单次鼻腔给予 Ucn3 影响 PTSD 症状在动物模型中的发展。
Single Intranasal Administration of Ucn3 Affects the Development of PTSD Symptoms in an Animal Model.
机构信息
Biomedical Research Center of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Experimental Endocrinology, 845 05 Bratislava, Slovakia.
Centre of Experimental Medicine of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Experimental Pharmacology & Toxicology, 841 04 Bratislava, Slovakia.
出版信息
Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Nov 6;25(22):11908. doi: 10.3390/ijms252211908.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a multifactorial psychological disorder that affects different neurotransmitter systems, including the central CRH system. CRH acts via the CRHR1 and CRHR2 receptors, which exert opposite effects, i.e., anxiogenic or anxiolytic. The aim of this work was to investigate how intranasal administration of the CRHR2-specific agonist urocortin 2 (Ucn2) or urocortin 3 (Ucn3) affects manifestations of PTSD in a single prolonged stress (SPS) animal model of PTSD. Elevated plus maze (EPM) and open field (OF) tests were used to assess anxiety-like behavior. Changes in the gene expressions of , , , glucocorticoid receptor (), and were measured in brain regions (BNST, amygdala, and PVN) responsible for modulating the stress response. The SPS animals spent less time in the OF central zone and were less mobile than the controls; however, the Ucn3 treatment reversed this effect. SPS decreased the and mRNA levels in the PVN. Ucn3 suppressed the effect of SPS on mRNA expression in the PVN and increased mRNA in the BNST and PVN compared to the stressed animals. We demonstrate that Ucn3 has the potential to ameliorate anxiety-like behavior in SPS animals and also to affect the neuroendocrine system in the BNST and PVN. In addition, we confirm the important role of CRHR2 signaling in mediating the stress response.
创伤后应激障碍(PTSD)是一种多因素的心理障碍,影响包括中枢 CRH 系统在内的不同神经递质系统。CRH 通过 CRHR1 和 CRHR2 受体发挥作用,产生相反的效果,即焦虑或抗焦虑。本工作旨在研究鼻内给予 CRHR2 特异性激动剂 Ucn2 或 Ucn3 如何影响 PTSD 的单一延长应激(SPS)动物模型中 PTSD 的表现。高架十字迷宫(EPM)和旷场(OF)测试用于评估焦虑样行为。测量了负责调节应激反应的脑区(BNST、杏仁核和 PVN)中 、 、 、糖皮质激素受体( )和 的基因表达变化。SPS 动物在 OF 中央区的停留时间减少,移动性降低;然而,Ucn3 处理逆转了这种效应。SPS 降低了 PVN 中的 和 mRNA 水平。与应激动物相比,Ucn3 抑制了 SPS 对 PVN 中 mRNA 表达的影响,并增加了 BNST 和 PVN 中的 mRNA。我们证明 Ucn3 具有改善 SPS 动物焦虑样行为的潜力,并且还可以影响 BNST 和 PVN 中的神经内分泌系统。此外,我们证实了 CRHR2 信号在介导应激反应中的重要作用。
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