Major depressive disorder (MDD) is one of the most common and disabling mental disorders that characterized by profound disturbances in emotional regulation, motivation, cognition, and the physiology of affected individuals. Although MDD was initially thought to be primarily triggered through neuronal dysfunction, the pathological alterations in astrocytic function have been previously reported in MDD. We report that chronic restraint stress (CRS) induces astrocyte activation and decreases expression of astrocytic mGluR5 in the hippocampal CA1 of susceptible mice exhibited depressive-like behaviors. Reducing expression of astrocytic mGluR5 in dorsal CA1 simulates CRS-induced depressive-like behaviors and impairs excitatory synaptic function in mice, while overexpression of astrocytic mGluR5 in dorsal CA1 rescues CRS-induced depressive-like traits and excitatory synaptic dysfunction. Thus, we provide direct evidence for an important role of astrocytic mGluR5 in producing the behavioral phenotypes of MDD, supporting astrocytic mGluR5 may serve as an effective therapeutic target for MDD.
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