PMID- 28594546 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180612 LR - 20191210 IS - 1948-7193 (Electronic) IS - 1948-7193 (Linking) VI - 8 IP - 9 DP - 2017 Sep 20 TI - Neuropeptide VGF C-Terminal Peptide TLQP-62 Alleviates Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Memory Deficits and Anxiety-like and Depression-like Behaviors in Mice: The Role of BDNF/TrkB Signaling. PG - 2005-2018 LID - 10.1021/acschemneuro.7b00154 [doi] AB - Peripheral inflammatory responses affect central nervous system (CNS) function, manifesting in symptoms of memory deficits, depression, and anxiety. Previous studies have revealed that neuropeptide VGF (nonacronymic) C-terminal peptide TLQP-62 rapidly reinforces brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)/tropomyosin receptor kinase B (TrkB) signaling, regulating memory consolidation and antidepressant-like action. However, whether it is beneficial for lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced neuropsychiatric dysfunction in mice is unknown. Herein, we explored the involvement of BDNF/TrkB signaling and biochemical alterations in inflammatory or oxidative stress markers in the alleviating effects of TLQP-62 on LPS-induced neuropsychiatric dysfunction. The mice were treated with TLQP-62 (2 mug/side) via intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) injection 1 h before LPS (0.5 mg/kg, i.p.) administration. Our results showed that a single treatment with LPS (0.5 mg/kg, i.p) is sufficient to produce recognition memory deficits (in the novel object recognition test), depression-like behavior (in the forced swim test and sucrose preference test), and anxiety-like behavior (in the elevated zero maze). However, pretreatment with TLQP-62 prevented LPS-induced behavioral dysfunction, neuroinflammatory, and oxidative responses. In addition, our results further demonstrated that a reduction in BDNF expression mediated by BDNF-shRNA lentivirus significantly blocked the effects of TLQP-62, suggesting the critical role of BDNF/TrkB signaling in the neuroprotective effects of TLQP-62 in the mice. In conclusion, TLQP-62 could be a therapeutic approach for neuropsychiatric disorders, which are closely associated with neuroinflammation and oxidative stress. FAU - Li, Chenli AU - Li C FAU - Li, Mengmeng AU - Li M FAU - Yu, Hanjie AU - Yu H FAU - Shen, Xinbei AU - Shen X FAU - Wang, Jinting AU - Wang J FAU - Sun, Xin AU - Sun X FAU - Wang, Qinwen AU - Wang Q FAU - Wang, Chuang AU - Wang C AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3816-230X AD - Li Dak Sum Yip Yio Chin Kenneth Li Marine Biopharmaceutical Research Center, Ningbo University , Ningbo 315211, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170621 PL - United States TA - ACS Chem Neurosci JT - ACS chemical neuroscience JID - 101525337 RN - 0 (Anti-Anxiety Agents) RN - 0 (Anti-Inflammatory Agents) RN - 0 (Antidepressive Agents) RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Lipopolysaccharides) RN - 0 (Nootropic Agents) RN - 0 (Peptides) RN - 0 (TLQP62 peptide) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Receptor, trkB) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Anti-Anxiety Agents/*pharmacology MH - Anti-Inflammatory Agents/*pharmacology MH - Antidepressive Agents/*pharmacology MH - Anxiety/drug therapy/immunology MH - Brain/drug effects/immunology MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/metabolism MH - Depressive Disorder/drug therapy/immunology MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Escherichia coli MH - Lipopolysaccharides MH - Male MH - Memory Disorders/drug therapy/immunology MH - Mice, Inbred ICR MH - Motor Activity/drug effects/physiology MH - Nootropic Agents/*pharmacology MH - Oxidative Stress/drug effects/physiology MH - Peptides/*pharmacology MH - Receptor, trkB/metabolism MH - Recognition, Psychology/drug effects/physiology MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects OTO - NOTNLM OT - TLQP-62 OT - brain-derived neurotrophic factor OT - lipopolysaccharide OT - neuroinflammation OT - neuropsychiatric dysfunction OT - oxidative stress EDAT- 2017/06/09 06:00 MHDA- 2018/06/13 06:00 CRDT- 2017/06/09 06:00 PHST- 2017/06/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/06/13 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/06/09 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1021/acschemneuro.7b00154 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - ACS Chem Neurosci. 2017 Sep 20;8(9):2005-2018. doi: 10.1021/acschemneuro.7b00154. Epub 2017 Jun 21.