PMID- 33232678 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211115 LR - 20211115 IS - 1872-7549 (Electronic) IS - 0166-4328 (Linking) VI - 399 DP - 2021 Feb 5 TI - Effects of water restriction on social behavior and 5-HT neurons density in the dorsal and median raphe nuclei in mice. PG - 113022 LID - S0166-4328(20)30721-X [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.bbr.2020.113022 [doi] AB - We explored here the hypothesis that temporary chronic water restriction in mice affects social behavior, via its action on the density of 5-HT neurons in dorsal and median raphe nuclei (DRN and MRN). For that, we submitted adult C57BL/6 J mice to mild and controlled temporary dehydration, i.e., 6 h of water access every 48 h for 15 days. We investigated their social behavior in a social interaction task known to allow free and reciprocal social contact. Results showed that temporary dehydration increases significantly time spent in social contact and social dominance. It also expands 5-HT neuron density within both DRN and MRN and the behavioral and neuronal plasticity were positively correlated. Our findings suggest that disturbance in 5-HT neurotransmission caused by temporary dehydration stress unbalances choice processes of animals in social context. CI - Copyright (c) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Boukersi, Houari AU - Boukersi H AD - Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Science and Life, Hassiba Benbouali University, Chlef, Algeria; Animal Ecophysiology Laboratory, Higher Normal School Elbachir El-Ibrahimi, Kouba, Algers, Algeria; Paris-Saclay Institute of Neuroscience (NeuroPSI), Paris-Saclay University, CNRS 9197, Orsay, France. Electronic address: h.boukersi@univ-chlef.dz. FAU - Lebaili, Nemcha AU - Lebaili N AD - Animal Ecophysiology Laboratory, Higher Normal School Elbachir El-Ibrahimi, Kouba, Algers, Algeria. FAU - Nosjean, Anne AU - Nosjean A AD - Paris-Saclay Institute of Neuroscience (NeuroPSI), Paris-Saclay University, CNRS 9197, Orsay, France. FAU - Samson, Nathalie AU - Samson N AD - Paris-Saclay Institute of Neuroscience (NeuroPSI), Paris-Saclay University, CNRS 9197, Orsay, France. FAU - Faure, Alexis AU - Faure A AD - Paris-Saclay Institute of Neuroscience (NeuroPSI), Paris-Saclay University, CNRS 9197, Orsay, France. FAU - Granon, Sylvie AU - Granon S AD - Paris-Saclay Institute of Neuroscience (NeuroPSI), Paris-Saclay University, CNRS 9197, Orsay, France. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20201121 PL - Netherlands TA - Behav Brain Res JT - Behavioural brain research JID - 8004872 RN - 333DO1RDJY (Serotonin) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Behavior, Animal/*physiology MH - Cell Count MH - *Dehydration/complications/metabolism MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Dorsal Raphe Nucleus/cytology MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Raphe Nuclei/*cytology MH - Serotonergic Neurons/*cytology MH - Serotonin/*metabolism MH - *Social Behavior MH - Social Dominance OTO - NOTNLM OT - Dehydration OT - Immunohistochemistry OT - Raphe nucleus OT - Serotonin OT - Social behavior EDAT- 2020/11/25 06:00 MHDA- 2021/11/16 06:00 CRDT- 2020/11/24 20:07 PHST- 2020/06/16 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/11/12 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/11/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/11/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/11/16 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/11/24 20:07 [entrez] AID - S0166-4328(20)30721-X [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.bbr.2020.113022 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Behav Brain Res. 2021 Feb 5;399:113022. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2020.113022. Epub 2020 Nov 21.