2022
Hippocampal acetylcholine modulates stress-related behaviors independent of specific cholinergic inputs
Mineur YS, Mose TN, Vanopdenbosch L, Etherington IM, Ogbejesi C, Islam A, Pineda CM, Crouse RB, Zhou W, Thompson DC, Bentham MP, Picciotto MR. Hippocampal acetylcholine modulates stress-related behaviors independent of specific cholinergic inputs. Molecular Psychiatry 2022, 27: 1829-1838. PMID: 34997190, PMCID: PMC9106825, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-021-01404-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcholineAcetylcholinesteraseAnimalsCholine O-AcetyltransferaseCholinergic AgentsCholinergic NeuronsHippocampusHumansMiceConceptsStress-related behaviorsCholinergic inputMedial septum/diagonal bandBehavioral effectsBrain ACh levelsChAT-positive neuronsSelective chemogenetic activationMuscarinic ACh receptorsDepression-like symptomsSignificant behavioral effectsHippocampal acetylcholineMaladaptive behavioral responsesAntidepressant effectsCholinergic neuronsACh releaseChemogenetic activationChemogenetic inhibitionCholinergic antagonistsLocal infusionAcetylcholine levelsACh levelsDiagonal bandACh receptorsHippocampal neuronsPharmacological approaches
2013
Cholinergic signaling in the hippocampus regulates social stress resilience and anxiety- and depression-like behavior
Mineur YS, Obayemi A, Wigestrand MB, Fote GM, Calarco CA, Li AM, Picciotto MR. Cholinergic signaling in the hippocampus regulates social stress resilience and anxiety- and depression-like behavior. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 3573-3578. PMID: 23401542, PMCID: PMC3587265, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1219731110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcholinesteraseAnimalsAntidepressive AgentsAnxietyBehavior, AnimalCholinergic AntagonistsCholinergic NeuronsDependovirusDepressionFluoxetineGene Knockdown TechniquesHindlimb SuspensionHippocampusHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPhenotypePhysostigmineReceptors, CholinergicResilience, PsychologicalRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionStress, PsychologicalTime FactorsConceptsDepression-like behaviorShRNA-mediated knockdownSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitor fluoxetineSerotonin reuptake inhibitor fluoxetineAChE inhibitor physostigmineAdministration of fluoxetineBlockade of acetylcholinesteraseEndophenotypes of depressionHippocampal AChE activityAntidepressant-like effectsReuptake inhibitor fluoxetineAChE activityDepression-like phenotypeSymptoms of depressionSocial defeat paradigmHippocampal AChEMuscarinic antagonistCholinergic drugsInhibitor physostigmineCholinergic systemClinical trialsSystemic administrationMood disordersSystemic effectsAnimal models