| Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy Reveal Differential Hippocampal Changes in Anhedonic and Resilient Subtypes of the Chronic Mild Stress Rat Model. | |
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PMID: 21762877 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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BACKGROUND: Repeated exposure to mild stressors induces anhedonia-a core symptom of major depressive disorder-in up to 70% of the stress-exposed rats, whereas the remaining show resilience to stress. This chronic mild stress (CMS) model is well documented as an animal model of major depressive disorder. We examined the morphological, microstructural, and metabolic characteristics of the hippocampus in anhedonic and stress resilient rats that may mark the differential behavioral outcome. METHODS: Anhedonic (n = 8), resilient (n = 8), and control (n = 8) rats were subjected to in vivo diffusion kurtosis imaging, high-resolution three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging and proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy. RESULTS: Diffusion kurtosis parameters were decreased in both CMS-exposed groups. A significant inward displacement in the ventral part of the right hippocampus was apparent in the resilient subjects and an increase of the glutamate:total creatine ratio and N-acetylaspartylglutamate:total creatine was observed in the anhedonic subjects. CONCLUSIONS: Diffusion kurtosis imaging discloses subtle substructural changes in the hippocampus of CMS-exposed animals irrespective of their anhedonic or resilient nature. In contrast, proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy and magnetic resonance imaging-based shape change analysis of the hippocampus allowed discrimination of these two subtypes of stress sensitivity. Although the precise mechanism discriminating their behavior is yet to be elucidated, the present study underlines the role of the hippocampus in the etiology of depression and the induction of anhedonia. Our results reflect the potency of noninvasive magnetic resonance methods in preclinical settings with key translational benefit to and from the clinic. |
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Rafael Delgado Y Palacios; Adriaan Campo; Kim Henningsen; Marleen Verhoye; Dirk Poot; Jouke Dijkstra; Johan Van Audekerke; Helene Benveniste; Jan Sijbers; Ove Wiborg; Annemie Van der Linden |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-7-13 |
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Title: Biological psychiatry Volume: - ISSN: 1873-2402 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Jul |
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Created Date: 2011-7-18 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0213264 Medline TA: Biol Psychiatry Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011 Society of Biological Psychiatry. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Bio-Imaging Lab, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. |
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