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ArticleNeurobiology of stress2025

Corticosterone-induced postpartum depression induces depression-like behavior and impairs hippocampal neurogenesis in adolescent offspring via HPA axis and BDNF-mTOR pathway.

Hongxiao Xie, Yanning Jiang, Xiumeng Zhang, Xinran Min, Jiuseng Zeng, Li Chen, Nan Zeng, Rong Liu

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Article in Neurobiology of stress, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Hongxiao XieState Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611137, China.
Yanning JiangState Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611137, China.
Xiumeng ZhangState Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611137, China.
Xinran MinState Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611137, China.
Jiuseng ZengState Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611137, China.
Li ChenState Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611137, China.
Nan ZengState Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611137, China.
Rong LiuState Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611137, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Postpartum depression (PPD) adversely affects the growth and development of the offspring, increasing the risk of various internalizing behaviorsduring adolescence. Studies have shown that corticosterone (CORT)-induced PPD affects neurogenesis in the offspring, which is closely related to the onset of depression. However, the underlying mechanisms of these changes in the offspring of PPD mothers remain unexplored. In this study, we demonstrated postpartum mice treated with high CORT experienced activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, which induced depressive-like behavior and impaired maternal caring behavior. Furthermore, adolescent offspring of PPD mice exhibited depression-like behavior, and learning and memory deficits. These offspring also showed diminished levels of DCX

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BDNF-mTORHPA axisNeurogenesisOffspringPostpartum depressionSynaptic protein

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PMID39877695
PMCPMC11772995

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