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Early life neglect increases risk for the development of psychopathologies during childhood and adulthood, including depression and anxiety disorders. We recently reported epigenetic changes in DNA derived from saliva in three genes predicted depression in a cohort of maltreated children: DNA-binding protein inhibitor ID-3 (ID3), Glutamate NMDA Receptor (GRIN1), and Tubulin Polymerization Promoting Protein (TPPP). To validate the role of these genes in depression risk, secondary analyses were conducted of gene expression data obtained from medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) tissue of mice subjected to a model of maternal neglect which included maternal separation and early weaning (MSEW). Anxiety and depression-like phenotype data derived using the elevated plus maze (EPM) and forced swimming test (FST), respectively, were also available for secondary analyses. Behavioral tests were conducted in MSEW and control adult male mice when they were between 65 and 80days old. ID3, GRIN1 and TPPP gene expression in the mPFC were found to significantly predict behavioral differences in the EPM and FST. These results further support the role of these genes in the etiology of depressive and anxiety phenotypes following early life stress. Copyright © 2016. Published by Elsevier B.V.

26 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31] Place: Netherlands Montalvo-Ortiz, Janitza L. Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06520, United States. Bordner, Kelly A. Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT, United States. Carlyle, Becky C. Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06520, United States. Gelernter, Joel. Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06520, United States; Veterans Administration, West Haven, CT, United States. Simen, Arthur A. Neuroscience Research Unit, Pfizer Worldwide Research & Development, Cambridge, MA, United States. Kaufman, Joan. Center for Child and Family Traumatic Stress, Kennedy Krieger Institute, United States; Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, United States. Electronic address: joan.kaufman@kennedykrieger.org.