Article
Behavioral phenotyping of a rat model of the BDNF Val66Met polymorphism reveals selective impairment of fear memory.
Translational psychiatry - 7 Mar 2022
Jaehne Emily J, Kent Jessica N, Antolasic Emily J, Wright Bradley J, Spiers Jereme G, Creutzberg Kerstin C, De Rosa Federico, Riva Marco A, Sortwell Caryl E, Collier Timothy J, van den Buuse Maarten
Abstract excerpt
The common brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) Val66Met polymorphism is associated with reduced activity-dependent BDNF release and increased risk for anxiety disorders and PTSD. Here we behaviorally phenotyped a novel Val66Met rat model with an equivalent valine to methionine substitution in the rat Bdnf gene (Val68Met). In a three-day fear conditioning protocol of fear learning and extinction, adult rats...
Topics
- Animals
- Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
- Fear
- Female
- Genotype
- Hippocampus
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Rats
