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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-10-14
pubmed:abstractText
Formation and extinction of aversive memories in the mammalian brain are insufficiently understood at the cellular and molecular levels. Using the novel metabotropic glutamate receptor 7 (mGluR7) agonist AMN082, we demonstrate that mGluR7 activation facilitates the extinction of aversive memories in two different amygdala-dependent tasks. Conversely, mGluR7 knockdown using short interfering RNA attenuated the extinction of learned aversion. mGluR7 activation also blocked the acquisition of Pavlovian fear learning and its electrophysiological correlate long-term potentiation in the amygdala. The finding that mGluR7 critically regulates extinction, in addition to acquisition of aversive memories, demonstrates that this receptor may be relevant for the manifestation and treatment of anxiety disorders.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1476-5578
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
970-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17712315-Amygdala, pubmed-meshheading:17712315-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17712315-Avoidance Learning, pubmed-meshheading:17712315-Benzhydryl Compounds, pubmed-meshheading:17712315-CHO Cells, pubmed-meshheading:17712315-Cricetinae, pubmed-meshheading:17712315-Cricetulus, pubmed-meshheading:17712315-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:17712315-Electric Stimulation, pubmed-meshheading:17712315-Extinction, Psychological, pubmed-meshheading:17712315-Glutamic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:17712315-Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate), pubmed-meshheading:17712315-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17712315-Male, pubmed-meshheading:17712315-Membrane Potentials, pubmed-meshheading:17712315-Memory, pubmed-meshheading:17712315-Neuronal Plasticity, pubmed-meshheading:17712315-Patch-Clamp Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:17712315-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:17712315-RNA, Small Interfering, pubmed-meshheading:17712315-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:17712315-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:17712315-Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate, pubmed-meshheading:17712315-Transfection
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
mGluR7 facilitates extinction of aversive memories and controls amygdala plasticity.
pubmed:affiliation
Neuroscience Research, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article