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βCaMKII in Lateral Habenula Mediates Core Symptoms of Depression

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Li, Kun, Zhou, Tao, Liao, Lujian, Yang, Zhongfei, Wong, Catherine, Henn, Fritz, Malinow, Roberto, Yates, John R. +1 more·2013·Science

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Depression and the Habenula: The lateral habenula (LHb) appears to have a role in depression. However, the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood, and by using multiple rodent models of depression, Li et al. (p. 1016 ) identified a signaling pathway and associated neuronal adaptations in which the enzyme βCaMKII was selectively up-regulated in the LHb. Manipulations that enhanced βCaMKII levels increased depression-related phenotypes, and RNA interference of CaMKIIb blunted depression. Enhanced βCaMKII levels in the habenula promoted excitatory synaptic transmission on these neurons and increased action potential firing mediated by an up-regulation of a specific subtype of glutamate receptors.

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  • Viral knockdown of beta-CaMK, the enzyme underlying stress-induced presynaptic potentiation of lateral habenula excitatory synapses, prevents forced swim and learned helplessness behaviors in congenitally learned helpless rats.

    “Viral knockdown of beta-CaMK, the enzyme underlying the stress-induced presynaptic potentiation of LHb excitatory synapses, prevented forced swim and learned helplessness behaviors in congenitally learned helpless rats [267].”
  • Selective activity-dependent potentiation of synapses formed by lateral hypothalamic axons onto lateral habenula neurons promotes lateral habenula discharge and is sufficient to mimic chronic stress behavioral effects in the forced swim and sucrose preference tests.

    “Selective activity-dependent potentiation of synapses formed by axons of LH neurons with LHb neurons promoted LHb discharge and was sufficient to induce mimic the behavioral effects of chronic stress in the forced swim and sucrose preference tests [260, 267].”

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Authors
Li, K., Zhou, T., Liao, L., Yang, Z., Wong, C., Henn, F., Malinow, R., Yates, J. R., & Hu, H.
Affiliations
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
  • Scripps Research Institute (US)
  • Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (US)
  • University of California San Diego (US)
Corresponding author
  • Li, Kun
  • Zhou, Tao
  • Hu, Hailan
Venue
Science
Published
2013-08-30
Volume
341
Issue
6149
Pages
1016-1020
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W2154579172
Cited by
411
References
54
Citations by year
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FWCI
19.44
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Institutional Repository (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (acceptedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH091119, R01MH067880)
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (P41GM103533)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Treatment of Major Depression
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
Keywords
lateral habenula, depression, anhedonia, behavioral despair, GluR1, synaptic efficacy, antidepressants, calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase, glutamate receptors, neuronal hyperactivity
MeSH terms
Animals, Antidepressive Agents, Major Depressive Disorder, Disease Models, Animal, Humans, Male, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Neurons, Promoter Regions, Genetic, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Habenula, Proteomics, Mice, Rats, Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2, Gene Knockdown Techniques

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