Source Paper
Mitochondrial CISD1 Modulates Microglial Metabolic Reprogramming to Drive Stress Susceptibility in Mice
Dong W, Liu D, Fu S, Zhang J, Chen X et al.
Adv Sci (Weinh) • 2025
Social Interaction Test
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Objective: To assess social interaction behavior and social avoidance in mice as a measure of depressive-like behavior
Protocol Steps
1
Subject categorization after chronic social defeat stress
Mice treated with CSDS were categorized into susceptible and resilient groups based on core characteristics of depression
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“Based on the core characteristics of depression (anhedonia and social avoidance), mice treated with CSDS were categorized into two groups: susceptible and resilient mice.”
2
Social interaction ratio measurement
Measure the social interaction ratio between control and test groups
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“Compared with the control group, susceptible mice showed a significantly reduced social interaction ratio”
3
Time in interaction zone measurement
Record time spent in the interaction zone during the test
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“susceptible mice showed a significantly reduced social interaction ratio and time in the interaction zone”
4
Time in corner zone measurement
Record time spent in corner zones as indicator of avoidance behavior
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“along with increased time in the corner zone”
5
Generate heat plot visualization
Create typical heat plot showing spatial distribution during social interaction test
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“Typical heat plot (C), social interaction ratio (D), time in interaction zone (D), time in corner zone (E)”