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Published on: August 24, 2012
環ニューロンネットワークは,恐怖の記憶を消去されないように保護します
Nadine Gogolla1, Pico Caroni, Andreas Lüthi
1Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Maulbeerstrasse 66, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland.
まとめ
大人の動物では,恐怖の記憶は,周神経網 (PNN) によって絶滅から保護されています. 大人の場合,これらのネットワークを劣化すると,恐怖の記憶は消去されやすくなり,記憶の回復力のための重要なメカニズムを明らかにします.
科学分野:
- 神経科学は神経科学である.
- 分子生物学は分子生物学である.
- 発達生物学 発達生物学について
背景:
- 大人の恐怖条件付けは,絶滅に耐える恒久的な記憶を生み出します.
- 対照的に,若い動物は絶滅によって,条件付きの恐怖の記憶を消し去ることができる.
- これは,恐怖記憶の処理と保護における発達的シフトを示唆している.
研究 の 目的:
- 恐怖記憶の回復力における発達スイッチの基礎にある分子メカニズムを調査する.
- 成人の恐怖記憶を絶滅から保護する細胞外マトリックス成分の役割を特定する.
主な方法:
- コンドロイトン硫酸プロテオグリカン (CSPG) の役割と,杏仁核内の周神経網 (PNN) にそれらの組織を調査した.
- 成人動物における恐怖記憶の消去に対するコンドロイチナーゼABCを用いたPNNの分解による影響を調査した.
主要な成果:
- CSPGsをPNNにアミグダラで組織することは,恐怖記憶の回復力の発達的増加と一致しました.
- 成人動物のPNNの劣化により,新たに獲得した恐怖記憶は,絶滅によって消去されやすくなりました.
- 健全なPNNは,消去に抵抗する恐怖記憶の形成に不可欠であることが示されました.
結論:
- 細胞外マトリックスコンドロイトン硫酸プロテオグリカン (CSPGs) は,杏仁体内の周回神経網 (PNNs) に組織され,成人動物における恐怖記憶消去に対する抵抗性を授与する.
- PNNは,永久的な恐怖記憶の形成を媒介し,記憶の消去のための産後臨界期を効果的に閉じます.
- この研究は,恐怖記憶の可塑性の発達移行のための分子メカニズムを特定しています.
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