期刊
NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
卷 37, 期 2, 页码 520-530出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/npp.2011.218
关键词
stress; set shifting; behavioral flexibility; prefrontal cortex; reversal learning; norepinephrine
资金
- PHS [MH40008, DA09082, MH14654]
- ARO [58077-LS-DRP]
- National Basic Research Program of China [2007CB512306]
- Institute of Psychology Beijing [09CX133013]
- Chinese Academy of Sciences [KSCX2-EW-J-8]
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH [R01MH040008, T32MH014654] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE [R01DA009082, R29DA009082] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF), the stress-related neuropeptide, acts as a neurotransmitter in the brain norepinephrine nucleus, locus coeruleus (LC), to activate this system during stress. CRF shifts the mode of LC discharge from a phasic to a high tonic state that is thought to promote behavioral flexibility. To investigate this, the effects of CRF administered either intracerebroventricularly (30-300 ng, i.c.v.) or directly into the LC (intra-LC; 2-20 ng) were examined in a rat model of attentional set shifting. CRF differentially affected components of the task depending on dose and route of administration. Intracerebroventricular CRF impaired intradimensional set shifting, reversal learning, and extradimensional set shifting (EDS) at different doses. In contrast, intra-LC CRF did not impair any aspect of the task. The highest dose of CRF (20 ng) facilitated reversal learning and the lowest dose (2 ng) improved EDS. The dose-response relationship for CRF on EDS performance resembled an inverted U-shaped curve with the highest dose having no effect. Intra-LC CRF also elicited c-fos expression in prefrontal cortical neurons with an inverted U-shaped dose-response relationship. The number of c-fos profiles was positively correlated with EDS performance. Given that CRF excites LC neurons, the ability of intra-LC CRF to activate prefrontal cortical neurons and facilitate EDS is consistent with findings implicating LC-norepinephrine projections to medial prefrontal cortex in this process. Importantly, the results suggest that CRF release in the LC during stress facilitates shifting of attention between diverse stimuli in a dynamic environment so that the organism can adapt an optimal strategy for coping with the challenge. Neuropsychopharmacology (2012) 37, 520-530; doi:10.1038/npp.2011.218; published online 12 October 2011
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