Abstract
Depression is a common, severe, and debilitating psychiatric disorder of unclear etiology. Our previous study has shown that protein phosphatase Mg2+/Mn2+-dependent 1F (PPM1F) in the hippocampal dentate gyrus (DG) displays significant regulatory effects in depression-related behaviors. miR-132-3p plays a potential role in the etiology of depression. This study explored the effect of miR-132-3p on the onset of depression and the possible underlying mechanism for modulating PPM1F expression during the pathology of depression. We found that miR-132-3p levels in the hippocampus of depressed mice subjected to chronic unpredictable stress (CUS) were dramatically reduced, which were correlated with depression-related behaviors. Knockdown of miR-132-3p in hippocampal DG resulted in depression-related phenotypes and increased susceptibility to stress. miR-132-3p overexpression in hippocampal DG alleviated CUS-induced depression-related performance. We then screened out the potential target genes of miR-132-3p, and we found that the expression profiles of sterol regulatory element-binding transcription factor 1 (Srebf1) and forkhead box protein O3a (FOXO3a) were positively correlated with PPM1F under the condition of miR-132-3p knockdown. Finally, as anticipated, we revealed that the activities of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CAMKII) and adenosine 5’-monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase (AMPK) were reduced, which underlies the target signaling pathway of PPM1F. In conclusion, our study suggests that miR-132-3p was designed to regulate depression-related behaviors by indirectly regulating PPM1F and targeting Srebf1 and FOXO3a, which have been linked to the pathogenesis and treatment of depression.
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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (82171521 to CL) and Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation (No. ZR2022YQ65; ZR2021MH073; ZR2019PH109). The Special Funds of Taishan Scholars Project of Shandong Province (NO.tsqn202211368 to CL). Innovation and entrepreneurship training program for College Students (202110440141; 202110440042). The Projects of Medical and Health Technology Development Program in Shandong Province, China (202003090720, 202003070728, 2019WS329). Scientific Research Foundation of Binzhou Medical University (BY2020KJ03 and BY2020KJ02).
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CL and MHC contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection, and analysis were performed by XXM, QYL and CL with assistance from GHC, JJX, MW, FTM, JL YL, DZ, WTW, DW, CLL and JJD. The first draft of the manuscript was written by XXM and MHC, and CL modified and approved the manuscript accordingly. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
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Ma, X., Li, Q., Chen, G. et al. Role of Hippocampal miR-132-3p in Modifying the Function of Protein Phosphatase Mg2+/Mn2+-dependent 1 F in Depression. Neurochem Res 48, 2514–2530 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11064-023-03926-8
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