Sex-Specific Regulation of Stress Susceptibility by the Astrocytic Gene Htra1
Parise, E. M.; Gyles, T. M.; Godino, A.; Sial, O. K.; Browne, C. J.; Parise, L. F.; Torres-Berrio, A.; Salery, M.; Durand-de Cuttoli, R.; Rivera, M. T.; Cardona-Acosta, A. M.; Holt, L.; Markovic, T.; van der Zee, Y. Y.; Lorsch, Z. S.; Cathomas, F.; Garon, J. B.; Teague, C.; Issler, O.; Hamilton, P. J.; Bolanos-Guzman, C. A.; Russo, S. J.; Nestler, E. J.
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Major depressive disorder (MDD) is linked to impaired structural and synaptic plasticity in limbic brain regions. Astrocytes, which regulate synapses and are influenced by chronic stress, likely contribute to these changes. We analyzed astrocyte gene profiles in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) of humans with MDD and mice exposed to chronic stress. Htra1, which encodes an astrocyte-secreted protease targeting the extracellular matrix (ECM), was significantly downregulated in the NAc of males but upregulated in females in both species. Manipulating Htra1 in mouse NAc astrocytes bidirectionally controlled stress susceptibility in a sex-specific manner. Such Htra1manipulations also altered neuronal signaling and ECM structural integrity in NAc. These findings highlight astroglia and the brains ECM as key mediators of sex-specific stress vulnerability, offering new approaches for MDD therapies.
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