PMID- 29522357 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190215 LR - 20190503 IS - 1559-2308 (Electronic) IS - 1559-2294 (Print) IS - 1559-2294 (Linking) VI - 13 IP - 3 DP - 2018 TI - Genipin normalizes depression-like behavior induced by prenatal stress through inhibiting DNMT1. PG - 310-317 LID - 10.1080/15592294.2018.1450033 [doi] AB - Synthetic antidepressants in current use for the complex etiopathogeneses of depression have slow response and remission as well as various unpleasant side effects. As a result, it is imperative to develop new antidepressants with more effectiveness and less severe side effects. Recent studies demonstrated that genipin, the aglycon of geniposide, extracted from Gardenia jasminoides Ellis has antidepressive effects. However, knowledge regarding the molecular mechanisms of its antidepressant effects remains limited. Employing a depression-like mouse model, we confirmed that genipin is capable of correcting depressions-like behaviors induced by prenatal stress in offspring from prenatally stressed dams (defined as PRS mice). In further experiments, we found that the effect of genipin on PRS mice occurs through DNA demethylation by inhibiting DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1), normalizing the expression of reduced brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the hippocampus. FAU - Ye, Di AU - Ye D AD - a Oncology Department, The Second Affiliated Hospital , Chongqing Medical University , Yuzhong District , Chongqing , China. FAU - Zhang, Li AU - Zhang L AD - a Oncology Department, The Second Affiliated Hospital , Chongqing Medical University , Yuzhong District , Chongqing , China. FAU - Fan, Weidong AU - Fan W AD - a Oncology Department, The Second Affiliated Hospital , Chongqing Medical University , Yuzhong District , Chongqing , China. FAU - Zhang, Xianquan AU - Zhang X AD - a Oncology Department, The Second Affiliated Hospital , Chongqing Medical University , Yuzhong District , Chongqing , China. FAU - Dong, Erbo AU - Dong E AD - a Oncology Department, The Second Affiliated Hospital , Chongqing Medical University , Yuzhong District , Chongqing , China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20180503 PL - United States TA - Epigenetics JT - Epigenetics JID - 101265293 RN - 0 (Antidepressive Agents) RN - 0 (Bdnf protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Iridoids) RN - A3V2NE52YG (genipin) RN - EC 2.1.1.37 (DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferase 1) RN - EC 2.1.1.37 (Dnmt1 protein, mouse) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Antidepressive Agents/administration & dosage MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/*genetics MH - DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferase 1/*genetics MH - DNA Methylation/drug effects/*genetics MH - Depression/*drug therapy/genetics/pathology MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Female MH - Gardenia/chemistry MH - Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects MH - Hippocampus/drug effects MH - Humans MH - Iridoids/*administration & dosage/chemistry MH - Mice MH - Pregnancy MH - Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects/drug therapy/genetics/pathology MH - Stress, Psychological/drug therapy/genetics/pathology PMC - PMC5997145 OTO - NOTNLM OT - BDNF OT - DNA methylation OT - DNMT1 OT - Genipin OT - depression OT - mouse OT - prenatal stress EDAT- 2018/03/10 06:00 MHDA- 2019/02/16 06:00 PMCR- 2019/05/03 CRDT- 2018/03/10 06:00 PHST- 2018/03/10 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/02/16 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/03/10 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/05/03 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 1450033 [pii] AID - 10.1080/15592294.2018.1450033 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Epigenetics. 2018;13(3):310-317. doi: 10.1080/15592294.2018.1450033. Epub 2018 May 3.