PMID- 25916883 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20151019 LR - 20220410 IS - 1872-7972 (Electronic) IS - 0304-3940 (Linking) VI - 597 DP - 2015 Jun 15 TI - Nrf2-signaling and BDNF: A new target for the antidepressant-like activity of chronic fluoxetine treatment in a mouse model of anxiety/depression. PG - 121-6 LID - S0304-3940(15)00335-3 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.neulet.2015.04.036 [doi] AB - Several studies have shown that Nrf2, a major redox-sensitive transcription factor involved in the cellular defense against oxidative stress, increases susceptibility to depressive-like behavior. However, little is known about the influence of antidepressant drugs on Nrf2 signaling and expression of its target genes (GCLC, NQO1, HO-1) in the brain. We found that chronic treatment of a mouse model of anxiety/depression (CORT model) with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI, fluoxetine, 18mg/kg/day) reversed CORT-induced anxiety/depression-like behavior in mice. Chronic fluoxetine treatment restored CORT-induced decreases in Nrf2 protein levels and its target genes in the cortex and hippocampus. Furthermore, we found that chronic fluoxetine also increased brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) protein levels in cortex and hippocampus of CORT-treated Nrf2 knockout mice (KO, Nrf2(-/-)). Taken together, these data suggest that Nrf2 signaling contributes to fluoxetine-induced neuroprotection via an unexpected mechanism involving 5-HT transporter SERT blockade, and not through enhancement of BDNF expression. CI - Copyright (c) 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Mendez-David, Indira AU - Mendez-David I AD - Univ Paris Sud, INSERM UMR S 1178, Fac Pharmacie, Univ Paris-Saclay, Chatenay-Malabry, F-92290, France. FAU - Tritschler, Laurent AU - Tritschler L AD - Univ Paris Sud, INSERM UMR S 1178, Fac Pharmacie, Univ Paris-Saclay, Chatenay-Malabry, F-92290, France. FAU - Ali, Zeina El AU - Ali ZE AD - Univ Paris Sud, INSERM UMR 996, Fac Pharmacie, Univ Paris-Saclay, Chatenay-Malabry, F-92290, France. FAU - Damiens, Marie-Helene AU - Damiens MH AD - Univ Paris Sud, INSERM UMR 996, Fac Pharmacie, Univ Paris-Saclay, Chatenay-Malabry, F-92290, France. FAU - Pallardy, Marc AU - Pallardy M AD - Univ Paris Sud, INSERM UMR 996, Fac Pharmacie, Univ Paris-Saclay, Chatenay-Malabry, F-92290, France. FAU - David, Denis J AU - David DJ AD - Univ Paris Sud, INSERM UMR S 1178, Fac Pharmacie, Univ Paris-Saclay, Chatenay-Malabry, F-92290, France. FAU - Kerdine-Romer, Saadia AU - Kerdine-Romer S AD - Univ Paris Sud, INSERM UMR 996, Fac Pharmacie, Univ Paris-Saclay, Chatenay-Malabry, F-92290, France. FAU - Gardier, Alain M AU - Gardier AM AD - Univ Paris Sud, INSERM UMR S 1178, Fac Pharmacie, Univ Paris-Saclay, Chatenay-Malabry, F-92290, France. Electronic address: alain.gardier@u-psud.fr. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20150424 PL - Ireland TA - Neurosci Lett JT - Neuroscience letters JID - 7600130 RN - 0 (Antidepressive Agents) RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (NF-E2-Related Factor 2) RN - 0 (Nfe2l2 protein, mouse) RN - 01K63SUP8D (Fluoxetine) RN - W980KJ009P (Corticosterone) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Antidepressive Agents/*pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - Anxiety/*drug therapy/metabolism MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/*metabolism MH - Cerebral Cortex/drug effects/metabolism MH - Corticosterone/pharmacology MH - Depression/*drug therapy/metabolism MH - Fluoxetine/*pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - Hippocampus/drug effects/metabolism MH - Male MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Mice, Knockout MH - NF-E2-Related Factor 2/genetics/*metabolism MH - Signal Transduction OTO - NOTNLM OT - Animal model of anxiety/depression OT - Antidepressant OT - BDNF OT - Nrf2 pathway EDAT- 2015/04/29 06:00 MHDA- 2015/10/20 06:00 CRDT- 2015/04/29 06:00 PHST- 2015/02/23 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/04/22 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2015/04/23 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/04/29 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/04/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/10/20 06:00 [medline] AID - S0304-3940(15)00335-3 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.neulet.2015.04.036 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Neurosci Lett. 2015 Jun 15;597:121-6. doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2015.04.036. Epub 2015 Apr 24.