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CELL REPORTS
Volume 17, Issue 11, Pages 2882-2890Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.11.036
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- NIH [DP2MH100011]
- Lundbeck Foundation Postdoc Fellowship [R93-A8634]
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Both medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and serotonin play key roles in anxiety; however, specific mechanisms through which serotonin might act on the mPFC to modulate anxiety-related behavior remain unknown. Here, we use a combination of optogenetics and synaptic physiology to show that serotonin acts presynaptically via 5-HT1B receptors to selectively suppress inputs from the contralateral mPFC and ventral hippocampus (vHPC), while sparing those from mediodorsal thalamus. To elucidate how these actions could potentially regulate prefrontal circuit function, we infused a 5-HT1B agonist into the mPFC of freely behaving mice. Consistent with previous studies that have optogenetically inhibited vHPC-mPFC projections, activating prefrontal 5-HT1B receptors suppressed theta-frequency mPFC activity (4-12 Hz), and reduced avoidance of anxiogenic regions in the elevated plus maze. These findings suggest a potential mechanism, linking specific receptors, synapses, patterns of circuit activity, and behavior, through which serotonin may regulate prefrontal circuit function, including anxiety-related behaviors.
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