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Astrocytes and oxytocin interaction regulates amygdala neuronal network activity and related behaviors”
Oxytocin orchestrates social and emotional behaviors through modulation of neural circuits in brain structures such as the central amygdala (CeA). In this structure, the release of oxytocin modulates inhibitory circuits and subsequently suppresses fear responses and decreases anxiety levels. Using astrocyte-specific gain and loss of function approaches and pharmacology, we demonstrate that oxytocin signaling in the central amygdala relies on a subpopulation of astrocytes that represent a prerequisite for proper function of CeA circuits and adequate behavioral responses, both in rats and mice. Our work identifies astrocytes as crucial cellular intermediaries of oxytocinergic modulation in emotional behaviors related to anxiety or positive reinforcement. To our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of a direct role of astrocytes in oxytocin signaling and challenges the long-held dogma that oxytocin signaling occurs exclusively via direct action on neurons in the central nervous system.
Cellular mechanism of silent synapses formation in central amygdala in cocaine-induced locomotor sensitization
Central amygdala and feeding behavior: single cell transcriptome analysis and regulation by fasting
Central amygdala - ventral tegmental area – cortical circuits mediate initiation and maintenance of social interaction
Convergent and divergent circuitry of central amygdala for processing addictive and natural rewards
Effects of chemogenetic manipulations of CRF+ neurons in the central amygdala on sociability in mice
The Effects of the Jageumjung and acupuncture on METH's reinforcing effects through the central amygdala
Ghrelin induces hedonic feeding through the activation of Central Amygdala Htr2a neurons
Oxytocin Acts on Astrocytes in the Central Amygdala to Promote a Positive Emotional State
The parabrachial nucleus to the central amygdala system regulates long-lasting widespread sensitization in the rodent model of nociplastic pain
Pharmacologically compromising central amygdala astrocytes prevents the beneficial effects of oxytocin on pain-related behaviors
A role for neurons of the medial division of the central amygdala in appetitive behaviours
The structures that excite the central amygdala neurons and pain network in orofacial inflammatory pain
Acute dopamine effects upon excitatory synaptic transmission in the lateral central amygdala
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Differential processing of cocaine and sugar information by dopamine-sensitive neurons in the central amygdala
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GABAA receptors modulate anxiety-like behavior through the central amygdala area in rats with higher physical activity
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Involvement of the basolateral and central amygdala in stress-induced ethanol intake in female mice
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Modulatory role of the neuropeptide VIP in the central amygdala on stress and anxiety function in mice
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A key role of regular firing cells from central amygdala in mood disorders
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Roles of the central amygdala to ventral tegmental area projections in fear regulation and the mechanism study
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VIP-expressing midbrain pathway controls potentiation of hippocampal inputs to the central amygdala during contextual fear learning
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