Forebrain NMDA receptor 2B subunit over-expression has no influence on anxiety behaviors of mice / 生理学报
Acta Physiologica Sinica
;
(6): 272-278, 2009.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-302452
ABSTRACT
It has been known that the glutamate transmission system and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDA-R) were possibly related to anxiety processes. Although anxiety symptom can be relieved by NMDA-R antagonists and partial agonists treatment, the functions of NMDA-R and its subunits in anxiety behaviors remain unclear. We used forebrain specific NR2B over-expression mice to examine whether the increase of NR2B subunit level would induce anxiety behaviors. The results indicated that the juvenile (3-5 months old), middle-aged (8-10 months old) and old (19-22 months old ) NR2B transgenic mice showed no significant difference in open field test and elevated plus maze test as compared with the control mice. Capillary electrophoresis of monoamine neurotransmitter in subregions of forebrain revealed no significant difference between transgenic and control mice of 16-18 months age. These results suggest that the increase of NR2B expression and followed NR1 and NR2A expression augmentations in the forebrain have no significant effect on anxiety-related behaviors in mice.
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Main subject:
Anxiety
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Mice, Transgenic
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Prosencephalon
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Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate
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Metabolism
Limits:
Animals
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Acta Physiologica Sinica
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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