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Dorsal Hippocampal Muscarinic Cholinergic Receptors Orchestrate Behavioral and Autonomic Changes Induced by Contextual Fear Retrieval

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior(2022)

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Re-exposure of rats to a previously fear-conditioned environment arouses great alterations in behavioral and cardiovascular parameters. Pieces of works provide putative evidence for the contribution of the dorsal hippocampus (dHC) to contextual conditioning. dHC gathers massive cholinergic inputs from the basal forebrain, and dHC acetylcholine (ACh) is often described as triggering the retrieval of defensive behavior. ACh acts partially through muscarinic receptors (mAChRs) M1R and M3R subtypes. Hence, activation of mAChRs facilitates autonomic and behavioral responses associated with threats and dangers. Therefore, this study explored the likely involvement of M1R and M3R in rat dHC to establish the behavioral and autonomic changes associated with contextual fear retrieval. Male Wistar rats had stainless steel guide cannula implanted into the dHC before being submitted to contextual fear conditioning (6 footshocks, 1.5 mA, 3 s). A catheter placed within the femoral artery allowed autonomic recordings. A variety of drugs were delivered into the dHC 10 min before contextual re-exposure. The choline reuptake inhibitor hemicholinium induced a decrease of the fear conditioned responses, while did not modify it in non-conditioned animals. The non-selective mAChR antagonist atropine also reduced the fear-conditioned responses, as did the selective M1/M3 mAChRs antagonist fumarate. On the other hand, the M1 selective mAChR antagonist pirenzepine inhibited all the autonomic fear responses without affecting animal freezing. These findings support that cholinergic neurotransmission present in the dHC acts through mAChRs to coordinate the expression of fear evoked by contextual conditioning.
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Contextual fear conditioning,Cholinergic neurotransmission,Muscarinic receptors,Dorsal hippocampus
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