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Vasopressin regulates social recognition in juvenile and adult rats of both sexes, but in sex- and age-specific ways
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In adult male rats, vasopressin (AVP) facilitates social recognition via activation of V1a receptors within the lateral septum. Much less is known about how AVP affects social recognition in adult females or in juvenile animals of either sex. We found that administration of the specific V1a receptor antagonist d(CH(2))(5)[Tyr(Me)(2)]AVP into the lateral septum of adult rats impaired, whereas AVP extended, social discrimination in both sexes. In juveniles, however, we detected a sex difference, such that males but not females showed social discrimination. Interestingly, administration of the V1a receptor antagonist to juveniles (either intracerebroventricularly or locally in the lateral septum) did not prevent social discrimination, but instead significantly decreased the investigation of a novel as opposed to a familiar animal in both sexes, with stronger effects in males. V1a receptors were found to be abundantly expressed in the lateral septum with higher binding density in females than in males. These findings demonstrate that activation of V1a receptors in the lateral septum is important for social recognition in both sexes, and that the roles of septal V1a receptors in social recognition change during development.
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“V1aR and the OTR are abundantly expressed in this area in juvenile rats (Lukas et al., 2010; Veenema et al., 2012)”
From Sex-specific modulation of juvenile social play behavior by vasopressin and oxytocin depends on social context (2014) · cites this paper as Veenema et al., 2012
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“This injection site was chosen because it is positioned centrally in the region where males and females express high densities of V1aR and OTR binding in the lateral septum (Lukas et al., 2010; Veenema et al., 2012; Figure 1) and because the injection site corresponds with previous studies showing that pharmacological manipulations of AVP and OXT systems in the rat lateral septum altered social”
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“However, the same dose of AVP altered novel cage social play behavior in females, anxiety-related behavior in males, and social recognition in both male and female juvenile rats (Veenema et al., 2012).”
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“These findings are the first to demonstrate a functional role of AVP in the MeP/pBNST→LS circuit in adult female rats, despite relatively low levels of AVP-ir in this circuit.”
From Quantitative mapping reveals age and sex differences in vasopressin, but not oxytocin, immunoreactivity in the rat social behavior neural network (2017) · cites this paper as Veenema et al., 2012
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“Male and female rats show very dense V1aR binding in the dorsal and intermediate LS, with females having even denser binding than males [39,40].”
From Involvement of dopamine, but not norepinephrine, in the sex-specific regulation of juvenile socially rewarding behavior by vasopressin (2018) · cites this paper as [40]
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“These drug concentrations were shown to be effective in altering social play (Veenema et al., 2013) or other social behaviors (Veenema et al., 2012; Dumais et al., 2013b; Lukas et al., 2013) in rats.”
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“Drug doses were chosen based on previous microinjection studies in rats inducing changes in behavior (Veenema et al., 2012(Veenema et al., , 2013;;Bredewold et al., 2015;Stanley et al., 1993;Numan et al., 2010).”
From Vasopressin regulates social play behavior in sex-specific ways through glutamate modulation in the lateral septum (2025) · cites this paper as Veenema et al., 2012
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“First, the role of BNST AVP in play behavior may change across age, similar to that found for septal AVP in social recognition in juveniles compared to adults (Veenema et al., 2012).”
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“To test the hypothesis that the sexually dimorphic effects of ICV injections of V1aR blockade were mediated by the sexually dimorphic projections of the BST and MeA, we specifically targeted the LS, which shows denser AVP fibers in males than in females (De Vries et al., 1981) and abundant expression of V1aR in male and female juvenile rats (Veenema et al., 2012).”
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“V1aR blockade in the LS, for example, made juvenile males as well as females spend more time investigating a familiar as opposed to a novel conspecific, albeit that these effects were significantly stronger in males than in females (Veenema et al., 2012).”
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“Time of administration and concentrations of drugs were based on previous studies showing behavioral effects in rats (Lukas et al., 2011, 2013; Veenema et al., 2012).”
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“Using the same concentration and injection procedure, we found previously that septal AVP injections extended social recognition in female juvenile rats and in male and female adult rats (Veenema et al., 2012).”
