Review Article
The Neural Plasticity Theory of Depression: Assessing the Roles of Adult Neurogenesis and PSA-NCAM within the Hippocampus
Table 3
Effects of stress and depression on the expression of PSA-NCAM.
(a) Animal models of stress and depression |
| Reference | Species | Sex | Model | Antidepressant | Effect on PSA-NCAM |
| Gilabert-Juan et al. 2012 [110] | Mouse | M | Chronic restraint stress | — | ↔ in mPFC | Djordjevic et al. 2012 [111] | Rat | M | Chronic social isolation | — | ↑ in HPC; ↓ PFC | Djordjevic et al. 2012 [109] | Rat | M | Chronic social isolation | Fluoxetine | ↑ in HPC, ↓ by Flx treatment | Djordjevic et al. 2012 [112] | Rat | M | Chronic social isolation | Fluoxetine | ↑ in PFC; ↓ by Flx treatment (with stress) | Gilabert-Juan et al. 2011 [113] | Mouse | M | Chronic restraint stress | — | ↓ in CeM; ↔ in BLA; ↔ Me | Wainwright et al. 2011 [11] | Rat | M | Unpredictable chronic mild stress | — | ↓ in HPC | Homberg et al. 2011 [116] | Rat | M | — | Fluoxetine | ↓ in dRN; ↔ in mPFC; ↑ AMYG (adolescent), ↓ AMYG (adult) | Varea et al. 2007 [117] | Rat | M | — | Fluoxetine | ↑ in HPC (str. luc. only); ↓ in Me and BMA; ↔ in BLA | Sairanen et al. 2007 [118] | Rat | M | — | Imipramine | ↑ in HPC; ↑ plPFC | Varea et al. 2007 [119] | Rat | M | — | Fluoxetine | ↑ in mPFC (whole); ↑ ilPFC; ↔ plPFC | Cordero et al. 2005 [105] | Rat | M | Chronic restraint stress | — | ↓ in CeM; ↓ Me | Nacher et al. 2004 [66] | Rat | M | Oral corticosterone administration | — | ↓ in HPC | Nacher et al. 2004 [106] | Rat | M | Chronic restraint stress; oral corticosterone administration | — | ↓ in piriform cortex (oral CORT); ↑ in piriform cortex (restraint) | Pham et al. 2003 [107] | Rat | M | Chronic restraint stress | — | ↑ in HPC (3 weeks), ↔ in HPC (6 weeks) | Sandi et al. 2001 [108] | Rat | M | Chronic restraint stress | — | ↑ in HPC |
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(b) Human studies of depression |
| Reference | Subjects | Sex | Population assessed | Antidepressant | Effect on PSA-NCAM |
| Maheu et al. 2013 [114] | Human | ? | Depressed patients postmortem | Specific classes not disclosed | ↓ in BLA | Gilabert-Juan et al. 2012 [115] | Human | M and F | Depressed patients postmortem | Specific classes not disclosed | ↔ in dlPFC | Varea et al. 2012 [2] | Human | M and F | Depressed patients postmortem | Specific classes not disclosed | ↓ in BLA; ↓ in BMA |
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Me: medial amygdala; CeM: centromedial amygdala; BMA: basomedial amygdala; dRN: dorsal raphe nucleus; str. luc.: stratum lucidum; plPFC: prelimbic cortex; ilPFC: infralimbic prefrontal cortex; HPC: hippocampus; AMYG: amygdala; mPFC: medial prefrontal cortex.
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