期刊
TRENDS IN NEUROSCIENCES
卷 35, 期 7, 页码 395-402出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE LONDON
DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2012.01.001
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gene-environment interactions; stress; 5-HTTLPR; dorsal raphe nucleus; amygdala; serotonin
Reports of gene environment interactions (GxE) between the serotonin transporter gene and stress on risk of depression have generated both excitement and controversy. The controversy persists in part because a mechanistic account of this GxE on serotonergic neurotransmission and risk of depression has been lacking. In this Opinion, we draw on recent discoveries in the functional neuroanatomy of the serotonergic dorsal raphe nucleus (DR) to propose such a mechanistic account. We argue that genetically produced variability in serotonin reuptake during stressor-induced raphe raphe interactions alters the balance in the amygdala-ventromedial prefrontal cortex (VMPFC)-DR circuitry underlying stressor reactivity and emotion regulation. In particular, the recently characterized stressor-responsive serotonergic interneurons originating from the dorsolateral DR may hold a key to unlocking the GxE mechanism of depression.
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