Corticotropin Releasing Hormone Type 2 Receptors in the Dorsal Raphe Nucleus Mediate the Behavioral Consequences of Uncontrollable Stress
Uncontrollable shock produces a constellation of behavioral changes that are not observed after equivalent escapable shock. These include interference with escape and potentiation of fear conditioning. The activation of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) receptors within the caudal dorsal raphe n...
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Veröffentlicht in: | The Journal of neuroscience 2003-02, Vol.23 (3), p.1019-1025 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Uncontrollable shock produces a constellation of behavioral changes that are not observed after equivalent escapable shock. These include interference with escape and potentiation of fear conditioning. The activation of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) receptors within the caudal dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN) during inescapable tailshock (IS) has been shown to be critical for the development of these behavioral changes. CRH binds to two receptor subtypes, both of which are found in the DRN. The present set of studies examined which CRH receptor subtype mediates the effects of IS. Intra-DRN administration of the CRH(2) receptor antagonist anti-sauvagine-30 before IS dose-dependently blocked IS-induced behavioral changes; the CRH(1) receptor antagonist 2-methyl-4-(N-propyl-N-cycloproanemethylamino)-5-chloro-6-(2,4,6-trichloranilino)pyrimidine (NBI27914), administered in the same manner, did not. Moreover, the highly selective CRH(2) receptor agonist urocortin II (Ucn II) dose-dependently caused behavioral changes associated with IS in the absence of shock. Ucn II was effective at doses 100-fold lower than those previously required for CRH. The relationship between CRH(2) receptors and DRN 5-HT is discussed. |
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ISSN: | 0270-6474 1529-2401 1529-2401 |
DOI: | 10.1523/jneurosci.23-03-01019.2003 |