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Central administration of murine interferon-α induces depressive-like behavioral, brain cytokine and neurochemical alterations in mice: A mini-review and original experiments

Hayley, Shawn, Scharf, Jeff, Anisman, Hymie·2013·Brain, Behavior, and Immunity

Abstract

A role for pro-inflammatory cytokines and their neuroinflammatory signaling cascades in depressive pathology has increasingly gained acceptance. In this regard, several lines of evidence suggested that interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) can provoke neurochemical and hormonal changes akin to those associated with psychological stressors, and that these cytokines also induce sickness behaviors that resemble some of the neurovegetative features of depression. Similarly, human depressed patients often display marked changes of pro-inflammatory cytokine levels and immune cell activity. Perhaps more germane in the analysis of the cytokine-depression connection, reports of humans undergoing interferon-α (IFN-α) treatment for certain cancers or viral infections have indicated that the pro-inflammatory cytokine caused signs of major depression in a substantial subset of those treated. In the present investigation, we demonstrated that acute or repeated infusion of IFN-α into the lateral ventricles provoked depressive-like behavior and concomitant changes in serotonin (5-HT) and mRNA expression of particular 5-HT receptors and pro-inflammatory cytokines. These actions were less evident following administration directly into the prefrontal cortex and not apparent at all when administered to the dorsal raphe nucleus. The data are discussed in relation to the induction of depression elicited by IFN-α, and are presented in the context of a mini-review that highlights potential mechanisms through which the cytokine might act to promote psychomotor and affective disturbances and interact with stressors.

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Authors
Hayley, S., Scharf, J., & Anisman, H.
Affiliations
Carleton University (CA)
Corresponding author
Anisman, Hymie
Venue
Brain, Behavior, and Immunity
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-07
Volume
31
Pages
115-127
ISSN
0889-1591 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2031946701
Cited by
48
References
114
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FWCI
0.33
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Brain Behavior and Immunity (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Canada Research Chairs
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Biological Psychiatry › Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Treatment of Major Depression
Keywords
interferon-alpha, depression, neuroinflammation, inflammatory cytokines, serotonin, serotonin receptors, IL-1β, TNF-α, lateral ventricle infusion, dorsal raphe nucleus, prefrontal cortex, sickness behavior
MeSH terms
Animals, Behavior, Animal, Brain, Corticosterone, Depression, Male, Motor Activity, Receptors, Serotonin, RNA, Messenger, Gene Expression, Cytokines, Interferon-alpha, Mice, Illness Behavior

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