Mauler M, Bode C, Duerschmied D. Platelet serotonin modulates immune functions. Hamostaseologie 2015; 36:11-6. [PMID: 25693763 DOI: 10.5482/hamo-14-11-0073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2014] [Accepted: 01/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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This short review addresses immune functions of platelet serotonin. Platelets transport serotonin at a high concentration in dense granules and release it upon activation. Besides haemostatic, vasotonic and developmental modulation, serotonin also influences a variety of immune functions (mediated by different serotonin receptors). First, platelet serotonergic effects are directed against invading pathogens via activation and proliferation of lymphocytes, modulation of cytokine release, and recruitment of neutrophils to sites of acute inflammation by induction of selectin expression on endothelial cells. Second, serotonin levels are elevated in autoimmune diseases, such as asthma or rheumatoid arthritis, and during tissue regeneration after ischemia of myocardium or brain. Specific antagonism of serotonin receptors appears to improve survival after myocardial infarction or sepsis and to attenuate asthmatic attacks in animal models. It will be of great clinical relevance if these findings can be translated into human applications. In conclusion, targeting immune modulatory effects of platelet serotonin may provide novel therapeutic options for common health problems.
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- Daniel Duerschmied, MD, Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, Heart Center, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, 79106 Freiburg, Germany, Tel. +49/(0)761/27 03-44 10, Fax -78 55, E-mail:,
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Sørensen L, Strømgaard K, Kristensen AS. Characterization of intracellular regions in the human serotonin transporter for phosphorylation sites. ACS Chem Biol 2014; 9:935-44. [PMID: 24450286 DOI: 10.1021/cb4007198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In the central nervous system, synaptic levels of the monoamine neurotransmitter serotonin are mainly controlled by the serotonin transporter (SERT), and drugs used in the treatment of various psychiatric diseases have SERT as primary target. SERT is a phosphoprotein that undergoes phosphorylation/dephosphorylation during transporter regulation by multiple pathways. In particular, activation and/or inhibition of kinases including PKC, PKG, p38MAPK, and CaMKII modulate SERT function and trafficking. The molecular mechanisms by which kinase activity is linked to SERT regulation are poorly understood, including the identity of specific phosphorylated residues. To elucidate SERT phosphorylation sites, we have generated peptides corresponding to the entire intracellular region of human SERT and performed in vitro phosphorylation assays with a panel of kinases suggested to be involved in SERT regulation or for which canonical phosphorylation sites are predicted. Peptide analysis by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) was used to identify and quantify site-specific phosphorylation. Five residues located in the N- and C-termini and in intracellular loop 1 and 2 were identified as phosphorylation sites; Ser149, Ser277, and Thr603 for PKC, Ser13 for CaMKII, and Thr616 for p38MAPK. Possible regulatory roles of these potential phosphoacceptors for SERT function and surface expression were investigated using phospho-mimicking and phosphodeficient mutations, coexpression of constitutively active kinases and pharmacological kinase induction in a heterologous expression system. Our results suggest that Ser277 is involved in an initial phase of PKC-mediated down-regulation of SERT. The five identified sites can guide future studies of direct links between SERT phosphorylation and regulatory processes.
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- Lena Sørensen
- Department of Drug Design
and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design
and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design
and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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Decynium-22 enhances SSRI-induced antidepressant-like effects in mice: uncovering novel targets to treat depression. J Neurosci 2013; 33:10534-43. [PMID: 23785165 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5687-11.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Mood disorders cause much suffering and lost productivity worldwide, compounded by the fact that many patients are not effectively treated by currently available medications. The most commonly prescribed antidepressant drugs are the selective serotonin (5-HT) reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), which act by blocking the high-affinity 5-HT transporter (SERT). The increase in extracellular 5-HT produced by SSRIs is thought to be critical to initiate downstream events needed for therapeutic effects. A potential explanation for their limited therapeutic efficacy is the recently characterized presence of low-affinity, high-capacity transporters for 5-HT in brain [i.e., organic cation transporters (OCTs) and plasma membrane monoamine transporter], which may limit the ability of SSRIs to increase extracellular 5-HT. Decynium-22 (D-22) is a blocker of these transporters, and using this compound we uncovered a significant role for OCTs in 5-HT uptake in mice genetically modified to have reduced or no SERT expression (Baganz et al., 2008). This raised the possibility that pharmacological inactivation of D-22-sensitive transporters might enhance the neurochemical and behavioral effects of SSRIs. Here we show that in wild-type mice D-22 enhances the effects of the SSRI fluvoxamine to inhibit 5-HT clearance and to produce antidepressant-like activity. This antidepressant-like activity of D-22 was attenuated in OCT3 KO mice, whereas the effect of D-22 to inhibit 5-HT clearance in the CA3 region of hippocampus persisted. Our findings point to OCT3, as well as other D-22-sensitive transporters, as novel targets for new antidepressant drugs with improved therapeutic potential.
