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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Fear Extinction and Predictive Trait-Like Inter-Individual Differences in Rats Lacking the Serotonin Transporter.

Maria Willadsen, Metin Üngör, Anna Sługocka, Rainer K W Schwarting, Judith R Homberg, Markus Wöhr

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.

Maria WilladsenBehavioral Neuroscience, Experimental and Biological Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Philipps-University of Marburg, Gutenberg-Str. 18, D-35032 Marburg, Germany.
Metin ÜngörAssociative Learning, Experimental and Biological Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Philipps-University of Marburg, Gutenberg-Str. 18, D-35032 Marburg, Germany.
Anna SługockaDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, 40-055 Katowice, Poland.
Rainer K W SchwartingBehavioral Neuroscience, Experimental and Biological Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Philipps-University of Marburg, Gutenberg-Str. 18, D-35032 Marburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4686-3974
Judith R HombergDepartment of Cognitive Neuroscience, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, 6525 EN Nijmegen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-7621-1010
Markus WöhrBehavioral Neuroscience, Experimental and Biological Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Philipps-University of Marburg, Gutenberg-Str. 18, D-35032 Marburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6986-5684
Philipps University of Marburg · DEMedical University of Silesia · PLRadboud University Nijmegen · NL

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft 290878970-GRK 2271
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Anxiety disorders are associated with a failure to sufficiently extinguish fear memories. The serotonergic system (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) with the 5-HT transporter (5-HTT, SERT) is strongly implicated in the regulation of anxiety and fear. In the present study, we examined the effects of SERT deficiency on fear extinction in a differential fear conditioning paradigm in male and female rats. Fear-related behavior displayed during acquisition, extinction, and recovery, was measured through quantification of immobility and alarm 22-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations (USV). Trait-like inter-individual differences in novelty-seeking, anxiety-related behavior, habituation learning, cognitive performance, and pain sensitivity were examined for their predictive value in forecasting fear extinction. Our results show that SERT deficiency strongly affected the emission of 22-kHz USV during differential fear conditioning. During acquisition, extinction, and recovery, SERT deficiency consistently led to a reduction in 22-kHz USV emission. While SERT deficiency did not affect immobility during acquisition, genotype differences started to emerge during extinction, and during recovery rats lacking SERT showed higher levels of immobility than wildtype littermate controls. Recovery was reflected in increased levels of immobility but not 22-kHz USV emission. Prominent sex differences were evident. Among several measures for trait-like inter-individual differences, anxiety-related behavior had the best predictive quality.

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Behavior, AnimalFearQuantitative Trait LociAnimalsRatsRats, Mutant StrainsRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsSert1 protein, rat5-HTTalarm callsanxietycognitionfear conditioningfreezingnovelty-seekingpainSERTultrasonic vocalizations

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PMID34209318
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