title: NMDA-NO signaling in the dorsal and ventral hippocampus time-dependently modulates the behavioral responses to forced swimming stress.
abstract: Hodological and genetic differences between dorsal (DH) and ventral (VH) hippocampus may convey distinct behavioral roles. DH is responsible for mediating cognitive process, such as learning and memory, while VH modulates neuroendocrine and emotional-motivational responses to stress. Manipulating glutamatergic NMDA receptors and nitric oxide (NO) systems of the hippocampus induces important changes in behavioral responses to stress. Nevertheless, there is no study concerning functional differences between DH and VH in the modulation of behavioral responses induced by stress models predictive of antidepressant effects. Thus, this study showed that reversible blockade of the DH or VH of animals submitted to the forced swimming test (FST), by using cobalt chloride (calcium-dependent synaptic neurotransmission blocker), was not able to change immobility time. Afterwards, the NMDA-NO system was evaluated in the FST by means of intra-DH or intra-VH administration of NMDA receptor antagonist (AP7), NOS1 and sGC inhibitors (N-PLA and ODQ, respectively). Bilateral intra-DH injections after pretest or before test were able to induce antidepressant-like effects in the FST. On the other hand, bilateral VH administration of AP-7, N-PLA and ODQ induced antidepressant-like effects only when injected before the test. Administration of NO scavenger (C-PTIO) intra-DH, after pretest and before test, or intra-VH before test induced similar results. Increased NOS1 levels was associated to stress exposure in the DH. These results suggest that the glutamatergic-NO system of the DH and VH are both able to modulate behavioral responses in the FST, albeit with differential participation along time after stress exposure.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Campus USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP 14049-900, Brazil. Electronic address: cassianodiniz4@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Cassiano R A F
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Diniz
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Campus USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP 14049-900, Brazil; Neuroscience Center, University of Helsinki, Finland. Electronic address: plinio@gmx.com.
authors.forename: Plínio C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Casarotto
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, Campus USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP 14040-904, Brazil. Electronic address: samia@usp.br.
authors.forename: Sâmia R L
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Joca
mesh_terms: D015763:2-Amino-5-phosphonovalerate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001120:Arginine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D003035:Cobalt / Q000494:pharmacology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D005106:Exploratory Behavior / Q000187:drug effects; D006624:Hippocampus; D008297:Male; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism*; D010069:Oxadiazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D011810:Quinoxalines / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D013550:Swimming / Q000523:psychology*
chemical_list: C095284:1H-(1,2,4)oxadiazolo(4,3-a)quinoxalin-1-one; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; D010069:Oxadiazoles; D011810:Quinoxalines; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D003035:Cobalt; C068309:N(omega)-hydroxyarginine; D015763:2-Amino-5-phosphonovalerate; D001120:Arginine; C018021:cobaltous chloride; C031231:2-amino-7-phosphonoheptanoic acid
keywords: Dorsal and ventral hippocampus; Forced swimming test; NMDA receptor; Nitric oxide