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Identification of serum N-glycoproteins as a biological correlate underlying chronic stress response in mice.

Authors :
Mahmoud ME
Rehan IF
El-Dawy Ahmed K
Abdelrahman A
Mohammadi S
Abou-Elnaga AF
Youssef M
Diab HM
Salman D
Elnagar A
Mohammed HH
Shanab O
Ibrahim RM
Ahmed EKH
Hesham AE
Gupta A
Source :
Molecular biology reports [Mol Biol Rep] 2019 Jun; Vol. 46 (3), pp. 2733-2748. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Mar 26.
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

Glycosylation is a post-translational protein modification in eukaryotes and plays an important role in controlling several diseases. N-glycan structure is emerging as a new paradigm for biomarker discovery of neuropsychiatric disorders. However, the relationship between N-glycosylation pattern and depression is not well elucidated to date. This study aimed to explore whether serum N-glycan structures are altered in depressive-like behavior using a stress based mouse model. We used two groups of BALB/c mice; (i) treated group exposed to chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) as a model of depression, and (ii) control group. Behavioral tests in mice (e.g., sucrose preference test, forced swimming test, and fear conditioning test) were used to evaluate the threshold level to which mice displayed a depressive-like phenotype. Serum N-glycans were analyzed carefully using glycoblotting followed by Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight/mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF/MS) to exhibit N-glycan expression levels and to illustrate the changes in the N-glycome profile. N-glycan expression levels were commonly altered in the depressive-like model and correlated well with the behavioral data. Our results indicated that sialylated N-glycan was identified as a biomarker associated with depressive symptoms, which may have utility as a candidate biomarker for the clinical diagnosis and monitoring of depression.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1573-4978
Volume :
46
Issue :
3
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Molecular biology reports
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
30915686
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-019-04717-7