Maternal defense is modulated by beta adrenergic receptors in lateral septum in mice

Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 434-445

  Scotti, Melissa Ann L ^a   Lee, Grace ^b   Gammie, Stephen C ^c  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenergic; Isoproterenol; Maternal aggression; Norepinephrine; Propranolol

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ISOPRENALINE; NORADRENALIN; PROPRANOLOL;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LATENT PERIOD; LATERAL SEPTUM; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN BRAIN LEVEL; PUERPERIUM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; ATENOLOL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; ISOPROTERENOL; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MICROINJECTIONS; NOREPINEPHRINE; PROPRANOLOL; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA; SEPTUM OF BRAIN;

EID: 79958702934     PISSN: 07357044     EISSN: 19390084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0023184     Document Type: Article

References (61)

1. Audi E.A., Deoliveira R.M.W., Deoliveira C.E., Graeff F.G. Stereoselectivity of the anxiolytic effect of propranolol microinjected into the dorsal midbrain central gray. Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research 1990, 23:985-987.
2. Bondi C.O., Barrera G., Lapiz M.D., Bedard T., Mahan A., Morilak D.A. Noradrenergic facilitation of shock-probe defensive burying in lateral septum of rats, and modulation by chronic treatment with desipramine. Progress in Neuropsychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry 2007, 31:482-495.
3. Bosch O.J., Kromer S.A., Brunton P.J., Neumann I.D. Release of oxytocin in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus, but not central amygdala or lateral septum in lactating residents and virgin intruders during maternal defence. Neuroscience 2004, 124:439-448.
4. Bosch O.J., Meddle S.L., Beiderbeck D.I., Douglas A.J., Neumann I.D. Brain oxytocin correlates with maternal aggression: Link to anxiety. Journal of Neuroscience 2005, 25:6807-6815.
5. Bourin M., Hascoet M. The mouse light/dark box test. European Journal of Pharmacology 2003, 463:55-65.
6. Carette B., Poulain P., Beauvillain J.C. Noradrenaline modulates GABA-mediated synaptic transmission in neurones of the mediolateral part of the guinea pig lateral septum via local circuits. Neuroscience Research 2001, 39:71-77.
7. D'Anna K.D., Gammie S.C. Hypocretin-1 dose-dependently modulates maternal behaviour in mice. Journal of Neuroendocrinology 2006, 18:553-566.
8. D'Anna K.D., Stevenson S.A., Gammie S.C. Urocortin 1 and 3 impair maternal defense behavior in mice. Behavioral Neuroscience 2005, 119:161-171.
9. D'Anna K.D., Gammie S.C. Activation of corticotropin-releasing factor receptor 2 in lateral septum negatively regulates maternal defense. Behavioral Neuroscience 2009, 123:356-368.
10. Flannelly K.J., Kemble E.D., Blanchard D.C., Blanchard R.J. Effects of septal-forebrain lesions on maternal aggression and maternal care. Behavioral and Neural Biology 1986, 45:17-30.
11. Gammie S.C. Current models and future directions for understanding the neural circuitries of maternal behaviors in rodents. Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience Reviews 2005, 4:119-135.
12. Gammie S.C., Garland T., Stevenson S.A. Artificial selection for increased maternal defense behavior in mice. Behavior Genetics 2006, 36:713-722.
13. Gammie S.C., Lonstein J.S. Maternal aggression. Biology of aggression 2006, Oxford University Press, New York. R.J. Nelson (Ed.).
14. Gammie S.C., Negron A., Newman S.M., Rhodes J.S. Corticotropin-releasing factor inhibits maternal aggression in mice. Behavioral Neuroscience 2004, 118:805-814.
15. Gammie S.C., Nelson R.J. Maternal aggression is reduced in neuronal nitric oxide synthase-deficient mice. Journal of Neuroscience 1999, 19:8027-8035.
16. Gammie S.C., Seasholtz A.F., Stevenson S.A. Deletion of corticotropin-releasing factor binding protein selectively impairs maternal, but not intermale aggression. Neuroscience 2008, 157:502-512.
17. Gao B., Cutler M.G. Effects of acute and subchronic administration of propranolol on the social behaviour of mice; an ethopharmacological study. Neuropharmacology 1992, 31:749-756.