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Won ES, Chang HS, Lee HY, Ham BJ, Lee MS. Association between serotonin transporter-linked polymorphic region and escitalopram antidepressant treatment response in Korean patients with major depressive disorder. Neuropsychobiology 2013; 66:221-9. [PMID: 23095326 DOI: 10.1159/000341876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2012] [Accepted: 07/16/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Various studies have shown that short (s)/long (l) polymorphisms of the serotonin transporter-linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) might predict treatment outcome to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between 5-HTTLPR and clinical response to escitalopram treatment in Korean subjects with major depressive disorder. METHODS One hundred and fifteen Korean patients diagnosed with major depressive disorder were evaluated during 8 weeks of escitalopram treatment at a dose of 5-20 mg/day. Patients were genotyped for 5-HTTLPR using polymerase chain reaction. Clinical symptoms were evaluated by the 21-item Hamilton Depression Rating (HAMD-21) scale during the 8 weeks of treatment. RESULTS Therapeutic response to antidepressant escitalopram was better in s allele carriers (ss, sl) than in l allele homozygotes (ll) at 8 weeks of treatment (OR = 6.24, p = 0.026). The proportion of s allele carriers in responders was higher than that in non-responders (96.6 vs. 85.7%). The percentile decline in HAMD-21 in s allele carriers (59.86 ± 3.23%) was larger than that in HAMD-21 in l allele homozygotes (43.13 ± 11.49%; p = 0.029). However, 5-HTTLPR genotypes were not significantly associated with remission (p > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Our results show that treatment response to escitalopram at 8 weeks was moderated by 5-HTTLPR, with better response rates for s allele carriers than for l allele homozygotes. Although the role of 5-HTTLPR as a definite predictor of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor treatment response cannot be confirmed from current results, they do suggest a trend for better response in s allele carriers.
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- Eun-Soo Won
- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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The central serotonergic system has been implicated in the pathophysiology of panic disorder (PD) by evidence of abnormally elevated serotonin-turnover, reduced pre- and post-synaptic 5-HT(1A)-receptor sensitivity and binding and clinical improvement during administration of agents that enhance serotonergic transmission. Polymorphisms in genes that putatively influence serotonergic neurotransmission increase the vulnerability for developing PD specifically in males. We tested the hypotheses that serotonin transporter (5-HTT) binding is elevated in PD subjects vs. healthy controls in regions where in vivo evidence exists for both elevated 5-HTT and 5-HT(1A) receptor levels in PD and investigated whether the extent of this difference depends upon gender. Volunteers were out-patients with current PD (n=24) and healthy controls (n=24). The non-displaceable component of 5-HTT binding-potential (BP(ND)) was measured using positron emission tomography and the 5-HTT selective radioligand, [(11)C]DASB. PD severity was assessed using the PD Severity Scale. The 5-HTT-BP(ND) was increased in males with PD relative to male controls in the anterior cingulate cortex (F=8.96, p(FDR)=0.01) and midbrain (F=5.09, p(FDR)=0.03). In contrast, BP(ND) did not differ between females with PD and female controls in any region examined. The finding that 5-HTT-binding is elevated in males but not in females with PD converges with other evidence suggesting that dysfunction within the central serotonergic system exists in PD, and also indicates that such abnormalities are influenced by gender. These findings conceivably may reflect a sexual dimorphism that underlies the greater efficacy of serotonin reuptake inhibitor treatment in females vs. males with PD.
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Lack of Serotonin Transporter Alters BDNF Expression in the Rat Brain During Early Postnatal Development. Mol Neurobiol 2013; 48:244-56. [DOI: 10.1007/s12035-013-8449-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2012] [Accepted: 03/25/2013] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Savitz JB, Drevets WC. Neuroreceptor imaging in depression. Neurobiol Dis 2013; 52:49-65. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2012.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2011] [Revised: 05/21/2012] [Accepted: 06/02/2012] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Mann JJ. The serotonergic system in mood disorders and suicidal behaviour. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2013; 368:20120537. [PMID: 23440471 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2012.0537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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A stress-diathesis explanatory model of suicidal behaviour has proved to be of heuristic value, and both clinical and neurobiological components can be integrated into such a model. A trait deficiency in serotonin input to the anterior cingulate and ventromedial prefrontal cortex is found in association with suicide, and more recently non-fatal suicidal behaviour, and is linked to decision-making and suicide intent by imaging and related studies in vivo. The same neural circuitry and serotonin deficiency may contribute to impulsive aggressive traits that are part of the diathesis for suicidal behaviour and are associated with early onset mood disorders and greater risk for suicidal behaviour. Other brain areas manifest deficient serotonin input, that is, a trait related to recurrent major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder. Thus the serotonin system is involved in both the diathesis for suicidal behaviour in terms of decision-making, and to a major stressor, namely episodes of major depression.
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- J John Mann
- Division of Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY 10471, USA.
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Baganz NL, Blakely RD. A dialogue between the immune system and brain, spoken in the language of serotonin. ACS Chem Neurosci 2013; 4:48-63. [PMID: 23336044 DOI: 10.1021/cn300186b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 213] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2012] [Accepted: 12/07/2012] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Neuropsychiatric disorders have long been linked to both immune system activation and alterations in serotonin (5-HT) signaling. In the CNS, the contributions of 5-HT modulate a broad range of targets, most notably, hypothalamic, limbic and cortical circuits linked to the control of mood and mood disorders. In the periphery, many are aware of the production and actions of 5-HT in the gut but are unaware that the molecule and its receptors are also present in the immune system where evidence suggests they contribute to the both innate and adaptive responses. In addition, there is clear evidence that the immune system communicates to the brain via both humoral and neuronal mechanisms, and that CNS 5-HT neurons are a direct or indirect target for these actions. Following a brief primer on the immune system, we describe our current understanding of the synthesis, release, and actions of 5-HT in modulating immune function, including the expression of 5-HT biosynthetic enzymes, receptors, and transporters that are typically studied with respect to the roles in the CNS. We then orient our presentation to recent findings that pro-inflammatory cytokines can modulate CNS 5-HT signaling, leading to a conceptualization that among the many roles of 5-HT in the body is an integrated physiological and behavioral response to inflammatory events and pathogens. From this perspective, altered 5-HT/immune conversations are likely to contribute to risk for neurobehavioral disorders historically linked to compromised 5-HT function or ameliorated by 5-HT targeted medications, including depression and anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and autism. Our review raises the question as to whether genetic variation impacting 5-HT signaling genes may contribute to maladaptive behavior as much through perturbed immune system modulation as through altered brain mechanisms. Conversely, targeting the immune system for therapeutic development may provide an important opportunity to treat mental illness.
