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octopamine and Aggression

octopamine has been researched along with Aggression in 30 studies

Octopamine: An alpha-adrenergic sympathomimetic amine, biosynthesized from tyramine in the CNS and platelets and also in invertebrate nervous systems. It is used to treat hypotension and as a cardiotonic. The natural D(-) form is more potent than the L(+) form in producing cardiovascular adrenergic responses. It is also a neurotransmitter in some invertebrates.
octopamine : A member of the class of phenylethanolamines that is phenol which is substituted at the para- position by a 2-amino-1-hydroxyethyl group. A biogenic phenylethanolamine which has been found to act as a neurotransmitter, neurohormone or neuromodulator in invertebrates.

Aggression: Behavior which may be manifested by destructive and attacking action which is verbal or physical, by covert attitudes of hostility or by obstructionism.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"In Drosophila, the monoamine octopamine, through mechanisms that are not completely understood, regulates both aggression and mating behavior."7.80Regulation of aggression by obesity-linked genes TfAP-2 and Twz through octopamine signaling in Drosophila. ( Fredriksson, R; Goergen, P; Kasagiannis, A; Klockars, A; Rajendran, J; Schiöth, HB; Williams, MJ, 2014)
"Octopamine modulates Drosophila aggression."7.74Octopamine in male aggression of Drosophila. ( Eckart, A; Fischer, SA; Hardie, SL; Heisenberg, M; Herrel, A; Hoyer, SC; Zars, T, 2008)
" (2017) uncover how octopamine, an invertebrate norepinephrine analog, modulates the neural pathways that bias Drosophila males toward aggression."3.85To Fight or Not to Fight. ( Murthy, M; Pereira, TD, 2017)
"Here, we demonstrate that octopamine (OA) modulates worker size-related aggression in O."3.81Polymorphism and division of labour in a socially complex ant: neuromodulation of aggression in the Australian weaver ant, Oecophylla smaragdina. ( Kamhi, JF; Nunn, K; Robson, SK; Traniello, JF, 2015)
"In Drosophila, the monoamine octopamine, through mechanisms that are not completely understood, regulates both aggression and mating behavior."3.80Regulation of aggression by obesity-linked genes TfAP-2 and Twz through octopamine signaling in Drosophila. ( Fredriksson, R; Goergen, P; Kasagiannis, A; Klockars, A; Rajendran, J; Schiöth, HB; Williams, MJ, 2014)
" Given the association between octopamine and aggression in insects, we hypothesized that genes in the octopaminergic system would be differentially expressed across different social and reproductive contexts."3.80Octopaminergic gene expression and flexible social behaviour in the subsocial burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides. ( Cunningham, CB; Douthit, MK; Moore, AJ, 2014)
" Moreover, we aim at analysing the proximate roots of aggression, addressing the influence of the biogenic amines serotonin (5HT) and octopamine (OA) in crab's agonistic behaviour."3.76Individual aggressiveness in the crab Chasmagnathus: Influence in fight outcome and modulation by serotonin and octopamine. ( Kaczer, L; Maldonado, H; Pedetta, S, 2010)
"Octopamine modulates Drosophila aggression."3.74Octopamine in male aggression of Drosophila. ( Eckart, A; Fischer, SA; Hardie, SL; Heisenberg, M; Herrel, A; Hoyer, SC; Zars, T, 2008)
"However, a clear effect of sleep deprivation on aggressive behaviors remains unclear."1.42Sleep deprivation suppresses aggression in Drosophila. ( Kayser, MS; Mainwaring, B; Sehgal, A; Yue, Z, 2015)
"Octopamine has been called the 'fight or flight' hormone of insects."1.29The role of neurohormonal octopamine during 'fight or flight' behaviour in the field cricket Gryllus bimaculatus. ( Adamo, SA; Hoy, RR; Linn, CE, 1995)

Research

Studies (30)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's3 (10.00)18.2507
2000's6 (20.00)29.6817
2010's18 (60.00)24.3611
2020's3 (10.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Sherer, LM1
Catudio Garrett, E1
Morgan, HR2
Brewer, ED1
Sirrs, LA1
Shearin, HK1
Williams, JL1
McCabe, BD1
Stowers, RS1
Certel, SJ3
Balsam, JS1
Stevenson, PA6
Jia, Y1
Jin, S1
Hu, K1
Geng, L1
Han, C1
Kang, R1
Pang, Y1
Ling, E1
Tan, EK1
Pan, Y1
Liu, W1
Gupta, T1
Andrews, JC2
Brewer, ER1
Pereira, TD1
Murthy, M1
Rittschof, CC1
Vekaria, HJ1
Palmer, JH1
Sullivan, PG1
Schildberger, K3
Bubak, AN3
Swallow, JG3
Renner, KJ3
Williams, MJ1
Goergen, P1
Rajendran, J1
Klockars, A1
Kasagiannis, A1
Fredriksson, R1
Schiöth, HB1
Szczuka, A1
Korczyńska, J1
Wnuk, A1
Symonowicz, B1
Gonzalez Szwacka, A1
Mazurkiewicz, P1
Kostowski, W1
Godzińska, EJ1
Cunningham, CB1
Douthit, MK1
Moore, AJ1
Fernández, MP1
Yu, Q1
Leary, GP1
Leung, AK1
Kavanaugh, MP1
Kravitz, EA2
Rillich, J3
Kamhi, JF1
Nunn, K1
Robson, SK1
Traniello, JF1
Kayser, MS1
Mainwaring, B1
Yue, Z1
Sehgal, A1
Yaeger, JD1
Greene, MJ1
Potter, CJ1
Luo, L1
Zhou, C1
Rao, Y2
Pedetta, S1
Kaczer, L1
Maldonado, H1
Aonuma, H1
Watanabe, T1
Hoyer, SC1
Eckart, A1
Herrel, A1
Zars, T1
Fischer, SA1
Hardie, SL1
Heisenberg, M1
Dierick, HA1
Adamo, SA1
Linn, CE1
Hoy, RR1
Weiger, WA1
Ma, PM1
Huber, R1
Smith, K1
Delago, A1
Isaksson, K1
Hofmann, HA1
Schoch, K1
Baier, A1
Wittek, B1
Brembs, B1