18. Gelsema A.J., Calaresu F.R. Chemical microstimulation of the septal area lowers arterial-pressure in the rat. American Journal of Physiology 1987, 252:R760-R767.
19. Gulia K.K., Kumar V.M., Mallick H.N. Role of the lateral septal noradrenergic system in the elaboration of male sexual behavior in rats. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior 2002, 72:817-823.
20. Haden S.C., Scarpa A. The noradrenergic system and its involvement in aggressive behaviors. Aggression and Violent Behavior 2007, 12:1-15.
21. Haller J., Kruk M.R. Neuroendocrine stress response and aggression. Neurobiology of Aggression 2003, 93-118. Humana Press, Totawa, NJ. M.P. Mattson (Ed.).
22. Haller J., Makara G.B., Kruk M.R. Catecholaminergic involvement in the control of aggression: Hormones, the peripheral sympathetic, and central noradrenergic systems. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews 1998, 22:85-97.
23. Hegstrand L.R., Eichelman B. Increased shock-induced fighting with super-sensitive beta-adrenergic receptors. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior 1983, 19:313-320.
24. Kc P., Balan K.V., Tjoe S.S., Martin R.J., LaManna J.C., Haxhiu M.A., Dick T.E. Increased vasopressin transmission from the paraventricular nucleus to the rostral medulla augments cardiorespiratory outflow in chronic intermittent hypoxia-conditioned rats. Journal of Physiology-London 2010, 588:725-740.
25. Lee G., Gammie S.C. GABA enhancement of maternal defense in mice: Possible neural correlates. Pharmacology, Biochemistry & Behavior 2007, 86:176-187.
26. Lee G., Gammie S.C. GABA(A) receptor signaling in the lateral septum regulates maternal aggression in mice. Behavioral Neuroscience 2009, 123:1169-1177.
27. Lee G., Gammie S.C. GABA(A) receptor signaling in caudal periaqueductal gray regulates maternal aggression and maternal care in mice. Behavioural Brain Research 2010, 213:230-237.
28. Lightman S.L. Alterations in hypothalamic-pituitary responsiveness during lactation. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1992, 652:340-346.
29. Lindvall O., Stenevi U. Dopamine and noradrenaline neurons projecting to the septal area in the rat. Cell and Tissue Research 1978, 190:383-407.
30. Litvin Y., Blanchard D.C., Pentkowski N.S., Blanchard R.J. A pinch or a lesion: A reconceptualization of biting consequences in mice. Aggressive Behavior 2007, 33:545-551.
31. Liu W., Alreja M. Norepinephrine inhibits neurons of the intermediate subnucleus of the lateral septum via alpha2-adrenoceptors. Brain Research 1998, 806:36-54.
32. Liu Y., Curtis J.T., Wang Z. Vasopressin in the lateral septum regulates pair bond formation in male prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster). Behavioral Neuroscience 2001, 115:910-919.
33. Lohman R.J., Liu L.G., Morris M., O'Brien T.J. Validation of a method for localised microinjection of drugs into thalamic subregions in rats for epilepsy pharmacological studies. Journal of Neuroscience Methods 2005, 146:191-197.
34. Lonstein J.S., Gammie S.C. Sensory, hormonal, and neural control of maternal aggression in laboratory rodents. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews 2002, 26:869-888.
35. Lonstein J.S., Simmons D.A., Stern J.M. Functions of the caudal periaqueductal gray in lactating rats: Kyphosis, lordosis, maternal aggression, and fearfulness. Behavioral Neuroscience 1998, 112:1502-1518.
36. Matray-Devoti J., Wagner G.C. Propranolol-induced increases in target-biting attack. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior 1993, 46:923-925.
37. Maura G., Ulivi M., Raiteri M. (-)-Propranolol and (+/-)-cyanopindolol are mixed agonists antagonists at serotonin autoreceptors in the hippocampus of the rat-brain. Neuropharmacology 1987, 26:713-717.
38. Middlemiss D.N. Stereoselective blockade at [H-3]5-Ht binding-sites and at the 5-Ht autoreceptor by propranolol. European Journal of Pharmacology 1984, 101:289-293.
39. Nephew B.C., Aaron R.S., Romero L.M. Effects of arginine vasotocin (AVT) on the behavioral, cardiovascular, and corticosterone responses of starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) to crowding. Hormones and Behavior 2005, 47:280-289.
40. Nephew B.C., Bridges R.S. Central actions of arginine vasopressin and a V1a receptor antagonist on maternal aggression, maternal behavior, and grooming in lactating rats. Pharmacology, Biochemistry & Behavior 2008, 91:77-83.