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- Nicole L. Baganz
- Department of Pharmacology and ‡Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-8548, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and ‡Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-8548, United States
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Yammamoto H, Tanaka S, Tanaka A, Hide I, Seki T, Sakai N. Long-term exposure of RN46A cells expressing serotonin transporter (SERT) to a cAMP analog up-regulates SERT activity and is accompanied by neural differentiation of the cells. J Pharmacol Sci 2012; 121:25-38. [PMID: 23269237 DOI: 10.1254/jphs.12229fp] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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To examine the functional regulation of serotonin transporter (SERT) by cAMP, we examined whether SERT uptake activity was affected by dibutyryl cAMP (dbcAMP), a cAMP analog, in SERT-transfected RN46A cells derived from embryonic rat raphe neurons. Long-term exposure (> 4 h) of dbcAMP (1 mM) to SERT-expressing RN46A cells significantly up-regulated SERT activity. In addition, a selective PKA activator, but not a selective EPAC activator, increased the serotonin uptake activity of SERT, suggesting that this regulation was mainly mediated via PKA. Time-dependent up-regulation of SERT activity by dbcAMP was accompanied by neural differentiation of RN46A cells. Further investigation of dbcAMP-induced up-regulation of SERT revealed that dbcAMP elevated SERT protein levels without affecting SERT mRNA transcription. The chase assay for residual SERT protein revealed that dbcAMP slowed its degradation rate. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed that plasma membrane-localized SERT was more abundant in dbcAMP-treated cells than in non-treated cells, suggesting that dbcAMP up-regulated SERT by decreasing its degradation and increasing its plasma membrane expression. These results raise the possibility that the elevation of intracellular cAMP up-regulated SERT function through a mechanism linked to the differentiation of RN46A cells and show the importance of SERT function during the developmental process of the serotonergic nervous system.
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- Hikaru Yammamoto
- Department of Molecular and Pharmacological Neuroscience, Institute of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Japan
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Serotonin: from top to bottom. Biogerontology 2012; 14:21-45. [PMID: 23100172 DOI: 10.1007/s10522-012-9406-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2012] [Accepted: 10/08/2012] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Serotonin is a monoamine neurotransmitter, which is phylogenetically conserved in a wide range of species from nematodes to humans. In mammals, age-related changes in serotonin systems are known risk factors of age-related diseases, such as diabetes, faecal incontinence and cardiovascular diseases. A decline in serotonin function with aging would be consistent with observations of age-related changes in behaviours, such as sleep, sexual behaviour and mood all of which are linked to serotonergic function. Despite this little is known about serotonin in relation to aging. This review aims to give a comprehensive analysis of the distribution, function and interactions of serotonin in the brain; gastrointestinal tract; skeletal; vascular and immune systems. It also aims to demonstrate how the function of serotonin is linked to aging and disease pathology in these systems. The regulation of serotonin via microRNAs is also discussed, as are possible applications of serotonergic drugs in aging research and age-related diseases. Furthermore, this review demonstrates that serotonin is potentially involved in whole organism aging through its links with multiple organs, the immune system and microRNA regulation. Methods to investigate these links are discussed.
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Hagan CE, McDevitt RA, Liu Y, Furay AR, Neumaier JF. 5-HT(1B) autoreceptor regulation of serotonin transporter activity in synaptosomes. Synapse 2012; 66:1024-34. [PMID: 22961814 DOI: 10.1002/syn.21608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2012] [Accepted: 08/30/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Serotonin-1B (5-HT(1B) ) autoreceptors are located in serotonin (5-HT) terminals, along with serotonin transporters (SERT), and play a critical role in autoregulation of serotonergic neurotransmission and are implicated in disorders of serotonergic function, particularly emotional regulation. SERT modulates serotonergic neurotransmission by high-affinity reuptake of 5-HT. Alterations in SERT activity are associated with increased risk for depression and anxiety. Several neurotransmitter receptors are known to regulate SERT K(m) and V(max) , and previous work suggests that 5-HT(1B) autoreceptors may regulate 5-HT reuptake, in addition to modulating 5-HT release and synthesis. We used rotating disk electrode voltammetry to investigate 5-HT(1B) autoreceptor regulation of SERT-mediated 5-HT uptake into synaptosomes. The selective 5-HT(1B) antagonist SB224289 decreased SERT activity in synaptosomes prepared from wild-type but not 5-HT(1B) knockout mice, whereas SERT uptake was enhanced after pretreatment with the selective 5-HT(1B) agonist CP94253. Furthermore, SERT activity varies as a function of 5-HT(1B) receptor expression-specifically, genetic deletion of 5-HT(1B) decreased SERT function, while viral-mediated overexpression of 5-HT(1B) autoreceptors in rat raphe neurons increased SERT activity in rat hippocampal synaptosomes. Considered collectively, these results provide evidence that 5-HT(1B) autoreceptors regulate SERT activity. Because SERT clearance rate varies as a function of 5-HT(1B) autoreceptor expression levels and is modulated by both activation and inhibition of 5-HT(1B) autoreceptors, this dynamic interaction may be an important mechanism of serotonin autoregulation with therapeutic implications.
