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Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice
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Background The neuropeptide oxytocin (OT) is a key regulator of social and emotional behaviors. The effects of OT are context-dependent, and it has been proposed that OT increases the salience of both positive and negative social cues. Here we tested whether the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) mediates anxiogenic effects of OT. Methods First, we studied the effects of systemic administration of an OT receptor (OTR) antagonist L-368,899 on social behavior in male and female California mice exposed to social defeat. We examined the effect of L-368,899 on G protein activation and used EGR1 immunohistochemistry to identify potential sites of OTR action. Finally, we examined the effects of L-368,899 infused in the BNST on behavior. Results A single dose of systemic L-368,899 increased social approach in stressed females and decreased social approach in males naïve to defeat. L-368,899 prevented OT activation of G proteins, and did not activate G-proteins in the absence of OT. Intranasal OT, which reduces social approach in females but not males, increased EGR1 immunoreactivity in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) core and anteromedial BNST in females but not males. Stressed females that received an infusion of L-368,899 in to anteromedial BNST but not the NAc core increased social approach and decreased social vigilance responses. Conclusions Our results suggest that OTR activation in anteromedial BNST induces a vigilance response in which individuals avoid, yet attend to unfamiliar social contexts. Our results suggest that OTR antagonists may have unappreciated therapeutic potential for stress-induced psychiatric disorders.
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Systemic or anteromedial BNST infusion of the oxytocin receptor antagonist L-368,899 rapidly reversed stress-induced social avoidance in female California mice, while systemic L-368,899 reduced social approach in defeat-naïve males. The results suggest OTR activation in the anteromedial BNST promotes vigilance toward unfamiliar social contexts and social avoidance in stressed females.
Key findings
- In stressed females, systemic L-368,899 at 5 mg/kg increased time in the interaction zone versus saline-treated stressed females (p<0.05, d=1.03) and increased active investigation; stressed females given saline or 1 mg/kg showed reduced interaction (p<0.001, d=1.6 and p=0.02, d=1.1, respectively). In control males, 5 mg/kg L-368,899 reduced time in the interaction zone (p=0.02, d=1.25).
- Infusion of L-368,899 into the anteromedial BNST, but not the dorsolateral NAc core, increased social approach in stressed females (BNSTam p<0.001, d=1.27; NAcdl d=0.07; misses d=0.12).
- Intranasal oxytocin increased EGR1 immunoreactivity in females but not males in the anteromedial BNST (p=0.03, d=1.09) and dorsolateral NAc core (p=0.03, d=0.93).
- Systemic 5 mg/kg L-368,899 eliminated the stress-induced increase in orientation toward the target mouse in females (P<0.01), and BNSTam infusion reduced this vigilance response (P<0.05). L-368,899 fully prevented oxytocin activation of G-proteins and β-arrestin recruitment without activating them alone.
Methods
- Male and female California mice were assigned to control handling or 3 days of social defeat, with behavioral and receptor-binding analyses conducted two weeks later.
- Systemic L-368,899 (1 or 5 mg/kg, intraperitoneal) was given 30 min before social interaction testing; separate tests included odor preference, OTR autoradiography, EGR1 immunohistochemistry after intranasal oxytocin or systemic L-368,899, and BRET assays for G-protein/β-arrestin coupling.
- Stressed females received bilateral 200 nl infusions of aCSF or L-368,899 (1 µg per side) into the dorsolateral NAc core or anteromedial BNST before social interaction testing; analyses used two-way ANOVA, planned comparisons with Bonferroni correction, Cohen’s d, Spearman correlations, and 3-way ANOVA for estrous cycle.
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- The paper states that further study is needed to identify the downstream effects of OTR activation in the anteromedial BNST.
- Evident from the text: site-specific infusion experiments were performed only in stressed females, so the circuit-level conclusion is limited to females; several key effects were statistical trends, including the systemic female social interaction stress×drug interaction (p=0.06) and EGR1 sex×drug interactions in BNSTam (p=0.08) and NAcdl (p=0.06).
- The paper reports no main effects of estrous cycle or interactions with stress or treatment in the social interaction and odor preference tests (Supplementary Table S2), but full procedural details are in supplementary methods not included in the provided text.
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“Stressed females that received an infusion of L-368,899 in to anteromedial BNST but not the NAc core increased social approach and decreased social vigilance responses.”
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“did not activate G-proteins in the absence of OT”
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“Stressed females that received an infusion of L-368,899 in to anteromedial BNST but not the NAc core increased social approach and decreased social vigilance responses.”
