Increasing evidence points to inflammation as contributing factor for the pathogenesis of psychopathologies, including depression and anxiety. Work from our collaborative group has established that the inflammatory cytokine interleukin-1 (IL-1) is a crucial mediator of stress induced anxiety. The pathways by which IL-1 induces inflammatory anxiogenesis, however, remain unknown. In this R01 application, we will investigate the novel hypothesis that IL-1 acts on brain endothelial cells to trigger inflammatory microglial activation, which is required for the induction of anxiety behaviors. We will use our newly created IL-1R1 restore mouse lines to study cell type specific IL-1R1 mediated microglial activation and isolate the pathogenic pathways by which IL-1 contributes to anxiogenesis.
for 'Anxiety, IL-1R1 and neuroinflammation'. This study investigates the pathway by which inflammatory processes contribute to anxiogenesis. We will use a newly created powerful genetic model to elucidate IL-1 mediated signaling events that contribute to the pathogenesis of anxiety disorders.
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