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15163692

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
21
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-5-27
pubmed:abstractText
The stress-related neuropeptide corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) and the serotonin system are both critically involved in the pathophysiology of mental disorders, including anxiety and depression. To understand the potential link between them, we investigated the impact of CRF on 5-HT functions in pyramidal neurons of the prefrontal cortex (PFC), a brain region that is crucial for the control of emotion and cognition. One prominent function of serotonin in PFC is to regulate GABAergic inhibitory transmission, as indicated by a 5-HT-induced large, desensitizing (approximately 4 min) enhancement of the amplitude and frequency of spontaneous IPSCs (sIPSCs). In PFC slices exposed to CRF treatment, the regulation of sIPSCs by 5-HT was significantly prolonged (8-10 min), and this effect of CRF was blocked by treatment with the competitive CRF receptor antagonist alpha-helical CRF9-41 and with the CRF-R1-specific antagonist astressin. Inhibiting phospholipase C or protein kinase C (PKC) abolished the prolongation by CRF of the effects of 5-HT on sIPSCs. In PFC slices prepared from animals previously exposed to acute stress (forced swim or elevated platform), the regulation of sIPSCs by 5-HT was significantly prolonged, mimicking the effect of CRF treatment. The stress-induced prolongation of the effects of 5-HT on sIPSCs was diminished by alpha-helical CRF9-41 treatment, mimicked by direct activation of PKC, and reversed by short-term treatment with drugs that have anxiolytic efficacy. These results show that in response to stressful stimuli, CRF alters the serotonergic regulation of GABA transmission through a mechanism that is dependent on PKC. The interaction between CRF and 5-HT may play an important role in psychiatric disorders, in which both are highly implicated.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
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pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1529-2401
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
26
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
5000-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Corticotropin-releasing factor and acute stress prolongs serotonergic regulation of GABA transmission in prefrontal cortical pyramidal neurons.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physiology and Biophysics, State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, New York 14214, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.