Histamine H1 receptors in dentate gyrus-projecting cholinergic neurons of the medial septum suppress contextual fear retrieval in mice.
Nat Commun
; 15(1): 5805, 2024 Jul 10.
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ABSTRACT
Fear memory is essential for survival and adaptation, yet excessive fear memories can lead to emotional disabilities and mental disorders. Despite previous researches have indicated that histamine H1 receptor (H1R) exerts critical and intricate effects on fear memory, the role of H1R is still not clarified. Here, we show that deletion of H1R gene in medial septum (MS) but not other cholinergic neurons selectively enhances contextual fear memory without affecting cued memory by differentially activating the dentate gyrus (DG) neurons in mice. H1R in cholinergic neurons mediates the contextual fear retrieval rather than consolidation by decreasing acetylcholine release pattern in DG. Furthermore, selective knockdown of H1R in the MS is sufficient to enhance contextual fear memory by manipulating the retrieval-induced neurons in DG. Our results suggest that H1R in MS cholinergic neurons is critical for contextual fear retrieval, and could be a potential therapeutic target for individuals with fear-related disorders.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Receptors, Histamine H1
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Dentate Gyrus
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Fear
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Cholinergic Neurons
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Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Nat Commun
Journal subject:
BIOLOGIA
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CIENCIA
Year:
2024
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Article
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