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ArticlePloS one2020

Distinct patterns of brain Fos expression in Carioca High- and Low-conditioned Freezing Rats.

Laura A León, Marcus L Brandão, Fernando P Cardenas, Diana Parra, Thomas E Krahe, Antonio Pedro Mello Cruz, J Landeira-Fernandez

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Article in PloS one, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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7 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Laura A LeónLaboratory of Neuropsychopharmacology, FFCLRP, Behavioral Neuroscience Institute (INeC), São Paulo University, Campus USP, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-5573-7750
Marcus L BrandãoLaboratory of Neuropsychopharmacology, FFCLRP, Behavioral Neuroscience Institute (INeC), São Paulo University, Campus USP, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
Fernando P CardenasLaboratorio de Neurociencia y Comportamiento, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia.
Diana ParraLaboratorio de Neurociencia y Comportamiento, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia.
Thomas E KraheDepartment of Psychology, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Antonio Pedro Mello CruzInstitute of Psychology, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil.
J Landeira-FernandezDepartment of Psychology, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-8395-8008
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro · BRUniversidad de Los Andes · COInstituto de Neurociências e Comportamento · BRSergio Arboleda University · COUniversidade de Brasília · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe bidirectional selection of high and low anxiety-like behavior is a valuable tool for understanding the neurocircuits that are responsible for anxiety disorders. Our group developed two breeding lines of rats, known as Carioca High- and Low-conditioned Freezing (CHF and CLF), based on defensive freezing in the contextual fear conditioning paradigm. A random selected line was employed as a control (CTL) comparison group for both CHF and CLF lines of animals. The present study performed Fos immunochemistry to investigate changes in neural activity in different brain structures among CHF and CLF rats when they were exposed to contextual cues that were previously associated with footshock.

resultsThe study indicated that CHF rats expressed high Fos expression in the locus coeruleus, periventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVN), and lateral portion of the septal area and low Fos expression in the medial portion of the septal area, dentate gyrus, and prelimbic cortex (PL) compared to CTL animals. CLF rats exhibited a decrease in Fos expression in the PVN, PL, and basolateral nucleus of the amygdala and increase in the cingulate and perirhinal cortices compared to CTL animals.

conclusionsBoth CHF and CLF rats displayed Fos expression changes key regions of the anxiety brain circuitry. The two bidirectional lines exhibit different pattern of neural activation and inhibition with opposing influences on the PVN, the main structure involved in regulating the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal neuroendocrine responses observed in anxiety disorders.

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Conditioning, PsychologicalAnimalsAnxietyBrainMaleProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fosRatsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos

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PMCPMC7377485
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