Molecular analysis of the mouse brain exposed to chronic mild stress: The influence of hepatocyte nuclear factor 4α on physiological homeostasis

Ikubo,Kaoru; Yamanishi,Kyosuke; Doe,Nobutaka; Hashimoto,Takuya; Sumida,Miho; Watanabe,Yuko; El‑Darawish,Yosif; Li,Wen; Okamura,Haruki; Yamanishi,Hiromichi; Matsunaga,Hisato

doi:10.3892/mmr.2017.6577

Molecular analysis of the mouse brain exposed to chronic mild stress: The influence of hepatocyte nuclear factor 4α on physiological homeostasis

Authors:
- Kaoru Ikubo
- Kyosuke Yamanishi
- Nobutaka Doe
- Takuya Hashimoto
- Miho Sumida
- Yuko Watanabe
- Yosif El‑Darawish
- Wen Li
- Haruki Okamura
- Hiromichi Yamanishi
- Hisato Matsunaga
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Affiliations: Department of Neuropsychiatry, Hyōgo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo 663‑8501, Japan, Laboratory of Neurogenesis and CNS Repair, Hyōgo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo 663‑8501, Japan, Department of Psychology, Hyōgo University of Health Sciences, Kobe, Hyōgo 650‑8530, Japan, Hirakata General Hospital for Developmental Disorders, Hirakata, Osaka 573‑0122, Japan, Laboratory of Tumor Immunology and Cell Therapy, Hyōgo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo 663‑8501, Japan
Published online on: May 11, 2017 https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2017.6577
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Abstract

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a prevalent disorder that causes considerable disability in social functioning and is a risk factor for physical diseases. Recent clinical reports have demonstrated a marked association between MDD and physiological dyshomeostasis induced by metabolic disorders, including diabetes, hormone abnormalities and autoimmune diseases. The authors of the present study have previously analyzed comparative gene expression profiles in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) of a chronic mild stress (CMS) animal model of MDD. Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4α (Hnf4α) was identified as a central regulator that exerted significant influence on genes associated with physiological homeostasis. The aim of the present study was to investigate: i) the molecular mechanism of the depressive state in the PFC, and ii) the involvement of genes extracted from the comparative gene expression profiles, particularly those applicable to MDD in clinical practice. Core analysis of the previous PFC microarray results was performed using Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA). Subsequently, IPA was used to search for molecules that are regulated by Hnf4α, and exist in the PFC and serum. From the core analysis, 5 genes that are associated with cell death and are expressed in the cortex were selected. Four of the extracted genes, insulin‑like growth factor 1, transthyretin, serpin family A member 3 and plasminogen, were markedly affected by Hnf4α. S100 calcium‑binding protein A9 (S100a9) and α2-HS-glycoprotein (Ahsg) were also chosen as they exist in serum and are also affected by Hnf4α. A significant group difference in the expression of these two genes was detected in the PFC, thalamus and hippocampus. The protein levels of AHSG and S100A9 in the PFC and hippocampus of the CMS group increased significantly when compared with the control group. These findings support the close association of Hnf4α (through genes such as S100a9 and Ahsg) with the development of various diseases induced by deregulation of physiological homeostasis during the progression of MDD.

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