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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-3-22
pubmed:abstractText
Cytokines are a large and diverse group of polypeptides that are rapidly released in response to tissue injury, infection, and inflammation. Besides their effects in the periphery, cytokines also affect the central nervous system (CNS). There has been increasing interest in the potential role of cytokines in the behavioral features of depressive disorders. One cytokine that might be a candidate for a role in the etiology of depression is leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF). LIF mRNA has been detected in the hypothalamus, hippocampus, amygdala, cerebellum, cerebral cortex, and basal forebrain nuclei. The role of LIF in the CNS has not been fully elucidated. Based upon the hypothesis that cytokines might have a role in depression, the present study characterized the behavior of mice with a targeted disruption of the LIF gene (LIF knockouts) in the forced swim test, an animal model used to measure depressive-like behavior and the response to antidepressants. It was found that LIF knockout mice show reduced immobility in the forced swim test, suggesting that LIF might have a potential role in the etiology of some forms of depression.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0893-133X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
770-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-5-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:14970834-Analysis of Variance, pubmed-meshheading:14970834-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:14970834-Behavior, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:14970834-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:14970834-Depression, pubmed-meshheading:14970834-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:14970834-Exploratory Behavior, pubmed-meshheading:14970834-Female, pubmed-meshheading:14970834-Gene Deletion, pubmed-meshheading:14970834-Immobilization, pubmed-meshheading:14970834-Interleukin-6, pubmed-meshheading:14970834-Leukemia Inhibitory Factor, pubmed-meshheading:14970834-Male, pubmed-meshheading:14970834-Maze Learning, pubmed-meshheading:14970834-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:14970834-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:14970834-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:14970834-Sex Factors, pubmed-meshheading:14970834-Swimming
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Reduced immobility in the forced swim test in mice with a targeted deletion of the leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) gene.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 9048, USA. pechnickr@cshs.org
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't