BACKGROUND: It has been postulated that brain inflammatory processes associated with autoimmune diseases may be causative factors in emotional disorders. Accordingly, we examined emotional behaviors in autoimmune-prone cytokine B-cell-activating factor (BAFF) transgenic mice, a model of systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, and Sjögren's syndrome. METHODS: Male BAFF transgenic mice were examined on a series of standard laboratory assays of emotionality. Mice were also tested for brain inflammation, stress-induced c-Fos expression, hippocampal progenitor cell proliferation, and hippocampal neurogenesis-dependent and neurogenesis-independent long-term potentiation (LTP). RESULTS: Our study revealed that older BAFF transgenic mice exhibit an anxiety-like phenotype associated with brain inflammation. Furthermore, anxious mice display an abnormal neuronal activation within the limbic system in response to mild anxiogenic stimuli. Proliferation of newly formed neurons in the subgranular zone of adult hippocampus was significantly decreased in anxious BAFF transgenic mice that also showed impaired neurogenesis-dependent and neurogenesis-independent dentate gyrus LTP. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that anxiety associated with autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, and Sjögren's syndrome can be linked to brain inflammation, impaired neurogenesis, and hippocampal plasticity. BAFF transgenic mice can be used in future studies to test compounds of therapeutic value for the treatment of mood disorders associated with autoimmune diseases. Copyright 2010 Society of Biological Psychiatry. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
BACKGROUND: It has been postulated that brain inflammatory processes associated with autoimmune diseases may be causative factors in emotional disorders. Accordingly, we examined emotional behaviors in autoimmune-prone cytokine B-cell-activating factor (BAFF) transgenic mice, a model of systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, and Sjögren's syndrome. METHODS: Male BAFFtransgenic mice were examined on a series of standard laboratory assays of emotionality. Mice were also tested for brain inflammation, stress-induced c-Fos expression, hippocampal progenitor cell proliferation, and hippocampal neurogenesis-dependent and neurogenesis-independent long-term potentiation (LTP). RESULTS: Our study revealed that older BAFFtransgenic mice exhibit an anxiety-like phenotype associated with brain inflammation. Furthermore, anxious mice display an abnormal neuronal activation within the limbic system in response to mild anxiogenic stimuli. Proliferation of newly formed neurons in the subgranular zone of adult hippocampus was significantly decreased in anxious BAFFtransgenic mice that also showed impaired neurogenesis-dependent and neurogenesis-independent dentate gyrus LTP. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that anxiety associated with autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, and Sjögren's syndrome can be linked to brain inflammation, impaired neurogenesis, and hippocampal plasticity. BAFFtransgenic mice can be used in future studies to test compounds of therapeutic value for the treatment of mood disorders associated with autoimmune diseases. Copyright 2010 Society of Biological Psychiatry. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Authors: Allison R Bialas; Jessy Presumey; Abhishek Das; Cees E van der Poel; Peter H Lapchak; Luka Mesin; Gabriel Victora; George C Tsokos; Christian Mawrin; Ronald Herbst; Michael C Carroll Journal: Nature Date: 2017-06-14 Impact factor: 49.962
Authors: P Zheng; B Zeng; C Zhou; M Liu; Z Fang; X Xu; L Zeng; J Chen; S Fan; X Du; X Zhang; D Yang; Y Yang; H Meng; W Li; N D Melgiri; J Licinio; H Wei; P Xie Journal: Mol Psychiatry Date: 2016-04-12 Impact factor: 15.992