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NEUROPHARMACOLOGY
卷 160, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2019.107761
关键词
PAC1 OR PAC1R; VIP; Anxiety; Amygdala; Central amygdala OR CeA; Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis OR BNST; Stress; Footshock
资金
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) [MH093650, AA025038, DA030425]
- National Institute on Alcohol and Alcoholism (NIAAA) [MH093650, AA025038, DA030425]
- National Institute on Drug Abuse [MH093650, AA025038, DA030425]
Anxiety-related disorders are the most prevalent mental disorders in the world and they are characterized by abnormal responses to stressors. Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) is a neuropeptide highly expressed in the extended amygdala, a brain macrostructure involved in the response to threat that includes the central nucleus of the amygdala (CeA) and the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST). The aim of this series of experiments was to systematically elucidate the role of the PACAP system of the CeA and BNST under both control, unstressed conditions and after the presentation of a stressor in rats. For this purpose, we used the acoustic startle response (ASR), an unconscious response to sudden acoustic stimuli sensitive to changes in stress which can be used as an operationalization of the hypervigilance present in anxiety- and trauma-related disorders. We found that infusion of PACAP, but not the related peptide vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), into either the CeA or the BNST causes a dose-dependent increase in ASR. In addition, while infusion of the antagonist PACAP(6-38) into either the CeA or the BNST does not affect ASR in non-stressed conditions, it prevents the sensitization of ASR induced by an acute footshock stress. Finally, we found that footshock stress induces a significant increase in PACAP, but not VIP, levels in both of these brain areas. Altogether, these data show that the PACAP system of the extended amygdala contributes to stress-induced hyperarousal and suggest it as a potential novel target for the treatment of stress-related disorders.
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