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Anterior hypothalamic neural activation and neurochemical associations with aggression in pair-bonded male prairie voles

Gobrogge, Kyle L., Liu, Yan, Jia, Xixi, Wang, Zuoxin·2007·Journal of Comparative Neurology

Abstract

Male prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) display mating-induced pair bonding indicated by social affiliation with their female partners and aggression toward unfamiliar conspecifics. In the present study, we characterized their aggression associated with pair bonding and examined the related neuronal activation and neurochemical architecture. Males that were pair-bonded for 2 weeks displayed intense levels of aggression toward a female or male conspecific stranger but maintained a high level of social affiliation with their familiar female partners. These social interactions induced increases in neural activation, indicated by increased density of Fos-immunoreactive staining (Fos-ir) in several brain regions including the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST), medial preoptic area (MPOA), paraventricular nucleus (PVN), anterior cortical (AcA), and medial nuclei (MeA) of the amygdala. In the anterior hypothalamus (AH), increased density of Fos-ir staining was found specifically to be associated with aggression toward unfamiliar female or male strangers. In addition, higher densities of AH cells that were stained for tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) or vasopressin (AVP) were also labeled with Fos-ir in these males displaying aggression toward a conspecific stranger compared with males displaying social affiliation toward their female partner. Together, our results indicate that dopamine and vasopressin in the AH may be involved in the regulation of enduring aggression associated with pair bonding in male prairie voles.

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  • Prior to pair bonding, male prairie voles show little aggression toward strangers.

    “Prior to pair bonding, male prairie voles show little aggression toward strangers”

    From Oxytocin, motivation and the role of dopamine (2014) · cites this paper as Gobrogge et al., 2007

  • Following successful pair bond formation, male prairie voles (and sometimes females) will actively attack strangers including sexually receptive females.

    “following successful pair bond formation, male prairie voles (and sometimes females) will actively attack strangers including sexually receptive females (Aragona et al., 2006, Gobrogge et al., 2007, Insel et al., 1995, Wang et al., 1997, Winslow et al., 1993).”

    From Oxytocin, motivation and the role of dopamine (2014) · cites this paper as Gobrogge et al., 2007

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Authors
Gobrogge, K. L., Liu, Y., Jia, X., & Wang, Z.
Affiliations
Florida State University (US)
Corresponding author
Wang, Zuoxin
Venue
Journal of Comparative Neurology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2007-04-19
Volume
502
Issue
6
Pages
1109-1122
ISSN
  • 0021-9967 (ISSN-L)
  • 1096-9861
OpenAlex
W2126649288
Cited by
178
References
96
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FWCI
16.48
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • The Journal of Comparative Neurology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of Mental Health (MH 58616, R01MH058616, F31MH079600)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (DA-19627, R01DA019627)
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (F32GM096591)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NS-07437, T32NS007437)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
Keywords
Microtus ochrogaster, pair bonding, aggression, anterior hypothalamus, Fos-like immunoreactivity, bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, medial preoptic area, paraventricular nucleus, amygdala, tyrosine hydroxylase, vasopressin, dopamine, social affiliation, mating behavior
MeSH terms
Aggression, Animals, Behavior, Animal, Brain, Catecholamines, Arvicolinae, Female, Anterior Hypothalamic Nucleus, Immunohistochemistry, Limbic System, Male, Neural Pathways, Pair Bond, Sexual Behavior, Animal, Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase, Vasopressins, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos

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