Effects and mechanisms of exogenous nesfatin-1 injection in the central nucleus of the amygdale on exploratory behavior in rats / 中华行为医学与脑科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the effects and mechanisms of nesfatin-1 injection in the central nucleus of the amygdale(CeA) on exploratory behavior in rats.Methods Fifty rats were divided into 5 groups randomly : nesfatin-1 low dose group, nesfatin-1 high dose group, SHU9119 group, SHU9119+nesfatin-1 low dose group and control group.Drugs were administrated via CeA to examine behavioral changes of rats by elevated plus maze model test and nesfatin-1 mRNA expression in CeA of anxiety rats (10 rats).Results Compared with the control group,anxiety behaviors of rats in nesfatin-1 low dose group and nesfatin-1 high dose group were improved remarkably,showing that the open arm entries were significantly reduced (OE, t=4.16-12.87, P＜0.01), open arm entry proportion was decreased remarkably (OE％, t=2.39-4.39, P＜0.01-0.05), and time proportion in open arm was decreased significantly (OT％, t=5.43-20.55, P＜0.01),which presented dose dependent.Compared with the control group, anxiety degree of rats in nesfatin-1 low dose group and nesfatin-1 high dose group significantly enhanced, showing that the rats head dipping reduced obviously (HD, t=6.97-16.73, P＜0.01) ,while rearing was increased significantly (RE, t=6.60-13.25, P＜0.01) ,which was presented dose dependent.Melanocortin receptor antagonist SHU9119 can partly eliminate nesfatin-1 induce-anxiety (t =2.11-3.08, P＜ 0.01-0.05).Real-time PCR results showed that nesfatin-1 mRNA expression of anxiety model rats was significantly increased (t =3.40-5.58, P＜0.05).Conclusion Amygdala nesfatin-1 can increase anxiety and fear of rats,which may be associated with melanocortin systems.