The social defeat animal model of depression shows diminished levels of orexin in mesocortical regions of the dopamine system, and of dynorphin and orexin in the hypothalamus

Highlights ► Orexin was decreased in the dopamine system in social-defeat model of depression. ► Orexin and dynorphin were both decreased in the hypothalamus in this model. ► These neuropeptide changes were seen when the model expressed sexual anhedonia. ► Anhedonia and apathy symptomology were pers...

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Veröffentlicht in:Neuroscience 2012-08, Vol.218, p.138-153
Hauptverfasser: Nocjar, C, Zhang, J, Feng, P, Panksepp, J
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights ► Orexin was decreased in the dopamine system in social-defeat model of depression. ► Orexin and dynorphin were both decreased in the hypothalamus in this model. ► These neuropeptide changes were seen when the model expressed sexual anhedonia. ► Anhedonia and apathy symptomology were persistently shown by the model. ► Chronic defeat crouch behavior predicted hypothalamic orexin loss in this model.
ISSN:0306-4522
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DOI:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.05.033