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“A single dose of systemic L-368,899 increased social approach in stressed females”
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“Stressed females that received an infusion of L-368,899 in to anteromedial BNST but not the NAc core increased social approach and decreased social vigilance responses.”
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“Intranasal OT, which reduces social approach in females but not males, increased EGR1 immunoreactivity in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) core and anteromedial BNST in females but not males.”
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“decreased social approach in males naïve to defeat”
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“L-368,899 prevented OT activation of G proteins”
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“Intranasal OT, which reduces social approach in females but not males, increased EGR1 immunoreactivity in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) core and anteromedial BNST in females but not males.”
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“In the BNSTam there was evidence for sex-specific effects of intranasal OT on EGR1 immunoreactivity (Figure 4B; sex*drug interaction, p=0.08).”
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“Effects of OTA were stronger on the amount of time females actively interacted (by rearing or sniffing) with the cage containing the target mouse (Figure 1C; stress*drug interaction; p<0.001).”
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“In males, social defeat stress did not reduce social interaction behavior, consistent with previous studies (15, 41, 42).”
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- Not checked yetcites [15] Steinman, 2016, Sex-specific effects of stress on oxytocin neurons correspond with responses to intranasal oxytocin, Biol Psychiatry source
- Not checked yetcites [41] Greenberg, 2015, Effects of social defeat on dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area in male and female California mice, Eur J Neurosci source
- Not checked yetcites [42] Campi, 2014, Sex differences in effects of dopamine D1 receptors on social withdrawal, Neuropharmacology source
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“A similar pattern was observed in the NAcdl (Figure 4D; sex*drug interaction, p=0.06).”
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“Stressed females that received infusions of OTA into the BNSTam (Figure 5B, 5G, 5I) spent significantly more time in the interaction zone with the target mouse than females that received saline (p<0.001, d=1.27).”
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“In females, there was evidence suggesting that the effects of systemic OTA treatment on social interaction behavior were different in control vs. stressed females (Figure 1B; stress*drug interaction, p=0.06).”
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“Planned comparisons showed that intranasal OT increased the number of EGR1 positive cells in females (p= 0.03, d=1.09)”
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“Time spent in the interaction zone was not correlated with OTR in females.”
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“and there was no effect of stress.”
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“None of the three concentrations of OTA alone led to activation of G-proteins.”
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“Planned comparisons showed that intranasal OT significantly increased EGR1 positive cells in females (p= 0.03, d=0.93)”
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“In the NAcdl (Figure 3B; main effect of stress; p=0.03), and NAc shell (Figure 3C; main effect of stress; p=0.03) stressed males and females had significantly less OTR binding than controls.”
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“In the PVN, females had significantly less OTR binding than males (Figure 3F; main effect of sex; p<0.001)”
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“but not males (p= 0.58, d=0.31).”
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“but not with 5mg/Kg dose of OTA (d=0.6).”
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“OTA treatment alone didn’t induce changes in BRET ratio.”
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“and were no different from control females (all treatments, d=0.45).”
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“For females there was a main effect of treatment on odor preference during interaction phase (Figure 1E, main effect of drug; p<0.001).”
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“No significant differences were observed in stressed males.”
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“In stressed females 1 mg/Kg of OTA significantly increased preference for an unfamiliar odor vs cage-mate compared to saline treated animals (p<0.001, d=0.94).”
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“Stressed females showed reduced interaction with the target mouse if treated with saline (p<0.001, d=1.6)”
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“Stressed females spent less time in the interaction zone than controls if they were treated with saline (p<0.001, d=2.04)”
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“There were no effects of stress or 5 mg/kg OTA treatment on EGR1 expression in NAcdl or BNSTam following the odor preference test (Supplementary Figure S5).”
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“In males, OTR in the NAc shell and CeA were positively correlated with time spent in the interaction zone (Supplementary Table S3).”
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“Incubation with OT significantly reduced energy transfer (BRET) between all 6 G-proteins analyzed (Figure 2, all p’s < 0.05)”
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“During the open field phase (when the empty cage was absent), there were no effects of treatment on time spent in center, but there was a main effect of stress reducing time spent in center (Supplementary Figure S1C, p<0.001).”
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“However, a planned comparison showed that 5 mg/Kg of OTA reduced time spent in the interaction zone of control males (p=0.02, d=1.25).”
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“In contrast, stressed females treated with 5mg/Kg of OTA spent significantly more time in the interaction zone than stressed females treated with saline (p<0.05, d=1.03)”
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“There was no significant effect of OTA on time spent in the interaction zone in the presence of a target mouse (Figure 1B; main effect of drug; p=0.1).”
