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Circadian genes P eriod 1 and P eriod 2 in the nucleus accumbens regulate anxiety‐related behavior

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Spencer, Sade, Falcon, Edgardo, Kumar, Jaswinder, Krishnan, Vaishnav, Mukherjee, Shibani, Birnbaum, Shari G., McClung, Colleen A.·2013·European Journal of Neuroscience

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It has been suggested for some time that circadian rhythm abnormalities underlie the development of multiple psychiatric disorders. However, it is unclear how disruptions in individual circadian genes might regulate mood and anxiety. Here we found that mice lacking functional mP eriod 1 (mP er1) or mP eriod 2 (mP er2) individually did not have consistent behavioral abnormalities in measures of anxiety‐related behavior. However, mice deficient in both mP er1 and mP er2 had an increase in levels of anxiety‐like behavior in multiple measures. Moreover, we found that mP er1 and mP er2 expression was reduced in the nucleus accumbens (NA c) after exposure to chronic social defeat stress, a paradigm that led to increased anxiety‐related behavior. Following social defeat, chronic treatment with fluoxetine normalized P er gene expression towards wild‐type levels. Knockdown of both mP er1 and mP er2 expression via RNA interference specifically in the NA c led to a similar increase in anxiety‐like behavior as seen in the mutant animals. Taken together, these results implicate the P er genes in the NA c in response to stress and the development of anxiety.

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  • Mice lacking both Per1 and Per2 display elevated anxiety-like behavior, whereas mice lacking either Per1 or Per2 do not have altered anxiety-like responses.

    “In contrast, mice lacking both Per1 and Per2 display elevated anxiety-like behavior, whereas mice lack either Per1 or Per2 do not have altered anxiety-like responses103.”

    From Circadian rhythm disruption and mental health (2020) · cites this paper as [103]

    The Discussion reports a robust increase in anxiety-related behavior in mice lacking both mPer1 and mPer2. But it also says single-gene mutants showed greater anxiety-like behavior on a restricted subset of measures; the Results report a significant decrease in open-arm time for mPer2 single mutants. Thus, the claim that neither single mutant has altered anxiety-like responses is too categorical. Page numbers are not provided in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.92)

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  • Inhibition of Per1/Per2 expression in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) of wild-type mice produces anxiety-like behavior, suggesting a causal role for these core clock components in the NAc for regulating anxiety.

    “Inhibition of Per1/Per2 expression in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) of wild-type mice also produces anxiety-like behavior, suggesting a causal role for these core clock components in the NAc for regulating anxiety.”

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Authors
Spencer, S., Falcon, E., Kumar, J., Krishnan, V., Mukherjee, S., Birnbaum, S. G., & McClung, C. A.
Affiliations
  • The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
  • Department of Psychiatry UT Southwestern Medical Center Dallas TX USA
  • University of Pittsburgh (US)
Corresponding author
McClung, Colleen A.
Venue
European Journal of Neuroscience
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2012-10-08
Volume
37
Issue
2
Pages
242-250
ISSN
  • 0953-816X (ISSN-L)
  • 1460-9568
OpenAlex
W2114527998
Cited by
113
References
60
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.40
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • European Journal of Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH082876, MH082876, F31MH090683)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA023988)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
Keywords
circadian genes, Period2, mPer1, mPer2, nucleus accumbens, anxiety-like behavior, social defeat stress, fluoxetine, RNA interference, circadian rhythm, mood disorders
MeSH terms
Animals, Anxiety, Avoidance Learning, Fluoxetine, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Mutant Strains, Mutation, Nucleus Accumbens, Stress, Psychological, Transcription, Genetic, Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation, Maze Learning, RNA, Small Interfering, Mice, Period Circadian Proteins

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