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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
15
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-4-15
pubmed:abstractText
Stress is a major risk factor for numerous neuropsychiatric diseases. However, susceptibility to stress and the qualitative nature of stress effects on behavior differ markedly among individuals. This is partly because of the moderating influence of genetic factors. Inbred mouse strains provide a relatively stable and restricted range of genetic and environmental variability that is valuable for disentangling gene-stress interactions. Here, we screened a panel of inbred strains for anxiety- and depression-related phenotypes at baseline (trait) and after exposure to repeated restraint. Two strains, DBA/2J and C57BL/6J, differed in trait and restraint-induced anxiety-related behavior (dark/light exploration, elevated plus maze). Gene expression analysis of amygdala, medial prefrontal cortex, and hippocampus revealed divergent expression in DBA/2J and C57BL/6J both at baseline and after repeated restraint. Restraint produced strain-dependent expression alterations in various genes including glutamate receptors (e.g., Grin1, Grik1). To elucidate neuronal correlates of these strain differences, we performed ex vivo analysis of glutamate excitatory neurotransmission in amygdala principal neurons. Repeated restraint augmented amygdala excitatory postsynaptic signaling and altered metaplasticity (temporal summation of NMDA receptor currents) in DBA/2J but not C57BL/6J. Furthermore, we found that the C57BL/6J-like changes in anxiety-related behavior after restraint were absent in null mutants lacking the modulatory NMDA receptor subunit Grin2a, but not the AMPA receptor subunit Gria1. Grin2a null mutants exhibited significant ( approximately 30%) loss of dendritic spines on amygdala principal neurons under nonrestraint conditions. Collectively, our data support a model in which genetic variation in glutamatergic neuroplasticity in corticolimbic circuitry underlies phenotypic variation in responsivity to stress.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1529-2401
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
14
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
5357-67
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-5-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20392957-Amygdala, pubmed-meshheading:20392957-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:20392957-Dendritic Spines, pubmed-meshheading:20392957-Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials, pubmed-meshheading:20392957-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:20392957-Glutamic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:20392957-Hippocampus, pubmed-meshheading:20392957-Male, pubmed-meshheading:20392957-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:20392957-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:20392957-Mice, Inbred DBA, pubmed-meshheading:20392957-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:20392957-Neuronal Plasticity, pubmed-meshheading:20392957-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:20392957-Prefrontal Cortex, pubmed-meshheading:20392957-Receptors, AMPA, pubmed-meshheading:20392957-Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate, pubmed-meshheading:20392957-Restraint, Physical, pubmed-meshheading:20392957-Species Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:20392957-Stress, Psychological, pubmed-meshheading:20392957-Synaptic Transmission
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Strain differences in stress responsivity are associated with divergent amygdala gene expression and glutamate-mediated neuronal excitability.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee 38163, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural