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CD38 is critical for social behaviour by regulating oxytocin secretion

Jin, Duo, Liu, Hong-Xiang, Hirai, Hirokazu, Torashima, Takashi, Nagai, Taku, Lopatina, Olga, Shnayder, Natalia A., Yamada, Kiyofumi +24 more·2007·Nature

Abstract

CD38, a transmembrane glycoprotein with ADP-ribosyl cyclase activity, catalyses the formation of Ca2+ signalling molecules, but its role in the neuroendocrine system is unknown. Here we show that adult CD38 knockout (CD38-/-) female and male mice show marked defects in maternal nurturing and social behaviour, respectively, with higher locomotor activity. Consistently, the plasma level of oxytocin (OT), but not vasopressin, was strongly decreased in CD38-/- mice. Replacement of OT by subcutaneous injection or lentiviral-vector-mediated delivery of human CD38 in the hypothalamus rescued social memory and maternal care in CD38-/- mice. Depolarization-induced OT secretion and Ca2+ elevation in oxytocinergic neurohypophysial axon terminals were disrupted in CD38-/- mice; this was mimicked by CD38 metabolite antagonists in CD38+/+ mice. These results reveal that CD38 has a key role in neuropeptide release, thereby critically regulating maternal and social behaviours, and may be an element in neurodevelopmental disorders.

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  • Oxytocin receptor and D2 receptor activation must occur concurrently for partner preference to develop in female prairie voles.

    “A seminal study showed that OTR and D2 receptor activation must occur concurrently for partner preference to develop in female prairie voles [66].”
  • Transmembrane glycoprotein CD38 plays a central role in oxytocin neuropathways and in the release of oxytocin from axon terminals.

    “In addition, research has pointed to the central role of transmembrane glycoprotein CD38 in OT neuropathways and in the release of OT from axon terminalis (Jin et al., 2007), and recent findings showed associations between plasma OT, genetic variability in the CD38 rs3796863 SNP, and the degree of reciprocity and touch between parents and their infants (Feldman et al., in press), pointing to the”
  • Blockade of OTR in the NAcc shell prevented D2 receptor mediated partner preferences in female prairie voles.

    “Blockade of D2 receptors in the NAcc shell prevented OT-mediated partner preferences, while blockade of OTR in the NAcc shell prevented D2 receptor mediated partner preferences in female prairie voles.”
  • Blockade of D2 receptors in the nucleus accumbens shell prevented oxytocin-mediated partner preferences.

    “Blockade of D2 receptors in the NAcc shell prevented OT-mediated partner preferences,”
  • Blockade of D2 receptors in the NAcc shell prevented OT-mediated partner preferences in female prairie voles.

    “Blockade of D2 receptors in the NAcc shell prevented OT-mediated partner preferences, while blockade of OTR in the NAcc shell prevented D2 receptor mediated partner preferences in female prairie voles.”

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Jin, D., Liu, H.-X., Hirai, H., Torashima, T., Nagai, T., Lopatina, O., Shnayder, N. A., Yamada, K., Noda, M., Seike, T., Fujita, K., Takasawa, S., Yokoyama, S., Koizumi, K., Shiraishi, Y., Tanaka, S., Hashii, M., Yoshihara, T., Higashida, K., Islam, M. S., Yamada, N., Hayashi, K., Noguchi, N., Kato, I., Okamoto, H., Matsushima, A., Salmina, A., Munesue, T., Shimizu, N., Mochida, S., Asano, M., & Higashida, H.
Affiliations
  • Kanazawa University (JP)
  • Kyushu University (JP)
  • University of Toyama (JP)
  • Tohoku University (JP)
  • Nanao hospital (JP)
  • Krasnoyarsk State Medical University (RU)
  • Kanazawa University Hospital (JP)
  • Tokyo Medical University (JP)
Corresponding author
  • Hirai, Hirokazu
  • Higashida, Haruhiro
Venue
Nature
Published
2007-02-07
Volume
446
Issue
7131
Pages
41-45
ISSN
  • 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-4687
OpenAlex
W2048596172
Cited by
665
References
44
Citations by year
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FWCI
41.65
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Keywords
CD38, oxytocin secretion, social behavior, maternal behavior, ADP-ribosyl cyclase, neuropeptide release, neuroendocrine regulation, hypothalamus, neurohypophysis, calcium signaling, CD38 knockout mice, social memory, neurodevelopmental disorders
MeSH terms
Amnesia, Animals, Calcium, Female, Gene Expression Regulation, Humans, Injections, Male, Maternal Behavior, Memory, Motor Activity, Oxytocin, Social Behavior, Vasopressins, Calcium Signaling, Mice, ADP-ribosyl Cyclase 1

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