RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Bumetanide prevents brain trauma-induced depressive-like behavior JF bioRxiv FD Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory SP 443739 DO 10.1101/443739 A1 Emmanuelle, Goubert A1 Marc, Altvater A1 Marie-Noelle, Rovira A1 Ilgam, Khalilov A1 Morgane, Mazzarino A1 Anne, Sebastiani A1 Michael, Schaefer A1 Claudio, Rivera A1 Christophe, Pellegrino YR 2018 UL http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2018/10/16/443739.abstract AB Brain trauma triggers a cascade of deleterious events leading to enhanced incidence of drug resistant epilepsies, depression and cognitive dysfunctions. The underlying mechanisms leading to these alterations are poorly understood and treatment that attenuates those sequels not available. Using controlled-cortical impact (CCI) as experimental model of brain trauma in adult mouse we found a strong suppressive effect of the sodium-potassium-chloride importer (NKCC1) specific antagonist bumetanide on appearance of depression-like behavior. We demonstrate that this alteration in behavior is associated with a block of CCI-induced decrease in parvalbumin-positive interneurons and impairment of post-traumatic secondary neurogenesis within the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus. The mechanism mediating the effect of bumetanide involves early transient changes in expression of chloride regulatory proteins and qualitative changes in GABA(A) mediated transmission after brain trauma. This work opens new perspectives in the early treatment of human post-traumatic induced depression. Our results strongly suggest that bumetanide might constitute an efficient prophylactic treatment to reduce neurological and psychiatric consequences of brain trauma.