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Reduction of Stress-Induced Behavior by Antagonism of Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone 2 (CRH2) Receptors in Lateral Septum or CRH1Receptors in Amygdala

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Bakshi, Vaishali P., Smith-Roe, Stephanie, Newman, Sarah M., Grigoriadis, Dimitri E., Kalin, Ned H.·2002·The Journal of Neuroscience

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Although corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), a regulator of stress responses, acts through two receptors (CRH1 and CRH2), the role of CRH2 in stress responses remains unclear. Knock-out mice without the CRH2 gene exhibit increased stress-like behaviors. This profile could result either directly from the absence of CRH2 receptors or indirectly from developmental adaptations. In the present study, CRH2 receptors were acutely blocked by alpha-helical CRH (alpha(h)CRH, CRH1/CRH2 antagonist; 0, 30, 100, and 300 ng) infusion into the lateral septum (LS), which abundantly expresses CRH2 but not CRH1 receptors. Freezing, locomotor activity, and analgesia were tested after infusion. Intra-LS alpha(h)CRH blocked shock-induced freezing without affecting activity or pain responses; infusions into lateral ventricle or nucleus of the diagonal band had no effects. The same behavioral profile was obtained with d-Phe-CRH((12-41)) (100 ng), another CRH1/CRH2 antagonist. A selective CRH1 antagonist (NBI27914), in doses that reduced freezing on intra-amygdala (central nucleus) infusion (0, 0.2, and 1.0 microg), did not affect freezing when infused into the LS. Ex vivo autoradiography revealed that binding of [125I]sauvagine, a mixed CRH1/CRH2 agonist, was prevented in the LS by previous intra-LS infusion of alpha(h)CRH but not NBI27914. In vitro studies demonstrated that [125I]sauvagine binding in the LS could be inhibited by a CRH1/CRH2 antagonist but not by the selective CRH1 receptor antagonist, confirming that in the LS, alpha(h)CRH antagonized exclusively CRH2 receptors. Acute antagonism of CRH2 receptors in the LS thus produces a behaviorally, anatomically, and pharmacologically specific reduction in stress-induced behavior, in contrast to results of recent knock-out studies, which induced congenital and permanent CRH2 removal. CRH2 receptors may thus represent a potential target for the development of novel CRH system anxiolytics.

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  • LS injections of agonists of the type 2 corticotropin-releasing factor receptor (Crfr2) have resulted in increased anxiety.

    “For example, LS injections of agonists of the type 2 corticotropin-releasing factor receptor (Crfr2) have resulted in increased anxiety (Radulovic et al., 1999; Bakshi et al., 2002; Henry et al., 2006).”

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  1. Bakshi VP, Kalin NH (2002) Animal models and endophenotypes of anxiety and stress disorders. In: Neuropsychopharmacology: the 5th generation of progress (Davis KL, Charney D, Coyle JT, Nemeroff C, eds), pp 883-900. New York: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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Authors
Bakshi, V. P., Smith-Roe, S., Newman, S. M., Grigoriadis, D. E., & Kalin, N. H.
Affiliations
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
  • Neurocrine Biosciences (United States) (US)
Venue
The Journal of Neuroscience
Published
2002-04-01
Volume
22
Issue
7
Pages
2926-2935
ISSN
  • 0270-6474 (ISSN-L)
  • 1529-2401
OpenAlex
W1659705459
Cited by
171
References
61
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FWCI
8.39
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Journal of Neuroscience (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (1f32mh012360-01)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH040855)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
Keywords
lateral septum, amygdala, stress response, freezing behavior, analgesia, locomotor activity
MeSH terms
CRF Receptor, Type 1, Amygdala, Animals, Autoradiography, Behavior, Animal, Binding, Competitive, Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone, Drug Administration Routes, Hormone Antagonists, Male, Motor Activity, Pain Measurement, Peptides, Stress, Physiological, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Receptors, Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone, Septum of Brain, Amphibian Proteins, Peptide Hormones, Rats

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