Antidepressant Activities of Escitalopram and Blonanserin on Prenatal and Adolescent Combined Stress-Induced Depression Model: Possible Role of Neurotrophic Mechanism Change in Serum and Nucleus Accumbens.
Journal of Affective Disorders(2019)
Abstract
BACKGROUND:There has been number of studies suggesting experiences of adversity in early life interrelated subsequent brain development, however, neurobiological mechanisms confer risk for onset of psychiatric illness remains unclear.METHODS:In order to elucidate the pathogenic mechanisms underlying early life adversity-induced refractory depression in more detail, we administered corticosterone (CORT) to adolescent rats with or without prenatal ethanol exposure followed by an antidepressant or antipsychotic and examined alterations in depressive and social function behaviors and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels in serum, the hippocampus, anterior cingulate cortex, and nucleus accumbens.RESULTS:The combined stress exposure of prenatal ethanol and adolescent CORT prolonged immobility times in the forced swim test (FST), and increased investigation times and numbers in the social interaction test (SIT). A treatment with escitalopram reversed depression-like behavior accompanied by reductions in BDNF levels in serum and the nucleus accumbens, while a treatment with blonanserin ameliorated abnormal social interaction behavior with reductions in serum BDNF levels.LIMITATIONS:Further studies are needed to clarify the clinical evinces responding to these results, and many questions remain regarding the mechanisms by which refractory depression and antidepressant/antipsychotic treatments cause changes in serum and brain regional BDNF levels.CONCLUSION:These results strongly implicate changes in BDNF levels in serum and the nucleus accumbens in the pathophysiology and treatment of early life combined stress-induced depression and highlight the therapeutic potential of escitalopram and new generation antipsychotic blonanserin for treatment-resistant refractory depression.
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Key words
Refractory depression,Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD),Antidepressant,Antipsychotic,Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF),Early life adversity
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