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“Moreover, whereas in the current study septal AVP injections did not alter social play in either sex, it facilitated social recognition in female, but not male juveniles (Veenema et al., 2012).”
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“Surprisingly, LS-V1AR blockade did not impair social recognition in juvenile rats, but rather induced a preference to investigate familiar over novel conspecifics (Veenema et al., 2012).”
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“Here, blockade of the AVP V1A receptor (V1AR) in the LS impaired social recognition in adult rats, while AVP infusions into the LS improved it (Dantzer et al., 1988; Engelmann & Landgraf, 1994; Everts & Koolhaas, 1997; Lukas, Toth, Veenema, & Neumann, 2013; Veenema et al., 2012).”
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“administration of AVP in the LS prolonged, while administration of V1AR antagonists in the LS impaired social recognition similarly in adult male and female rats (Veenema et al., 2012)”
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“The 3-day recovery period matches that used for other procedures applied routinely in our lab (e.g., intracerebral microdialysis) and was shown not to affect the display of social behavior (Beiderbeck et al., 2007; Veenema et al., 2010, 2012; Lukas et al., 2011, 2013).”
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“Antagonism of V1aRs in several different CNS sites impairs social recognition [73; 74]”
From Cross-talk among oxytocin and arginine-vasopressin receptors: Relevance for basic and clinical studies of the brain and periphery (2018) · cites this paper as [74]
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“we recently showed that V1aR blockade, using the specific V1aR antagonist d(CH2)5[Tyr(Me)2]AVP), in the LS impaired social recognition in both male and female adult rats (Veenema et al., 2012).”
From Vasopressin and oxytocin receptor systems in the brain: Sex differences and sex-specific regulation of social behavior (2016) · cites this paper as Veenema et al., 2012
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“In rodents, sex-specific regulation of partner preference in prairie voles, social recognition in rats, social play in rats, and aggression in hamsters has been found”
From Vasopressin and oxytocin receptor systems in the brain: Sex differences and sex-specific regulation of social behavior (2016) · cites this paper as Veenema et al., 2012
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“In rodents, sex-specific regulation of partner preference in prairie voles, social recognition in rats, social play in rats, and aggression in hamsters has been found”
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“VP plays a stronger role in social recognition in male juvenile rats compared to females (Veenema et al., 2012)”
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“we showed that V1aR blockade in the LS increased social investigation of a familiar over a novel stimulus rat in both male and female juvenile rats, but with a stronger effect in males (Veenema et al., 2012).”
From Vasopressin and oxytocin receptor systems in the brain: Sex differences and sex-specific regulation of social behavior (2016) · cites this paper as Veenema et al., 2012
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“For example, BNST AVP cell ablation impairs social recognition in males, likely through its projection to the LS (94, 108, 109), and restoration of BNST-LS AVP signaling in Magel2-KO mice ameliorated social discrimination deficits (110).”
From Oxytocin, Vasopressin, and Social Behavior: From Neural Circuits to Clinical Opportunities (2022) · cites this paper as [109]
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Metadata
- Authors
- Veenema, A. H., Bredewold, R., & De Vries, G. J.
- Affiliations
- Boston College (US)
- Corresponding author
- Veenema, A.H.
- Venue
- Hormones and Behavior
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2012-01
- Volume
- 61
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 50-56
- ISSN
- 0018-506X (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3264802
- OpenAlex
- W1978497905
- Cited by
- 129
- References
- 27
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- FWCI
- 6.96
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- europepmc.org
- Locations
- Hormones and Behavior (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH047538)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Sensory Systems › Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
- Keywords
- vasopressin, V1a receptor, social recognition, social discrimination, lateral septum, young rats, sex differences, age differences, V1a receptor antagonist, social behavior development
- MeSH terms
- Age Factors, Animals, Arginine Vasopressin, Female, Male, Septal Nuclei, Sex Factors, Social Behavior, Rats, Wistar, Receptors, Vasopressin, Recognition, Psychology, Rats, Antidiuretic Hormone Receptor Antagonists
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