Lauren Larke Vollmer1, Sriparna Ghosal1, Jennifer L McGuire2, Rebecca L Ahlbrand2, Ke-Yong Li3, Joseph M Santin4, Christine A Ratliff-Rang3, Luis G A Patrone5, Jennifer Rush2, Ian P Lewkowich6, James P Herman1, Robert W Putnam3, Renu Sah7. 1. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati; Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati. 2. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati. 3. Department of Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology, Wright State University, Dayton. 4. Department of Biological Sciences, Wright State University, Dayton. 5. Department of Animal Morphology and Physiology, São Paulo State University, FCAV, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil. 6. Division of Immunobiology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati. 7. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati; Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati; Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio. Electronic address: sahr@uc.edu.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Carbon dioxide (CO2) inhalation, a biological challenge and pathologic marker in panic disorder, evokes intense fear and panic attacks in susceptible individuals. The molecular identity and anatomic location of CO2-sensing systems that translate CO2-evoked fear remain unclear. We investigated contributions of microglial acid sensor T cell death-associated gene-8 (TDAG8) and microglial proinflammatory responses in CO2-evoked behavioral and physiological responses. METHODS: CO2-evoked freezing, autonomic, and respiratory responses were assessed in TDAG8-deficient ((-/-)) and wild-type ((+/+)) mice. Involvement of TDAG8-dependent microglial activation and proinflammatory cytokine interleukin (IL)-1β with CO2-evoked responses was investigated using microglial blocker, minocycline, and IL-1β antagonist IL-1RA. CO2-chemosensitive firing responses using single-cell patch clamping were measured in TDAG8(-/-) and TDAG8(+/+) mice to gain functional insights. RESULTS: TDAG8 expression was localized in microglia enriched within the sensory circumventricular organs. TDAG8(-/-) mice displayed attenuated CO2-evoked freezing and sympathetic responses. TDAG8 deficiency was associated with reduced microglial activation and proinflammatory cytokine IL-1β within the subfornical organ. Central infusion of microglial activation blocker minocycline and IL-1β antagonist IL-1RA attenuated CO2-evoked freezing. Finally, CO2-evoked neuronal firing in patch-clamped subfornical organ neurons was dependent on acid sensor TDAG8 and IL-1β. CONCLUSIONS: Our data identify TDAG8-dependent microglial acid sensing as a unique chemosensor for detecting and translating hypercapnia to fear-associated behavioral and physiological responses, providing a novel mechanism for homeostatic threat detection of relevance to psychiatric conditions such as panic disorder.
BACKGROUND:Carbon dioxide (CO2) inhalation, a biological challenge and pathologic marker in panic disorder, evokes intense fear and panic attacks in susceptible individuals. The molecular identity and anatomic location of CO2-sensing systems that translate CO2-evoked fear remain unclear. We investigated contributions of microglial acid sensor T cell death-associated gene-8 (TDAG8) and microglial proinflammatory responses in CO2-evoked behavioral and physiological responses. METHODS:CO2-evoked freezing, autonomic, and respiratory responses were assessed in TDAG8-deficient ((-/-)) and wild-type ((+/+)) mice. Involvement of TDAG8-dependent microglial activation and proinflammatory cytokine interleukin (IL)-1β with CO2-evoked responses was investigated using microglial blocker, minocycline, and IL-1β antagonist IL-1RA. CO2-chemosensitive firing responses using single-cell patch clamping were measured in TDAG8(-/-) and TDAG8(+/+) mice to gain functional insights. RESULTS:TDAG8 expression was localized in microglia enriched within the sensory circumventricular organs. TDAG8(-/-) mice displayed attenuated CO2-evoked freezing and sympathetic responses. TDAG8 deficiency was associated with reduced microglial activation and proinflammatory cytokine IL-1β within the subfornical organ. Central infusion of microglial activation blocker minocycline and IL-1β antagonist IL-1RA attenuated CO2-evoked freezing. Finally, CO2-evoked neuronal firing in patch-clamped subfornical organ neurons was dependent on acid sensor TDAG8 and IL-1β. CONCLUSIONS: Our data identify TDAG8-dependent microglial acid sensing as a unique chemosensor for detecting and translating hypercapnia to fear-associated behavioral and physiological responses, providing a novel mechanism for homeostatic threat detection of relevance to psychiatric conditions such as panic disorder.
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