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- Catherine E Hagan
- Department of Comparative Medicine and Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.
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Blakely RD, Edwards RH. Vesicular and plasma membrane transporters for neurotransmitters. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol 2012; 4:a005595. [PMID: 22199021 PMCID: PMC3281572 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a005595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The regulated exocytosis that mediates chemical signaling at synapses requires mechanisms to coordinate the immediate response to stimulation with the recycling needed to sustain release. Two general classes of transporter contribute to release, one located on synaptic vesicles that loads them with transmitter, and a second at the plasma membrane that both terminates signaling and serves to recycle transmitter for subsequent rounds of release. Originally identified as the target of psychoactive drugs, these transport systems have important roles in transmitter release, but we are only beginning to understand their contribution to synaptic transmission, plasticity, behavior, and disease. Recent work has started to provide a structural basis for their activity, to characterize their trafficking and potential for regulation. The results indicate that far from the passive target of psychoactive drugs, neurotransmitter transporters undergo regulation that contributes to synaptic plasticity.
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- Randy D Blakely
- Department of Pharmacology and Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-8548, USA
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Zhong H, Haddjeri N, Sánchez C. Escitalopram, an antidepressant with an allosteric effect at the serotonin transporter--a review of current understanding of its mechanism of action. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2012; 219:1-13. [PMID: 21901317 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-011-2463-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2011] [Accepted: 08/19/2011] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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RATIONALE Escitalopram is a widely used antidepressant for the treatment of patients with major depression. It is the pure S-enantiomer of racemic citalopram. Several clinical trials and meta-analyses indicate that escitalopram is quantitatively more efficacious than many other antidepressants with a faster onset of action. OBJECTIVE This paper reviews current knowledge about the mechanism of action of escitalopram. RESULTS The primary target for escitalopram is the serotonin transporter (SERT), which is responsible for serotonin (or 5-hydroxytryptamine [5-HT]) reuptake at the terminals and cell bodies of serotonergic neurons. Escitalopram and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors bind with high affinity to the 5-HT binding site (orthosteric site) on the transporter. This leads to antidepressant effects by increasing extracellular 5-HT levels which enhance 5-HT neurotransmission. SERT also has one or more allosteric sites, binding to which modulates activity at the orthosteric binding site but does not directly affect 5-HT reuptake by the transporter. In vitro studies have shown that through allosteric binding, escitalopram decreases its own dissociation rate from the orthosteric site on the SERT. R-citalopram, the nontherapeutic enantiomer in citalopram, is also an allosteric modulator of SERT but can inhibit the actions of escitalopram by interfering negatively with its binding. Both nonclinical studies and some clinical investigations have demonstrated the cellular, neurochemical, neuroadaptive, and neuroplastic changes induced by escitalopram with acute and chronic administration. CONCLUSIONS The findings from binding, neurochemical, and neurophysiological studies may provide a mechanistic rationale for the clinical difference observed with escitalopram compared to other antidepressant therapies.
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- Huailing Zhong
- U-Pharm Laboratories LLC, 239 New Road, Suite A-107, Parsippany, NJ 07054, USA.
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Jin ZL, Gao N, Zhou D, Chi MG, Yang XM, Xu JP. The extracts of Fructus Akebiae, a preparation containing 90% of the active ingredient hederagenin: serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine reuptake inhibitor. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2011; 100:431-9. [PMID: 22005599 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2011.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2011] [Revised: 09/28/2011] [Accepted: 10/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Fructus Akebiae is a traditional Chinese herbal extract that has been used for the treatment of depressive disorders in China. Previous studies demonstrated that Fructus Akebiae extracts (FAE) displayed a potent antidepressant-like activity in animal behavior tests and found that the specific active ingredient from the extracts of Fructus Akebiae is hederagenin. However, the underlying mechanism is unknown. Here we provide evidences that FAE enhances the signaling of central monoamines via inhibition of the reuptake of the extracellular monoamines including serotonin (5-HT), norepinephrine (NE) and dopamine (DA). In rat brain membrane preparations and HEK293 cells transfected with human serotonin transporter (SERT), NE transporter (NET) and DA transporter (DAT), we found that FAE displayed marked affinity to rat and cloned human monoamine transporters in ex vivo and in vitro experiments, using competitive radio ligand binding assay. In uptake assays using rat synaptosomes and transfected cells, FAE was found to significantly inhibit all three monoamine transporters in a dose- and time-dependent manner, with a comparable or better potency to their corresponding specific inhibitors. In contrast, FAE (10 μM), showed no significant affinity to a variety array of receptors tested from CNS. In support of our uptake data, in vivo microdialysis studies showed that administration of FAE (12.6, 25, 50 mg/kg) significantly increased extracellular concentrations of 5-HT, NE and DA in frontal cortex of freely moving rats. Taken together, our current study showed for the first time that FAE is a novel triple inhibitor of monoamine transporters, which may be one the mechanisms of its antidepressant activity.
