Compromised Hippocampal Neuroplasticity in the Interferon-α and Toll-like Receptor-3 Activation-Induced Mouse Depression Model

Disrupted neuronal plasticity due to subtle inflammation is considered to play a fundamental role in the pathogenesis of major depressive disorder. Interferon-α (IFN-α) potentiates immune responses against viral pathogens that induce toll-like receptor-3 (TLR3) activation but evokes severe major depressive disorder in humans by mechanisms that remain insufficiently described. By using a previously established mouse model of depression induced by combined delivery of IFN-α and polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid (poly(I:C)), a TLR3 agonist, we provide evidence that IFN-α and poly(I:C) reduce apical dendritic spine density in the hippocampal CA1 area ex vivo via mechanisms involving decreased TrkB signaling. In vitro, IFN-α and poly(I:C) treatments required neuronal activity to reduce dendritic spine density and TrkB signaling. The levels of presynaptic protein vesicular glutamate transporter (VGLUT)-1 and postsynaptic protein postsynaptic density-95 (PSD95) were specifically decreased, whereas the expression of both synaptic and extrasynaptic α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor 1 (AMPAR1) was increased by IFN-α and poly(I:C) delivery. Patch clamp recordings in primary hippocampal neurons revealed that morphological changes at the synapse induced by IFN-α and poly(I:C) costimulation were accompanied by an increased action potential threshold and action potential frequency, indicative of impaired neuronal excitability. Taken together, IFN-α and poly(I:C) delivery leads to structural and functional alterations at the synapse indicating that compromised neuroplasticity may play an integral role in the pathogenesis of immune response-induced depression.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:57

Enthalten in:

Molecular neurobiology - 57(2020), 7 vom: 05. Juli, Seite 3171-3182

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sanchez-Mendoza, Eduardo H [VerfasserIn]
Camblor-Perujo, Santiago [VerfasserIn]
Martins Nascentes-Melo, Luiza [VerfasserIn]
Dzyubenko, Egor [VerfasserIn]
Fleischer, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Silva de Carvalho, Tayana [VerfasserIn]
Schmitt, Linda-Isabell [VerfasserIn]
Leo, Markus [VerfasserIn]
Hagenacker, Tim [VerfasserIn]
Herring, Arne [VerfasserIn]
Keyvani, Kathy [VerfasserIn]
Bera, Sujoy [VerfasserIn]
Kononenko, Natalia [VerfasserIn]
Kleinschnitz, Christoph [VerfasserIn]
Hermann, Dirk M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Dendritic plasticity
Disks Large Homolog 4 Protein
Dlg4 protein, mouse
Interferon-alpha
Journal Article
Major depressive disorder
Neuronal depolarization
Neuronal plasticity
O84C90HH2L
Patch clamp recording
Poly I-C
Synaptic plasticity
Toll-Like Receptor 3
Vesicular Glutamate Transport Protein 1

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Date Completed 19.05.2021

Date Revised 19.05.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s12035-020-01927-0

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM310839548