Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/id/15313047
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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
2
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2004-8-17
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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.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Oct
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pubmed:issn |
0166-4328
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:day |
5
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pubmed:volume |
154
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
577-84
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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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
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pubmed:year |
2004
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pubmed:articleTitle |
NF-kappaB p50-deficient mice show reduced anxiety-like behaviors in tests of exploratory drive and anxiety.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Section on Functional Neuroanatomy, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH, DHHS, Bldg. 36, Rm. 2D15, Bethesda, MD 20892-4070, USA.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Comparative Study,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
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