Towards Modeling Anhedonia and Its Treatment in Zebrafish

Murilo S. de Abreu, Fabiano Costa, Ana C. V. V. Giacomini, Konstantin A. Demin, Konstantin N. Zabegalov, Gleb O. Maslov, Yuriy M. Kositsyn, Elena Petersen, Tatiana Strekalova, Denis B. Rosemberg, Allan Kalueff

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Abstract

Mood disorders, especially depression, are a major cause of human disability. The loss of pleasure (anhedonia) is a common, severely debilitating symptom of clinical depression. Experimental animal models are widely used to better understand depression pathogenesis and to develop novel antidepressant therapies. In rodents, various experimental models of anhedonia have already been developed and extensively validated. Complementing rodent studies, the zebrafish (Danio rerio) is emerging as a powerful model organism to assess pathobiological mechanisms of affective disorders, including depression. Here, we critically discuss the potential of zebrafish for modeling anhedonia and studying its molecular mechanisms and translational implications.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)293-306
Number of pages14
JournalInternational journal of neuropsychopharmacology
Volume25
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2022

Keywords

  • Anhedonia
  • animal models
  • antidepressant
  • behavior
  • zebrafish
  • CONDITIONED PLACE PREFERENCE
  • STRESS-INDUCED ANHEDONIA
  • MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER
  • NUCLEUS-ACCUMBENS DOPAMINE
  • ANIMAL-MODEL
  • SOCIAL-INTERACTION
  • ADULT ZEBRAFISH
  • DANIO-RERIO
  • BIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS
  • RECOGNITION MEMORY
  • Antidepressive Agents/pharmacology
  • Zebrafish
  • Behavior, Animal
  • Animals
  • Disease Models, Animal

OECD FOS+WOS

  • 3.02.VE PSYCHIATRY
  • 3.01.RU NEUROSCIENCES
  • 3.01.TU PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
  • 3.02.RT CLINICAL NEUROLOGY

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