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- Zeng-Liang Jin
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, PR China
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Zhong H, Sánchez C, Caron MG. Consideration of allosterism and interacting proteins in the physiological functions of the serotonin transporter. Biochem Pharmacol 2011; 83:435-42. [PMID: 21983034 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2011.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2011] [Accepted: 09/19/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The serotonin transporter (SERT) functions to transport serotonin (5-HT) from the extracellular space into neurons to maintain homeostatic control of 5-HT. It is the molecular target for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants. Preclinical research has shown that some SERT inhibitors can bind to two distinct binding sites on the SERT, a primary high affinity binding site and a low affinity allosteric binding site. Mutational studies of the SERT and computational modeling methods with escitalopram resulted in the identification of key amino acid residues important for the function of the allosteric binding site. While this allosteric binding site appears to influence the clinical efficacy of escitalopram under physiological conditions, the molecular mechanism of this effect is still poorly understood and may involve a large network of protein-protein interactions with the SERT. Dynamic interfaces between the SERT and the SERT interacting proteins (SIPs) potentially influence not only the SERT on its uptake function, its regulation, and trafficking, but also on known as well as yet to be identified non-canonical signaling pathways through SIPs. In this commentary, we outline approaches in the areas of selective small-molecule allosteric compound discovery, biochemistry, in vivo genetic knock-in mouse models, as well as computational and structural biology. These studies of the intra-molecular allosteric modulation of the SERT in the context of the myriad of potential inter-molecular signaling interactions with SIPs may help uncover unknown physiological functions of the SERT.
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- Huailing Zhong
- U-Pharm Laboratories LLC, 239 New Road, Suite A-107, Parsippany, NJ 07054, USA.
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Kristensen AS, Andersen J, Jørgensen TN, Sørensen L, Eriksen J, Loland CJ, Strømgaard K, Gether U. SLC6 neurotransmitter transporters: structure, function, and regulation. Pharmacol Rev 2011; 63:585-640. [PMID: 21752877 DOI: 10.1124/pr.108.000869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 601] [Impact Index Per Article: 46.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The neurotransmitter transporters (NTTs) belonging to the solute carrier 6 (SLC6) gene family (also referred to as the neurotransmitter-sodium-symporter family or Na(+)/Cl(-)-dependent transporters) comprise a group of nine sodium- and chloride-dependent plasma membrane transporters for the monoamine neurotransmitters serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine), dopamine, and norepinephrine, and the amino acid neurotransmitters GABA and glycine. The SLC6 NTTs are widely expressed in the mammalian brain and play an essential role in regulating neurotransmitter signaling and homeostasis by mediating uptake of released neurotransmitters from the extracellular space into neurons and glial cells. The transporters are targets for a wide range of therapeutic drugs used in treatment of psychiatric diseases, including major depression, anxiety disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and epilepsy. Furthermore, psychostimulants such as cocaine and amphetamines have the SLC6 NTTs as primary targets. Beginning with the determination of a high-resolution structure of a prokaryotic homolog of the mammalian SLC6 transporters in 2005, the understanding of the molecular structure, function, and pharmacology of these proteins has advanced rapidly. Furthermore, intensive efforts have been directed toward understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in regulation of the activity of this important class of transporters, leading to new methodological developments and important insights. This review provides an update of these advances and their implications for the current understanding of the SLC6 NTTs.
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- Anders S Kristensen
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Zhu CB, Lindler KM, Campbell NG, Sutcliffe JS, Hewlett WA, Blakely RD. Colocalization and regulated physical association of presynaptic serotonin transporters with A₃ adenosine receptors. Mol Pharmacol 2011; 80:458-65. [PMID: 21705486 DOI: 10.1124/mol.111.071399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Activation of A₃ adenosine receptors (A₃ARs) rapidly enhances the activity of antidepressant-sensitive serotonin (5-HT) transporters (SERTs) in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo. A₃AR agonist stimulation of SERT activity is lost in A₃AR knockout mice. A₃AR-stimulated SERT activity is mediated by protein kinase G1 (PKGI)- and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)-linked pathways that support, respectively, enhanced SERT surface expression and catalytic activation. The mechanisms by which A₃ARs target SERTs among other potential effectors is unknown. Here we present evidence that A₃ARs are coexpressed with SERT in midbrain serotonergic neurons and form a physical complex in A₃AR/hSERT cotransfected cells. Treatment of A₃AR/SERT-cotransfected Chinese hamster ovary cells with the A₃AR agonist N⁶-(3-iodobenzyl)-N-methyl-5'-carbamoyladenosine (1 μM, 10 min), conditions previously reported to increase SERT surface expression and 5-HT uptake activity, enhanced the abundance of A₃AR/SERT complexes in a PKGI-dependent manner. Cotransfection of SERT with L90V-A₃AR, a hyperfunctional coding variant identified in subjects with autism spectrum disorder, resulted in a prolonged recovery of receptor/transporter complexes after A₃AR activation. Because PKGI and nitric-oxide synthetase are required for A₃AR stimulation of SERT activity, and proteins PKGI and NOS both form complexes with SERT, our findings suggest a mechanism by which signaling pathways coordinating A₃AR signaling to SERT can be spatially restricted and regulated, as well as compromised by neuropsychiatric disorders.
