Long-term chemical castration induces depressive symptoms by suppressing serotonin expression in rats
- Authors
- Han, Jin-Hee; Shin, Mal-Soon; Lee, Jae-Min; Kim, Tae-Woon; Jin, Jun-Jang; Ko, Il-Gyu; Kim, Sung-Eun; Kim, Chang-Ju; Kim, Mia; Roh, Joo Hwan; Kim, Khae Hawn
- Issue Date
- 2018
- Publisher
- TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
- Keywords
- Castration; sexual behaviors; testosterone; serotonin; depression
- Citation
- ANIMAL CELLS AND SYSTEMS, v.22, no.1, pp.29 - 36
- Journal Title
- ANIMAL CELLS AND SYSTEMS
- Volume
- 22
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 29
- End Page
- 36
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/5331
- DOI
- 10.1080/19768354.2018.1427626
- ISSN
- 1976-8354
- Abstract
- Androgen deprivation therapy, also known as chemical castration, has been used as an adjunct to psychotherapy for sex offenders. Goserelin and bicalutamide are drugs used for chemical castration. Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) is a key neurotransmitter involved in mood changes, such as depression. We investigated the effects of surgical and chemical castration on depressive symptoms in rats. Surgical castration was performed through a bilateral orchiectomy. Bicalutamide was administrated orally once a day for 84 consecutive days. Goserelin acetate was implanted subcutaneously into the anterior abdominal wall, and this implantation was repeated 3 times at 28-day intervals. Testosterone levels were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. Sexual behaviors were analyzed by measuring mount latency, mount frequency, intromission latency, and intromission frequency. The forced swimming test was performed to evaluate rats' depression status. To detect 5-HT and tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH)-positive cells in the dorsal raphe, immunohistochemistry for 5-HT and TPH and western blotting for 5-HT1A receptors and TPH were performed. Surgical castration and goserelin decreased testosterone levels and suppressed sexual behaviors. However, bicalutamide did not inhibit sexual behaviors, although it reduced testosterone levels to a limited extent. Both surgical and chemical castration induced depression in rats. The expression of 5-HT, TPH, and 5-HT1A receptors in the dorsal raphe was significantly decreased by both surgical castration and chemical castration via bicalutamide and goserelin. The present results showed that surgical and chemical castration for 12 weeks induced a depressive state in rats by inhibiting serotonergic function through 5-HT1A receptors.
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