Solitary Nitric Oxide Signaling Mediates Mild Stress-Induced Anxiety and Norepinephrine Release in the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis during Protracted Ethanol Withdrawal
Ethanol withdrawal (EtOHW) alters the pattern of neurohormonal and behavioral response toward internal and external stimuli, which mediates relapse to alcohol use even after a long period of abstinence. Increased noradrenergic signaling from the nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS) to the bed nucleus of...
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| author | Zhenglin Zhao Sang Chan Kim Yu Jiao Yefu Wang Bong Hyo Lee Hee Young Kim Chul Won Lee Chae Ha Yang Rongjie Zhao |
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| description | Ethanol withdrawal (EtOHW) alters the pattern of neurohormonal and behavioral response toward internal and external stimuli, which mediates relapse to alcohol use even after a long period of abstinence. Increased noradrenergic signaling from the nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS) to the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) during EtOHW underlies withdrawal-induced anxiety, while nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitors injected into the periaqueductal area attenuate EtOHW-induced anxiety. Therefore, this study investigated the involvement of NOS within the NTS in anxiety and increased norepinephrine (NE) release in the BNST during protracted EtOHW in rats exposed to a mild stress. Rats were intraperitoneally administered 3 g/kg/day EtOH for 21 days followed by 28 days of withdrawal, and on the 28th day of withdrawal, the rats were subjected to restraint stress for 7 minutes. The elevated plus maze test was employed to evaluate anxiety-like behavior in rats, and in vivo microdialysis was used to measure the extracellular NE level in the BNST. In elevated plus maze tests, EtOHW rats but not EtOH-naive rats exhibited anxiety-like behavior when challenged with 7-minute mild restraint stress, which was, respectively, mitigated by prior intra-NTS infusion of the nitric oxide scavenger 2-(4-carboxyphenyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide (carboxy-PTIO), nonselective NOS inhibitor NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), or selective neuronal NOS (nNOS) inhibitor 7-nitroindazole (7-NI). Each of these agents also decreased the plasma corticosterone levels in EtOHW rats. In in vivo microdialysis, prior intra-NTS infusion of carboxy-PTIO, L-NAME, or 7-NI attenuated the mild stress-induced NE release in the BNST of EtOHW rats. Additionally, EtOHW rats showed increased solitary nNOS gene and protein expression. Moreover, the anxiolytic effect of intra-NTS administration of 7-NI was abolished by subsequent intra-NTS administration of sodium nitroprusside. These results suggest that elevation of solitary nitric oxide signaling derived from nNOS mediates stress-precipitated anxiety and norepinephrine release in the BNST during protracted EtOHW. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d21693d0c5714e48a38d746ac85927902025-02-03T01:07:06ZengWileyBehavioural Neurology1875-85842021-01-01202110.1155/2021/2149371Solitary Nitric Oxide Signaling Mediates Mild Stress-Induced Anxiety and Norepinephrine Release in the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis during Protracted Ethanol WithdrawalZhenglin Zhao0Sang Chan Kim1Yu Jiao2Yefu Wang3Bong Hyo Lee4Hee Young Kim5Chul Won Lee6Chae Ha Yang7Rongjie Zhao8Department of PsychopharmacologyMedical Research CenterDepartment of PsychopharmacologyDepartment of PsychopharmacologyMedical Research CenterMedical Research CenterMedical Research CenterMedical Research CenterDepartment of PsychopharmacologyEthanol withdrawal (EtOHW) alters the pattern of neurohormonal and behavioral response toward internal and external stimuli, which mediates relapse to alcohol use even after a long period of abstinence. Increased noradrenergic signaling from the nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS) to the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) during EtOHW underlies withdrawal-induced anxiety, while nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitors injected into the periaqueductal area attenuate EtOHW-induced anxiety. Therefore, this study investigated the involvement of NOS within the NTS in anxiety and increased norepinephrine (NE) release in the BNST during protracted EtOHW in rats exposed to a mild stress. Rats were intraperitoneally administered 3 g/kg/day EtOH for 21 days followed by 28 days of withdrawal, and on the 28th day of withdrawal, the rats were subjected to restraint stress for 7 minutes. The elevated plus maze test was employed to evaluate anxiety-like behavior in rats, and in vivo microdialysis was used to measure the extracellular NE level in the BNST. In elevated plus maze tests, EtOHW rats but not EtOH-naive rats exhibited anxiety-like behavior when challenged with 7-minute mild restraint stress, which was, respectively, mitigated by prior intra-NTS infusion of the nitric oxide scavenger 2-(4-carboxyphenyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide (carboxy-PTIO), nonselective NOS inhibitor NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), or selective neuronal NOS (nNOS) inhibitor 7-nitroindazole (7-NI). Each of these agents also decreased the plasma corticosterone levels in EtOHW rats. In in vivo microdialysis, prior intra-NTS infusion of carboxy-PTIO, L-NAME, or 7-NI attenuated the mild stress-induced NE release in the BNST of EtOHW rats. Additionally, EtOHW rats showed increased solitary nNOS gene and protein expression. Moreover, the anxiolytic effect of intra-NTS administration of 7-NI was abolished by subsequent intra-NTS administration of sodium nitroprusside. These results suggest that elevation of solitary nitric oxide signaling derived from nNOS mediates stress-precipitated anxiety and norepinephrine release in the BNST during protracted EtOHW.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/2149371 |
| spellingShingle | Zhenglin Zhao Sang Chan Kim Yu Jiao Yefu Wang Bong Hyo Lee Hee Young Kim Chul Won Lee Chae Ha Yang Rongjie Zhao Solitary Nitric Oxide Signaling Mediates Mild Stress-Induced Anxiety and Norepinephrine Release in the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis during Protracted Ethanol Withdrawal Behavioural Neurology |
| title | Solitary Nitric Oxide Signaling Mediates Mild Stress-Induced Anxiety and Norepinephrine Release in the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis during Protracted Ethanol Withdrawal |
| title_full | Solitary Nitric Oxide Signaling Mediates Mild Stress-Induced Anxiety and Norepinephrine Release in the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis during Protracted Ethanol Withdrawal |
| title_fullStr | Solitary Nitric Oxide Signaling Mediates Mild Stress-Induced Anxiety and Norepinephrine Release in the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis during Protracted Ethanol Withdrawal |
| title_full_unstemmed | Solitary Nitric Oxide Signaling Mediates Mild Stress-Induced Anxiety and Norepinephrine Release in the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis during Protracted Ethanol Withdrawal |
| title_short | Solitary Nitric Oxide Signaling Mediates Mild Stress-Induced Anxiety and Norepinephrine Release in the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis during Protracted Ethanol Withdrawal |
| title_sort | solitary nitric oxide signaling mediates mild stress induced anxiety and norepinephrine release in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis during protracted ethanol withdrawal |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/2149371 |
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