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“Similarly, in cells co-expressing OTR-Rluc and β-arrestin1-YFP, OT increased the BRET ratio, indicating agonist-induced association between the OTR and β-arrestin 1.”
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“or 1 mg/Kg of OTA (p<0.01, d=1.29).”
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“In control females, OTA had no significant effect on preference ratios.”
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“There were no significant differences in any of these variables during acclimation phase when the target mouse was absent (Supplementary Figure S1A, S1B)”
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“During the open field phase (when the empty cage was absent), there were no effects of treatment on time spent in center, but there was a main effect of stress reducing time spent in center (Supplementary Figure S1C, p<0.001).”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > RESULTS > Effects of systemic administration of OTA on social interaction behavior
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“Similar results were observed using the β-arrestin2 YFP construct.”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > RESULTS > Effects of OTA on OT activation of G-proteins and β-arrestins recruitment
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“or 1mg/Kg dose of OTA (p=0.02, d=1.1)”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > RESULTS > Effects of systemic administration of OTA on social interaction behavior
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“Intriguingly, the effect of 5 mg/Kg of OTA was less pronounced (p=0.08, d=0.78).”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > RESULTS > Effects of systemic administration of OTA on odor preference behavior
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“but not males (d=0.32).”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > RESULTS > Effects of intranasal administration of OT and systemic administration of OTA on EGR1 immunoreactivity
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“However, females had more EGR1 positive cells in both NAcdl (F1,59=47.58, p<0.01) and BNSTam (F1,56=26.47, p<0.01) than males.”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > RESULTS > Effects of intranasal administration of OT and systemic administration of OTA on EGR1 immunoreactivity
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“The effects of OTA on social interaction behavior were dependent on the site of injection (Figure 5B, injection site*drug, p<0.001).”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > RESULTS > Effects of OTA infusion into BNSTam or NAcdl in stressed females on SI
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“However, OTA treatment fully prevented G-protein activation of OT.”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > RESULTS > Effects of OTA on OT activation of G-proteins and β-arrestins recruitment
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“There were no effects of sex or stress in dorsal LS (Figure 3D), BNSTam (Figure 3E), or central nucleus of the amygdala (CeA, Figure 3G) any other areas investigated (Supplementary Figure S3).”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > RESULTS > Effects of stress on OTR expression in males and females
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“Specifically, for saline treated females, stressed mice spent more time oriented towards the target mouse than control females (Fig. 6B, P<0.01).”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > RESULTS > Effects of OTA on risk assessment behavior
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“While performing experiments we noticed that stressed females would orient towards the target mouse when outside of the interaction zone (Supplementary Video 1, Figure 6A).”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > RESULTS > Effects of OTA on risk assessment behavior
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“Our finding that a broad-spectrum OTR antagonist has opposite effects on social behavior in males and females suggest that this is a promising direction for further study.”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > DISCUSSION > Sex-specific effects of systemic inhibition of OTR
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“In contrast, OTA injections in to the NAcdl (Figure 5B, 5F, 5H d=0.07) or misses (Figure 5B, Supplementary Table S4, d=0.12) had no effect on time spent in the interaction zone with the target mouse.”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > RESULTS > Effects of OTA infusion into BNSTam or NAcdl in stressed females on SI
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“In site-specific studies on stressed females, only OTA infusion in the BNSTam reduced the amount of time the focal mouse was oriented toward the target (Figure 6C, P<0.05).”
