Exploring female mice interstrain differences relevant for models of depression
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Resumo: | Depression is an extremely heterogeneous disorder. Diverse molecular mechanisms have been suggested to underlie its etiology. To understand the molecular mechanisms responsible for this complex disorder, researchers have been using animal models extensively, namely mice from various genetic backgrounds and harboring distinct genetic modifications. The use of numerous mouse models has contributed to enrich our knowledge on depression. However, accumulating data also revealed that the intrinsic characteristics of each mouse strain might influence the experimental outcomes, which may justify some conflicting evidence reported in the literature. To further understand the impact of the genetic background, we performed a multimodal comparative study encompassing the most relevant parameters commonly addressed in depression, in three of the most widely used mouse strains: Balb/c, C57BL/6, and CD-1. Moreover, female mice were selected for this study taken into account the higher prevalence of depression in women and the fewer animal studies using this gender. Our results show that Balb/c mice have a more pronounced anxious-like behavior than CD-1 and C57BL/6 mice, whereas C57BL/6 animals present the strongest depressive-like trait. Furthermore, C57BL/6 mice display the highest rate of proliferating cells and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (Bdnf) expression levels in the hippocampus, while hippocampal dentate granular neurons of Balb/c mice show smaller dendritic lengths and fewer ramifications. Of notice, the expression levels of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNos) predict 39.5% of the depressive-like behavior index, which suggests a key role of hippocampal iNOS in depression. Overall, this study reveals important interstrain differences in several behavioral dimensions and molecular and cellular parameters that should be considered when preparing and analyzing experiments addressing depression using mouse models. It further contributes to the literature by revealing the predictive value of hippocampal iNos expression levels in depressive-like behavior, irrespectively of the mouse strain. |
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Exploring female mice interstrain differences relevant for models of depressionMouse strainsDepressive-like behaviorAnxious-like behaviorCytokinesDentate gyrus neurons' morphologyHippocampal cell proliferationFemalesScience & TechnologyDepression is an extremely heterogeneous disorder. Diverse molecular mechanisms have been suggested to underlie its etiology. To understand the molecular mechanisms responsible for this complex disorder, researchers have been using animal models extensively, namely mice from various genetic backgrounds and harboring distinct genetic modifications. The use of numerous mouse models has contributed to enrich our knowledge on depression. However, accumulating data also revealed that the intrinsic characteristics of each mouse strain might influence the experimental outcomes, which may justify some conflicting evidence reported in the literature. To further understand the impact of the genetic background, we performed a multimodal comparative study encompassing the most relevant parameters commonly addressed in depression, in three of the most widely used mouse strains: Balb/c, C57BL/6, and CD-1. Moreover, female mice were selected for this study taken into account the higher prevalence of depression in women and the fewer animal studies using this gender. Our results show that Balb/c mice have a more pronounced anxious-like behavior than CD-1 and C57BL/6 mice, whereas C57BL/6 animals present the strongest depressive-like trait. Furthermore, C57BL/6 mice display the highest rate of proliferating cells and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (Bdnf) expression levels in the hippocampus, while hippocampal dentate granular neurons of Balb/c mice show smaller dendritic lengths and fewer ramifications. Of notice, the expression levels of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNos) predict 39.5% of the depressive-like behavior index, which suggests a key role of hippocampal iNOS in depression. Overall, this study reveals important interstrain differences in several behavioral dimensions and molecular and cellular parameters that should be considered when preparing and analyzing experiments addressing depression using mouse models. It further contributes to the literature by revealing the predictive value of hippocampal iNos expression levels in depressive-like behavior, irrespectively of the mouse strain.This work was funded by the Portuguese North Regional Operational Program (ON.2-O Novo Norte) under the National Strategic Reference Framework (QREN), through the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER). The funders had no involvement into the analysis and interpretation of data, writing of the manuscript or the decision to submit the article for publication.Frontiers MediaUniversidade do MinhoCalçada, Daniela Alexandra SáRoque, SusanaBranco, CarlosMonteiro, SusanaRodrigues, Bruno CerqueiraSousa, NunoPalha, Joana AlmeidaNeves, Margarida Correia2015-122015-12-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/1822/40198eng1662-515310.3389/fnbeh.2015.00335http://journal.frontiersin.org/journal/behavioral-neuroscienceinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-21T12:26:29Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/40198Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T19:20:56.144593Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Exploring female mice interstrain differences relevant for models of depression |
