PMID- 36254458 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20221103 LR - 20230119 IS - 1948-7193 (Electronic) IS - 1948-7193 (Linking) VI - 13 IP - 21 DP - 2022 Nov 2 TI - Cyanidin Chloride Improves LPS-Induced Depression-Like Behavior in Mice by Ameliorating Hippocampal Inflammation and Excitotoxicity. PG - 3023-3033 LID - 10.1021/acschemneuro.2c00087 [doi] AB - Depression is a global disease that places a significant burden on human health. Neuroinflammation and disturbance of glutamate metabolism in brain regions, such as the hippocampus, play vital roles in the development of depression. Previous studies have shown that cyanidin chloride (Cycl) has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties with neuroprotective effects in peripheral tissues. However, the effects of Cycl on depression and the possible mechanism by which this compound targets brain regions remain less elucidated. We investigated the role of Cycl in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced depression and examined the influence of the drug on central inflammation and the expression of excitatory amino acid transporters in the hippocampus. We found that prophylactic i.p. application of Cycl at 20 or 40 mg/kg for 5 days significantly reduced the immobility time assessed by the tail suspension test (TST) and forced swim test (FST) in LPS-challenged mice, suggesting an effective antidepressant activity of the drug. Western blotting and immunofluorescence staining in the hippocampus revealed that Cycl inhibited the upregulation of proinflammatory cytokines, including TNF-alpha and IL-6, and suppressed the hyperactivity of microglia induced by LPS, indicating an anti-inflammatory role in the hippocampus. Moreover, treatment with Cycl also recovered the downregulated expression of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and glutamate-aspartate transporter (GLAST) and excitatory amino acid transporter 2 (EAAT2), two members in the excitatory amino acid transporter family. The role of Cycl was also verified in cultured BV2 and U251 cells. In conclusion, the present in vivo and in vitro studies demonstrate that Cycl exerts potent antidepressant action in an LPS-induced depression model and the underlying mechanism is associated with reduced hippocampal inflammation, improved neurotrophic function, and attenuated excitotoxicity induced by glutamate. FAU - Qu, Di AU - Qu D AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0880-6717 AD - The College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, Shaanxi Province, China. AD - State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Biopharmaceutics, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi Province, China. FAU - Ye, Zichen AU - Ye Z AD - Department of Health Service, Health Service Training Base, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi Province, China. FAU - Zhang, Wenli AU - Zhang W AD - The College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, Shaanxi Province, China. AD - State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Biopharmaceutics, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi Province, China. FAU - Dai, Bing AU - Dai B AD - The College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, Shaanxi Province, China. AD - State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Biopharmaceutics, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi Province, China. FAU - Chen, Guo AU - Chen G AD - State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Biopharmaceutics, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi Province, China. FAU - Wang, Li AU - Wang L AD - State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Biopharmaceutics, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi Province, China. FAU - Shao, Xiaolong AU - Shao X AD - State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Biopharmaceutics, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi Province, China. FAU - Xiang, An AU - Xiang A AD - State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Biopharmaceutics, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi Province, China. FAU - Lu, Zifan AU - Lu Z AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5390-5020 AD - State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Biopharmaceutics, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi Province, China. FAU - Shi, Juan AU - Shi J AD - Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology & K. K. Leung Brain Research Centre, Preclinical School of Medicine, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi Province, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20221017 PL - United States TA - ACS Chem Neurosci JT - ACS chemical neuroscience JID - 101525337 RN - 0 (Lipopolysaccharides) RN - 7732ZHU564 (cyanidin) RN - 0 (Antidepressive Agents) RN - 3KX376GY7L (Glutamic Acid) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Mice MH - Humans MH - *Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology MH - *Depression/drug therapy MH - Antidepressive Agents/pharmacology MH - Hippocampus/metabolism MH - Inflammation/metabolism MH - Glutamic Acid/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - BDNF OT - EAAT OT - cyanidin chloride OT - depression OT - hippocampus OT - neuroinflammation EDAT- 2022/10/19 06:00 MHDA- 2022/11/04 06:00 CRDT- 2022/10/18 03:02 PHST- 2022/10/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/11/04 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/10/18 03:02 [entrez] AID - 10.1021/acschemneuro.2c00087 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - ACS Chem Neurosci. 2022 Nov 2;13(21):3023-3033. doi: 10.1021/acschemneuro.2c00087. Epub 2022 Oct 17.