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Hou X, Adeosun SO, Zhao X, Hill R, Zheng B, Reddy R, Su X, Meyer J, Mosley T, Wang JM. ERβ agonist alters RNA splicing factor expression and has a longer window of antidepressant effectiveness than estradiol after long-term ovariectomy. J Psychiatry Neurosci 2019; 44:19. [PMID: 30565903 PMCID: PMC6306290 DOI: 10.1503/jpn.170199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Estrogen therapy (ET), an effective treatment for perimenopausal depression, often fails to ameliorate symptoms when initiated late after the onset of menopause. Our previous work has suggested that alternative splicing of RNA might mediate these differential effects of ET. METHODS Female Sprague–Dawley rats were treated with estradiol (E2) or vehicle 6 days (early ET) or 180 days (late ET) after ovariectomy (OVX). We investigated the differential expression of RNA splicing factors and tryptophan hydroxylase 2 (TPH2) protein using a customized RT2 Profiler PCR Array, reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction, immunoprecipitation and behaviour changes in clinically relevant early and late ET. RESULTS Early ET, but not late ET, prolonged swimming time in the forced swim test and reduced anxiety-like behaviours in the elevated plus maze. It reversed OVX-increased (SFRS7 and SFRS16) or OVX-decreased (ZRSR2 and CTNNB1) mRNA levels of splicing factors and ERβ splicing changes in the brains of OVX rats. Early ET, but not late ET, also increased the expression of TPH2 and decreased monoamine oxidase A levels in the dorsal raphe in the brains of OVX rats. In late ET, only diarylpropionitrile (an ERβ-specific agonist) achieved similar results — not E2 (an ERα and ERβ agonist) or propylpyrazoletriol (an ERα-specific agonist). LIMITATIONS Our experimental paradigm mimicked early and late ET in the clinical setting, but the contribution of age and OVX might be difficult to distinguish. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that ERβ alternative splicing and altered responses in the regulatory system for serotonin may mediate the antidepressant efficacy of ET associated with the timing of therapy initiation. It is likely that ERβ-specific ligands would be effective estrogen-based antidepressants late after the onset of menopause.
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Affiliation(s)
- Xu Hou
- From the Program in Neuroscience, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Hou, Wang); the Department of Pathology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Adeosun, Zhao, Zheng, Reddy, Wang); the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Wang); the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Wang); the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Mosley); the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada (Meyer); the Basic Medical College of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China (Zhao); and the College of Health & Biomedicine, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia (Su)
| | - Samuel O. Adeosun
- From the Program in Neuroscience, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Hou, Wang); the Department of Pathology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Adeosun, Zhao, Zheng, Reddy, Wang); the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Wang); the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Wang); the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Mosley); the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada (Meyer); the Basic Medical College of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China (Zhao); and the College of Health & Biomedicine, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia (Su)
| | - Xueying Zhao
- From the Program in Neuroscience, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Hou, Wang); the Department of Pathology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Adeosun, Zhao, Zheng, Reddy, Wang); the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Wang); the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Wang); the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Mosley); the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada (Meyer); the Basic Medical College of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China (Zhao); and the College of Health & Biomedicine, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia (Su)
| | - Rosanne Hill
- From the Program in Neuroscience, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Hou, Wang); the Department of Pathology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Adeosun, Zhao, Zheng, Reddy, Wang); the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Wang); the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Wang); the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Mosley); the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada (Meyer); the Basic Medical College of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China (Zhao); and the College of Health & Biomedicine, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia (Su)
| | - Baoying Zheng
- From the Program in Neuroscience, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Hou, Wang); the Department of Pathology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Adeosun, Zhao, Zheng, Reddy, Wang); the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Wang); the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Wang); the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Mosley); the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada (Meyer); the Basic Medical College of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China (Zhao); and the College of Health & Biomedicine, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia (Su)
| | - Reveena Reddy
- From the Program in Neuroscience, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Hou, Wang); the Department of Pathology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Adeosun, Zhao, Zheng, Reddy, Wang); the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Wang); the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Wang); the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Mosley); the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada (Meyer); the Basic Medical College of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China (Zhao); and the College of Health & Biomedicine, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia (Su)
| | - Xiao Su
- From the Program in Neuroscience, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Hou, Wang); the Department of Pathology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Adeosun, Zhao, Zheng, Reddy, Wang); the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Wang); the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Wang); the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Mosley); the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada (Meyer); the Basic Medical College of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China (Zhao); and the College of Health & Biomedicine, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia (Su)
| | - Jeffrey Meyer
- From the Program in Neuroscience, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Hou, Wang); the Department of Pathology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Adeosun, Zhao, Zheng, Reddy, Wang); the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Wang); the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Wang); the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Mosley); the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada (Meyer); the Basic Medical College of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China (Zhao); and the College of Health & Biomedicine, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia (Su)
| | - Thomas Mosley
- From the Program in Neuroscience, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Hou, Wang); the Department of Pathology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Adeosun, Zhao, Zheng, Reddy, Wang); the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Wang); the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Wang); the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Mosley); the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada (Meyer); the Basic Medical College of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China (Zhao); and the College of Health & Biomedicine, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia (Su)
| | - Jun Ming Wang
- From the Program in Neuroscience, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Hou, Wang); the Department of Pathology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Adeosun, Zhao, Zheng, Reddy, Wang); the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Wang); the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Wang); the Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA (Mosley); the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada (Meyer); the Basic Medical College of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China (Zhao); and the College of Health & Biomedicine, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia (Su)
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