| Title: | Inflammation and Blood-Brain Barrier in Depression: Interaction of CLDN5 and IL6 Gene Variants in Stress-Induced Depression |
| Journal: | The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology |
| Published: | 6 Dec 2022 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36472886/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1093/ijnp/pyac079 |
Publication 10788
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Evidence from rodents indicated that after recent stress, reduced expression of tight junction protein claudin-5 may weaken the blood-brain barrier and allow interleukin-6 to induce depressive symptoms. Our aims were to prove this pathomechanism in humans.</p>
METHODS: We used a large population genetic database (UK Biobank, n = 277 501) to test whether variation in the CLDN5 gene could modulate effects of the IL6 gene variant in stress-induced depression. Three-way interaction of functional polymorphisms, rs885985 of CLDN5, and rs1800795 of IL6 with recent stressful life events were tested on current depressive symptoms. Analyses were performed in male and female populations as well.</p>
RESULTS: The 3-way interaction including recent stress yielded highly significant results on current depressive symptoms in the UK Biobank sample, which was more pronounced in men and could be replicated on trend level in an independent cohort (NewMood, n = 1638). None of any other associations or interactions, including, for example, childhood stressors and lifetime depression as an outcome, yielded significance.</p>
CONCLUSIONS: These findings provide genetic evidence in humans for the interaction among interleukin-6, claudin-5, and recent stress, suggesting that inflammation is involved in the development of depression and that stress-connected brain entry of inflammatory molecules is a key factor in this pathomechanism. These genetic polymorphisms may help to identify people at higher risk for recent stress-induced depression.</p>
9 Authors
- Zsofia Gal
- Dora Torok
- Xenia Gonda
- Nora Eszlari
- Ian Muir Anderson
- Bill Deakin
- Gabriella Juhasz
- Gyorgy Bagdy
- Peter Petschner
1 Application
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| 1602 | Association between diet and depression |
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