Estradiol and orexin-2 saporin actions on multiple forms of behavioral arousal in female mice.
- 1 January 2006
- journal article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Behavioral Neuroscience
- Vol. 120 (1), 1-9
- https://doi.org/10.1037/0735-7044.120.1.1
Abstract
Estrogens modulate almost all aspects of female behavioral arousal; however, apart from that of sexual behavior, the neurobiology of female arousal remains unclear. Because orexins-hypocretins are neurotransmitters known to be important for behavioral arousal, the authors hypothesized that orexins may be a target for estrogen. Gonadectomized female mice received an intracerebral injection of either phosphate-buffered saline, the neurotoxin saporin (SAP), or the orexin-2-saporin conjugate (OXSAP) in the lateral hypothalamus. SAP- and OXSAP-treated mice were also divided into groups receiving either estradiol capsules or oil capsules. Mice were tested in 3 behavioral tests measuring different modes of arousal: sensory responsiveness, running wheel activity, and fearfulness. OXSAP mice showed decreases in sensory responsiveness and fearfulness concomitant with a reduction in orexin cell number. Estradiol affected all behaviors tested but decreased fearfulness only when combined with OXSAP treatment. These data indicate that estrogens modulate orexins' effects on fearfulness.Keywords
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