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- Chong-Bin Zhu
- Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Bethea CL, Lima FB, Centeno ML, Weissheimer KV, Senashova O, Reddy AP, Cameron JL. Effects of citalopram on serotonin and CRF systems in the midbrain of primates with differences in stress sensitivity. J Chem Neuroanat 2011; 41:200-18. [PMID: 21683135 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2011.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2011] [Revised: 05/02/2011] [Accepted: 05/16/2011] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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This chapter reviews the neurobiological effects of stress sensitivity and s-citalpram (CIT) treatment observed in our nonhuman primate model of functional hypothalamic amenorrhea (FHA). This type of infertility, also known as stress-induced amenorrhea, is exhibited by cynomolgus macaques. In small populations, some individuals are stress-sensitive (SS) and others are highly stress-resilient (HSR). The SS macaques have suboptimal secretion of estrogen and progesterone during normal menstrual cycles. SS monkeys also have decreased serotonin gene expression and increased CRF expression compared to HSR monkeys. Recently, we found that CIT treatment improved ovarian steroid secretion in SS monkeys, but had no effect in HSR monkeys. Examination of the serotonin system revealed that SS monkeys had significantly lower Fev (fifth Ewing variant, rodent Pet1), TPH2 (tryptophan hydroxylase 2), 5HT1A autoreceptor and SERT (serotonin reuptake transporter) expression in the dorsal raphe than SR monkeys. However, CIT did not alter the expression of either Fev, TPH2, SERT or 5HT1A mRNAs. In contrast, SS monkeys tended to have a higher density of CRF fiber innervation of the dorsal raphe than HSR monkeys, and CIT significantly decreased the CRF fiber density in SS animals. In addition, CIT increased CRF-R2 gene expression in the dorsal raphe. We speculate that in a 15-week time frame, the therapeutic effect of S-citalopram may be achieved through a mechanism involving extracellular serotonin inhibition of CRF and stimulation of CRF-R2, rather than alteration of serotonin-related gene expression.
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- Cynthia L Bethea
- Division of Reproductive Sciences, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Beaverton, OR 97006, United States.
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Liu X, Cannon DM, Akula N, Moya PR, Knudsen GM, Arentzen TE, Steele J, Laje G, Drevets WC, McMahon FJ. A non-synonymous polymorphism in galactose mutarotase (GALM) is associated with serotonin transporter binding potential in the human thalamus: results of a genome-wide association study. Mol Psychiatry 2011; 16:584-5. [PMID: 21339755 PMCID: PMC3100391 DOI: 10.1038/mp.2011.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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- Xinmin Liu
- Genetics of Mood and Anxiety Disorders Section, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Section on Neuroimaging in Mood and Anxiety Disorders, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
,Department of Psychiatry, Clinical Neuroimaging Laboratory, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Genetics of Mood and Anxiety Disorders Section, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Clinical Science, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Center for Integrated Molecular Brain Imaging, Rigshospitalet, and University of Copenhagen, 9201, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Integrated Molecular Brain Imaging, Rigshospitalet, and University of Copenhagen, 9201, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Genetics of Mood and Anxiety Disorders Section, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Genetics of Mood and Anxiety Disorders Section, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Section on Neuroimaging in Mood and Anxiety Disorders, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
,Laureate Institute for Brain Research, and Department of Psychiatry, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Tulsa, OK, USA
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- Genetics of Mood and Anxiety Disorders Section, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Foley S, Garsed K, Singh G, Duroudier NP, Swan C, Hall IP, Zaitoun A, Bennett A, Marsden C, Holmes G, Walls A, Spiller RC. Impaired uptake of serotonin by platelets from patients with irritable bowel syndrome correlates with duodenal immune activation. Gastroenterology 2011; 140:1434-43.e1. [PMID: 21315720 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2011.01.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2010] [Revised: 01/13/2011] [Accepted: 01/24/2011] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Patients with irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (IBS-D) have increased mucosal serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine [5-HT]) availability, possibly because immune activation reduces activity of the 5-HT transporter (SERT). We investigated the relationship between mucosal and platelet SERT and immune activation of the duodenal mucosa in patients with IBS-D. METHODS We quantified mucosal intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs), mast cells, and enterochromaffin cells in blood samples, measured levels of SERT messenger RNA (mRNA) in mucosal samples, and assessed platelet uptake of 5-HT and platelet membrane binding of (3)H-paroxetine in samples from 29 healthy volunteers (HVs), 20 patients with IBS-D, and 20 untreated patients with celiac disease. RESULTS Patients with IBS-D or celiac disease had increased numbers of IELs and mast cells compared with HVs (both P < .001). Levels of SERT mRNA were reduced in the mucosa of patients with IBS-D or celiac disease and were inversely correlated with numbers of IELs (r = -0.72, P < .0001). Uptake of 5-HT by platelets from patients with IBS-D or celiac disease was reduced (mean, 17.1 ± 3.5 and 28.3 ± 4.1 nmol·min(-1)·mg(-1), respectively) compared with HVs (50.8 ± 8.0 nmol·min(-1)·mg(-1), P < .01 and P = .05, respectively). Binding of paroxetine to membranes of platelets from patients with IBS-D (median [interquartile range], 226 [92-405] fmol/mg protein) was significantly greater than that from HVs (109 [69-175] fmol/mg protein) and correlated inversely with platelet uptake of 5-HT (r = -0.62, P = .03). Tryptase release from incubated biopsy samples was significantly increased in patients with IBS-D (2.2 [0.42-3.5] vs 0.50 [0.25-0.86] ng·mL(-1)·mg(-1) for HVs; P = .03). CONCLUSIONS Platelet SERT is reduced in IBS-D and associated with reduced levels of SERT mRNA and duodenal immune activation.
