Variability in Behavioral Phenotypes after Forced Swimming-Induced Stress in Rats Is Associated with Expression of the Glucocorticoid Receptor, Nurr1, and IL-1 beta in the Hippocampus


Por: Ruiz-Sanchez, Elizabeth, Lopez-Ramirez, Arely M., Ruiz-Chow, Angel, Calvillo, Minerva, Resendiz-Albor, Aldo A., Anguiano, Brenda, Rojas, Patricia

Publicada: 1 dic 2021
Resumen:
Individual differences in coping with stress may determine either a vulnerable or resilient phenotype. Therefore, it is important to better understand the biology underlying the behavioral phenotype. We assessed whether individual behavioral phenotype to acute stress is related with the hippocampal expression of glucocorticoid receptor (GR), Nurr1, interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) or brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). Wistar male rats were exposed to forced swimming for 15 min and sacrificed at different times. Behavioral response was analyzed, and it was compared with the gene and protein expression of GR, Nurr1, IL-1 beta and BDNF in the hippocampus for each time point. Behavioral phenotyping showed a group with high immobility (vulnerable) while another had low immobility (resilient). No significant differences were found in the Nurr1, IL-1 beta and BDNF mRNA levels between resilient and vulnerable rats at different recovery times except for Nr3c1 (gene for GR). However, exposure to stress caused significantly higher levels of GR, Nurr1 and IL-1 beta proteins of vulnerable compared to resilient rats. This variability of behavioral phenotypes is associated with a differential molecular response to stress that involves GR, Nurr1, and IL-1 beta as mediators in coping with stress. This contributes to identifying biomarkers of susceptibility to stress.

Filiaciones:
Ruiz-Sanchez, Elizabeth:
 Laboratory of Neurotoxicology, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery Manuel Velasco Suárez, SS, Av. Insurgentes Sur No. 3877, Mexico City, C.P. 14269, Mexico

Lopez-Ramirez, Arely M.:
 Laboratory of Neurotoxicology, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery Manuel Velasco Suárez, SS, Av. Insurgentes Sur No. 3877, Mexico City, C.P. 14269, Mexico

Ruiz-Chow, Angel:
 Neuropsychiatry Unit, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery Manuel Velasco Suárez, SS, Av. Insurgentes Sur No. 3877, Mexico City, C.P. 14269, Mexico

Calvillo, Minerva:
 Experimental Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery Manuel Velasco Suárez, SS, Av. Insurgentes Sur No. 3877, Mexico City, C.P. 14269, Mexico

Resendiz-Albor, Aldo A.:
 Mucosal Immunity Laboratory, Research and Graduate Section, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Plan de San Luis Esq. Salvador Díaz Mirón s/n, Mexico City, C.P. 11340, Mexico

Anguiano, Brenda:
 Instituto de Neurobiología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Campus Juriquilla, Boulevard Juriquilla 3001, Querétaro, C.P. 76230, Mexico

Rojas, Patricia:
 Laboratory of Neurotoxicology, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery Manuel Velasco Suárez, SS, Av. Insurgentes Sur No. 3877, Mexico City, C.P. 14269, Mexico
ISSN: 16616596





INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
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MDPI AG, POSTFACH, CH-4005 BASEL, SWITZERLAND, Suiza
Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 22 Número: 23
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WOS Id: 000735650800001
ID de PubMed: 34884503
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