PMID- 28257759 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20171226 LR - 20181202 IS - 1095-6867 (Electronic) IS - 0018-506X (Linking) VI - 90 DP - 2017 Apr TI - Blockade of TrkB receptors in the nucleus accumbens prior to heterotypic stress alters corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), vesicular glutamate transporter 2 (vGluT2) and glucocorticoid receptor (GR) within the mesolimbic pathway. PG - 98-112 LID - S0018-506X(16)30323-3 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2017.02.012 [doi] AB - Inhibition of stress-induced elevations in brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) or its primary receptor tyrosine-related kinase B (TrkB) within the reward pathway may modulate vulnerability to anxiety and mood disorders. The current study examined the role of BDNF/TrkB signaling on biochemistry and behavior under basal conditions and following exposure to a 10-day heterotypic stress paradigm in male rats. Effects of intra-accumbal administration of TrkB antagonist ANA-12 (0.25mug/0.5mul/min) on anxiety, and expression of Trk-B, corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), vesicular glutamate transporter 2 (vGluT2) and glucocorticoid receptor (GR) within the mesolimbic pathway were determined. Notably, ANA-12 attenuated anxiety-like behavior in stress rats while increasing anxiety in the non-stress group in the elevated plus maze (EPM). At the neurochemical level, ANA-12 blocked the increased vGluT2 and CRH expressions in the hypothalamic PVN and basolateral amygdala in stress rats, while it enhanced vGluT2 and CRH expressions in non-stress rats. ANA-12 also showed state-dependent effects at the NAc core, attenuating TrkB-ir in non-stress rats while reversing reduced expression in stressed rats. At the cingulate cortex, ANA-12 normalized stress-induced increase in TrkB expression. Notably, ANA-12 showed region-specific effects on GR-ir at the NAc core and shell, with increased GR-ir in non-stress rats, although the drug attenuated stress-induced GR-ir expression only in the core portion of the NAc, while having no impact at the cingulate cortex. Elevated blood CORT levels post-stress was not influenced by ANA-12 treatment. Together, these findings suggest that BDNF-mediated TrkB activation exerts differential impact in regulating emotional response under basal and stress conditions. CI - Copyright (c) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Azogu, Idu AU - Azogu I AD - Behavioural Neuroscience Group, School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, 136 Jean-Jacques Lussier, Ottawa, ON, Canada. FAU - Plamondon, Helene AU - Plamondon H AD - Behavioural Neuroscience Group, School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, 136 Jean-Jacques Lussier, Ottawa, ON, Canada. Electronic address: hplamond@uottawa.ca. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170315 PL - United States TA - Horm Behav JT - Hormones and behavior JID - 0217764 RN - 0 (ANA 12 compound) RN - 0 (Azepines) RN - 0 (Benzamides) RN - 0 (Receptors, Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone) RN - 0 (Receptors, Glucocorticoid) RN - 0 (Vesicular Glutamate Transport Protein 2) RN - 9015-71-8 (Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Receptor, trkB) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Azepines/*pharmacology MH - Benzamides/*pharmacology MH - Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone/*metabolism MH - Hypothalamus/drug effects/metabolism MH - Limbic System/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Male MH - Nucleus Accumbens/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Rats MH - Rats, Wistar MH - Receptor, trkB/*antagonists & inhibitors MH - Receptors, Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone/metabolism MH - Receptors, Glucocorticoid/*metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects/physiology MH - Stress, Psychological/*metabolism MH - Vesicular Glutamate Transport Protein 2/*metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - ANA-12 OT - BDNF OT - Emotionality OT - HPA axis OT - Heterotypic stress OT - Nucleus accumbens OT - TrkB EDAT- 2017/03/05 06:00 MHDA- 2017/12/27 06:00 CRDT- 2017/03/05 06:00 PHST- 2016/07/15 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/11/22 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2017/02/22 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/03/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/12/27 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/03/05 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0018-506X(16)30323-3 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2017.02.012 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Horm Behav. 2017 Apr;90:98-112. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2017.02.012. Epub 2017 Mar 15.