@article{APS10236,
author = {Wang Li and Xin Liu and Hui Qiao},
title = {Downregulation of hippocampal SIRT6 activates AKT/CRMP2 signaling and ameliorates chronic stress-induced depression-like behavior in mice},
journal = {Acta Pharmacologica Sinica},
volume = {41},
number = {12},
year = {2020},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Sirtuin 6 (SIRT6) has been reported to play a key role in cognitive function and mood regulation, yet its role in mood disorders is not completely understood. Here, we confirmed that knockdown of hippocampal SIRT6 alleviated depression-like behaviors induced by chronic unpredictable stress (CUS) in mice. Our in vitro data showed that SIRT6 negatively regulated protein kinase B (AKT) signaling by deacetylating histone 3 at Lys9 and Lys56. Knockdown of SIRT6 significantly increased AKT phosphorylation activity, while decreased collapsin response mediator protein 2 (CRMP2) phosphorylation activity. Furthermore, pharmacologic inhibition of SIRT6 by ferulic acid (FA) (40 or 80 mg· kg−1 per day, i.g.) could activate AKT/CRMP2 pathway in vitro, which has been proved to exert an antidepressant-like effect on CUS-induced depressive models. In conclusion, our study suggested that hippocampal SIRT6 contributes to the performance of depression-like behaviors by suppressing AKT/CRMP2 signaling, and FA ameliorates CUS-induced depression-like behaviors in mice as a potential pharmacologic inhibitor of SIRT6.},
issn = {1745-7254}, url = {http://www.chinaphar.com/article/view/10236}
}