TY - JOUR ID - 22296 TI - Effect of citalopram and sertraline on the expression of miRNA- 124, 132, and 16 and their protein targets in patients with depression JO - Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences JA - IJBMS LA - en SN - 2008-3866 AU - Ahmadimanesh, Mahnaz AU - Etemad, Leila AU - Morshedi Rad, Dorsa AU - Ghahremani, Mohammad Hossein AU - Mohammadpour, Amir Hooshang AU - Jafarzadeh-Esfehani, Reza AU - Jowsey, Paul AU - Behdani, Fatemeh AU - Moallem, Adel AU - Abbaszadegan, Mohammad Reza AD - Department of Pharmacodynamics and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran AD - Pharmaceutical Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran AD - Center of Health Technologies, School of Biomedical Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia AD - Department of Toxicology-Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran AD - Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran AD - National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Health Protection Research Unit for Chemical and Radiation Threats and Hazards, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK AD - Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran Y1 - 2023 PY - 2023 VL - 26 IS - 7 SP - 820 EP - 829 KW - citalopram KW - Depression KW - miRNAs KW - Sertraline KW - SSRIs DO - 10.22038/ijbms.2023.66496.14595 N2 - Objective(s): This study aimed to evaluate the effect of SSRIs on the expression of miRNAs and their protein targets.Materials and Methods: In a 100 day open-label study of citalopram (n=25) and sertraline (n=25), levels of miRNA 16, 132, and 124 and glucocorticoid receptor (GR), Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and serotonin transporter (SERT) protein expression were measured by QRT-PCR and western blot in healthy control (n=20), patients with depression at the baseline, and same patients after 100 days of treatment.Results: Expression levels of GR and BDNF proteins were lower in the depressed group before treatment as compared with the healthy group (P<0.0001). The SERT level was higher among the depressed group before treatment in comparison with the healthy group (P<0.0001). The level of GR and BDNF significantly increased, and SERT expression decreased after receiving sertraline (P<0.05). When the depressed group received citalopram, only SERT and GR were altered (P<0.05). Among the microRNAs’ expression investigated, mir-124 and mir-132 were higher, and mir-16 was lower among the depressed compared with the healthy group (P<0.0001). Individuals receiving citalopram only showed an increase in the expression of mir-16 while administration of sertraline led to a significant increase in the expression of mir-16 and a decrease in mir-124 and mir-132 (P<0.05).Conclusion: This elucidated the relationship between antidepressant treatment and the expression of different microRNA that control gene expression in various pathways involved in depressed patients.  Receiving SSRI can affect the level of these proteins and their relevant microRNAs. UR - https://ijbms.mums.ac.ir/article_22296.html L1 - https://ijbms.mums.ac.ir/article_22296_c7381f75b3e83a910fb8b297bd5e3c7f.pdf ER -