Antidepressant effect of BE360, a new selective estrogen receptor modulator, activated via CREB/BDNF, Bcl-2 signaling pathways in ovariectomized mice.

Behavioural Brain Research
Wakana SakumaKoichi Tan-No

Abstract

We have previously reported that the carborane compound BE360, a novel selective estrogen receptor modulator, has a therapeutic potential against dementia. This study aimed to explore the effects and underlying mechanisms of BE360 on depression-like behaviors in ovariectomized (OVX) mice subjected to subchronic stress, which are postmenopausal depression models. BE360 was subcutaneously administrated using a mini-osmotic pump, for 2 weeks. Depression-like behaviors were evaluated using the forced swimming test. Neurogenesis in the hippocampal dentate gyrus (DG) was measured by analyzing cells expressing doublecortin (DCX) following 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine (BrdU) uptake. The levels of phosphorylated cyclic-AMP response element-binding protein (p-CREB), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and Bcl-2 were measured using immunohistochemistry or immunoblotting. Depression-like behaviors in OVX + Stress-exposed mice improved after chronic treatment with BE360. BE360 treatment in OVX + Stress-exposed mice increased p-CREB, BDNF, and Bcl-2 expressions in the hippocampus. Immunohistochemistry showed that the number of BrdU/DCX double-positive cells in the DG of the hippocampus, which decreased significantly in OVX + Stress-exposed ...Continue Reading

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