Antidepressant-like effects of mineralocorticoid but not glucocorticoid antagonists in the lateral septum: interactions with the serotonergic system.
Summary of "Antidepressant-like effects of mineralocorticoid but not glucocorticoid antagonists in the lateral septum: interactions with the serotonergic system."
The lateral septum (LS) is a limbic brain region that receives serotonergic projections from raphe neurons and participates in the modulation of stress responses and affective states. The present study determined whether mineralocorticoid receptors (MRs) and/or glucocorticoid receptors (GRs) located in the LS interact with the serotonergic system in the regulation of depressive-like behavior of rats subjected to the forced swimming test (FST). We also studied the effect of corticosterone release induced by the FST on MR- and GR-mRNA expression in the LS. Specifically, we studied the antidepressant-like effects of spironolactone (a MR antagonist), mifepristone (a GR antagonist), and the antidepressant clomipramine (CMI) administered directly into the LS. In addition, spironolactone and CMI actions were studied in animals with serotonergic depletion induced by dl-p-chlorophenylalanine (pCPA). Finally, adrenalectomized and Sham-operated rats were subjected to the FST to determine MR- and GR-mRNA expression in the LS at different post-FST intervals. The results showed that intraseptal injection of spironolactone, but not mifepristone induced antidepressant-like actions in the FST; this effect was blocked by pCPA treatment. CMI and spironolactone increased 5-HT concentrations in the LS of rats subjected to the FST. Increases in corticosterone release, induced by the FST, correlated with a decrease in MR-mRNA expression in the LS; no correlation was found with GR-mRNA expression. In conclusion, MRs in the lateral septum, but not GRs, participate in the regulation of depressive-like behavior of animals subjected to the FST. Both serotonin and corticosterone play an important role in MR actions in the LS.
Affiliation
Dept. CINVESTAV-IPN, Sede Sur, Calzada de los Tenorios No. 235, Col. Granjas Coapa, C.P. 14330, México, D.F., Mexico. cm_qfb@msn.com
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: Behavioural brain research
ISSN: 1872-7549
Pages: 88-98
Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21515309
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2011.04.008
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Receptors, Glucocorticoid
Cytoplasmic proteins that specifically bind glucocorticoids and mediate their cellular effects. The glucocorticoid receptor-glucocorticoid complex acts in the nucleus to induce transcription of DNA. Glucocorticoids were named for their actions on blood glucose concentration, but they have equally important effects on protein and fat metabolism. Cortisol is the most important example.
Corticosterone
An adrenocortical steroid that has modest but significant activities as a mineralocorticoid and a glucocorticoid. (From Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 8th ed, p1437)
Clobetasol
A derivative of PREDNISOLONE with high glucocorticoid activity and low mineralocorticoid activity. Absorbed through the skin faster than FLUOCINONIDE, it is used topically in treatment of PSORIASIS but may cause marked adrenocortical suppression.
Ventricular Septum
The muscular structure separating the right and the left lower chambers (HEART VENTRICLES) of the heart. The ventricular septum consists of a very small membranous portion just beneath the AORTIC VALVE, and a large thick muscular portion consisting of three sections including the inlet septum, the trabecular septum, and the outlet septum.
Dopamine Antagonists
Drugs that bind to but do not activate DOPAMINE RECEPTORS, thereby blocking the actions of dopamine or exogenous agonists. Many drugs used in the treatment of psychotic disorders (ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS) are dopamine antagonists, although their therapeutic effects may be due to long-term adjustments of the brain rather than to the acute effects of blocking dopamine receptors. Dopamine antagonists have been used for several other clinical purposes including as ANTIEMETICS, in the treatment of Tourette syndrome, and for hiccup. Dopamine receptor blockade is associated with NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME.
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