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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-8-17
pubmed:abstractText
The ubiquitous transcription factor nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB plays a prominent role in regulation of inflammatory immune responses and in cell survival. Recently, it has been found to be active in neurons, and mice lacking NF-kappaB subunits p50 or p65 show deficits in specific cognitive tasks. Here we demonstrate a strikingly low level of anxiety-like behavior in the p50(-/-) mouse. In an open field, the mutant mice showed significantly less defecation, more rearing, and more time spent in the center compartment relative to wild type control mice. The p50(-/-) mice also spent more time investigating a novel object placed in the open field. On the elevated plus maze, p50(-/-) mice spent more time on the open arms and had increased numbers of open arm entries relative to wild type. In group housing conditions, they did not establish dominant-subordinate hierarchies, whereas wild type control animals did so, in part, by whisker barbering and conspecific allogrooming. In tests of general health, sensorimotor function, and daily activity on a circadian rhythm, p50(-/-) mice were normal. Thus, absence of the p50 subunit of the NF-kappaB transcription factor, which results in altered NF-kappaB transcriptional activity in cells throughout the body and brain, alters neuronal circuitry underlying manifestation of emotional behavior. The p50 subunit appears to play a role in normal expression of certain forms of anxiety.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0166-4328
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
5
pubmed:volume
154
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
577-84
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15313047-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15313047-Anxiety, pubmed-meshheading:15313047-Behavior, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:15313047-Circadian Rhythm, pubmed-meshheading:15313047-Drive, pubmed-meshheading:15313047-Exploratory Behavior, pubmed-meshheading:15313047-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:15313047-Habituation, Psychophysiologic, pubmed-meshheading:15313047-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15313047-Maze Learning, pubmed-meshheading:15313047-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:15313047-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:15313047-Motor Activity, pubmed-meshheading:15313047-NF-kappa B, pubmed-meshheading:15313047-NF-kappa B p50 Subunit, pubmed-meshheading:15313047-Psychomotor Performance, pubmed-meshheading:15313047-Statistics, Nonparametric, pubmed-meshheading:15313047-Time Factors
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
NF-kappaB p50-deficient mice show reduced anxiety-like behaviors in tests of exploratory drive and anxiety.
pubmed:affiliation
Section on Functional Neuroanatomy, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH, DHHS, Bldg. 36, Rm. 2D15, Bethesda, MD 20892-4070, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.