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Effect of chronic corticosterone-induced depression on circadian rhythms and age-related phenotypes in mice

Journal

ACTA BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA SINICA
Volume 50, Issue 12, Pages 1236-1246

Publisher

OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/abbs/gmy132

Keywords

corticosterone; circadian clock; ATP; oxidative stress; age-related phenotype

Funding

  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [31701028]
  2. Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University [IRT_17R97]
  3. National Key Research and Development Program of China [2017YFD0200503]

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Disrupted circadian rhythms are a recognized effect of depression, and our previous article demonstrated an association between depression and premature aging, but the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. In the present study, we used a mouse model of chronic corticosterone (CORT)-treated depression to elucidate a mechanism by which depression may be associated with the circadian clock and mediate age-related phenotypes. Mice received a daily injection of 20 mg/kg CORT for 21 consecutive days, and the depression-like behaviors of mice were identified by the sucrose intake test, tail suspension test and open field test. Our findings indicated that CORT injection may be correlated with the circadian clock by impairing circadian rhythms or shifting the phase values of clock genes. We also showed that CORT-treated mice exhibited a significant gradual reduction in body weight gain with increased oxidative stress, including reduced activity of antioxidant-related enzymes, reduced glutathione: glutathione disulfide ratio and cytochrome (Cyt)-C level, and elevated reactive oxygen species content. Moreover, chronic CORT injection affected inflammatory responses, the production of mitochondrial ATP and telomere shortening, which may be associated with the Sirtuin 3 (SIRT3) signaling pathway. Additionally, chronic CORT injection disrupted the circadian rhythms of some indexes of aging phenotypes and altered the phase values of these indexes. Our findings suggest that psychologically stressful conditions such as depression are linked to changes in circadian rhythms and agerelated phenotypes.

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