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Sotnikov, S.V.* ; Chekmareva, N.Y.* ; Schmid, B.* ; Harbich, D.* ; Malik, V.* ; Bauer, S.* ; Kuehne, C.* ; Markt, P.O.* ; Deussing, J.M. ; Schmidt, M.V.* ; Landgraf, R.*

Enriched environment impacts trimethylthiazoline-induced anxiety-related behavior and immediate early gene expression: Critical role of Crhr1.

Eur. J. Neurosci. 40, 2691-2700 (2014)

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It has been shown previously (Sotnikov et al., 2011) that mice selectively inbred for high anxiety-related behavior (HAB) vs. low anxiety-related behavior in the elevated plus maze differentially respond to trimethylthiazoline (TMT), a synthetic fox fecal odor. However, less is known about whether environmental factors can rescue these extreme phenotypes. Here, we found that an enriched environment (EE) provided during early adolescence induced anxiolytic effects in HAB (HAB-EE) mice, rescuing their strong avoidance behavior induced by TMT. In a series of experiments, the contribution of maternal, juvenile and adolescent behavior to the anxiolytic effects elicited by EE was investigated. At the molecular level, using c-fos expression mapping, we found that the activity of the medial and basolateral amygdala was significantly reduced in HAB-EE mice after TMT exposure. We further analysed the expression of Crhr1, as its amount in the amygdala has been reported to be important for the regulation of anxiety-related behavior after EE. Indeed, in situ hybridisation indicated significantly decreased Crhr1 expression in the basolateral and central amygdala of HAB-EE mice. To further test the involvement of Crhr1 in TMT-induced avoidance, we exposed conditional glutamatergic-specific Crhr1-knockout mice to the odor. The behavioral response of Crhr1-knockout mice mimicked that of HAB-EE mice, and c-fos expression in the amygdala after TMT exposure was significantly lower compared with controls, thereby further supporting a critical involvement of Crhr1 in environmentally-induced anxiolysis. Altogether, our results indicate that EE can rescue strong avoidance of TMT by HAB mice with Crhr1 expression in the amygdala being critically involved.

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Publication type Article: Journal article

Document type Scientific Article

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Keywords Amygdala ; Avoidance ; Crhr1-knockout Mice ; High Anxiety-related Behavior ; Trimethylthiazoline; Corticotropin-releasing-factor; Impaired Stress-response; Hormone-receptor 1; Predator Odor; Unconditioned Fear; Medial Amygdala; Trait Anxiety; Mouse Model; Temporary Inactivation; Conditioned Fear

ISSN (print) / ISBN 0953-816X

e-ISSN 1460-9568

Journal European Journal of Neuroscience

Quellenangaben Volume: 40, Issue: 4, Pages: 2691-2700

Publisher Wiley

Publishing Place Hoboken

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Reviewing status Peer reviewed

Institute(s) Institute of Developmental Genetics (IDG)