Sex differences in the basolateral amygdala: the extracellular levels of serotonin and dopamine, and their responses to restraint stress in rats

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作者
Mitsushima, Dai [1 ]
Yamada, Kaori [1 ]
Takase, Kenkichi [1 ]
Funabashi, Toshiya [1 ]
Kimura, Fukuko [1 ]
机构
[1] Yokohama City Univ, Grad Sch Med, Dept Neuroendocrinol, Kanazawa Ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 2360004, Japan
关键词
androgen; corticosterone; emotion; estrogen; in vivo microdialysis;
D O I
10.1111/j.1460-9568.2006.05214.x
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
The sex difference in the emotional response to stress suggests a sex-specific stress response in the amygdala. To examine the sex difference in extracellular levels of serotonin (5HT) and dopamine (DA) in the basolateral amygdala (BLA) and their responses to restraint stress, in vivo microdialysis studies were performed in male and female rats. In experiment I, dialysates were collected from the BLA at 15-min intervals under the freely moving condition. Mean extracellular levels of 5HT or DA in the BLA were higher in male rats than in female rats. In experiment II, rats were subjected to restraint stress for 60 min to examine the stress response of 5HT or DA levels. Although restraint stress significantly increased extracellular 5HT levels in both sexes of rats, female rats showed a greater response than male rats. Moreover, restraint stress significantly increased extracellular DA levels in female rats, but not in male rats. In experiment III, rats were subjected to restraint stress for 30 min to examine behavioral responses to restraint stress. Although no sex difference was observed in the number of audible vocalizations, male rats defecated a larger number of fecal pellets than female rats. In experiment IV, rats were tested for freezing behavior to examine contextual fear responses. Conditioned male rats showed a longer freezing time than conditioned female rats. We found sex differences in the extracellular levels of 5HT and DA in the BLA and their responses to restraint stress, which may be involved in the sex-specific emotional response to stress in rats.
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