The role of lateral septal NK1 receptors in mediating anxiogenic effects induced by intracerebroventricular injection of substance P

The lateral septal nucleus (LS) presents a dense plexus of fibers containing substance P (SP), which is known to induce pronounced anxiogenic-like effects when applied into this brain site. In the present report, we investigated the role of lateral septal NK 1 receptors in mediating the pro-aversive...

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Veröffentlicht in:Behavioural brain research 2002-08, Vol.134 (1), p.411-415
Hauptverfasser: Gavioli, E.C, Canteras, N.S, De Lima, T.C.M
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Zusammenfassung:The lateral septal nucleus (LS) presents a dense plexus of fibers containing substance P (SP), which is known to induce pronounced anxiogenic-like effects when applied into this brain site. In the present report, we investigated the role of lateral septal NK 1 receptors in mediating the pro-aversive effects resulting from intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) injection of SP in rats observed in the elevated plus-maze (EPM) test. Our results show that FK888, a selective NK 1 receptor antagonist, injected into the LS inhibited the anxiogenic-like responses induced by SP i.c.v. injections, whereas the treatment with FK888 into the LS did not alter ‘per se’ the parameters recorded in the EPM test when compared to the control group that received physiological buffer solution into the LS and lateral ventricle. Thus, our data suggest that the anxiogenic-like responses induced by SP centrally injected are, to a large extent, mediated by NK 1 receptors in the LS.
ISSN:0166-4328
1872-7549
DOI:10.1016/S0166-4328(02)00054-2