Antidepressant-like properties of α2-containing GABAA receptors
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Growing evidence suggests that altered function of the GABAergic system can contribute to the pathophysiology of depression. Many GABAergic effects are mediated via ionotropic GABA(A) receptors, which are functionally defined by their α subunit (α1-α6). Although it remains unknown which specific GABA(A) receptor population mediates depressive-like effects, we posit that α2-containing GABA(A) receptors, which are highly expressed in limbic regions, may underlie these behaviors. We hypothesized that genetic inactivation of α2-containing GABA(A) receptors would generate a depressive-like phenotype in mice. Male and female wild type, α2 heterozygous, and α2 homozygous knockout mice generated on the 129X1/SvJ background were examined in the novelty-suppressed feeding (NSF) test, the forced swim test (FST) and the tail suspension test (TST). Male α2 knockout mice took longer to eat in the NSF test and became immobile faster and remained immobile longer when challenged in the FST and the TST compared to wild types. In females significant genotypic differences were only observed in the FST. We conclude that GABAergic inhibition acting via α2-containing GABA(A) receptors has an antidepressant-like effect in vivo and that these receptors represent a specific molecular substrate that can regulate depressive-like states. α2-containing GABA(A) receptors may therefore represent a novel target for the development of more effective antidepressants.
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- Authors
- Vollenweider, I., Smith, K. S., Keist, R., & Rudolph, U.
- Affiliations
- Harvard University (US)
- University of Zurich (CH)
- Corresponding author
- Smith, Kiersten S.
- ORCID
- Rudolph, Uwe
- Venue
- Behavioural Brain Research
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2011-02
- Volume
- 217
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 77-80
- ISSN
- 0166-4328 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3023881
- OpenAlex
- W2024324079
- Cited by
- 96
- References
- 27
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 8 · 2012: 8
- FWCI
- 2.84
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Behavioural Brain Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Treatment of Major Depression
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Keywords
- GABAergic system, depression, antidepressant-like effects, novelty-suppressed feeding, forced swim test, tail suspension test, sex differences, limbic system, antidepressant targets
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Depression, Disease Models, Animal, Feeding Behavior, Female, Male, Receptors, GABA-A, Sex Characteristics, Swimming, Mice, Knockout, Hindlimb Suspension, Immobility Response, Tonic, Mice, Mice, 129 Strain
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