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Effects of intra-infralimbic prefrontal cortex injections of cannabidiol in the modulation of emotional behaviors in rats: Contribution of 5HT1A receptors and stressful experiences

Marinho, A.L.Z., Vila-Verde, C., Fogaça, M.V., Guimarães, F.S.·2015·Behavioural Brain Research

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The infralimbic (IL) and prelimbic (PL) regions of the prefrontal cortex are involved in behavioral responses observed during defensive reactions. Intra-PL or IL injections of cannabidiol (CBD), a major non-psychotomimetic cannabinoid present in the Cannabis sativa plant, result in opposite behavioral effects in the contextual fear conditioning (CFC) paradigm. The intra-PL effects of CBD are mediated by 5HT1A receptors and depend on previous stressful experiences but the mechanisms and effects of intra-IL CBD injected are unknown. To this aim the present work verified the effects of intra-IL administration of CBD on two animal models of anxiety, the elevated plus maze (EPM) and CFC. We also investigated if these effects were mediated by 5HT1A receptors and depended on previous stressful experience. Male Wistar rats received bilateral microinjections of vehicle, WAY100635 (5HT1A receptor antagonist, 0.37 nmol) and/or CBD (15, 30 or 60 nmol) before being submitted to the behavioral tests. Intra-IL CBD induced anxiolytic and anxiogenic in the EPM and CFC, respectively. To verify if these effects are influenced by the previous stressful experience (footshocks) in the CFC model, we tested the animals in the EPM 24h after a 2-h restraint period. The anxiolytic-like effect of CBD in the EPM disappeared when the animals were previously stressed. Both responses, i.e., anxiolytic and anxiogenic, were prevented by WAY100635, indicating that they involve local 5HT1A-mediated neurotransmission. Together these results indicate that CBD effects in the IL depend on the nature of the animal model, being influenced by previous stressful experiences and mediated by facilitation of 5HT1A receptors-mediated neurotransmission.

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  • The anxiolytic-like effects produced by CBD injections into rat infralimbic or prelimbic cortices, BNST, and dPAG are attenuated by concomitant 5-HT1A-R antagonism.

    “The anxiolytic-like effects produced by CBD injections into the rat infralimbic (Marinho et al., 2015) or prelimbic (Fogaca et al., 2014) cortices, BNST (Gomes et al., 2013; Gomes et al., 2012; Gomes et al., 2011) and dPAG (Campos et al., 2013a) are attenuated by concomitant 5-HT1A-R antagonism.”

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Authors
Marinho, A. L. Z., Vila-Verde, C., Fogaça, M. V., & Guimarães, F. S.
Affiliations
Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
Corresponding author
Marinho, A.L.Z.
Venue
Behavioural Brain Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-06
Volume
286
Pages
49-56
ISSN
0166-4328 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2005001650
Cited by
68
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95
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FWCI
5.04
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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  • Behavioural Brain Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Medicinal Plant Extracts Effects
Keywords
cannabidiol, infralimbic cortex, 5-HT1A receptor, serotonin, anxiety, contextual fear conditioning, elevated plus maze, restraint stress, WAY-100635, microinjection, defensive behavior, emotional behavior
MeSH terms
Animals, Anxiety, Cannabidiol, Conditioning, Psychological, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Electroshock, Exploratory Behavior, Fear, Foot, Male, Microinjections, Piperazines, Psychotropic Drugs, Pyridines, Restraint, Physical, Stress, Psychological, Rats, Wistar, Prefrontal Cortex, Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A, Serotonin 5-HT1 Receptor Antagonists

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