PhD Scientific Days 2023

KDP Poster session

Control of Social Grooming by a Thalamo-Preoptic Neuronal Pathway

Előadó neve

Dr. Keller, Dávid, PhD

Neptun code

HM6U67

Előadó munkahelye

Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Semmelweis University

Előadó telefonszáma

+36309484383

Előadó e-mail címe

keller.david8@gmail.com

Az előadás címe

Control of Social Grooming by a Thalamo-Preoptic Neuronal Pathway

Szerző(k) neve és munkahelye

Dávid Keller1,2, Tamás Láng1, Melinda Cservenák2, Gina Puska2,3, János Barna1, Veronika Csillag4, Imre Farkas4, Dóra Zelena4,5, Fanni Dóra1,2,6, Stephanie Küppers7, Lara Barteczko7 , Ted B. Usdin8, Miklós Palkovits6, Mazahir T. Hasan9, Valery Grinevich7, Arpád Dobolyi2
1 Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Semmelweis University, Budapest
2 MTA-ELTE Laboratory of Molecular and Systems Neurobiology, Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, and Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
3 Department of Ecology, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, Budapest
4 Institute of Experimental Medicine, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, Budapest
5 Centre for Neuroscience, Szentágothai Research Centre, Institute of Physiology, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs
6 Human Brain Tissue Bank, Semmelweis University, Budapest
7 Department of Neuropeptide Research in Psychiatry, Central Institute of Mental Health, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
8 Systems Neuroscience Imaging Resource, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, MD 20892, USA
9 Laboratory of Brain Circuits Therapeutics, Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience, Leioa, Spain and Ikerbasque – Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain

Bemutatás módja

Poszter

Szekció

KDP Poster session

Language of the presentation

English

Preferred session

Neurosciences

Összefoglaló szövege

Social touch is an essential component of communication. Little is known about the underlying pathways and mechanisms. The hypothalamus is a major regulatory center of rodent social behavior. It is also likely to be involved in the control of instinctive behaviors in humans. It is conceivable that ascending sensory pathways carrying information on social touch might project directly to the hypothalamus. Here, we discovered a novel neuronal pathway from the posterior intralaminar thalamic nucleus (PIL) to the medial preoptic area (MPOA) is involved in control of social grooming.
First, we determined the effect of chemogenetic stimulation of PIL neurons on social interactions between familiar adult female rats. Activity-dependent tagging of PIL neurons was performed in rats experiencing physical social contacts. The selective chemogenetic stimulation of the preoptic area-projecting PIL neurons was performed using double viral injections and also by CNO administration directly into the preoptic area.
We found that neurons in the PIL and MPOA were naturally activated by physical contact between female rats and also by chemogenetic stimulation of PIL neurons. Chemogenetic activation of these neurons increased social grooming between familiar rats as did selective activation of the PIL-MPOA pathway. Neurons projecting from the PIL to the MPOA express the neuropeptide parathyroid hormone 2 (PTH2) and central infusion of its receptor antagonist diminished social grooming. We showed its increased expression in the PIL in response to social interaction. Finally, we showed similarity in the anatomical organization of the PIL-MPOA circuit in the rat and human brain.
We propose that the discovered PIL-MPOA neuronal pathway facilitates physical contacts in both rodents and human. Therefore, the pathway as well as the PTH2 neuropeptide and its receptor should be investigated in the future in disorders where deficits in direct social interactions are found, such as autism spectrum disorder.
Support: New National Excellence Program and Doctoral Student Scholarship Program of the Co-operative Doctoral Program of the National Research, Development and Innovation Office, Excellence Program of the Semmelweis University, EFOP-3.6.3-VEKOP-16-2017-00009, the National Brain Program of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences 2022 (NAP3) and OTKA K134221.

University and Doctoral School

Semmelweis University, János Szentágothai Doctoral School of Neurosciences

Supervisor

Prof. Árpád Dobolyi

Publication of my abstract

I give consent to the publication of my abstract on the website of the congress.

Kind

Szabad

Status

elfogadva

Accepted presentation method

poszter

Előadás fájl jóváhagyás

nem rendelkezett róla

Előadó

4069

Start

09:30

End

09:35

Authors (legacy)

Dávid Keller1,2, Tamás Láng1, Melinda Cservenák2, Gina Puska2,3, János Barna1, Veronika Csillag4, Imre Farkas4, Dóra Zelena4,5, Fanni Dóra1,2,6, Stephanie Küppers7, Lara Barteczko7 , Ted B. Usdin8, Miklós Palkovits6, Mazahir T. Hasan9, Valery Grinevich7, Arpád Dobolyi2
1 Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Semmelweis University, Budapest
2 MTA-ELTE Laboratory of Molecular and Systems Neurobiology, Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, and Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
3 Department of Ecology, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, Budapest
4 Institute of Experimental Medicine, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, Budapest
5 Centre for Neuroscience, Szentágothai Research Centre, Institute of Physiology, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs
6 Human Brain Tissue Bank, Semmelweis University, Budapest
7 Department of Neuropeptide Research in Psychiatry, Central Institute of Mental Health, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
8 Systems Neuroscience Imaging Resource, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, MD 20892, USA
9 Laboratory of Brain Circuits Therapeutics, Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience, Leioa, Spain and Ikerbasque – Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain