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Control of Amygdala Circuits by 5-HT Neurons via 5-HT and Glutamate Cotransmission
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The serotonin (5-HT) system and the amygdala are key regulators of emotional behavior. Several lines of evidence suggest that 5-HT transmission in the amygdala is implicated in the susceptibility and drug treatment of mood disorders. Therefore, elucidating the physiological mechanisms through which midbrain 5-HT neurons modulate amygdala circuits could be pivotal in understanding emotional regulation in health and disease. To shed light on these mechanisms, we performed patch-clamp recordings from basal amygdala (BA) neurons in brain slices from mice with channelrhodopsin genetically targeted to 5-HT neurons. Optical stimulation of 5-HT terminals at low frequencies (≤1 Hz) evoked a short-latency excitation of BA interneurons (INs) that was depressed at higher frequencies. Pharmacological analysis revealed that this effect was mediated by glutamate and not 5-HT because it was abolished by ionotropic glutamate receptor antagonists. Optical stimulation of 5-HT terminals at higher frequencies (10–20 Hz) evoked both slow excitation and slow inhibition of INs. These effects were mediated by 5-HT because they were blocked by antagonists of 5-HT2Aand 5-HT1Areceptors, respectively. These fast glutamate- and slow 5-HT-mediated responses often coexisted in the same neuron. Interestingly, fast-spiking and non-fast-spiking INs displayed differential modulation by glutamate and 5-HT. Furthermore, optical stimulation of 5-HT terminals did not evoke glutamate release onto BA principal neurons, but inhibited these cells directly via activation of 5-HT1Areceptors and indirectly via enhanced GABA release. Collectively, these findings suggest that 5-HT neurons exert a frequency-dependent, cell-type-specific control over BA circuitry via 5-HT and glutamate co-release to inhibit the BA output. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENTThe modulation of the amygdala by serotonin (5-HT) is important for emotional regulation and is implicated in the pathogenesis and treatment of affective disorders. Therefore, it is essential to determine the physiological mechanisms through which 5-HT neurons in the dorsal raphe nuclei modulate amygdala circuits. Here, we combined optogenetic, electrophysiological, and pharmacological approaches to study the effects of activation of 5-HT axons in the basal nucleus of the amygdala (BA). We found that 5-HT neurons co-release 5-HT and glutamate onto BA neurons in a cell-type-specific and frequency-dependent manner. Therefore, we suggest that theories on the contribution of 5-HT neurons to amygdala function should be revised to incorporate the concept of 5-HT/glutamate cotransmission.
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“…(esaki et al. 2023). in addition, optical stimulation evoked 5-ht-receptor-mediated responses in the neurons of basal nucleus of the amygdala (sengupta et al. 2017). in drug-naive healthy human subjects, light-dependent alteration of the regional postsynaptic 5-ht1a receptor binding was…”
5-HT7 receptors enhance inhibitory synaptic input to principal neurons in the mouse basal amygdala
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“…our investigation of the effect of 5-HT is limited to its role in MRN (VGLUT3) neuron – mediated hyperpolarization and GABAergic plasticity in pyramidal neurons, these results strongly suggest the role of 5-HT release from MRN (VGLUT3) neurons on mPFC inhibition ( 10 , 14 , 19 , 28 , 46 – 48 ).”
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“In the basal amygdala, the axon terminals either release 5-HT or Glu based on the frequency of firing [56].”
BackgroundNeuronal pericellular baskets: neurotransmitter convergence and regulation of network excitability
Senft, R. A., & Dymecki, S. M. (2021) · Trends in Neurosciences · doi:10.1016/j.tins.2021.08.006 · Cited by 10
“Indeed, certain serotonergic fibers in the amygdala, though not comprising baskets, showed differential neurotransmitter release depending on stimulation frequency: low-frequency stimulation was sufficient to evoke glutamate release, higher frequencies were needed to elicit 5-HT release [54].”
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5-HT neurons of the medullary raphe contribute to respiratory control in toads
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Brain Circuits Regulated by the 5-HT2A Receptor: Behavioural Consequences on Anxiety and Fear Memory
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Serotonergic control of GABAergic inhibition in the lateral amygdala
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“, 2002), and recent physiology studies suggest that these neurons co-release glutamate in the mouse (Liu et al., 2014; Sengupta et al., 2017).”
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Regulation of stress-induced sleep perturbations by dorsal raphe VGLUT3 neurons in male mice
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“Differential regulation of the release of two transmitters from the same neuronal population has also been shown in other systems (Lee et al., 2010; Sengupta et al., 2017; Takács et al., 2018) but the contribution of SV pools has not been directly explored.”
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“Recently, the co-release of glutamate from 5-HT neurons was reported to induce fast excitatory responses in amygdala mediated by ionotropic glutamate receptors (Sengupta et al., 2017).”
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“Taken together, the present study sug-Table jections from the DR (Sengupta et al., 2017).”
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“Moreover, Sengupta et al. (2017) emphasized the critical role of the amygdala's serotonin receptors (5-HT 1A and 5-HT 2A ) in the emotion process.”
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“Abnormalities in serotonin synthesis, together with strong serotonergic control of amygdala circuits, suggest a potential role in the emotion dysregulation observed in FND (Hallett, 2024; Sengupta et al., 2017).”
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“The amygdala consists of a high density of 5-HT receptors (Sengupta et al., 2017).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Sengupta, A., Bocchio, M., Bannerman, D. M., Sharp, T., & Capogna, M.
- Affiliations
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Aarhus University (DK)
- Corresponding author
- Sharp, Trevor
- Capogna, Marco
- Venue
- The Journal of Neuroscience
- Publisher
- Society for Neuroscience
- Published
- 2017-01-13
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 1785-1796
- ISSN
- 0270-6474 (ISSN-L)
- 1529-2401
- PMC
- PMC5320609
- OpenAlex
- W2573649328
- Cited by
- 136
- References
- 52
- Citations by year
- 2026: 15 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 18 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 19 · 2020: 21 · 2019: 18 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 3
- FWCI
- 7.10
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Neuroscience (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Durham Research Online (Durham University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Scopus (Elsevier) (submittedVersion)
- Newcastle University ePrints (Newcastle Univesity) (cc-by)
- Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- University of Oxford
- National Institutes of Health
- Medical Research Council
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Keywords
- serotonin, glutamate co-release, amygdala, basal amygdala, dorsal raphe nucleus, 5-HT1A receptor, 5-HT2A receptor, interneurons, principal neurons, emotion regulation, mood disorders, GABA release, optogenetics, channelrhodopsin, ionotropic glutamate receptors, fast-spiking interneurons
- MeSH terms
- Channelrhodopsins, Amygdala, Animals, Animals, Newborn, Female, Luminescent Proteins, Male, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Transgenic, Nerve Net, Synaptic Transmission, Neurons, Piperazines, Pyridines, Receptors, Serotonin, Serotonin, Serotonin Antagonists, Excitatory Amino Acid Agents, Glutamic Acid, GABA Antagonists, Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins, Mice
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