Ruth H Asch, Krista Fowles, Robert H Pietrzak, Jane R Taylor, Irina Esterlis
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Abstract
Background: Females are twice as likely to experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than males, yet specific factors contributing to this greater risk are not fully understood. Our clinical and recent preclinical findings suggest a role for the metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGlu5) in PTSD and differential involvement between males and females.
Methods: Here, we further investigate whether mGlu5 receptor availability may contribute to individual and sex differences in PTSD susceptibility by quantifying receptor availability using the mGlu5 receptor-specific radiotracer, [18F]FPEB, and positron emission tomography in male (n = 16) and female (n = 16) rats before and after traumatic footshock exposure (FE) and assessment of stress-enhanced fear learning (SEFL) susceptibility, as compared with no-shock controls (CON; n = 7 male; n = 8 female).
Results: Overall, FE rats displayed greater fear generalization as compared with CON (p < .001). Further, greater mGlu5 receptor availability at baseline (p = .003) and post-test (p = .005) was significantly associated with expression of the SEFL phenotype. Notably, FE female rats displayed a shift to more passive coping (ie, freezing), and displayed greater SEFL susceptibility (p = .01), and had lower baseline mGlu5 availability (p = .03) relative to their FE male rat counterparts.
Conclusion: Results are consistent with clinical findings of higher mGlu5 receptor availability in PTSD, and add to growing evidence implicating these receptors in the pathophysiology of PTSD and sex-differences in susceptibility for this disorder.
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