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“or during the acclimation phase when there was no target mouse present in control vs. stressed females (Figure 6E).”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > RESULTS > Effects of OTA on risk assessment behavior
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“There were no sex differences in OTR expression, consistent with previous reports in other species (53, 54).”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > DISCUSSION > Sex-specific effects of systemic inhibition of OTR
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- Not checked yetcites [53] Bales, 2007, Neonatal oxytocin manipulations have long-lasting, sexually dimorphic effects on vasopressin receptors, Neuroscience source
- Not checked yetcites [54] Insel, 1991, The comparative distribution of forebrain receptors for neurohypophyseal peptides in monogamous and polygamous mice, Neuroscience source
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“This response was inhibited by systemic or intra-BNST OTA treatment.”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > DISCUSSION > Stress induces vigilance and avoidance of unfamiliar social contexts
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“In the systemic OTA experiment, the effect of OTA on time spent oriented towards the target mouse was different in control and stressed females (Figure 6B, stress*drug interaction, P= 0.02).”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > RESULTS > Effects of OTA on risk assessment behavior
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“Using BRET assays we showed that unlike atosiban, L368, 899 blocks OTR activation of Gq, Gi, and β-arrestin by OT.”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > DISCUSSION > Sex-specific effects of systemic inhibition of OTR
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“Infusion of TrkB inhibitor in unstressed females had no effect on behavior”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > DISCUSSION > Specific-site effects of OTR on social avoidance
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“In contrast, OTA injections in to the NAcdl (Figure 5B, 5F, 5H d=0.07) or misses (Figure 5B, Supplementary Table S4, d=0.12) had no effect on time spent in the interaction zone with the target mouse.”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > RESULTS > Effects of OTA infusion into BNSTam or NAcdl in stressed females on SI
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“infusion of a selective TrkB inhibitior in to BNSTam had an identical effect as OTA, increasing social approach in stressed females.”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > DISCUSSION > Specific-site effects of OTR on social avoidance
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“As in the systemic OTA experiment, OTA infusions in the BNSTam had no effect on orientation to an empty cage (Figure 6F).”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > RESULTS > Effects of OTA on risk assessment behavior
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“No differences in orientation responses were observed in control vs. stressed males (Figure 6D)”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > RESULTS > Effects of OTA on risk assessment behavior
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“Our results support the hypothesis that stress-induced increases in the activation OTR induce social withdrawal”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > INTRODUCTION
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“Our results suggest that OTR antagonists may have unappreciated therapeutic potential for stress-induced psychiatric disorders.”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > Abstract > Conclusions
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“We previously observed that social defeat increases the activity of OT neurons in the medioventral bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNSTmv) and paraventricular nucleus (PVN) in female but not male California mice (15).”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > INTRODUCTION
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [15] Steinman, 2016, Sex-specific effects of stress on oxytocin neurons correspond with responses to intranasal oxytocin, Biol Psychiatry source
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“Our results suggest that OTR activation in anteromedial BNST induces a vigilance response in which individuals avoid, yet attend to unfamiliar social contexts.”
- Also stated in: § Effects of OTA on risk assessment behavior · hedged
“These results suggest that OTR activation in the BNST induces a response in which an individual avoids yet attends an unfamiliar social context.”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > Abstract > Conclusions
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“which readily passes through the brain-blood barrier (18, 19).”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > MATERIALS AND METHODS > Effects of systemic OTA treatment
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [18] Boccia, 2007, Peripherally administered non-peptide oxytocin antagonist, L-368,899®, accumulates in limbic brain areas: A new pharmacological tool for the study of social motivation in non-human primates, Horm Behav source
- Not checked yetcites [19] Pettibone, 1993, L-368,899, a potent orally active oxytocin antagonist for potential use in preterm labor, Drug Dev Res source
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“Thus, L368, 899 is a full antagonist at all known OTR dependent second messenger systems.”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > RESULTS > Effects of OTA on OT activation of G-proteins and β-arrestins recruitment
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“social defeat increases levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BNDF) in BNSTam of female but not male California mice (31).”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > DISCUSSION > Specific-site effects of OTR on social avoidance
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [31] Loveland, 2017, Differential activation of vasotocin neurons in contexts that elicit aggression and courtship, Behav Brain Res source
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“Our results show that OTR inhibition has opposing effects on social approach in males versus females in a novel environment.”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > DISCUSSION > Sex-specific effects of systemic inhibition of OTR
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“The empirical data support the hypothesis that elevated OT may contribute to social vigilance in novel contexts.”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > DISCUSSION > Conclusions
