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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
卷 168, 期 2, 页码 163-172出版社
AMER PSYCHIATRIC PUBLISHING, INC
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.10030326
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- NIH [DA019624, R01 NS045627]
- National Science Foundation (NSF) [DGE-0234618]
- Center for Behavioral Neuroscience (NSF) [IBN-987675]
- Burroughs Wellcome Fund
- NIH/National Center for Research Resources [P51RR000165]
- Ministry of Science and Innovation (Madrid) [SAF2008-01175]
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Redes tematicas de Investigacion Cooperativa en Salud [RD06/0001/0015]
- Ministry of Science and Innovation [BES-2006-11901]
Objective: Despite increasing awareness of the many important roles played by brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) activation of TrkB, a fuller understanding of this system and the use of potential TrkB-acting therapeutic agents has been limited by the lack of any identified small-molecule TrkB agonists that fully mimic the actions of BDNF at brain TrkB receptors in vivo. However, 7,8-dihydroxyflavone (7,8-DHF) has recently been identified as a specific TrkB agonist that crosses the blood-brain barrier after oral or intraperitoneal administration. The authors combined pharmacological, biochemical, and behavioral approaches in a preclinical study examining the role of 7,8-DHF in modulating emotional memory in mice. Method: The authors first examined the ability of systemic 7,8-DHF to activate TrkB receptors in the amygdala. They then examined the effects of systemic 7,8-DHF on acquisition and extinction of conditioned fear, using specific and well-characterized BDNF-dependent learning paradigms in several models using naive mice and mice with prior traumatic stress exposure. Results: Amygdala TrkB receptors, which have previously been shown to be required for emotional learning, were activated by systemic 7,8-DHF (at 5 mg/kg i.p.). 7,8-DHF enhanced both the acquisition of fear and its extinction. It also appeared to rescue an extinction deficit in mice with a history of immobilization stress. Conclusions: These data suggest that 7,8-DHF may be an excellent agent for use in understanding the effects of TrkB activation in learning and memory paradigms and may be attractive for use in reversing learning and extinction deficits associated with psychopathology.
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