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Chronic CRH depletion from GABAergic, long-range projection neurons in the extended amygdala reduces dopamine release and increases anxiety

  • Nina Dedic
  • , Claudia Kuehne
  • , Mira Jakovcevski
  • , Jakob Hartmann
  • , Andreas J. Genewsky
  • , Karina S. Gomes
  • , Elmira Anderzhanova
  • , Max L. Poehlmann
  • , Simon Chang
  • , Adam Kolarz
  • , Annette M. Vogl
  • , Julien Dine
  • , Michael W. Metzger
  • , Bianca Schmid
  • , Rafael C. Almada
  • , Kerry J. Ressler
  • , Carsten T. Wotjak
  • , Valery Grinevich
  • , Alon Chen
  • , Mathias V. Schmidt
  • Wolfgang Wurst, Damian Refojo, Jan M. Deussing

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Abstract

The interplay between corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) and the dopaminergic system has predominantly been studied in addiction and reward, while CRH-dopamine interactions in anxiety are scarcely understood. We describe a new population of CRH-expressing, GABAergic, long-range-projecting neurons in the extended amygdala that innervate the ventral tegmental area and alter anxiety following chronic CRH depletion. These neurons are part of a distinct CRH circuit that acts anxiolytically by positively modulating dopamine release.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)803–807
Number of pages8
JournalNature Neuroscience
Volume21
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2018

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Neuroscience

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