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“indicating that the BNSTam is a critical site of action for OTR-dependent social withdrawal in females.”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > DISCUSSION
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“Our results suggest that these hypotheses converge at the BNSTam, where OTR activation appears to inhibit social approach not by reducing social motivation, but by increasing vigilance towards unfamiliar and possibly dangerous social contexts.”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > DISCUSSION > Stress induces vigilance and avoidance of unfamiliar social contexts
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“Furthermore, analyses of orientation responses suggest that OTR in the BNSTam promotes a vigilance response to unfamiliar social contexts that inhibits social approach.”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > DISCUSSION
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“The EGR1 immunoreactivity was effective at identifying nuclei that responded more strongly to intranasal OT in females compared to males.”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > DISCUSSION > Specific-site effects of OTR on social avoidance
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“On balance, it does not appear that sex differences in OT or OTR expression can account for the sex-specific effects of OTR we report.”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > DISCUSSION > Sex-specific effects of systemic inhibition of OTR
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“Importantly, our data suggest that the effects of OTA are limited to social contexts.”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > DISCUSSION
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“suggesting that the role of the BNSTam in modulating social behavior is more important following a stressful experience.”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > DISCUSSION > Specific-site effects of OTR on social avoidance
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“Our results expand on this finding by showing that OTR mediate behavioral responses that occur weeks after an aversive social experience.”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > DISCUSSION > Stress induces vigilance and avoidance of unfamiliar social contexts
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“Our results show that a single administration of systemic OTA is sufficient to reverse stress-induced deficits in social interaction behavior.”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > DISCUSSION
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“There were no main effects of estrous cycle or interaction with stress or treatment (Supplementary Table S2).”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > MATERIALS AND METHODS > Statistical analysis
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“In the NAc shell, females had more EGR1 positive cells than males (Supplementary Figure S4, main effect of sex, p=0.03).”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > RESULTS > Effects of intranasal administration of OT and systemic administration of OTA on EGR1 immunoreactivity
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“In females, stress also significantly increased time spent in corners opposite the interaction zone (Figure 1D; main effect of stress, p<0.001), but only in females receiving saline (p=0.01, d=0.8) or 1 mg/Kg of OTA (p= 0.047, d=1.3), but not 5 mg/Kg of OTA (d=0.25).”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > RESULTS > Effects of systemic administration of OTA on social interaction behavior
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“There were no effects of stress, treatment, or their interaction on EGR1 positive cells detected in NAc core ventromedial, LS or PVN (Supplementary Figure S4).”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > RESULTS > Effects of intranasal administration of OT and systemic administration of OTA on EGR1 immunoreactivity
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“There were no effects of stress, treatment, or their interaction on time spent in interaction zone or corners during acclimation phase and time spent in the center of the open field during open field phase (Supplementary Figures S1).”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > RESULTS > Effects of systemic administration of OTA on social interaction behavior
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“There were no significant differences in time spent in active investigation (Figure 1C) or in corner zones (Figure 1D).”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > RESULTS > Effects of systemic administration of OTA on social interaction behavior
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“Surprisingly, neither control nor stressed males showed a preference for any odor, and this was not affected by OTA treatment.”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > RESULTS > Effects of systemic administration of OTA on odor preference behavior
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“No effects of treatment or injection site were detected in time spent in corners during interaction (Figure 5C), time in the interaction zone during acclimation (Figure 5D) or distance traveled during open field (Figure 5E).”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > RESULTS > Effects of OTA infusion into BNSTam or NAcdl in stressed females on SI
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“stressed females spent more time oriented towards the target mouse, but not an empty cage, when outside of the interaction zone.”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > DISCUSSION > Stress induces vigilance and avoidance of unfamiliar social contexts
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“Treatment with 5 mg/kg of OTA but not 1 mg/kg OTA eliminated the stress-induced increase in time spent oriented toward the target mouse (Figure 6B, P<0.01).”
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“A single injection of OTA in to BNSTam but not the NAcdl, increased social approach in stressed females.”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > DISCUSSION > Specific-site effects of OTR on social avoidance
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“Intranasal OT reduces amygdala reactivity in men (5, 7)”
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“but increases it in women (11, 12).”
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“post-mortem analyses showed that humans suffering from depression had more OT immunoreactive neurons in the hypothalamus (10).”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > INTRODUCTION
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- Not checked yetcites [10] Purba, 1996, Increased number of vasopressin- and oxytocin-expressing neurons in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus in depression, Arch Gen Psychiatry source