41. Nephew B.C., Byrnes E.M., Bridges R.S. Vasopressin mediates enhanced offspring protection in multiparous rats. Neuropharmacology 2010, 58:102-106.
42. Nephew B.C., Reed L.M., Romero L.M. A potential cardiovascular mechanism for the behavioral effects of central and peripheral arginine vasotocin. General and Comparative Endocrinology 2005, 144:156-166.
43. Neumann I.D., Johnstone H.A., Hatzinger M., Liebsch G., Shipston M., Russell J.A., Douglas A.J. Attenuated neuroendocrine responses to emotional and physical stressors in pregnant rats involve adenohypophysial changes. Journal of Physiology 1998, 508:289-300.
44. Nicholson C. Diffusion from an injected volume of a substance in brain-tissue with arbitrary volume fraction and tortuosity. Brain Research 1985, 333:325-329.
45. Paxinos G., Franklin K.B.J. The mouse brain in stereotaxic coordinates 2001, Academic Press, San Diego.
46. Pyner S. Neurochemistry of the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus: Implications for cardiovascular regulation. Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy 2009, 38:197-208.
47. Qu L.L., Guo N.N., Li B.M. Beta 1-and beta 2-Adrenoceptors in basolateral nucleus of amygdala and their roles in consolidation of fear memory in rats. Hippocampus 2008, 18:1131-1139.
48. Qureshi G.A., Hansen S., Sodersten P. Offspring control of cerebrospinal fluid GABA concentrations in lactating rats. Neuroscience Letters 1987, 75:85-88.
49. Rainbow T.C., Parsons B., Wolfe B.B. Quantitative autoradiography of beta 1- and beta 2-adrenergic receptors in rat brain. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 1984, 81:1585-1589.
50. Risold P.Y., Swanson L.W. Connections of the rat lateral septal complex. Brain Research Brain Research Reviews 1997, 24:115-195.
51. Sheehan T.P., Chambers R.A., Russell D.S. Regulation of affect by the lateral septum: Implications for neuropsychiatry. Brain Research Brain Research Reviews 2004, 46:71-117.
52. Sorenson C.A., Gordon M. Effects of 6-hydroxydopamine on shock-elicited aggression, emotionality and maternal behavior in female rats. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior 1975, 3:331-335.
53. Svare B., Betteridge C., Katz D., Samuels O. Some situational and experiential determinants of maternal aggression in mice. Physiology & Behavior 1981, 26:253-258.
54. Toufexis D.J., Rochford J., Walker C.D. Lactation-induced reduction in rats' acoustic startle is associated with changes in noradrenergic neurotransmission. Behavioral Neuroscience 1999, 113:176-184.
55. Toufexis D.J., Thrivikraman K.V., Plotsky P.M., Morilak D.A., Huang N., Walker C.D. Reduced noradrenergic tone to the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus contributes to the stress hyporesponsiveness of lactation. Journal of Neuroendocrinology 1998, 10:417-427.
56. Toufexis D.J., Walker C.D. Noradrenergic facilitation of the adrenocorticotropin response to stress is absent during lactation in the rat. Brain Research 1996, 737:71-77.
57. Walker C.D., Tilders F.J., Burlet A. Increased colocalization of corticotropin-releasing factor and arginine vasopressin in paraventricular neurones of the hypothalamus in lactating rats: Evidence from immunotargeted lesions and immunohistochemistry. Journal of Neuroendocrinology 2001, 13:74-85.
58. Westerhaus M.J., Loewy A.D. Sympathetic-related neurons in the preoptic region of the rat identified by viral transneuronal labeling. Journal of Comparative Neurology 1999, 414:361-378.
59. Zebrowska-Lupina I., Ossowska G., Lupina T., Klenk-Majewska B. Prolonged treatment with beta-adrenoceptor antagonists counteracts the aggression deficit induced by chronic stress. Polish Journal of Pharmacology 1997, 49:283-289.
60. Zhang H.T., Frith S.A., Wilkins J., O'Donnell J.M. Comparison of the effects of isoproterenol administered into the hippocampus, frontal cortex, or amygdala on behavior of rats maintained by differential reinforcement of low response rate. Psychopharmacology 2001, 159:89-97.
61. Zhang Z.H., Felder R.B. Hypothalamic corticotrophin-releasing factor and norepinephrine mediate sympathetic and cardiovascular responses to acute intracarotid injection of tumour necrosis factor-alpha in the rat. Journal of Neuroendocrinology 2008, 20:978-987.