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Switching brain serotonin with oxytocin

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Mottolese, Raphaelle, Redouté, Jérôme, Costes, Nicolas, Le Bars, Didier, Sirigu, Angela·2014·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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Serotonin (5-HT) and oxytocin (OXT) are two neuromodulators involved in human affect and sociality and in disorders like depression and autism. We asked whether these chemical messengers interact in the regulation of emotion-based behavior by administering OXT or placebo to 24 healthy subjects and mapping cerebral 5-HT system by using 2'-methoxyphenyl-(N-2'-pyridinyl)-p-[(18)F]fluoro-benzamidoethylpiperazine ([(18)F]MPPF), an antagonist of 5-HT1A receptors. OXT increased [(18)F]MPPF nondisplaceable binding potential (BPND) in the dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN), the core area of 5-HT synthesis, and in the amygdala/hippocampal complex, insula, and orbitofrontal cortex. Importantly, the amygdala appears central in the regulation of 5-HT by OXT: [(18)F]MPPF BPND changes in the DRN correlated with changes in right amygdala, which were in turn correlated with changes in hippocampus, insula, subgenual, and orbitofrontal cortex, a circuit implicated in the control of stress, mood, and social behaviors. OXT administration is known to inhibit amygdala activity and results in a decrease of anxiety, whereas high amygdala activity and 5-HT dysregulation have been associated with increased anxiety. The present study reveals a previously unidentified form of interaction between these two systems in the human brain, i.e., the role of OXT in the inhibitory regulation of 5-HT signaling, which could lead to novel therapeutic strategies for mental disorders.

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Authors
Mottolese, R., Redouté, J., Costes, N., Le Bars, D., & Sirigu, A.
Affiliations
  • Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, Unité Mixte de Recherche 5229, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 69675 Bron, France;
  • Lyon 1 Université (FR)
  • Centre d'Etude et de Recherche Multimodal et Pluridisciplinaire Imagerie du Vivant, 69003 Lyon, France
  • University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69609 Lyon, France; and
Venue
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Published
2014-05-27
Volume
111
Issue
23
Pages
8637-8642
ISSN
  • 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
  • 1091-6490
OpenAlex
W2033720614
Cited by
179
References
58
Citations by year
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FWCI
27.62
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
Keywords
serotonin, oxytocin, 5-HT1A receptor, dorsal raphe nucleus, amygdala, hippocampus, insula, orbitofrontal cortex, anxiety, social behavior, depression, autism spectrum disorder
MeSH terms
Administration, Intranasal, Adult, Amygdala, Binding, Competitive, Brain, Double-Blind Method, Frontal Lobe, Gyrus Cinguli, Hippocampus, Humans, Male, Oxytocin, Piperazines, Pyridines, Raphe Nuclei, Serotonin, Signal Transduction, Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A, Positron-Emission Tomography, Young Adult, Serotonin 5-HT1 Receptor Antagonists

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