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“Nonetheless, it is clear in some cases that OT is anxiogenic (9).”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > INTRODUCTION
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- Not checked yetcites [9] Eckstein, 2014, Oxytocin facilitates the sensation of social stress, Hum Brain Mapp source
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“Oxytocin (OT) is an evolutionary conserved neuropeptide that is a key regulator of social and emotional behaviors (1–4).”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > INTRODUCTION
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- Not checked yetcites [1] Dumais, 2016, Vasopressin and oxytocin receptor systems in the brain: Sex differences and sex-specific regulation of social behavior, Front Neuroendocrinol source
- Not checked yetcites [2] Heinrichs, 2007, Neuroendocrine mechanisms of stress and social interaction: Implications for mental disorders, Curr Opin Psychiatry source
- Not checked yetcites [3] Johnson, 2017, Oxytocin and vasopressin neural networks: Implications for social behavioral diversity and translational neuroscience, Neurosci Biobehav Rev source
- Not checked yetcites [4] Neumann, 2016, Oxytocin in general anxiety and social fear: A translational approach, Biol Psychiatry source
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“some OTR antagonists, such as atosiban, can activate selective Gi pathways (36, 38).”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > MATERIALS AND METHODS > Effects of OTA on OT activation of G-proteins and β-arrestins recruitment
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- Not checked yetcites [36] Busnelli, 2013, Selective and potent agonists and antagonists for investigating the role of mouse oxytocin receptors, J Pharmacol Exp Ther source
- Not checked yetcites [38] Reversi, 2005, The oxytocin receptor antagonist atosiban inhibits cell growth via a “biased agonist” mechanism, J Biol Chem source
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“EGR1 has been shown to be useful as an indirect marker of neuronal activation in a variety of species and contexts (28–30).”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > MATERIALS AND METHODS > Effects of intranasal OT and systemic OTA on EGR1 immunoreactivity
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- Not checked yetcites [28] Perkeybile, 2015, Intergenerational transmission of alloparental behavior and oxytocin and vasopressin receptor distribution in the prairie vole, Front Behav Neurosci source
- Not checked yetcites [29] Hasen, 2006, Maternal aggression: New insights from Egr-1, Brain Res source
- Not checked yetcites [30] Yochiy, 2012, Novelty, but not operant aversive learning, enhances Fos and Egr-1 expression in the medial prefrontal cortex and hippocampal areas of rats, Behav Neurosci source
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“Our main finding is that a single dose of OTA, either systemically or within the BNSTam, rapidly reverses stress-induced social avoidance in females, without affecting behavior in non-social contexts.”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > INTRODUCTION
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“After recovery, females were randomly assigned to receive bilateral 200 nl infusions of either aCSF or L-368,899 (1 ug per side) into NAcdl or BNSTam”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > MATERIALS AND METHODS > Site-specific injection of OTA
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“The interaction phase videos were later reanalyzed by an observer blind to treatment assignment to manually score active investigation, time spent inactive in interaction zone, auto-grooming, and time spent in sides”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > MATERIALS AND METHODS > Social interaction test (SI)
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“Male and female mice were randomly assigned to control handling or social defeat for 3 consecutive days as described (16).”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > MATERIALS AND METHODS > Social defeat
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- Not checked yetcites [16] Trainor, 2013, Sex differences in stress-induced social withdrawal: Independence from adult gonadal hormones and inhibition of female phenotype by corncob bedding, Horm Behav source
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“Histology was used to determine injection sites (see Supplementary methods).”
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“OT facilitates OTR coupling to several different G-proteins and β-arrestins, allowing for multiple degrees of freedom for effects on neural activity (36, 37).”
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“Estrous cycle was assessed post mortem to avoid disrupting behavior (40).”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > MATERIALS AND METHODS > Statistical analysis
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- Not checked yetcites [40] Silva, 2010, Effects of photoperiod and experience on aggressive behavior in female California mice, Behav Brain Res source
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“Results from the odor preference test suggest that defeat induces a preference for familiar social contexts and that OTR facilitates this preference.”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > DISCUSSION
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“intranasal OT has been reported to increase perceived social stress (9) and mistrust (77) in humans.”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > DISCUSSION > Conclusions
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- Not checked yetcites [9] Eckstein, 2014, Oxytocin facilitates the sensation of social stress, Hum Brain Mapp source
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“The BNST is thought to be a key center for integrating information from social and physical environments to generate avoidance/approach responses (61).”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > DISCUSSION > Specific-site effects of OTR on social avoidance
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- Not checked yetcites [61] Lebow, 2016, Overshadowed by the amygdala: The bed nucleus of the stria terminalis emerges as key to psychiatric disorders, Mol Psychiatry source
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“Anteromedial portions of BNST receive inputs from the medial amygdala and posterior BNST, and send direct projections to PVN and CeA (70, 71).”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > DISCUSSION > Specific-site effects of OTR on social avoidance
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- Not checked yetcites [70] Dong, 2006, Projections from bed nuclei of the stria terminalis, anteromedial area: Cerebral hemisphere integration of neuroendocrine, autonomic, and behavioral aspects of energy balance, J Comp Neurol source