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- Stephen Foley
- National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Unit, Nottingham Digestive Diseases Centre, School of Clinical Sciences, Nottingham, England
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Daws LC, Gould GG. Ontogeny and regulation of the serotonin transporter: providing insights into human disorders. Pharmacol Ther 2011; 131:61-79. [PMID: 21447358 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2011.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2011] [Accepted: 03/11/2011] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) was one of the first neurotransmitters for which a role in development was identified. Pharmacological and gene knockout studies have revealed a critical role for 5-HT in numerous processes, including cell division, neuronal migration, differentiation and synaptogenesis. An excess in brain 5-HT appears to be mechanistically linked to abnormal brain development, which in turn is associated with neurological disorders. Ambient levels of 5-HT are controlled by a vast orchestra of proteins, including a multiplicity of pre- and post-synaptic 5-HT receptors, heteroreceptors, enzymes and transporters. The 5-HT transporter (SERT, 5-HTT) is arguably the most powerful regulator of ambient extracellular 5-HT. SERT is the high-affinity uptake mechanism for 5-HT and exerts tight control over the strength and duration of serotonergic neurotransmission. Perturbation of its expression level or function has been implicated in many diseases, prominent among them are psychiatric disorders. This review synthesizes existing information on the ontogeny of SERT during embryonic and early postnatal development though adolescence, along with factors that influence its expression and function during these critical developmental windows. We integrate this knowledge to emphasize how inappropriate SERT expression or its dysregulation may be linked to the pathophysiology of psychiatric, cardiovascular and gastrointestinal diseases.
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- Lynette C Daws
- Department of Physiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, MC 7756, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA.
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Repeated swim impairs serotonin clearance via a corticosterone-sensitive mechanism: organic cation transporter 3, the smoking gun. J Neurosci 2010; 30:15185-95. [PMID: 21068324 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2740-10.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis is associated with increased extracellular serotonin (5-HT) in limbic brain regions. The mechanism through which this occurs remains unclear. One way could be via HPA axis-dependent impairment of serotonin transporter (SERT) function, the high-affinity uptake mechanism for 5-HT. Consistent with this idea, we found that 5-HT clearance rate in hippocampus was dramatically reduced in mice exposed to repeated swim, a stimulus known to activate the HPA axis. However, this phenomenon also occurred in mice lacking SERT, ruling out SERT as a mechanism. The organic cation transporter 3 (OCT3) is emerging as an important regulator of brain 5-HT. Moreover, corticosterone, which is released upon HPA axis activation, blocks 5-HT uptake by OCT3. Repeated swim produced a persistent elevation in plasma corticosterone, and, consistent with prolonged blockade by corticosterone, we found that OCT3 expression and function were reduced in these mice. Importantly, this effect of repeated swim to reduce 5-HT clearance rate was corticosterone dependent, as evidenced by its absence in adrenalectomized mice, in which plasma corticosterone levels were essentially undetectable. Behaviorally, mice subjected to repeated swim spent less time immobile in the tail suspension test than control mice, but responded similarly to SERT- and norepinephrine transporter-selective antidepressants. Together, these results show that reduced 5-HT clearance following HPA axis activation is likely mediated, at least in part, by the corticosterone-sensitive OCT3, and that drugs developed to selectively target OCT3 (unlike corticosterone) may be candidates for the development of novel antidepressant medications.
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Mercado CP, Kilic F. Molecular mechanisms of SERT in platelets: regulation of plasma serotonin levels. Mol Interv 2010; 10:231-41. [PMID: 20729489 DOI: 10.1124/mi.10.4.6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 166] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The serotonin transporter (SERT) on platelets is a primary mechanism for serotonin (5HT) uptake from the blood plasma. Alteration in plasma 5HT level is associated with a number of cardiovascular diseases and disorders. Therefore, the regulation of the transporter's activity represents a key mechanism to stabilize the concentration of plasma 5HT. There is a biphasic relationship between plasma 5HT elevation, loss of surface SERT, and depletion of platelet 5HT. Specifically, in platelets, plasma membrane SERT levels and platelet 5HT uptake initially rise as plasma 5HT levels are increased but then fall below normal as the plasma 5HT level continues to rise. Therefore, we propose that elevated plasma 5HT limits its own uptake in platelets by down-regulating SERT as well as modifying the characteristics of SERT partners in the membrane trafficking pathway. This review will summarize current findings regarding the biochemical mechanisms by which elevated 5HT downregulates the expression of SERT on the platelet membrane. Intriguing aspects of this regulation include the intracellular interplay of SERT with the small G protein Rab4 and the concerted 5HT-mediated phosphorylation of vimentin.
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- Charles P Mercado
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology College of Medicine, The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, USA
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Hagan CE, Neumaier JF, Schenk JO. Rotating disk electrode voltammetric measurements of serotonin transporter kinetics in synaptosomes. J Neurosci Methods 2010; 193:29-38. [PMID: 20713085 PMCID: PMC2952731 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2010.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2010] [Revised: 08/06/2010] [Accepted: 08/06/2010] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Altered serotonin (5-HT) signaling is implicated in several neuropsychiatric disorders, including depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and autism. The 5-HT transporter (SERT) modulates 5-HT neurotransmission strength and duration. This is the first study using rotating disk electrode voltammetry (RDEV) to measure 5-HT clearance. SERT kinetics were measured in whole brain synaptosomes. Uptake kinetics of exogenous 5-HT were measured using glassy carbon electrodes rotated in 500 μL glass chambers containing synaptosomes from SERT-knockout (-/-), heterozygous (+/-), or wild-type (+/+) mice. RDEV detected 5-HT concentrations of 5nM and higher. Initial velocities were kinetically resolved with K(m) and V(max) values of 99±35 standard error of regression (SER) nM and 181±11 SER fmol/(s×mg protein), respectively in wild-type synaptosomes. The method enables control over drug and chemical concentrations, facilitating interpretation of results. Results are compared in detail to other techniques used to measure SERT kinetics, including tritium labeled assays, chronoamperometry, and fast scan cyclic voltammetry. RDEV exhibits decreased 5-HT detection limits, decreased vulnerability to 5-HT oxidation products that reduce electrode sensitivity, and also overcomes diffusion limitations via forced convection by providing a continuous, kinetically resolved signal. Finally, RDEV distinguishes functional differences between genotypes, notably, between wild-type and heterozygous mice, an experimental problem with other experimental approaches.
