Sumatriptan attenuates fear-learning despair induced by social isolation stress in mice : Mediating role of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis

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OBJECTIVES: Research has demonstrated that chronic stress experienced early in life can lead to impairments in memory and learning. These deficits are attributed to an imbalance in the interaction between glucocorticoids, the end product of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, and glucocorticoid receptors in brain regions responsible for mediating memory, such as the hippocampus. This imbalance can result in detrimental conditions like neuroinflammation. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of sumatriptan, a selective agonist for 5-HT 1B/1D receptors, on fear learning capabilities in a chronic social isolation stress model in mice, with a particular focus on the role of the HPA axis.

METHODS: Mice were assigned to two opposing conditions, including social condition (SC) and isolated condition (IC) for a duration of five weeks. All mice underwent passive avoidance test, with their subsequent freezing behavior serving as an indicator of fear retrieval. Mice in the IC group were administered either a vehicle, sumatriptan, GR-127935 (a selective antagonist for 5-HT 1B/1D receptors), or a combination of sumatriptan and GR-127935 during the testing sessions. At the end, all mice were sacrificed and samples of their serum and hippocampus were collected for further analysis.

RESULTS: Isolation was found to significantly reduce freezing behavior (p<0.001). An increase in the freezing response among IC mice was observed following the administration of varying doses of sumatriptan, as indicated by a one-way ANOVA analysis (p<0.001). However, the mitigating effects of sumatriptan were reversed upon the administration of GR-127935. An ELISA assay conducted before and after the passive avoidance test revealed no significant change in serum corticosterone levels among SC mice. In contrast, a significant increase was observed among IC mice, suggesting hyper-responsiveness of the HPA axis in isolated animals. This hyper-responsiveness was ameliorated following the administration of sumatriptan. Furthermore, both the sumatriptan and SC groups exhibited a similar trend, showing a significant increase in the expression of hippocampal glucocorticoid receptors following the stress of the passive avoidance test. Lastly, the elevated production of inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-1β) observed following social isolation was attenuated in the sumatriptan group.

CONCLUSION: Sumatriptan improved fear learning probably through modulation of HPA axis and hippocampus neuroinflammation.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:164

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Psychoneuroendocrinology - 164(2024) vom: 26. Apr., Seite 107006

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Moradi, Kamyar [VerfasserIn]
Badripour, Abolfazl [VerfasserIn]
Moradi, Ali [VerfasserIn]
Bagheri, Sayna [VerfasserIn]
Soltani, Zahra Ebrahim [VerfasserIn]
Moassefi, Mana [VerfasserIn]
Faghani, Shahriar [VerfasserIn]
Dehpour, Ahmad Reza [VerfasserIn]

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Corticosterone
Fear learning
Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis
Journal Article
Neuroinflammation
Receptors, Glucocorticoid
Serotonin
Social isolation stress
Sumatriptan
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Date Completed 22.04.2024

Date Revised 22.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.psyneuen.2024.107006

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NLM369219147