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Inhibitory synaptic transmissions to the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis neurons projecting to the ventral tegmental area are enhanced in rats exposed to chronic mild stress
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Title: | Inhibitory synaptic transmissions to the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis neurons projecting to the ventral tegmental area are enhanced in rats exposed to chronic mild stress |
Authors: | Hara, Ryuto Browse this author | Takahashi, Daiki Browse this author | Takehara, Tatsuhiro Browse this author | Amano, Taiju Browse this author →KAKEN DB | Minami, Masabumi Browse this author →KAKEN DB |
Keywords: | Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis | Chronic mild stress | Chronic pain | Depression |
Issue Date: | 15-Oct-2020 |
Publisher: | BioMed Central |
Journal Title: | Molecular brain |
Volume: | 13 |
Issue: | 1 |
Start Page: | 139 |
Publisher DOI: | 10.1186/s13041-020-00684-4 |
Abstract: | The comorbidities of depression and chronic pain have long been recognized in the clinic, and several preclinical studies have demonstrated depression-like behaviors in animal models of chronic pain. These findings suggest a common neuronal basis for depression and chronic pain. Recently, we reported that the mesolimbic dopaminergic system was tonically suppressed during chronic pain by enhanced inhibitory synaptic inputs to neurons projecting from the dorsolateral bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (dlBNST) to the ventral tegmental area (VTA), suggesting that tonic suppression of the mesolimbic dopaminergic system by this neuroplastic change may be involved in chronic pain-induced depression-like behaviors. In this study, we hypothesized that inhibitory synaptic inputs to VTA-projecting dlBNST neurons are also enhanced in animal models of depression, thereby suppressing the mesolimbic dopaminergic system. To test this hypothesis, we performed whole-cell patch-clamp electrophysiology using brain slices prepared from rats exposed to chronic mild stress (CMS), a widely used animal model of depression. The results showed a significant enhancement in the frequency of spontaneous inhibitory postsynaptic currents in VTA-projecting dlBNST neurons in the CMS group compared with the no stress group. The findings revealed enhanced inhibitory synaptic inputs to VTA-projecting dlBNST neurons in this rat model of depression, suggesting that this neuroplastic change is a neuronal mechanism common to depression and chronic pain that causes dysfunction of the mesolimbic dopaminergic system, thereby inducing depression-like behaviors. |
Rights: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Type: | article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/79838 |
Appears in Collections: | 薬学研究院 (Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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