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Nonaggressive and adapted social cognition is controlled by the interplay between noradrenergic and nicotinic receptor mechanisms in the prefrontal cortex

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Coura, Renata S., Cressant, Arnaud, Xia, Jing, de Chaumont, Fabrice, Olivo‐Marin, Jean Christophe, Pelloux, Yann, Dalley, Jeffrey W., Granon, Sylvie·2013·The FASEB Journal

Abstract

Social animals establish flexible behaviors and integrated decision‐making processes to adapt to social environments. Such behaviors are impaired in all major neuropsychiatric disorders and depend on the prefrontal cortex (PFC). We previously showed that nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) and norepinephrine (NE) in the PFC are necessary for mice to show adapted social cognition. Here, we investigated how the cholinergic and NE systems converge within the PFC to modulate social behavior. We used a social interaction task (SIT) in C57BL/6 mice and mice lacking β2*nAChRs (β2 –/– mice), making use of dedicated software to analyze >20 social sequences and pinpoint social decisions. We performed specific PFC NE depletions before SIT and measured monoamines and acetylcholine (ACh) levels in limbic corticostriatal circuitry. After PFC‐NE depletion, C57BL/6 mice exhibited impoverished and more rigid social behavior and were 6‐fold more aggressive than sham‐lesioned animals, whereas β2 –/– mice showed unimpaired social behavior. Our biochemical measures suggest a critical involvement of DA in SIT. In addition, we show that the balance between basal levels of monoamines and of ACh modulates aggressiveness and this modulation requires functional β2*nAChRs. These findings demonstrate the critical interplay between prefrontal NE and nAChRs for the development of adapted and nonaggressive social cognition.—Coura, R. S., Cressant, A, Xia, J., de Chaumont, F., Olivo‐Marin, J. C., Pelloux, Y., Dalley, J. W., Granon, S. Nonaggressive and adapted social cognition is controlled by the interplay between noradrenergic and nicotinic receptor mechanisms in the prefrontal cortex. FASEB J . 27, 4343–4354 (2013). www.fasebj.org

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Coura, R. S., Cressant, A., Xia, J., de Chaumont, F., Olivo‐Marin, J. C., Pelloux, Y., Dalley, J. W., & Granon, S.
Affiliations
  • Université Paris-Sud (FR)
  • University of Cambridge (GB)
  • Institut Pasteur Unité d'Analyse d'Images Quantitative Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Unité de Recherche Associée 2582 Paris France
Corresponding author
Granon, Sylvie
Venue
The FASEB Journal
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2013-07-23
Volume
27
Issue
11
Pages
4343-4354
ISSN
  • 0892-6638 (ISSN-L)
  • 1530-6860
OpenAlex
W2033658160
Cited by
33
References
83
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.64
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • The FASEB Journal (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion)
Funders
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Keywords
social cognition, social aggression, prefrontal cortex, nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, norepinephrine, dopamine, monoamines, acetylcholine, social decision-making, corticostriatal circuits
MeSH terms
Acetylcholine, Aggression, Animals, Cognition, Decision Making, Male, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Norepinephrine, Receptors, Adrenergic, Receptors, Nicotinic, Prefrontal Cortex, Mice, Knockout, Mice

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