- Not checked yetcites [71] Gomez, 1992, Differential projections of the anterior and posterior regions of the medial amygdaloid nucleus in the Syrian hamster, J Comp Neurol source
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“Head orientation was recorded by an observer blind to treatment groups.”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > RESULTS > Effects of OTA on risk assessment behavior
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“Intranasal OT reduced social interaction behavior in female but not male California mice (15)”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > DISCUSSION > Specific-site effects of OTR on social avoidance
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- Not checked yetcites [15] Steinman, 2016, Sex-specific effects of stress on oxytocin neurons correspond with responses to intranasal oxytocin, Biol Psychiatry source
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“The current findings combined with our previous work (15) suggest a model that social defeat induces hyperactivity of BNSTmv and PVN OT neurons which in turn increase the activation of OTR in the BNSTam to induce avoidance of unfamiliar social contexts in females.”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > DISCUSSION > Conclusions
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- Not checked yetcites [15] Steinman, 2016, Sex-specific effects of stress on oxytocin neurons correspond with responses to intranasal oxytocin, Biol Psychiatry source
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“Similarly, the social salience hypothesis posits that OT enhances the salience of both positive and negative social experiences (75).”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > DISCUSSION > Stress induces vigilance and avoidance of unfamiliar social contexts
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- Not checked yetcites [75] Shamay-Tsoory, 2016, The social salience hypothesis of oxytocin, Biol Psychiatry source
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“intranasal OT has been reported to increase perceived social stress (9) and mistrust (77) in humans.”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > DISCUSSION > Conclusions
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- Not checked yetcites [77] Bartz, 2011, Oxytocin can hinder trust and cooperation in borderline personality disorder, Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci source
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“Local infusion of OTA in to the BNSTam, but not NAcdl, mimics the effects of systemic administration”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > DISCUSSION
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“It has been proposed that the BNST plays a critical role in ‘valence surveillance’, in which an individual assesses social contexts and assigns a positive or negative valence (61).”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > DISCUSSION > Stress induces vigilance and avoidance of unfamiliar social contexts
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- Not checked yetcites [61] Lebow, 2016, Overshadowed by the amygdala: The bed nucleus of the stria terminalis emerges as key to psychiatric disorders, Mol Psychiatry source
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“It has been reported that OT can increase BDNF expression in hippocampus (72) and neuroblastoma cells (73), but otherwise little is known about OT-BDNF interactions.”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > DISCUSSION > Specific-site effects of OTR on social avoidance
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- Not checked yetcites [72] Dayi, 2015, The effects of oxytocin on cognitive defect caused by chronic restraint stress applied to adolescent rats and on hippocampal VEGF and BDNF levels, Med Sci Monit source
- Not checked yetcites [73] Bakos, 2013, Oxytocin receptor ligands induce changes in cytoskeleton in neuroblastoma cells, J Mol Neurosci source
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“Male rats confronted with threatening stimuli such as a predator or predator odor exhibit similar orienting responses (74), which have been described as risk assessment or vigilance behavior (24).”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > DISCUSSION > Stress induces vigilance and avoidance of unfamiliar social contexts
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- Not checked yetcites [74] Blanchard, 1989, Antipredator defensive behaviors in a visible burrow system, J Comp Psychol source
- Not checked yetcites [24] Greenberg, 2013, Sex differences in stress-induced social withdrawal: Role of brain derived neurotrophic factor in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, Front Behav Neurosci
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“When effects of stress were observed, OTR expression was decreased, possibly as a negative feedback response to elevated OT release (55).”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > DISCUSSION > Sex-specific effects of systemic inhibition of OTR
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- Not checked yetcites [55] Phaneuf, 2000, Loss of myometrial oxytocin receptors during oxytocin-induced and oxytocin-augmented labour, J Reprod Fertil source
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“Interestingly, the OTR ligand atosiban, considered to be an OTR antagonist, actually activates Gi-mediated pathways in vitro (36, 38) and in vivo (57).”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > DISCUSSION > Sex-specific effects of systemic inhibition of OTR
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- Not checked yetcites [36] Busnelli, 2013, Selective and potent agonists and antagonists for investigating the role of mouse oxytocin receptors, J Pharmacol Exp Ther source
- Not checked yetcites [38] Reversi, 2005, The oxytocin receptor antagonist atosiban inhibits cell growth via a “biased agonist” mechanism, J Biol Chem source
- Not checked yetcites [57] Eliava, 2016, A new population of parvocellular oxytocin neurons controlling magnocellular neuron activity and inflammatory pain processing, Neuron source
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“It has been previously reported that OTR play a critical role in learning during aversive social contexts (76).”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > DISCUSSION > Stress induces vigilance and avoidance of unfamiliar social contexts
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- Not checked yetcites [76] Choe, 2015, Oxytocin mediates entrainment of sensory stimuli to social cues of opposing valence, Neuron source
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“Atosiban mimicked the inhibitory effect of OT on sensory neurons of the spinal cord, providing clear evidence of its unique agonist activity on restricted OTR signaling pathways (57).”
§ Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice > DISCUSSION > Sex-specific effects of systemic inhibition of OTR
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- Not checked yetcites [57] Eliava, 2016, A new population of parvocellular oxytocin neurons controlling magnocellular neuron activity and inflammatory pain processing, Neuron source
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The paper relies on this without support.
Intranasal OT reduces social interaction in unstressed female California mice.
“We also found that intranasal OT reduced social interaction in unstressed females, mirroring the effect of social defeat stress.”
The paper relies on this without support.
No study has considered whether sex differences in G-protein activation by a single receptor contributes to sex differences in behavioral effects.
“To our knowledge, no study has considered whether sex differences in G-protein activation by a single receptor contributes to sex differences in behavioral effects.”
The paper relies on this without support.
No study has systematically compared these ligands in males and females.
“no study has systematically compared these ligands in males and females.”
The paper relies on this without support.
Little is known about OT-BDNF interactions.
“but otherwise little is known about OT-BDNF interactions.”
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“Social defeat stress increases c-fos expression in oxytocin neurons in the Paraventricular Nucleus of the Hypothalamus (PVN) (37), a response that has been associated with heightened immediate early gene expression in the anteromedial BNST (40).”
From Sexual differentiation of neural mechanisms of stress sensitivity during puberty (2023) · cites this paper as [40]
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“The BNST plays a key role in modulating stress-induced social avoidance and social vigilance in males and females (38, 40, 41).”
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“These results contrast with observed sex differences in adults, which show that social defeat decreases social approach (38, 42, 43, 51) and increases social vigilance (40) in females but not males.”
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“Previous work in California mice (Peromyscus californicus) shows that social defeat stress has stronger effects on BNST structure and function in adult females than males (37, 38) and that these changes drive stress-induced social avoidance and social vigilance (39–41).”
From Sexual differentiation of neural mechanisms of stress sensitivity during puberty (2023) · cites this paper as [40]
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“However, in California mice, knockdown of OXT or administration of OXTR antagonist in the anterior BNST increased social approach and decreased social vigilance, an anxiety-like behavior, which suggests that OXT may also drive social anxiety-like behavior depending on its source or context (66, 88).”
From Oxytocin, Vasopressin, and Social Behavior: From Neural Circuits to Clinical Opportunities (2022) · cites this paper as [88]
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“Additionally, more recent studies have demonstrated some antisocial effects of OT in both humans (De Dreu et al., 2010, De Dreu et al., 2011, Eckstein et al., 2014, Shamay-Tsoory et al., 2009) and other animals (Duque-Wilckens et al., 2018, Guzmán et al., 2013, Huang et al., 2014).”
From Wireless Optogenetic Stimulation of Oxytocin Neurons in a Semi-natural Setup Dynamically Elevates Both Pro-social and Agonistic Behaviors (2020) · cites this paper as Duque-Wilckens et al., 2018
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“There were no sex differences in OTR expression, consistent with previous reports in other species (53, 54).”
“In the PVN, females had significantly less OTR binding than males (Figure 3F; main effect of sex; p<0.001) and there was no effect of stress.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Duque-Wilckens, N., Steinman, M. Q., Busnelli, M., Chini, B., Yokoyama, S., Pham, M., Laredo, S. A., Hao, R., Perkeybile, A. M., Minie, V. A., Tan, P. B., Bales, K. L., & Trainor, B. C.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Davis (US)
- University of Milan (IT)
- Corresponding author
- Trainor, Brian C.
- ORCID
- Venue
- Biological Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2018-02
- Volume
- 83
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 203-213
- ISSN
- 0006-3223 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC5743604
- OpenAlex
- W2755709714
- Semantic Scholar
- dfb392e2b3221906b0d92d515c8101c0845123f1
- Cited by
- 181
- References
- 78
- Citations by year
- 2026: 13 · 2025: 31 · 2024: 22 · 2023: 21 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 31 · 2020: 17 · 2019: 17 · 2018: 15
- FWCI
- 19.18
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Biological Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (P51OD011107)
- National Institute of Mental Health (F31MH095253, R01MH103322)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Keywords
- oxytocin receptor, bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, social avoidance, social defeat stress, sex differences, L-368,899, G protein activation, early growth response factor-1, nucleus accumbens core, social vigilance, social approach, anxiety
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Behavior, Animal, Camphanes, Disease Models, Animal, Female, Male, Nucleus Accumbens, Oxytocin, Piperazines, Septal Nuclei, Sex Characteristics, Social Behavior, Stress, Psychological, Receptors, Oxytocin, Mice
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