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Exploring female mice interstrain differences relevant for models of depression |
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Exploring female mice interstrain differences relevant for models of depression Calçada, Daniela Alexandra Sá Mouse strains Depressive-like behavior Anxious-like behavior Cytokines Dentate gyrus neurons' morphology Hippocampal cell proliferation Females Science & Technology |
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Exploring female mice interstrain differences relevant for models of depression |
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Exploring female mice interstrain differences relevant for models of depression |
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Exploring female mice interstrain differences relevant for models of depression |
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Exploring female mice interstrain differences relevant for models of depression |
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Exploring female mice interstrain differences relevant for models of depression |
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Calçada, Daniela Alexandra Sá |
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Calçada, Daniela Alexandra Sá Roque, Susana Branco, Carlos Monteiro, Susana Rodrigues, Bruno Cerqueira Sousa, Nuno Palha, Joana Almeida Neves, Margarida Correia |
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Roque, Susana Branco, Carlos Monteiro, Susana Rodrigues, Bruno Cerqueira Sousa, Nuno Palha, Joana Almeida Neves, Margarida Correia |
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Universidade do Minho |
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Calçada, Daniela Alexandra Sá Roque, Susana Branco, Carlos Monteiro, Susana Rodrigues, Bruno Cerqueira Sousa, Nuno Palha, Joana Almeida Neves, Margarida Correia |
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Mouse strains Depressive-like behavior Anxious-like behavior Cytokines Dentate gyrus neurons' morphology Hippocampal cell proliferation Females Science & Technology |
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Mouse strains Depressive-like behavior Anxious-like behavior Cytokines Dentate gyrus neurons' morphology Hippocampal cell proliferation Females Science & Technology |
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Depression is an extremely heterogeneous disorder. Diverse molecular mechanisms have been suggested to underlie its etiology. To understand the molecular mechanisms responsible for this complex disorder, researchers have been using animal models extensively, namely mice from various genetic backgrounds and harboring distinct genetic modifications. The use of numerous mouse models has contributed to enrich our knowledge on depression. However, accumulating data also revealed that the intrinsic characteristics of each mouse strain might influence the experimental outcomes, which may justify some conflicting evidence reported in the literature. To further understand the impact of the genetic background, we performed a multimodal comparative study encompassing the most relevant parameters commonly addressed in depression, in three of the most widely used mouse strains: Balb/c, C57BL/6, and CD-1. Moreover, female mice were selected for this study taken into account the higher prevalence of depression in women and the fewer animal studies using this gender. Our results show that Balb/c mice have a more pronounced anxious-like behavior than CD-1 and C57BL/6 mice, whereas C57BL/6 animals present the strongest depressive-like trait. Furthermore, C57BL/6 mice display the highest rate of proliferating cells and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (Bdnf) expression levels in the hippocampus, while hippocampal dentate granular neurons of Balb/c mice show smaller dendritic lengths and fewer ramifications. Of notice, the expression levels of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNos) predict 39.5% of the depressive-like behavior index, which suggests a key role of hippocampal iNOS in depression. Overall, this study reveals important interstrain differences in several behavioral dimensions and molecular and cellular parameters that should be considered when preparing and analyzing experiments addressing depression using mouse models. It further contributes to the literature by revealing the predictive value of hippocampal iNos expression levels in depressive-like behavior, irrespectively of the mouse strain. |
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