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Patterns of brain vasopressin receptor distribution associated with social organization in microtine rodents

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Insel, TR, Wang, ZX, Ferris, CF·1994·The Journal of Neuroscience

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Central vasopressin pathways have been implicated in the mediation of paternal behavior, selective aggression, and affiliation in monogamous prairie voles. Here we demonstrate markedly different patterns of brain vasopressin receptor binding in the monogamous prairie vole and the congeneric nonmonogamous (promiscuous) montane vole. Vasopressin binding was assessed with both 3H-vasopressin and 125I-sarc-AVP using receptor autoradiography. The specificity of binding was consistent with a V1a receptor, the saturation kinetics were similar in the two species, and neither species showed evidence of sexual dimorphisms. In the prairie vole, highest specific binding was observed in the accessory olfactory bulb, diagonal band, laterodorsal thalamus, and superior colliculus. In the montane vole, specific binding was observed in the accessory olfactory bulb and superior colliculus as well, but in several other regions with high levels of binding in the prairie vole, binding was low or undetectable in the montane vole. In this nonmonogamous species, specific binding was high in lateral septum. Functional studies demonstrated the induction of phosphoinositol by AVP in the septum of the montane vole but not in the prairie vole. The pattern of 125I-sarc-AVP binding to lateral septum may reflect the social organization of these two species, as similar differences in AVP receptor distribution in the lateral septum were also observed in two related species, pine voles and meadow voles, which are monogamous and nonmonogamous, respectively. These results, along with earlier studies of AVP's effects on pair bonding, suggest the importance of this neuropeptide for the mediation of behaviors related to social organization.

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  • Oxytocin and vasopressin buttress many areas of interpersonal interaction: managing social stress, fostering emotion recognition and memory for social information.

    “These hormones buttress many areas of interpersonal interaction: managing social stress, fostering emotion recognition and memory for social information, and so on (Meyer-Lindenberg et al. 2011; Insel et al. 1994; Heinrichs et al. 2009).”

    From Natural Selection, Childrearing, and the Ethics of Marriage (and Divorce): Building a Case for the Neuroenhancement of Human Relationships (2012) · cites this paper as Insel et al. 1994

    The paper’s introductory discussion (page not supplied) reports that vasopressin facilitates social memory in rats and alters squirrel monkeys’ behavioral response to social separation; it also reports that oxytocin facilitates selective affiliation in female prairie voles. It does not establish that these hormones manage social stress or foster emotion recognition. The cited evidence is chiefly about animal social behavior, not the full range of interpersonal functions claimed. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  • In male meadow voles, V1aR density in the VP is significantly lower than in prairie voles.

    “In male meadow voles, V1aR density in the VP is significantly lower than in prairie voles (Insel et al 1994; Young et al 1997).”
  • There are striking species differences in the location and density of AVP and OT receptors.

    “Although there are few species differences in the distribution of AVP and OT in the brain [10, 11], there are striking species differences in the location and density of their respective receptors [7, 8].”

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  1. Wang Z, Ferris C, De Vries G (in press) Role of septal vasopressin innervation in paternal behavior in prairie voles (Micro&s ochro- gaster). Proc Nat1 Acad Sci USA, in press.
  2. Williams J, Insel TR, Harbaugh CR, Carter CS (in press) Oxytocin administered centrally facilitates formation of a partner preference in the monogamous female prairie vole. J Neuroendocrinol, in press.

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Authors
Insel, T., Wang, Z., & Ferris, C.
Affiliations
National Institute of Mental Health (US)
Venue
The Journal of Neuroscience
Published
1994-09-01
Volume
14
Issue
9
Pages
5381-5392
ISSN
  • 0270-6474 (ISSN-L)
  • 1529-2401
OpenAlex
W1917460858
Cited by
454
References
38
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FWCI
12.49
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Neuroscience (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Sensory Systems › Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
Keywords
vasopressin, V1a receptor, Microtus ochrogaster, montane vole, microtine rodents, social organization, monogamy, pair bonding, lateral septum, accessory olfactory bulb, superior colliculus, diagonal band, phosphoinositide signaling, promiscuity
MeSH terms
Animals, Arginine Vasopressin, Brain, Arvicolinae, Female, Hydrolysis, Male, Phosphatidylinositols, Social Environment, Tissue Distribution, Receptors, Vasopressin

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