Tryptophan metabolism as bridge between gut microbiota and brain in chronic social defeat stress-induced depression mice
Overall design
The aim of this study was to explore the relationships between gut microbiota and host’s metabolism in the chronic social defeat stress (CSDS) model of depression. C57BL/6 mice were divided into the following 2 groups: (1) control group, and (2) CSDS group. Fecal samples were collected from CSDS group and control group to measure gut microbiota and microbial metabolites. Eight samples per group were used for metabonomic analysis. Tryptophan metabolism-related metabolites in hippocampus were also analyzed.
Study Type
Type1;
Data available
Unavailable
Organism
Mouse; C57BL/6 mouse;
Categories of depression
Animal model; Social defeat model; Social defeat model;
Criteria for depression
Sucrose preference test, forced swimming test, social interaction test
Sample size
16
Tissue
Peripheral; Faece; Faece;
Central; Brain; Hippocampus;
Platform
MS-based; LC-MS: Agilent 1290 infinity LC ultra high performance liquid chromatography system with AB 6500 qtrap mass spectrometer (AB SCIEX);
Xie J, Wu WT, Chen JJ, et al. Tryptophan metabolism as bridge between gut microbiota and brain in chronic social defeat stress-induced depression mice. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2023 Feb 24;13:1121445.