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Neuroscience ; 315: 271-85, 2016 Feb 19.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26708749

ABSTRACT

The neuroimmune-endocrine dysfunction has been accepted as one of fundamental mechanisms contributing to the pathophysiology of psychiatric disorders including depression and anxiety. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the involvement of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, interleukin-1ß, and nitrergic system in mediating the negative behavioral impacts of juvenile social isolation stress (SIS) in male mice. We also investigated the possible protective effects of lithium on behavioral and neurochemical changes in socially isolated animals. Results showed that experiencing 4-weeks of juvenile SIS provoked depressive and anxiety-like behaviors that were associated with hyper responsiveness of HPA axis, upregulation of interleukin-1ß, and nitric oxide (NO) overproduction in the pre-frontal cortex and hippocampus. Administration of lithium (10 mg/kg) significantly attenuated the depressant and anxiogenic effects of SIS in behavioral tests. Lithium also restored the negative effects of SIS on cortical and hippocampal interleukin-1ß and NO as well as HPA axis deregulation. Unlike the neutralizing effects of l-arginine (NO precursor), administration of l-NAME (3 mg/kg) and aminoguanidine (20 mg/kg) potentiated the positive effects of lithium on the behavioral and neurochemical profile of isolated mice. In conclusion, our results revealed that juvenile SIS-induced behavioral deficits are associated with abnormalities in HPA-immune function. Also, we suggest that alleviating effects of lithium on behavioral profile of isolated mice may be partly mediated by mitigating the negative impact of NO on HPA-immune function.


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Anti-Anxiety Agents/pharmacology , Antidepressive Agents/pharmacology , Anxiety Disorders/drug therapy , Depressive Disorder/drug therapy , Lithium Compounds/pharmacology , Animals , Anxiety Disorders/physiopathology , Corticosterone/blood , Depressive Disorder/physiopathology , Disease Models, Animal , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System/drug effects , Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System/growth & development , Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System/metabolism , Interleukin-1beta/metabolism , Male , Mice , Motor Activity/drug effects , Nitric Oxide/metabolism , Nitrites/metabolism , Pituitary-Adrenal System/drug effects , Pituitary-Adrenal System/growth & development , Pituitary-Adrenal System/metabolism , Social Isolation , Stress, Psychological/drug therapy , Stress, Psychological/physiopathology
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