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- Catherine E Hagan
- Department of Comparative Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
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Molecular in vivo neuroimaging techniques can be used to measure regional changes in endogenous neurotransmitters, evoked by challenges that alter synaptic neurotransmitter concentration. This technique has most successfully been applied to the study of endogenous dopamine release using positron emission tomography, but has not yet been adequately extended to other neurotransmitter systems. This review focuses on how the technique has been applied to the study of the 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) system. The principles behind visualising fluctuations in neurotransmitters are introduced, with reference to the dopaminergic system. Studies that aim to image acute, endogenous 5-HT release or depletion at 5-HT receptor targets are summarised, with particular attention to studies in humans. Radiotracers targeting the 5-HT(1A), 5-HT(2A), and 5-HT(4) receptors and the serotonin reuptake transporter have been explored for their sensitivity to 5-HT fluctuations, but with mixed outcomes; tracers for these targets cannot reliably image endogenous 5-HT in humans. Shortcomings in our basic knowledge of the mechanisms underlying changes in binding potential are addressed, and suggestions are made as to how the selection of targets, radiotracers, challenge paradigms, and experimental design might be optimised to improve our chances of successfully imaging endogenous neurotransmitters in the future.
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Fazeli G, Oli RG, Schupp N, Stopper H. The role of the dopamine transporter in dopamine-induced DNA damage. Brain Pathol 2010; 21:237-48. [PMID: 20875051 DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3639.2010.00440.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The neurotransmitter dopamine causes DNA damage, oxidative stress and is involved in the pathology of neurological diseases. To elucidate this potential link we investigated the mechanism of dopamine-induced DNA damage. We studied the role of the dopamine transporter (DAT) in MDCK and MDCK-DAT cells, containing the human DAT gene. After treatment with dopamine, only MDCK-DAT cells showed elevated chromosomal damage and dopamine uptake. Although stimulation of dopamine type 2 receptor (D(2)R) with quinpirole in the absence of dopamine did not induce genotoxicity in rat neuronal PC12 cells, interference with D(2)R signaling by inhibition of G-proteins, phosphoinositide 3 kinase and extracellular signal-regulated kinases reduced dopamine-induced genotoxicity and affected the ability of DAT to take up dopamine. Furthermore, the D(2)R antagonist sulpiride inhibited the dopamine-induced migration of DAT from cytosol to cell membrane. To determine whether oxidation of dopamine by monoamine oxidase (MAO) is relevant in its genotoxicity, we inhibited MAO, which reduced the formation of micronuclei and of the oxidative DNA adduct 8-oxodG. Overall, dopamine exerted its genotoxicity in vitro upon transport into the cells and oxidation by MAO. D(2)R signaling was involved in the genotoxicity of dopamine by affecting activation and cell surface expression of DAT and hence modulating dopamine uptake.
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- Gholamreza Fazeli
- Department of Toxicology, University of Wuerzburg, Versbacherstr. 9, Wuerzburg, Germany
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Genetic variation in HTR2A influences serotonin transporter binding potential as measured using PET and [11C]DASB. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 2010; 13:715-24. [PMID: 20047709 PMCID: PMC3810474 DOI: 10.1017/s1461145709991027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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In a previous study we showed that genetic variation in HTR2A, which encodes the serotonin 2A receptor, influenced outcome of citalopram treatment in patients with major depressive disorder. Since chronic administration of citalopram, which selectively and potently inhibits the serotonin transporter (5-HTT), putatively enhances serotonergic transmission, it is conceivable that genetic variation within HTR2A also influences pretreatment 5-HTT function or serotonergic transmission. The present study used positron emission tomography (PET) and the selective 5-HTT ligand, [11C]DASB, to investigate whether the HTR2A marker alleles that predict treatment outcome also predict differences in 5-HTT binding. Brain levels of 5-HTT were assessed in vivo using PET measures of the non-displaceable component of the [11C]DASB binding potential (BPND). DNA from 43 patients and healthy volunteers, all unmedicated, was genotyped with 14 single nucleotide polymorphisms located within or around HTR2A. Allelic association with BPND was assessed in eight brain regions, with covariates to control for race and ethnicity. We detected allelic association between [11C]DASB BPND in thalamus and three markers in a region spanning the 3' untranslated region and second intron of HTR2A (rs7333412, p=0.000045; rs7997012, p=0.000086; rs977003, p=0.000069). The association signal at rs7333412 remained significant (p<0.05) after applying corrections for multiple testing via permutation. Genetic variation in HTR2A that was previously associated with citalopram treatment outcome was also associated with thalamic 5-HTT binding. While further work is needed to identify the actual functional genetic variants involved, these results suggest that a relationship exists between genetic variation in HTR2A and either 5-HTT expression or central serotonergic transmission that influences the therapeutic response to 5-HTT inhibition in major depression.
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Cloonan SM, Drozgowska A, Fayne D, Williams DC. The antidepressants maprotiline and fluoxetine have potent selective antiproliferative effects against Burkitt lymphoma independently of the norepinephrine and serotonin transporters. Leuk Lymphoma 2010; 51:523-39. [DOI: 10.3109/10428190903552112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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