Experiences Shape Hippocampal Neuron Morphology and the Local Levels of CRHR1 and OTR

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The dorsal hippocampus is involved in behavioral avoidance regulation. It is unclear how experiences such as the neonatal stress of maternal deprivation (MD) and post-weaning environmental enrichment (EE) affect avoidance behavior and the dorsal hippocampal parameters, including neuronal morphology, corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH) signaling, and oxytocin receptor (OTR) level. In male BALB/c mice, we found that MD impaired avoidance behavior in the step-on test compared to non-MD and EE rearing conditions could alleviate that partially. MD increased neuronal branches in the CA1 but decreased synaptic connection levels in the CA2, CA3, and DG. Meanwhile, MD increased the CA1's OTR levels, which negatively correlated with nucleus densities. MD also increased the CA1's and CA2's CRH levels, which positively correlated with CRHR1 levels. However, MD statistically elevated the CA3's CRH receptor 1 (CRHR1) levels, which negatively correlated with nucleus densities and, probably, synaptic connection levels in the CA3. The additive effects of MD and EE maintained similar CRH levels and CRHR1 levels as well as OTR levels in the hippocampal areas as the additive of non-MD and non-EE. However, the presence of MD and EE still decreased the CA1's neuronal branches and the CA2's and DG's synaptic connection levels. The study illustrates how MD and EE affect avoidance behaviors, hippocampal neuron morphology, and CRH and OTR levels. The results indicate that the late-life environmental improvement partially restores the alterations in dorsal hippocampal areas induced by early life stress.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:43

Enthalten in:

Cellular and molecular neurobiology - 43(2023), 5 vom: 14. Juli, Seite 2129-2147

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wei, Fengmei [VerfasserIn]
Deng, Xiao [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Bo [VerfasserIn]
Li, Wenhao [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Yajie [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Long [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yishu [VerfasserIn]
Zheng, Tingjuan [VerfasserIn]
Xian, Donghua [VerfasserIn]
He, Yunqing [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Lang [VerfasserIn]
Jing, Yuhong [VerfasserIn]

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9015-71-8
Corticotrophin-releasing hormone
Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone
Environmental enrichment
Hippocampus
Journal Article
Maternal deprivation
Oxytocin receptor
Receptors, Oxytocin

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Date Completed 26.06.2023

Date Revised 26.06.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s10571-022-01292-7

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM347548687