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Publication : GPER1 (GPR30) knockout mice display reduced anxiety and altered stress response in a sex and paradigm dependent manner.

First Author  Kastenberger I Year  2014
Journal  Horm Behav Volume  66
Issue  4 Pages  628-36
PubMed ID  25236887 Mgi Jnum  J:328296
Mgi Id  MGI:6868912 Doi  10.1016/j.yhbeh.2014.09.001
Citation  Kastenberger I, et al. (2014) GPER1 (GPR30) knockout mice display reduced anxiety and altered stress response in a sex and paradigm dependent manner. Horm Behav 66(4):628-36
abstractText  The putative estrogen receptor GPER1 (the former orphan receptor GPR30) is discussed to be involved in emotional and cognitive functions and stress control. We recently described the induction of anxiety-like effects by the GPER1 agonist G-1 upon systemic injection into mice. To contribute to a better understanding of the role of GPER1 in anxiety and stress, we investigated germ-line GPER1 deficient mice. Our experiments revealed marked differences between the sexes. A mild but consistent phenotype of increased exploratory drive was observed in the home cage, the elevated plus maze and the light-dark choice test in male GPER1 KO mice. In contrast, female GPER1-KO mice displayed a less pronounced phenotype in these tests. Estrous-stage dependent mild anxiolytic-like effects were observed solely in the open field test. Notably, we observed a strong shift in acute stress coping behavior in the tail suspension test and basal corticosterone levels in different phases of the estrous cycle in female GPER1-KO mice. Our data, in line with previous reports, suggest that GPER1 is involved in anxiety and stress control. Surprisingly, its effects appear to be stronger in male than female mice.
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