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Early-Life Blockade of the 5-HT Transporter Alters Emotional Behavior in Adult Mice

Ansorge, Mark S., Zhou, Mingming, Lira, Alena, Hen, René, Gingrich, Jay A.·2004·Science

Abstract

Reduced serotonin transporter (5-HTT) expression is associated with abnormal affective and anxiety-like symptoms in humans and rodents, but the mechanism of this effect is unknown. Transient inhibition of 5-HTT during early development with fluoxetine, a commonly used serotonin selective reuptake inhibitor, produced abnormal emotional behaviors in adult mice. This effect mimicked the behavioral phenotype of mice genetically deficient in 5-HTT expression. These findings indicate a critical role of serotonin in the maturation of brain systems that modulate emotional function in the adult and suggest a developmental mechanism to explain how low-expressing 5-HTT promoter alleles increase vulnerability to psychiatric disorders.

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Authors
Ansorge, M. S., Zhou, M., Lira, A., Hen, R., & Gingrich, J. A.
Affiliations
  • Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US)
  • Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychobiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Corresponding author
Gingrich, Jay A.
Venue
Science
Published
2004-10-29
Volume
306
Issue
5697
Pages
879-881
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W2011812102
Cited by
817
References
36
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FWCI
15.50
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Biological Psychiatry › Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Keywords
serotonin transporter, fluoxetine, emotional behavior, anxiety-like behavior, serotonin, brain development, psychiatric vulnerability
MeSH terms
Animals, Animals, Newborn, Anxiety, Avoidance Learning, Behavior, Animal, Brain, Central Nervous System, Emotions, Feeding Behavior, Fluoxetine, Humans, Membrane Glycoproteins, Motor Activity, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Polymorphism, Genetic, Random Allocation, Stress, Physiological, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, Membrane Transport Proteins, Membrane Transport Modulators, Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins, Mice

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