Lateral hypothalamic orexin neurons mediate electroacupuncture-induced anxiolytic effects in a rat model of post-traumatic stress disorder

被引:2
作者
Lu, Jiaqi [1 ]
Qin, Chuan [1 ]
Wang, Can [1 ]
Sun, Jia [1 ]
Mao, Huijuan [1 ]
Wei, Jianzi [1 ]
Shen, Xueyong [1 ]
Chen, Yang [2 ]
Liu, Sheng [1 ]
Qu, Xiaoyi [1 ]
机构
[1] Shanghai Univ Tradit Chinese Med, Sch Acupuncture Moxibust & Tuina, Shanghai, Peoples R China
[2] Xinjiang Med Univ, Coll Tradit Chinese Med, Urumqi, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Electroacupuncture; Anxiolytic; Post-traumatic stress disorder; Orexin; Lateral hypothalamus; MEMORY IMPAIRMENT; ANIMAL-MODEL; ACUPUNCTURE; RECEPTORS; STIMULATION; PTSD; HYPOCRETINS; MECHANISMS; ANXIETY;
D O I
10.1016/j.brainresbull.2023.110712
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
The lateral hypothalamus' orexinergic system has been associated with anxiety-related behaviors, and electro-acupuncture (EA) modifies orexin neurons to control the anti-anxiety process. However, in a rat model of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the important role of LH orexin neurons (OXNs) in the anxiolytic effects induced by EA has not been explored. In this study, rats underwent modified single prolonged stress (MSPS) for seven days before developing EA. The rats were then subjected to elevated plus maze (EPM) and open field (OFT) tests, and western blot and c-Fos/orexin double labeling investigations were carried out to determine the functional activation of LH orexinergic neurons. Compared to MSPS model rats, it has been demonstrated that EA stimulation enhanced the amount of time spent in the central zone (TSCZ) in OFT and the amount of time spent in the open arm (TSOA) in EPM in MSPS model rats (P < 0.01). After behavioral testing, MSPS model rats had decreased activated c-Fos positive OXNs. Still, EA in SPS rats increased that number and elevated orexin type 1 receptors (OXR1) protein expression in the LH. Furthermore, after administering SB334867 (an OXR1 antago-nist) to MSPS model rats, the effects of EA therapy on anxiety-like behaviors (ALBs) were significantly dimin-ished. Additionally, when low-dose orexin-A (LORXA) was administered intracerebroventricularly together with EA stimulation in MSPS rats, the anxiolytic effects of the stimulation were substantially enhanced (P < 0.05). The results of this study reveal the mechanisms by which acupuncture may reduce PTSD and advance our under-standing of the function of LH orexin signaling in EA's anxiolytic effects.
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