| Literature DB >> 24270188 |
Jessica J Walsh1, Allyson K Friedman2, Haosheng Sun3, Elizabeth A Heller3, Stacy M Ku1, Barbara Juarez1, Veronica L Burnham1, Michelle S Mazei-Robison3, Deveroux Ferguson3, Sam A Golden3, Ja Wook Koo3, Dipesh Chaudhury2, Daniel J Christoffel3, Lisa Pomeranz4, Jeffrey M Friedman4, Scott J Russo3, Eric J Nestler1, Ming-Hu Han1.
Abstract
Mechanisms controlling release of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the mesolimbic dopamine reward pathway remain unknown. We report that phasic optogenetic activation of this pathway increases BDNF amounts in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) of socially stressed mice but not of stress-naive mice. This stress gating of BDNF signaling is mediated by corticotrophin-releasing factor (CRF) acting in the NAc. These results unravel a stress context-detecting function of the brain's mesolimbic circuit.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24270188 PMCID: PMC3984932 DOI: 10.1038/nn.3591
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Neurosci ISSN: 1097-6256 Impact factor: 24.884