期刊
NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS
卷 552, 期 -, 页码 108-113出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2013.07.035
关键词
Conditioned fear; Extinction learning; Histone deacetylase inhibitors; Valproate; Sodium butyrate; Mouse
资金
- Department of Veterans Affairs
Single dose treatment with histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACi) agents has been shown to enhance extinction learning in rodent models under certain conditions. The present novel studies were designed to examine the effects of repeated HDACi treatment, with valproate or sodium butyrate, on the extinction of conditioned fear. In Experiments 1 and 2, short duration CS exposure (30 s) in combination with vehicle administration progressively attenuated conditioned fear responses over 40 or more sessions. This effective extinction training was not augmented by HDACi treatments. In Experiment 3, we used a long duration CS exposure (120 s) to weaken extinction training. With these extinction parameters, repeated valproate treatment substantially facilitated the acquisition and retention of fear extinction. Results of this study extend previous work suggesting that HDACi's have utility in augmenting the efficiency of fear extinction, although their apparent benefits are critically dependent upon specific parameters of extinction training. (C) 2013 Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
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