| 论文作者 |
Jiao, FX; Hu, XM; Yin, HR; Yuan, FX; Zhou, ZH; Wu, W; Chen, SH; Liu, ZJ; Guo, FF |
| 摘要 |
Chronic restraint stress induces anxiety-like behaviors and colitis susceptibility, which is mediated by c-Jun in AgRP neurons. Psychiatric disorders, such as anxiety, are associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), however, the neural mechanisms regulating this comorbidity are unknown. Here, we show that hypothalamic agouti-related protein (AgRP) neuronal activity is suppressed under chronic restraint stress (CRS), a condition known to increase anxiety and colitis susceptibility. Consistently, chemogenic activation or inhibition of AgRP neurons reverses or mimics CRS-induced increase of anxiety-like behaviors and colitis susceptibility, respectively. Furthermore, CRS inhibits AgRP neuronal activity by suppressing the expression of c-Jun. Moreover, overexpression of c-Jun in these neurons protects against the CRS-induced effects, and knockdown of c-Jun in AgRP neurons (c-Jun( increment AgRP)) promotes anxiety and colitis susceptibility. Finally, the levels of secreted protein thrombospondin 1 (THBS1) are negatively associated with increased anxiety and colitis, and supplementing recombinant THBS1 rescues colitis susceptibility in c-Jun( increment AgRP) mice. Taken together, these results reveal critical roles of hypothalamic AgRP neuron-derived c-Jun in orchestrating stress-induced anxiety and colitis susceptibility. |
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