PMID- 37059253 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230508 LR - 20230508 IS - 1872-7573 (Electronic) IS - 0378-8741 (Linking) VI - 312 DP - 2023 Aug 10 TI - Zuojinwan ameliorates CUMS-induced depressive-like behavior through inducing ubiquitination of MyD88 via SPOP/MyD88/NF-kappaB pathway. PG - 116487 LID - S0378-8741(23)00355-0 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.jep.2023.116487 [doi] AB - ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Zuojinwan (ZJW) is a traditional Chinese medicine compound, which is often used clinically to treat gastritis and has anti-inflammatory activity. It was found that ZJW is involved in suppressing the expression of inflammatory factors, and neuroinflammation is thought to be associated with the development of depression. AIM OF THE STUDY: In this study, we investigated whether ZJW could exert antidepressant effects by regulating MyD88 ubiquitination in depressed mice and attempted to elucidate the possible mechanisms. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Six active compounds of Zuojinwan (ZJW) were identified by HPLC. Then, the effects of ZJW on depression-like behavior in mice were investigated by constructing a chronic unpredictable mild stimulation (CUMS) mouse model. Meanwhile, the effect of ZJW on hippocampal neurons was investigated by Nissl staining. In addition, western blotting, PCR, ELISA, co-immunoprecipitation and immunostaining were used to explore whether ZJW could inhibit neuroinflammation through SPOP/MyD88/NF-kappaB pathway and thus produce antidepressant effects. Finally, we constructed the AAV-Sh-SPOP virus vector to silence SPOP and verify the mechanism of ZJW's antidepressant action. RESULTS: ZJW could dramatically ameliorate the depressive behavior induced by CUMS stimulation and alleviate hippocampal neuronal damage. CUMS stimulation resulted in decreased SPOP expression, impaired MyD88 ubiquitination, and activation of downstream NF-kappaB signaling, which could be reversed by ZJW. In addition, ZJW could significantly ameliorate the abnormal activation of microglia, and the excessive levels of pro-inflammatory factors were inhibited. By blocking the expression of SPOP, we found that ZJW exerted anti-inflammatory and antidepressant effects mainly by promoting the ubiquitination of MyD88 and inhibiting the activation of downstream inflammatory signals. CONCLUSION: In conclusion, ZJW possesses alleviating effects on depression induced by CUMS stimulation. ZJW can inhibit neuroinflammation and improve neuroinflammation-induced depression-like behaviors through SPOP/MyD88/NF-kappaB pathway. CI - Copyright (c) 2023 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Tao, Weiwei AU - Tao W AD - Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210006, China; School of Chinese Medicine, School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China. FAU - Su, Kunhan AU - Su K AD - Department of Gastroenterology, Nanjing Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital, Nanjing, 210014, China. FAU - Huang, Yuzhen AU - Huang Y AD - Department of Gastroenterology, Nanjing Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital, Nanjing, 210014, China. FAU - Lu, Zihan AU - Lu Z AD - China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China. FAU - Wang, Yan AU - Wang Y AD - Department of Gastroenterology, Nanjing Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital, Nanjing, 210014, China; Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China. FAU - Yang, Lu AU - Yang L AD - Department of Gastroenterology, Nanjing Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital, Nanjing, 210014, China; Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China. FAU - Zhang, Guoying AU - Zhang G AD - School of Chinese Medicine, School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China. FAU - Liu, Wanli AU - Liu W AD - Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210006, China; Department of Gastroenterology, Nanjing Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital, Nanjing, 210014, China. Electronic address: njzxjh001@njucm.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230412 PL - Ireland TA - J Ethnopharmacol JT - Journal of ethnopharmacology JID - 7903310 RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (SPOP protein, human) RN - 0 (Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88) RN - 0 (Antidepressive Agents) RN - 0 (Anti-Inflammatory Agents) RN - 0 (Myd88 protein, mouse) SB - IM MH - Mice MH - Animals MH - *NF-kappa B/metabolism MH - *Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88/metabolism MH - Neuroinflammatory Diseases MH - Antidepressive Agents/pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - Anti-Inflammatory Agents/pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - Ubiquitination MH - Depression/drug therapy/etiology MH - Hippocampus/metabolism MH - Stress, Psychological/complications MH - Disease Models, Animal OTO - NOTNLM OT - CUMS OT - MyD88 OT - Neuroinflammation OT - SPOP OT - Ubiquitination OT - Zuojinwan COIS- Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. EDAT- 2023/04/15 06:00 MHDA- 2023/05/08 06:41 CRDT- 2023/04/14 19:26 PHST- 2023/02/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/03/24 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/04/09 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/05/08 06:41 [medline] PHST- 2023/04/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/04/14 19:26 [entrez] AID - S0378-8741(23)00355-0 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.jep.2023.116487 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Ethnopharmacol. 2023 Aug 10;312:116487. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2023.116487. Epub 2023 Apr 12.