Sociedad Argentina de Investigación en Neurociencias
Abstract
The serotonergic system and more precisely the serotonin type 2Areceptor (5-HT2AR) is involved in a wide variety of cognitive and emotionalfunctions. In recent studies, it has been found that 5-HT2AR participates inthe prosocial effects of certain drugs. Moreover, the social cognitiveimpairments observed in different psychiatric disorders, such as schizophreniaand Asperger syndrome, have been associated with a hypofunction of the 5-HT2AR.However, the mechanisms underlying this phenotype remain unclear. In thepresent study we analyzed the role of 5-HT2AR in social preference (SP) using agenetically modified mouse model that presents a constitutive depletion ofthe5-HT2AR (KO) compared with their wild type mates (WT). For this purpose weperformed a three-chamber sociability test. We also explore how SP can beaffected by an increased level of serotonin in the central nervous system viachronic administration of fluoxetine. We observed that both male and female KOmice had a lower social preference compared to WT. Thus, the chronicadministration of fluoxetine increased social preference only in WT mice. Theseresults suggest that the serotonergic system could be involved in SP and thatits participation could mediated at least partially by 5-HT2AR.Fil: Sacson, Agostina Belén. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Neurociencia Cognitiva. Fundación Favaloro. Instituto de Neurociencia Cognitiva; ArgentinaFil: Morici, Juan Facundo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Neurociencia Cognitiva. Fundación Favaloro. Instituto de Neurociencia Cognitiva; ArgentinaFil: Bekinschtein, Pedro Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Neurociencia Cognitiva. Fundación Favaloro. Instituto de Neurociencia Cognitiva; ArgentinaFil: Weisstaub, Noelia V.. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Neurociencia Cognitiva. Fundación Favaloro. Instituto de Neurociencia Cognitiva; ArgentinaXXXIV Anual Meeting of Argentine Society for Research in NeurosciencesCarlos PazArgentinaSociedad Argentina de Neurociencia
