D3 and D2 dopamine receptor agonists differentially modulate isolation-induced social-emotional reactivity in mice
D3 and D2 dopamine receptor agonists differentially modulate isolation-induced social-emotional reactivity in mice
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DOI:
10.1016/s0166-4328(00)00193-5
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发表时间:
2000-09-01
影响因子:
2.7
通讯作者:
Lewis, MH
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作者:
Gendreau, PL;Petitto, JM;Lewis, MH
Following isolation housing, mice typically exhibit heightened emotional reactivity to mild social stimulation. Aggression, social avoidance and a variety of defensive behaviors that differ in terms of motor activation (e.g. freezing, escape) can be observed depending on strain. previous studies suggested that D-2-like dopamine (DA) receptors play an important, albeit strain specific, role in the mediation of particular forms of defensive behavior. D-3 receptors are subtypes of D-2-like receptors that are highly expressed in limbic areas of the brain and, therefore, they have been hypothesized to mediate emotional behavior. This study examined the effects of the putative D-3 receptor agonists 7-OH-DPAT and PD128907 on social-emotional behavior in isolated C57BL/6J and A/J mice. These effects were compared with those of the selective D-2 receptor agonist PNU91356A. All three DA agonists increased non-locomotor forms of defensive behavior (e.g. freezing, upright defensive posture). These effects were observed at low doses ill C57BL/6J and at higher doses in A/J mice. Only the D-3 receptor agonists were effective in increasing locomotor forms of defensive behavior (i.e. escape, jump) at higher doses. These effects were more pronounced in C57BL/6J mice than A/J mice. The increases in stationary and locomotor defensive behavior were accompanied by marked reduction in social investigation in both the strains. Aggressive behavior was also abolished in the aggressive C57BL/6J strain. These results support previous findings and suggest that DA agonists potentiate defensive behavior and/or social fearfulness. They also suggest that D-3 and D-2 DA receptors differentially modulate the expression of social-emotional reactivity and indicate the importance of strain in examining the effects of DA ligands on emotional behavior. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.