PMID- 28631844 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180622 LR - 20181206 IS - 1097-4547 (Electronic) IS - 0360-4012 (Linking) VI - 96 IP - 1 DP - 2018 Jan TI - Sonic hedgehog, Wnt, and brain-derived neurotrophic factor cell signaling pathway crosstalk: potential therapy for depression. PG - 53-62 LID - 10.1002/jnr.24104 [doi] AB - There are various theories to explain the pathophysiology of depression and support its diagnosis and treatment. The roles of monoamines, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and Wnt signaling are well researched, but sonic hedgehog (Shh) signaling and its downstream transcription factor Gli1 are not well studied in depression. Shh signaling plays a fundamental role in embryonic development and adult hippocampal neurogenesis and also involved in the growth of cancer. In this article, we summarize the evidence for the Shh signaling pathway in depression and the potential crosstalk of Shh with Wnt and BDNF. Antidepressants are known to upregulate the adult hippocampal neurogenesis to treat depression. Shh plays an important role in adult hippocampal neurogenesis, and its downstream signaling components regulate the synthesis of Wnt proteins. Moreover, the expression of Gli1 and Smo is downregulated in depression. BDNF and Wnt signaling are also regulated by various available antidepressants, so there is the possibility that Shh may be involved in the pathophysiology of depression. Therefore, the crosstalk between the Shh, Wnt, and BDNF signaling pathways is being discussed to identify the potential targets. Specifically, the potential role of the Shh signaling pathway in depression is explored as a new target for better therapies for depression. CI - (c) 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. FAU - Tayyab, Mohd AU - Tayyab M AD - Interdisciplinary Brain Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. FAU - Shahi, Mehdi H AU - Shahi MH AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9589-4382 AD - Interdisciplinary Brain Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. FAU - Farheen, Shirin AU - Farheen S AD - Interdisciplinary Brain Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. FAU - Mariyath, Mubeena P M AU - Mariyath MPM AD - Interdisciplinary Brain Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. FAU - Khanam, Nabeela AU - Khanam N AD - Interdisciplinary Brain Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. FAU - Castresana, Javier S AU - Castresana JS AD - Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, University of Navarra, Faculty of Sciences, Pamplona, Spain. FAU - Hossain, M Mobarak AU - Hossain MM AD - Interdisciplinary Brain Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. AD - Department of Physiology, JNMC, Faculty of Medicine, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review DEP - 20170620 PL - United States TA - J Neurosci Res JT - Journal of neuroscience research JID - 7600111 RN - 0 (Antidepressive Agents) RN - 0 (Hedgehog Proteins) RN - 0 (SHH protein, human) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Antidepressive Agents/administration & dosage/*metabolism MH - Depression/*drug therapy/*metabolism MH - Drug Delivery Systems/trends MH - Hedgehog Proteins/*metabolism MH - Hippocampus/drug effects/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Neurogenesis/drug effects/physiology MH - Receptor Cross-Talk/drug effects/physiology MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects/physiology MH - Wnt Signaling Pathway/drug effects/*physiology OTO - NOTNLM OT - BDNF OT - Wnt OT - depression OT - neurogenesis OT - sonic hedgehog EDAT- 2017/06/21 06:00 MHDA- 2018/06/23 06:00 CRDT- 2017/06/21 06:00 PHST- 2017/04/06 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/05/16 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2017/05/22 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/06/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/06/23 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/06/21 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/jnr.24104 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Neurosci Res. 2018 Jan;96(1):53-62. doi: 10.1002/jnr.24104. Epub 2017 Jun 20.