The hypocretin/orexin system mediates the extinction of fear memories

Anxiety disorders are often associated with an inability to extinguish learned fear responses. The hypocretin/orexin system is involved in the regulation of emotional states and could also participate in the consolidation and extinction of aversive memories. Using hypocretin receptor-1 and hypocreti...

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Autores: Flores de los Heros, África, 1985-, Valls Comamala, Victòria, 1987-, Costa, Giulia, Saravia Santos, Rocio, 1988-, Maldonado, Rafael, 1961-, Berrendero Díaz, Fernando, 1971-
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Institución:Universitat Pompeu Fabra
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Palabra clave:Extinció psicològica
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spelling The hypocretin/orexin system mediates the extinction of fear memoriesFlores de los Heros, África, 1985-Valls Comamala, Victòria, 1987-Costa, GiuliaSaravia Santos, Rocio, 1988-Maldonado, Rafael, 1961-Berrendero Díaz, Fernando, 1971-Extinció psicològicaPor -- Aspectes fisiològicsPèptidsMemòria -- Aspectes fisiològicsAnxiety disorders are often associated with an inability to extinguish learned fear responses. The hypocretin/orexin system is involved in the regulation of emotional states and could also participate in the consolidation and extinction of aversive memories. Using hypocretin receptor-1 and hypocretin receptor-2 antagonists, hypocretin-1 and hypocretin-2 peptides, and hypocretin receptor-1 knockout mice, we investigated the role of the hypocretin system in cue- and context-dependent fear conditioning and extinction. Hypocretins were crucial for the consolidation of fear conditioning, and this effect was mainly observed in memories with a high emotional component. Notably, after the acquisition of fear memory, hypocretin receptor-1 blockade facilitated fear extinction, whereas hypocretin-1 administration impaired this extinction process. The extinction-facilitating effects of the hypocretin receptor-1 antagonist SB334867 were associated with increased expression of cFos in the basolateral amygdala and the infralimbic cortex. Intra-amygdala, but neither intra-infralimbic prefrontal cortex nor intra-dorsohippocampal infusion of SB334867 enhanced fear extinction. These results reveal a key role for hypocretins in the extinction of aversive memories and suggest that hypocretin receptor-1 blockade could represent a novel therapeutic target for the treatment of diseases associated with inappropriate retention of fear, such as post-traumatic stress disorder and phobias.This work was supported by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III grants, #PI13/00042 and #RD12/0028/0023 (RTA-RETICS), by the Spanish Ministry of Science #SAF2011-29864, the/nCatalan Government (SGR2009-00731), and by the Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA Academia program). África Flores is a recipient of a predoctoral fellowship from the Spanish Ministry of Education.Nature Publishing Group201620162014info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10230/25633http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/npp.2014.146reponame:Repositorio Digital de la UPFinstname:Universitat Pompeu FabraInglésNeuropsychopharmacology. 2014 Nov;39(12):2732-41info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/3PN/SAF2011-29864© Nature Publishing Group. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/npp.2014.146info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositori.upf.edu:10230/256332026-06-12T07:21:37Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The hypocretin/orexin system mediates the extinction of fear memories
title The hypocretin/orexin system mediates the extinction of fear memories
spellingShingle The hypocretin/orexin system mediates the extinction of fear memories
Flores de los Heros, África, 1985-
Extinció psicològica
Por -- Aspectes fisiològics
Pèptids
Memòria -- Aspectes fisiològics
title_short The hypocretin/orexin system mediates the extinction of fear memories
title_full The hypocretin/orexin system mediates the extinction of fear memories
title_fullStr The hypocretin/orexin system mediates the extinction of fear memories
title_full_unstemmed The hypocretin/orexin system mediates the extinction of fear memories
title_sort The hypocretin/orexin system mediates the extinction of fear memories
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Flores de los Heros, África, 1985-
Valls Comamala, Victòria, 1987-
Costa, Giulia
Saravia Santos, Rocio, 1988-
Maldonado, Rafael, 1961-
Berrendero Díaz, Fernando, 1971-
author Flores de los Heros, África, 1985-
author_facet Flores de los Heros, África, 1985-
Valls Comamala, Victòria, 1987-
Costa, Giulia
Saravia Santos, Rocio, 1988-
Maldonado, Rafael, 1961-
Berrendero Díaz, Fernando, 1971-
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Costa, Giulia
Saravia Santos, Rocio, 1988-
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Extinció psicològica
Por -- Aspectes fisiològics
Pèptids
Memòria -- Aspectes fisiològics
topic Extinció psicològica
Por -- Aspectes fisiològics
Pèptids
Memòria -- Aspectes fisiològics
description Anxiety disorders are often associated with an inability to extinguish learned fear responses. The hypocretin/orexin system is involved in the regulation of emotional states and could also participate in the consolidation and extinction of aversive memories. Using hypocretin receptor-1 and hypocretin receptor-2 antagonists, hypocretin-1 and hypocretin-2 peptides, and hypocretin receptor-1 knockout mice, we investigated the role of the hypocretin system in cue- and context-dependent fear conditioning and extinction. Hypocretins were crucial for the consolidation of fear conditioning, and this effect was mainly observed in memories with a high emotional component. Notably, after the acquisition of fear memory, hypocretin receptor-1 blockade facilitated fear extinction, whereas hypocretin-1 administration impaired this extinction process. The extinction-facilitating effects of the hypocretin receptor-1 antagonist SB334867 were associated with increased expression of cFos in the basolateral amygdala and the infralimbic cortex. Intra-amygdala, but neither intra-infralimbic prefrontal cortex nor intra-dorsohippocampal infusion of SB334867 enhanced fear extinction. These results reveal a key role for hypocretins in the extinction of aversive memories and suggest that hypocretin receptor-1 blockade could represent a novel therapeutic target for the treatment of diseases associated with inappropriate retention of fear, such as post-traumatic stress disorder and phobias.
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