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Commentary - Journal of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (2022) Volume 6, Issue 3
Chronic optogenetic manipulation of basolateral amygdala astrocytes rescues stress-induced anxiety
Incessant introduction to stressors can disturb typical brain work and actuate anxiety-like behaviour and neurobiological modifications within the basolateral amygdala (BLA). Here, we appeared that unusual constant mellow stretch (UCMS) initiated anxiety-like behavior, brought down glutamatergic neuronal activity and receptive astrocytes within the BLA. Utilizing optogenetic devices, we found that enactment of BLA glutamatergic neurons did not protect anxiety-like behavior in pushed mice. In differentiate, in any case, optogenetic enactment of the BLA astrocytes calmed stress-induced uneasiness, and, interests, persistent optogenetic control completely re-established the UCMS-induced behavioural and neurobiological dysfunctions, counting anxiety-like behaviour, lower c-Fos expression within the BLA, S100 overexpression within the BLA, and higher serum corticosterone concentration. In this way, our findings suggest that incessant control of BLA astrocytes may be a potential helpful intercession target for obsessive uneasiness.
Author(s): Zen Xiaoping