目的 利用对氟西汀不敏感小鼠的抑郁行为模拟难治性抑郁临床表现,并分析其行为和脑内白介素-1β(IL-1β)表达水平之间关系.方法 50只BALB/c小鼠随机分为对照组(Control),模型组(chronic unpredictable mild stress,CUMS)及模型+治疗组,分别接受常规饲养9周,CUMS处理9周及CUMS处理8周+氟西汀处理1周.在第9周结束时,根据氟西汀抗抑郁治疗效果,从模型+治疗组中筛选出氟西汀疗效不佳小鼠,即治疗抵抗小鼠(antidepressant treatment-resistant mice,ATRM),以及症状改善小鼠,即一般抑郁小鼠(depression mice,DM).对Control组、CUMS组、ATRM组以及DM组进行体质量检测、旷场和强迫游泳测试,随后处死动物、提取脑组织进行IL-1β的Elisa检测,比较组间差异.结果 (1)体质量测试:1周盐酸氟西汀抗抑郁治疗未能改善ATRM组小鼠体质量偏低现象.ATRM体质量[(18.56±7.56)g]与CUMS组[(19.03±8.58)g]比较差异无统计学意义,与Control组、DM组小鼠体质量[分别为(24.56±5.45)g,(20.12±9.17)g]比较,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05).(2)旷场和强迫游泳实验:旷场实验中,水平运动距离(F=0.355)及进入中心区次数(F=0.327)的组间比较差异无统计学意义;强迫游泳实验中,ATRM游泳不动时间[(241.50±36.55)s]较DM组[(156.00±25.47)s]明显延长(F=13.573,P<0.05).(3)脑内IL-1β的Elisa检测结果:ATRM脑内IL-1β水平[(164.90±46.70) pg/mg]显著高于Control组和DM组小鼠[分别为:(72.94±1.44) pg/mg,(93.09±4.65) pg/mg](P<0.01),与CUMS组小鼠相比差异无统计学意义.ATR小鼠的抑郁样行为表现与其脑内IL-1β水平呈正相关(r=0.669,P=0.006).结论 CUMS可在BALB/c小鼠身上较好地模拟出难治性抑郁针对治疗抵抗的疾病特点,中枢内IL-1β水平的升高可能在难治性抑郁形成中具有重要作用.
Objective To investigate the correlationship between depressed behaviors and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) in brain tissue in mice which are insensitive to fluoxetine,and to mimic the treatment resistant depression (TRD) in clinical condition.Methods 50 BALB/c mice were randomly divided into Control group (Control),Chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) group and CUMS+fluoxetine group.Mice in Control group were raised ad libitum for 9 weeks,those in CUMS group received CUMS for 9 weeks and those in CUMS+fluoxetine group received 8 weeks' CUMS followed 1 week' s treatment with Fluoxetine(10 mg · kg-1 · d-1).At the end of the 9th week,mice in(CUMS + treatment)group were selected into antidepressant treatment-resistant mice(ATRM) as no remission and Depression Group (DM) as symptoms improved.Body mass test (BMT),open field test (OFT) and forces swim test (FST) were completed respectively in these 4 groups at the endpoint of the experiment,and the brain tissue were extracted after the tests for IL-1β Elisa test.Results (1) BMT:there was no effect of weightgain in ATRM after 1 week' s therapy with Fluoxetine.There was no difference in body-weight between ATRM ((18.56±7.56) g) and CUMS ((19.03± 8.58) g) mice,while compared with Control ((24.56±5.45) g) and DM mice ((20.12±9.17) g) ATRM and CUMS mile's body weight were significantly lower (P<0.05).(2)OFT and FST:in OFT,there was no significant difference in of horizontal moving distance(F=0.355) either in the frequencies of entering the central zone (F=0.327) among the 4 groups;in OFT,the immobility time of ATRM ((241.50 ± ± 36.55) s) was significantly longer than that in DM ((156.00± 25.47) s) (F=13.573,P<0.05).(3) Elisa test of IL-1β:the brain' s IL-1β serum level in ATRM ((164.90±46.70) pg/mg) was higher than those in Control ((69.68±6.56) pg/mg)),and DM ((93.09±4.65) pg/mg) (P<0.01