PMID- 28243910 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170315 LR - 20170315 IS - 1573-8221 (Electronic) IS - 0007-4888 (Linking) VI - 162 IP - 4 DP - 2017 Feb TI - Dipeptide Mimetic of the Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor Prevents Impairments of Neurogenesis in Stressed Mice. PG - 454-457 LID - 10.1007/s10517-017-3638-9 [doi] AB - Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) plays the central role in the mechanisms of regulation of neurogenesis and neuroplasticity. Impairment of these mechanisms is considered as one of the main etiological factors of depression. Dimeric dipeptide mimetic of BDNF loop 4 bis-(N-monosuccinyl-l-seryl-l-lysine) hexamethylenediamide (GSB-106) was synthesized at the V. V. Zakusov Research Institute of Pharmacology. In vivo experiments revealed significant antidepressant properties of GSB-106 in doses of 0.1-10 mg/kg (intraperitoneally and orally). Effects of GSB-106 on hippocampal neurogenesis were studied in mice subjected to chronic predator stress. Proliferative activity in the subgranular zone of the dental gyrus was assessed immunohistochemically by Ki-67 expression (a marker of dividing cells). It was found that GSB-106 (10 mg/kg, intraperitoneally, 5 days) completely prevents neurogenesis disturbances in stressed mice. These findings suggest that GSB-106 is a promising candidate for the development of antidepressant agents with BDNF-like mechanism of action. FAU - Gudasheva, T A AU - Gudasheva TA AD - Laboratory of Peptide Bioregulators, V. V. Zakusov Research Institute of Pharmacology, Moscow, Russia. tata-sosnovka@mail.ru. FAU - Povarnina, P Yu AU - Povarnina PY AD - Laboratory of Peptide Bioregulators, V. V. Zakusov Research Institute of Pharmacology, Moscow, Russia. FAU - Seredenin, S B AU - Seredenin SB AD - Department of Pharmacogenetics, V. V. Zakusov Research Institute of Pharmacology, Moscow, Russia. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170227 PL - United States TA - Bull Exp Biol Med JT - Bulletin of experimental biology and medicine JID - 0372557 RN - 0 (Antidepressive Agents) RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Dipeptides) RN - 0 (Ki-67 Antigen) RN - 0 (Mki67 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Peptidomimetics) SB - IM MH - Administration, Oral MH - Animals MH - Antidepressive Agents/chemical synthesis/*pharmacology MH - Behavior, Animal/drug effects MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/chemistry MH - Cell Proliferation/drug effects MH - Dentate Gyrus/drug effects/metabolism/pathology MH - Depressive Disorder/*drug therapy/pathology/physiopathology MH - Dipeptides/chemical synthesis/*pharmacology MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug MH - Gene Expression MH - Injections, Intraperitoneal MH - Ki-67 Antigen/genetics/metabolism MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Neurogenesis/*drug effects MH - Peptidomimetics/chemical synthesis/*pharmacology MH - Pyramidal Cells/*drug effects/metabolism/pathology MH - Rats, Wistar MH - Stress, Psychological/*drug therapy/pathology/physiopathology OTO - NOTNLM OT - GCB-106 OT - brain-derived neurotrophic factor OT - dipeptide mimetics OT - neurogenesis OT - stress EDAT- 2017/03/01 06:00 MHDA- 2017/03/16 06:00 CRDT- 2017/03/01 06:00 PHST- 2016/02/18 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/03/01 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/03/16 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/03/01 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s10517-017-3638-9 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s10517-017-3638-9 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Bull Exp Biol Med. 2017 Feb;162(4):454-457. doi: 10.1007/s10517-017-3638-9. Epub 2017 Feb 27.