PMID- 29969645 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190726 LR - 20190726 IS - 1873-2747 (Electronic) IS - 0361-9230 (Linking) VI - 142 DP - 2018 Sep TI - Neural circuitry among connecting the hippocampus, prefrontal cortex and basolateral amygdala in a mouse depression model: Associations correlations between BDNF levels and BOLD - fMRI signals. PG - 107-115 LID - S0361-9230(18)30423-4 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2018.06.019 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Depression is a heterogeneous disorder, but the exact neuronal mechanisms causing the disease have not yet been discovered. METHODS/MATERIALS: We have established a chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) mouse model to explore the blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) activity in the hippocampus, prefrontal cortex (PFC), and basolateral amygdala (BLA) using amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (ALFF) in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). We initially studied the relationship between brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) expression and BOLD activity using BDNF(tm1Krj/J) mice. RESULTS: We found that CUMS induced depressive-like behaviours and stimulated changes in brain regions expressing a different BDNF level, which was decreased in the hippocampus and PFC but increased in the BLA. In contrast, the BOLD activity was elevated in the hippocampus and PFC but reduced in the BLA after CUMS exposure, indicating that the BDNF level negatively correlated with the BOLD activity in the WT CUMS-exposed mice. Moreover, the depressive-like behaviours and region-specific BOLD activity in BDNF(tm1Krj/J) mice were consistent with those in WT CUMS-exposed mice. CONCLUSION: We surmised that critical neural circuitry connects the hippocampus, PFC and BLA in mice, which was regulated by BDNF to protect against depression. These findings suggested a potential central role of BDNF expression in functional changes in the brain. CI - Copyright (c) 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Huang, Peng AU - Huang P AD - School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Foshan Maternal and Child Health Research Institute, Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Foshan, Guangdong, China. FAU - Gao, Tingting AU - Gao T AD - School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. FAU - Dong, Zhaoyang AU - Dong Z AD - School of Nursing, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. FAU - Zhou, Chuying AU - Zhou C AD - School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. FAU - Lai, Yuling AU - Lai Y AD - School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. FAU - Pan, Ting AU - Pan T AD - School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. FAU - Liu, Yuan AU - Liu Y AD - School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. FAU - Zhao, Xiaoshan AU - Zhao X AD - School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. FAU - Sun, Xuegang AU - Sun X AD - School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. FAU - Hua, Heyu AU - Hua H AD - School of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. FAU - Wen, Ge AU - Wen G AD - Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Electronic address: 1113470826@qq.com. FAU - Gao, Lei AU - Gao L AD - School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Electronic address: raygaolei@smu.edu.cn. FAU - Lv, Zhiping AU - Lv Z AD - School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Electronic address: lzp48241@126.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20180630 PL - United States TA - Brain Res Bull JT - Brain research bulletin JID - 7605818 RN - 0 (Bdnf protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - S88TT14065 (Oxygen) EIN - Brain Res Bull. 2019 Nov;153:350. PMID: 31699272 MH - Animals MH - Brain/*diagnostic imaging/*physiopathology MH - Brain Mapping MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/*metabolism MH - Cerebrovascular Circulation/physiology MH - Depressive Disorder/*diagnostic imaging/*physiopathology MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Gene Expression MH - Magnetic Resonance Imaging MH - Male MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Mice, Transgenic MH - Neural Pathways/diagnostic imaging/physiopathology MH - Neurogenesis/physiology MH - Oxygen/blood MH - Random Allocation MH - Stress, Psychological/diagnostic imaging/physiopathology OTO - NOTNLM OT - BDNF OT - BLA OT - Depression OT - Hippocampus OT - PFC OT - fMRI EDAT- 2018/07/04 06:00 MHDA- 2019/07/28 06:00 CRDT- 2018/07/04 06:00 PHST- 2018/06/05 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/06/21 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/06/28 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/07/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/07/28 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/07/04 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0361-9230(18)30423-4 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2018.06.019 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Brain Res Bull. 2018 Sep;142:107-115. doi: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2018.06.019. Epub 2018 Jun 30.