Ting Zeng, Junjie Li, Lingpeng Xie, Zhaoyang Dong, Qing Chen, Sha Huang, Shuwen Xie, Yuqi Lai, Jun Li, Weixin Yan, YuHua Wang, Zeping Xie, Changlei Hu, Jiayi Zhang, Shanshan Kuang, Yuhong Song, Lei Gao, Zhiping Lv
Neuronal iron overload contributes to synaptic damage and neuropsychiatric disorders. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying iron deposition in depression remain largely unexplored. Our study aims to investigate how nuclear factor-erythroid 2 (NF-E2)-related factor 2 (Nrf2) ameliorates hippocampal synaptic dysfunction and reduces brain functional connectivity (FC) associated with excessive iron in depression. We treated mice with chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) with the iron chelator deferoxamine mesylate (DFOM) and a high-iron diet (2...
September 21, 2023: Journal of Neuroinflammation