Journal: Cells
Article Title: FAAH Inhibition Reverses Depressive-like Behavior and Sex-Specific Neuroinflammatory Alterations Induced by Early Life Stress
doi: 10.3390/cells13221881
Figure Lengend Snippet: Chronic treatment with URB597 during late adolescence ameliorates the depressive-like phenotype induced by early life stress (ELS) in adult males and females. ( a ) Male and female rats were subjected to ELS from postnatal day (P)7 to P14. During late adolescence (P45-60), they received either a vehicle or URB597 injection. Behavioral assessment commenced on P90, and the rats were euthanized on P114 for molecular analysis (n = 7–11 for all groups). ( b ) In the open-field test (OFT), ELS resulted in reduced distance traveled by males, while URB treatment significantly increased this distance compared to vehicle-treated controls ( left ). In females ( right ), URB treatment led to a decrease in distance traveled in NoELS females compared to vehicle-treated females. ( c ) In the Social Preference (SP) test, ELS increased SP in males compared to NoELS males ( left ). In ELS females ( right ), treatment with URB enhanced SP compared to treatment with vehicle. ( d ) In the Social Recognition (SR) test, treatment with URB led to increased SR in ELS males compared to treatment with vehicle ( left ). No significant differences were found in females ( right ). ( e ) In the Forced Swim Test (FST), ELS decreased the swimming ratio in both sexes compared to NoELS groups. URB treatment increased the swimming ratio in ELS rats compared to treatment with vehicle. ( f ) In the FST, ELS increased the immobility ratio in males ( left ) compared to NoELS groups. URB treatment in ELS males decreased the immobility ratio compared to treatment with vehicle. In females ( right ), treatment with URB led to increased immobility ratio in NoELS rats compared to treatment with vehicle, whereas treatment with URB decreased the immobility ratio compared to vehicle treatment. mRNA: messenger RNA. *, p < 0.05; **, p < 0.01; ***, p < 0.001 indicate statistically significant effects followed by post hoc comparisons; #, p < 0.05; ##, p < 0.01; ###, p < 0.001 indicate statistical significance in main effects.
Article Snippet: URB597 [0.4 mg/kg; i.p.; Cayman chemicals, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; [ ]] was prepared by dissolving it in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), saline (0.9% NaCl), and Tween 80, ensuring the final DMSO concentration was below 2%.
Techniques: Injection