Flowers Joshua C, Vetter Paige E, Wiles McKennon J, Roh Seung Hyun, Black Ellison R, Bouckova Evelina, Wustrau Madison H, Lee Rahmi, Lee Sang-Hun, Kim Seonil
Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Neurosciences Program, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.
FASEB J. 2025 Aug 31;39(16):e70891. doi: 10.1096/fj.202501763R.
Chronic stress affects brain functions, leading to the development of mental disorders like anxiety and depression, as well as cognitive decline and social dysfunction. Among many biological changes in chronically stressed brains, disruptions in AMPA Receptor (AMPAR)-mediated synaptic transmission in the hippocampus are associated with stress responses. We have revealed that low-dose ketamine rapidly induces the expression of GluA1-containing, GluA2-lacking Ca-Permeable AMPARs (CP-AMPARs), which enhances glutamatergic synaptic strength in hippocampal neurons. Additionally, subanesthetic low-dose ketamine decreases anxiety- and depression-like behaviors in naïve animals. In addition to reducing depression, some research indicates that ketamine may have protective effects against chronic stress in both humans and animals. However, the role of CP-AMPARs in the actions of ketamine's antistress effects is largely unknown. We use whole-cell patch-clamp recordings from CA1 pyramidal neurons in female and male hippocampal slices and multiple behavioral assays, including reciprocal social interaction, contextual fear conditioning, and tail suspension test. We demonstrate that low-dose ketamine treatment reverses chronic restraint stress (CRS)-induced social dysfunction, a loss of hippocampus-dependent fear learning and memory, and depression-like behavior in both female and male mice. Furthermore, we show that the ketamine-induced antistress effects on these behaviors are dependent on CP-AMPAR expression. Our findings suggest that subanesthetic low-dose ketamine rapidly triggers the expression of CP-AMPARs in the hippocampus, which induces antidepressant and antistress effects.
慢性应激会影响大脑功能,导致焦虑和抑郁等精神障碍的发展,以及认知能力下降和社交功能障碍。在慢性应激大脑的许多生物学变化中,海马体中α-氨基-3-羟基-5-甲基-4-异恶唑丙酸受体(AMPAR)介导的突触传递中断与应激反应有关。我们已经揭示,低剂量氯胺酮能迅速诱导含GluA1、缺乏GluA2的钙通透性AMPAR(CP-AMPAR)的表达,从而增强海马神经元中的谷氨酸能突触强度。此外,亚麻醉剂量的低剂量氯胺酮可减少未接触过药物的动物的焦虑样和抑郁样行为。除了减轻抑郁外,一些研究表明氯胺酮可能对人类和动物的慢性应激具有保护作用。然而,CP-AMPAR在氯胺酮抗应激作用中的作用在很大程度上尚不清楚。我们使用雌性和雄性海马切片中CA1锥体神经元的全细胞膜片钳记录以及多种行为测定方法,包括相互社交互动、情境恐惧条件反射和尾悬挂试验。我们证明,低剂量氯胺酮治疗可逆转慢性束缚应激(CRS)诱导的社交功能障碍、海马依赖性恐惧学习和记忆丧失以及雌性和雄性小鼠的抑郁样行为。此外,我们表明氯胺酮对这些行为的抗应激作用依赖于CP-AMPAR的表达。我们的研究结果表明,亚麻醉剂量的低剂量氯胺酮能迅速触发海马体中CP-AMPAR的表达,从而产生抗抑郁和抗应激作用。
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