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Selective Corticotropin‐Releasing Factor Type 1 Receptor Antagonist Blocks Conditioned Fear‐Induced Release of Noradrenaline in the Hypothalamic Paraventricular Nucleus of Rats
Author(s) -
Otagiri A.,
Wakabayashi I.,
Shibasaki T.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of neuroendocrinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.062
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1365-2826
pISSN - 0953-8194
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2826.2000.00563.x
Subject(s) - microdialysis , medicine , endocrinology , antagonist , hypothalamus , receptor antagonist , nucleus , chemistry , receptor , psychology , neuroscience , central nervous system
The effects of conditioned fear on the release of noradrenaline in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) and the involvement of corticotropin‐releasing factor (CRF) receptor type 1 (CRFR1) in conditioned fear‐induced changes in noradrenaline release were examined by intracerebral microdialysis in rats. Conditioned fear was produced by placing animals into a box where they had previously been exposed to a 5‐min period of electric footshock, 135 min prior to the start of experiment. Conditioned fear for 20 min produced a significant increase in the release of noradrenaline in the PVN. Intraperitoneal preadministration of a selective nonpeptidic CRFR1 antagonist, CRA1000, completely blocked the conditioned fear‐induced release of noradrenaline. These results suggest that CRFR1 is involved in the release of noradrenaline in the hypothalamic PVN induced by conditioned fear.