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

ReferenceSpeciesSexModelAntidepressantEffect on PSA-NCAM

Gilabert-Juan et al. 2012 [110]MouseMChronic restraint stress in mPFC
Djordjevic et al. 2012 [111]RatMChronic social isolation↑ in HPC; PFC
Djordjevic et al. 2012 [109]RatMChronic social isolationFluoxetine ↑ in HPC, by Flx treatment
Djordjevic et al. 2012 [112]RatMChronic social isolationFluoxetine ↑ in PFC; by Flx treatment (with stress)
Gilabert-Juan et al. 2011 [113]MouseMChronic restraint stress in CeM; in BLA; Me
Wainwright et al. 2011 [11]RatMUnpredictable chronic mild stress in HPC
Homberg et al. 2011 [116]RatMFluoxetine in dRN; in mPFC; ↑ AMYG (adolescent), AMYG (adult)
Varea et al. 2007 [117]Rat MFluoxetine↑ in HPC (str. luc. only); in Me and BMA; in BLA
Sairanen et al. 2007 [118]RatMImipramine↑ in HPC; ↑ plPFC
Varea et al. 2007 [119]RatMFluoxetine↑ in mPFC (whole); ↑ ilPFC; plPFC
Cordero et al. 2005 [105]RatMChronic restraint stress in CeM; Me
Nacher et al. 2004 [66]RatMOral corticosterone administration in HPC
Nacher et al. 2004 [106]RatMChronic restraint stress; oral corticosterone administration in piriform cortex (oral CORT); ↑ in piriform cortex (restraint)
Pham et al. 2003 [107]RatMChronic restraint stress↑ in HPC (3 weeks), in HPC (6 weeks)
Sandi et al. 2001 [108]RatMChronic restraint stress↑ in HPC

(b) Human studies of depression

ReferenceSubjectsSexPopulation assessedAntidepressantEffect on PSA-NCAM

Maheu et al. 2013 [114]Human ?Depressed patients postmortemSpecific classes not disclosed in BLA
Gilabert-Juan et al. 2012 [115]HumanM and FDepressed patients postmortemSpecific classes not disclosed in dlPFC
Varea et al. 2012 [2]HumanM and FDepressed patients postmortemSpecific classes not disclosed in BLA; in BMA

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.