Lipocalin-2 is dispensable in inflammation-induced sickness and depression-like behavior.
Elisabeth G VichayaPhillip S GrossDarlene J EstradaSteve W ColeAaron J GrossbergScott E EvansMichael J TuvimBurton F DickeyRobert DantzerPublished in: Psychopharmacology (2019)
Our data demonstrate that lcn2 is dispensable for sterile inflammation-induced sickness and depression-like behavior. Specifically, lcn2-/- mice displayed sickness and immobility in the tail suspension test comparable to that of WT mice both in terms of intensity and duration.