iTRAQ-Based Protein Profiling in CUMS Rats Provides Insights into Hippocampal Ribosome Lesion and Ras Protein Changes Underlying Synaptic Plasticity in Depression

Hippocampal atrophy is one of the key changes in the brain implicated in the biology of depression. However, the precise molecular mechanism remains poorly understood due to a lack of biomarkers. In this research, we used behavioral experiments to evaluate anxiety and anhedonia levels in depressed r...

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Main Authors: Jialing Zhang, Zhinan Zhang, Jiping Zhang, Zheng Zhong, Zengyu Yao, Shanshan Qu, Yong Huang
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Neural Plasticity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/7492306
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Zhinan Zhang
Jiping Zhang
Zheng Zhong
Zengyu Yao
Shanshan Qu
Yong Huang
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Zhinan Zhang
Jiping Zhang
Zheng Zhong
Zengyu Yao
Shanshan Qu
Yong Huang
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description Hippocampal atrophy is one of the key changes in the brain implicated in the biology of depression. However, the precise molecular mechanism remains poorly understood due to a lack of biomarkers. In this research, we used behavioral experiments to evaluate anxiety and anhedonia levels in depressed rats using chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) modeling. We also used isobaric tag for relative and absolute quantitation (iTRAQ) to identify the differentially expressed hippocampal proteins between depressed and normal rats. Bioinformatics analyses were also performed for a better understanding. The results showed that CUMS rats had higher anxiety and anhedonia levels than control rats, along with hippocampal lesions. Through iTRAQ and bioinformatics analyses, we found that ribosome proteins were significantly downregulated and Ras proteins exhibited a mixed change in the hippocampus of depressed rats. These findings suggest that the expression of hippocampal ribosome lesions and Ras proteins is significantly different in depressed rats than in control rats, providing new insights into the neurobiology of depression.
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spelling doaj-art-83c7afd744f74732913f5177ebc969212025-08-20T02:09:07ZengWileyNeural Plasticity2090-59041687-54432019-01-01201910.1155/2019/74923067492306iTRAQ-Based Protein Profiling in CUMS Rats Provides Insights into Hippocampal Ribosome Lesion and Ras Protein Changes Underlying Synaptic Plasticity in DepressionJialing Zhang0Zhinan Zhang1Jiping Zhang2Zheng Zhong3Zengyu Yao4Shanshan Qu5Yong Huang6School of Chinese Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 999077, Hong KongSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510515, ChinaSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510515, ChinaNanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510515, ChinaSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510515, ChinaSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510515, ChinaSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510515, ChinaHippocampal atrophy is one of the key changes in the brain implicated in the biology of depression. However, the precise molecular mechanism remains poorly understood due to a lack of biomarkers. In this research, we used behavioral experiments to evaluate anxiety and anhedonia levels in depressed rats using chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) modeling. We also used isobaric tag for relative and absolute quantitation (iTRAQ) to identify the differentially expressed hippocampal proteins between depressed and normal rats. Bioinformatics analyses were also performed for a better understanding. The results showed that CUMS rats had higher anxiety and anhedonia levels than control rats, along with hippocampal lesions. Through iTRAQ and bioinformatics analyses, we found that ribosome proteins were significantly downregulated and Ras proteins exhibited a mixed change in the hippocampus of depressed rats. These findings suggest that the expression of hippocampal ribosome lesions and Ras proteins is significantly different in depressed rats than in control rats, providing new insights into the neurobiology of depression.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/7492306
spellingShingle Jialing Zhang
Zhinan Zhang
Jiping Zhang
Zheng Zhong
Zengyu Yao
Shanshan Qu
Yong Huang
iTRAQ-Based Protein Profiling in CUMS Rats Provides Insights into Hippocampal Ribosome Lesion and Ras Protein Changes Underlying Synaptic Plasticity in Depression
Neural Plasticity
title iTRAQ-Based Protein Profiling in CUMS Rats Provides Insights into Hippocampal Ribosome Lesion and Ras Protein Changes Underlying Synaptic Plasticity in Depression
title_full iTRAQ-Based Protein Profiling in CUMS Rats Provides Insights into Hippocampal Ribosome Lesion and Ras Protein Changes Underlying Synaptic Plasticity in Depression
title_fullStr iTRAQ-Based Protein Profiling in CUMS Rats Provides Insights into Hippocampal Ribosome Lesion and Ras Protein Changes Underlying Synaptic Plasticity in Depression
title_full_unstemmed iTRAQ-Based Protein Profiling in CUMS Rats Provides Insights into Hippocampal Ribosome Lesion and Ras Protein Changes Underlying Synaptic Plasticity in Depression
title_short iTRAQ-Based Protein Profiling in CUMS Rats Provides Insights into Hippocampal Ribosome Lesion and Ras Protein Changes Underlying Synaptic Plasticity in Depression
title_sort itraq based protein profiling in cums rats provides insights into hippocampal ribosome lesion and ras protein changes underlying synaptic plasticity in depression
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/7492306
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