“…In line with clinical findings, preclinical studies performed in rodents treated with an immune challenge have documented associations between emotional/cognitive alterations and both peripheral and brain IDO activation (Andre et al, 2008;Corona et al, 2013;Frenois et al, 2007;Gibney et al, 2013;Lawson et al, 2013;Lestage et al, 2002;Moreau et al, 2005Moreau et al, , 2008Salazar et al, 2012;Xie et al, 2014). In addition, aged mice or mice with constitutive microglial overactivation display, upon immune challenge, sustained cytokine production together with protracted brain IDO expression and depressive-like behavior (Corona et al, 2010;Godbout et al, 2008;Kelley et al, 2013). More importantly, pharmacological or genetic inhibition of IDO prevents the development of depressive-/anxiety-like behaviors and cognitive impairments (Barichello et al, 2013;Henry et al, 2009;O'Connor et al, 2009a;O'Connor et al, 2009b;O'Connor et al, 2009c;Salazar et al, 2012;Xie et al, 2014).…”