Beyond neurons: The role of the oligodendrocyte-specific gene CNP1 in major depressive disorder
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Abstract
Altered oligodendrocyte structure and function is implicated in major mental illnesses, including low density and reduced expression of oligodendrocyte-specific gene transcripts in major depressive disorder (MDD). These features are also observed in the unpredictable chronic mild stress (UCMS) and chronic corticosterone (CORT) rodent models of the illness; however, whether oligodendrocyte changes are a causal component of MDD is not known. The oligodendrocyte-specific gene 2'-3'-cyclic nucleotide-3'-phosphodiesterase (CNP1) is a key component of axoglial communication and has previously been implicated in psychiatric disorders. A recent study in our lab found decreased levels of CNP1 in the amygdala (a central region of mood regulation) of human post-mortem MDD subjects and mice exposed to UCMS. In an attempt to determine whether altered CNP1 (or disrupted oligodendrocyte integrity) represents a causal factor in MDD, we investigated MDD-related features in mice lacking CNP1 (CNP1KO mice). In terms of technical development, we: 1) initiated use of a novel Z-score normalization procedure to counteract variability and extract a more comprehensive and translational view of our behavioral analyses, and 2) propose that the fear conditioning paradigm can be used to assess corticolimbic dysfunctions relating to mechanisms of MDD. Together, our studies in CNP1KO mice reveal a surprising profile of behavioral resilience that is accompanied by patterns of amygdala-related dysfunction. In addition, we show robust upregulation of oligodendrocyte and immune related transcripts in the basolateral amygdala of CNP1KO mice. This pattern is suggestive of compensatory changes for oligodendrocyte structure/function and indicative of an association between oligodendrocytes and immune function. Together, these studies demonstrate that disruption of oligodendrocyte function (via CNP1 ablation) can impact circuits mediating emotionality in mice resulting in abnormal affective behaviors. However, downstream molecular changes combined with the observation of longterm detrimental consequences in these mice (e.g. neurodegeneration), is suggestive of a maladaptive role for CNP1 in MDD.
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Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
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| Metaresearch | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
Machine scores (provisional)
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