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Retrieval of Inhibitory Avoidance Memory Induces Differential Transcription of arc in Striatum, Hippocampus, and Amygdala

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NEUROSCIENCE
Volume 382, Issue -, Pages 48-58

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PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2018.04.031

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memory retrieval; inhibitory avoidance; immediate-early genes; arc; zif268; instrumental learning

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  1. Direccion General de Asuntos del Personal Academico, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico [IN201415]
  2. Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia [237570, Becario 229335]

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Similar to the hippocampus and amygdala, the dorsal striatum is involved in memory retrieval of inhibitory avoidance, a task commonly used to study memory processes. It has been reported that memory retrieval of fear conditioning regulates gene expression of arc and zif268 in the amygdala and the hippocampus, and it is surprising that only limited effort has been made to study the molecular events caused by retrieval in the striatum. To further explore the involvement of immediate early genes in retrieval, we used real-time PCR to analyze arc and zif268 transcription in dorsal striatum, dorsal hippocampus, and amygdala at different time intervals after retrieval of step-through inhibitory avoidance memory. We found that arc expression in the striatum increased 30 min after retrieval while no changes were observed in zif268 in this region. Expression of arc and zif268 also increased in the dorsal hippocampus but the changes were attributed to context re-exposure. Control procedures indicated that in the amygdala, arc and zif268 expression was not dependent on retrieval. Our data indicate that memory retrieval of inhibitory avoidance induces arc gene expression in the dorsal striatum, caused, very likely, by the instrumental component of the task. Striatal arc expression after retrieval may induce structural and functional changes in the neurons involved in this process. (C) 2018 IBRO. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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