Desvenlafaxine may accelerate neuronal maturation in the dentate gyri of adult male rats.
Adult hippocampal neurogenesis has been linked to the effects of anti-depressant drugs on behavior in rodent models of depression. To explore this link further, we tested whether the serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) venlafaxine impacted adult hippocampal neurogenesis differently th...
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| description | Adult hippocampal neurogenesis has been linked to the effects of anti-depressant drugs on behavior in rodent models of depression. To explore this link further, we tested whether the serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) venlafaxine impacted adult hippocampal neurogenesis differently than its primary active SNRI metabolite desvenlafaxine. Adult male Long Evans rats (n = 5-6 per group) were fed vehicle, venlafaxine (0.5 or 5 mg) or desvenlafaxine (0.5 or 5 mg) twice daily for 16 days. Beginning the third day of drug treatment, the rats were given a daily bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU; 50 mg/kg) injection for 5 days to label dividing cells and then perfused 2 weeks after the first BrdU injection to confirm total new hippocampal cell numbers and their phenotypes. The high desvenlafaxine dose increased total new BrdU+ cell number and appeared to accelerate neuronal maturation because fewer BrdU+ cells expressed maturing neuronal phenotypes and more expressed mature neuronal phenotypes in the dentate gyri of these versus vehicle-treated rats. While net neurogenesis was not increased in the dentate gyri of rats treated with the high desvenlafaxine dose, significantly more mature neurons were detected. Our data expand the body of literature showing that antidepressants impact adult neurogenesis by stimulating NPC proliferation and perhaps the survival of neuronal progeny and by showing that a high dose of the SNRI antidepressant desvenlafaxine, but neither a high nor low venlafaxine dose, may also accelerate neuronal maturation in the adult rat hippocampus. These data support the hypothesis that hippocampal neurogenesis may indeed serve as a biomarker of depression and the effects of antidepressant treatment, and may be informative for developing novel fast-acting antidepressant strategies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e1c5699365da43dab7948ce4a742cb512022-12-21T17:50:34ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032014-01-0196e9853010.1371/journal.pone.0098530Desvenlafaxine may accelerate neuronal maturation in the dentate gyri of adult male rats.Aditya AsokanAlan R BallChristina D LairdLinda HermerBrandi K OrmerodAdult hippocampal neurogenesis has been linked to the effects of anti-depressant drugs on behavior in rodent models of depression. To explore this link further, we tested whether the serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) venlafaxine impacted adult hippocampal neurogenesis differently than its primary active SNRI metabolite desvenlafaxine. Adult male Long Evans rats (n = 5-6 per group) were fed vehicle, venlafaxine (0.5 or 5 mg) or desvenlafaxine (0.5 or 5 mg) twice daily for 16 days. Beginning the third day of drug treatment, the rats were given a daily bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU; 50 mg/kg) injection for 5 days to label dividing cells and then perfused 2 weeks after the first BrdU injection to confirm total new hippocampal cell numbers and their phenotypes. The high desvenlafaxine dose increased total new BrdU+ cell number and appeared to accelerate neuronal maturation because fewer BrdU+ cells expressed maturing neuronal phenotypes and more expressed mature neuronal phenotypes in the dentate gyri of these versus vehicle-treated rats. While net neurogenesis was not increased in the dentate gyri of rats treated with the high desvenlafaxine dose, significantly more mature neurons were detected. Our data expand the body of literature showing that antidepressants impact adult neurogenesis by stimulating NPC proliferation and perhaps the survival of neuronal progeny and by showing that a high dose of the SNRI antidepressant desvenlafaxine, but neither a high nor low venlafaxine dose, may also accelerate neuronal maturation in the adult rat hippocampus. These data support the hypothesis that hippocampal neurogenesis may indeed serve as a biomarker of depression and the effects of antidepressant treatment, and may be informative for developing novel fast-acting antidepressant strategies.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4045676?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Aditya Asokan Alan R Ball Christina D Laird Linda Hermer Brandi K Ormerod Desvenlafaxine may accelerate neuronal maturation in the dentate gyri of adult male rats. PLoS ONE |
| title | Desvenlafaxine may accelerate neuronal maturation in the dentate gyri of adult male rats. |
| title_full | Desvenlafaxine may accelerate neuronal maturation in the dentate gyri of adult male rats. |
| title_fullStr | Desvenlafaxine may accelerate neuronal maturation in the dentate gyri of adult male rats. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Desvenlafaxine may accelerate neuronal maturation in the dentate gyri of adult male rats. |
| title_short | Desvenlafaxine may accelerate neuronal maturation in the dentate gyri of adult male rats. |
| title_sort | desvenlafaxine may accelerate neuronal maturation in the dentate gyri of adult male rats |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4045676?pdf=render |
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