期刊
BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH
卷 300, 期 -, 页码 65-69出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2015.12.005
关键词
Cannabinoid 1 receptor; Anxiety; Estrogen; Development; Sex; Gender
资金
- NIH [T32-GM08605, 1F31MH097397, R01MH096764]
- Burroughs Wellcome Fund
- NIH/NCRR [P51RR000165]
Epidemiological data suggest women are at increased risk for developing anxiety and depression, although the mechanisms for this sex/gender difference remain incompletely understood. Pre-clinical studies have begun to investigate sex-dependent emotional learning and behavior in rodents, particularly as it relates to psychopathology; however, information about how gonadal hormones interact with the central nervous system is limited. We observe greater anxiety-like behavior in male mice with global knockout of the cannabinoid 1 receptor (CnrI) compared to male, wild-type controls as measured by percent open arm entries on an elevated plus maze test. A similar increase in anxiety-like behavior, however, is not observed when comparing female Cnrl knockouts to female wild-type subjects. Although, ovariectomy in female mice did not reverse this effect, both male and female adult mice with normative development were sensitive to Cnrl antagonist-mediated increases in anxiety-like behavior. Together, these data support an interaction between sex, potentially mediated by gonadal hormones, and the endocannabinoid system at an early stage of development that is critical for establishing adult anxiety-like behavior. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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