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Mesolimbic neuropeptide W coordinates stress responses under novel environments
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Motoike, ToshiyukiLong, Jeffrey M.
Tanaka, Hirokazu
Sinton, Christopher M.
Skach, Amber
Williams, S. Clay
Hammer, Robert E.
Sakurai, Takeshi
Yanagisawa, Masashi
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Univ Arizona, Dept Med, Arizona Resp CtrIssue Date
2016-05-24
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Mesolimbic neuropeptide W coordinates stress responses under novel environments 2016, 113 (21):6023 Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesRights
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Neuropeptide B (NPB) and neuropeptide W(NPW) are endogenous neuropeptide ligands for the G protein-coupled receptors NPBWR1 and NPBWR2. Here we report that the majority of NPW neurons in the mesolimbic region possess tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactivity, indicating that a small subset of dopaminergic neurons coexpress NPW. These NPW-containing neurons densely and exclusively innervate two limbic system nuclei in adult mouse brain: the lateral bed nucleus of the stria terminalis and the lateral part of the central amygdala nucleus (CeAL). In the CeAL of wild-type mice, restraint stress resulted in an inhibition of cellular activity, but this stress-induced inhibition was attenuated in the CeAL neurons of NPW-/- mice. Moreover, the response of NPW-/- mice to either formalin-induced pain stimuli or a live rat (i. e., a potential predator) was abnormal only when they were placed in a novel environment: The mice failed to show the normal species-specific self-protective and aversive reactions. In contrast, the behavior of NPW-/- mice in a habituated environment was indistinguishable from that of wildtype mice. These results indicate that the NPW/NPBWR1 system could play a critical role in the gating of stressful stimuli during exposure to novel environments.Note
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0027-84241091-6490
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Final accepted manuscriptSponsors
Keck Foundation; Perot Family Foundation; Exploratory Research for Advanced Technology of Japan Science and Technology Agency; World Premier International Research Center Initiative from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan; Intramural Research Program of the NIHAdditional Links
http://www.pnas.org/lookup/doi/10.1073/pnas.1518658113ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1073/pnas.1518658113