<p>Mood disorders (MDs) are caused by an interplay of genetic and environmental (GxE) risk factors. However, molecular pathways engaged by GxE risk factors are poorly understood. Using small-RNA sequencing in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), we show that the bipolar disorder (BD)-associated microRNA miR-708-5p is upregulated in healthy human subjects with a high genetic or environmental predisposition for MDs. miR-708-5p is further upregulated in the hippocampus of rats which underwent juvenile social isolation, a model of early life stress. Hippocampal overexpression of miR-708-5p in adult male mice is sufficient to elicit MD-associated behavioral endophenotypes. We further show that miR-708-5p directly targets Neuronatin (<i>Nnat</i>), an endoplasmic reticulum protein. Restoring <i>Nnat</i> expression in the hippocampus of miR-708-5p-overexpressing mice rescues miR-708-5p-dependent behavioral phenotypes. Finally, miR-708-5p is upregulated in PBMCs from patients diagnosed with MD. Peripheral miR-708-5p expression allows to differentiate male BD patients from patients suffering from major depressive disorder (MDD). In summary, we describe a potential functional role for the miR-708-5p/Nnat pathway in MD etiology and identify miR-708-5p as a potential biomarker for the differential diagnosis of MDs.</p>

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miR-708-5p is elevated in bipolar patients and can induce mood disorder-associated behavior in mice

  • Carlotta Gilardi,
  • Helena C Martins,
  • Brunno Rocha Levone,
  • Alessandra Lo Bianco,
  • Silvia Bicker,
  • Pierre-Luc Germain,
  • Fridolin Gross,
  • Ayse Özge Sungur,
  • Theresa M Kisko,
  • Frederike Stein,
  • Susanne Meinert,
  • Rainer K W Schwarting,
  • Markus Wöhr,
  • Udo Dannlowski,
  • Tilo Kircher,
  • Gerhard Schratt

摘要

Mood disorders (MDs) are caused by an interplay of genetic and environmental (GxE) risk factors. However, molecular pathways engaged by GxE risk factors are poorly understood. Using small-RNA sequencing in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), we show that the bipolar disorder (BD)-associated microRNA miR-708-5p is upregulated in healthy human subjects with a high genetic or environmental predisposition for MDs. miR-708-5p is further upregulated in the hippocampus of rats which underwent juvenile social isolation, a model of early life stress. Hippocampal overexpression of miR-708-5p in adult male mice is sufficient to elicit MD-associated behavioral endophenotypes. We further show that miR-708-5p directly targets Neuronatin (Nnat), an endoplasmic reticulum protein. Restoring Nnat expression in the hippocampus of miR-708-5p-overexpressing mice rescues miR-708-5p-dependent behavioral phenotypes. Finally, miR-708-5p is upregulated in PBMCs from patients diagnosed with MD. Peripheral miR-708-5p expression allows to differentiate male BD patients from patients suffering from major depressive disorder (MDD). In summary, we describe a potential functional role for the miR-708-5p/Nnat pathway in MD etiology and identify miR-708-5p as a potential biomarker for the differential diagnosis of MDs.