Reviews

2 reviews available for octopamine and Aggression

ArticleYear
Mechanisms of experience dependent control of aggression in crickets.
    Current opinion in neurobiology, 2013, Volume: 23, Issue:3

    Topics: Aggression; Animals; Behavior, Animal; Brain; Gryllidae; Neurotransmitter Agents; Nitric Oxide; Octo

2013
Octopamine fuels fighting flies.
    Nature neuroscience, 2008, Volume: 11, Issue:9

    Topics: Aggression; Animals; Diptera; Ganglia, Invertebrate; Mixed Function Oxygenases; Neurons; Octopamine

2008

Other Studies

28 other studies available for octopamine and Aggression

ArticleYear
Octopamine neuron dependent aggression requires dVGLUT from dual-transmitting neurons.
    PLoS genetics, 2020, Volume: 16, Issue:2

    Topics: Aggression; Animals; Animals, Genetically Modified; Behavior, Animal; Courtship; Drosophila melanoga

2020
Pre-adult aggression and its long-term behavioural consequences in crickets.
    PloS one, 2020, Volume: 15, Issue:3

    Topics: Aggression; Animals; Behavior, Animal; Chlorphenamidine; Exploratory Behavior; Gryllidae; Interperso

2020
Gut microbiome modulates Drosophila aggression through octopamine signaling.
    Nature communications, 2021, 05-11, Volume: 12, Issue:1

    Topics: Aggression; Animals; Bacteria; Brain; Drosophila melanogaster; Female; Gastrointestinal Microbiome;

2021
Methyl-CpG binding domain proteins inhibit interspecies courtship and promote aggression in Drosophila.
    Scientific reports, 2017, 07-14, Volume: 7, Issue:1

    Topics: Aggression; Animals; Animals, Genetically Modified; Courtship; DNA-Binding Proteins; Drosophila; Dro

2017
To Fight or Not to Fight.
    Neuron, 2017, Aug-30, Volume: 95, Issue:5

    Topics: Aggression; Animals; Drosophila; Drosophila Proteins; Male; Neurons; Octopamine

2017
Biogenic amines and activity levels alter the neural energetic response to aggressive social cues in the honey bee Apis mellifera.
    Journal of neuroscience research, 2019, Volume: 97, Issue:8

    Topics: Aggression; Animals; Bees; Biogenic Amines; Citrate (si)-Synthase; Cues; Dopamine; Female; Mitochond

2019
Whole brain monoamine detection and manipulation in a stalk-eyed fly.
    Journal of neuroscience methods, 2013, Sep-30, Volume: 219, Issue:1

    Topics: 5-Hydroxytryptophan; Aggression; Animals; Biogenic Monoamines; Brain Chemistry; Competitive Behavior

2013
Regulation of aggression by obesity-linked genes TfAP-2 and Twz through octopamine signaling in Drosophila.
    Genetics, 2014, Volume: 196, Issue:1

    Topics: Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists; Aggression; Animals; Cholecystokinin; Dibenzazepines; Drosophila melan

2014
Heightened serotonin influences contest outcome and enhances expression of high-intensity aggressive behaviors.
    Behavioural brain research, 2014, Feb-01, Volume: 259

    Topics: 5-Hydroxytryptophan; Aggression; Agonistic Behavior; Animals; Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generati

2014
The effects of serotonin, dopamine, octopamine and tyramine on behavior of workers of the ant Formica polyctena during dyadic aggression tests.
    Acta neurobiologiae experimentalis, 2013, Volume: 73, Issue:4

    Topics: Aggression; Animals; Ants; Behavior, Animal; Brain; Dopamine; Octopamine; Serotonin; Tyramine

2013
Octopaminergic gene expression and flexible social behaviour in the subsocial burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides.
    Insect molecular biology, 2014, Volume: 23, Issue:3

    Topics: Aggression; Animals; Base Sequence; Coleoptera; Female; Gene Expression; Male; Molecular Sequence Da

2014
Octopamine neuromodulation regulates Gr32a-linked aggression and courtship pathways in Drosophila males.
    PLoS genetics, 2014, Volume: 10, Issue:5

    Topics: Aggression; Animals; Animals, Genetically Modified; Base Sequence; Behavior, Animal; DNA Primers; Dr

2014
A fighter's comeback: dopamine is necessary for recovery of aggression after social defeat in crickets.
    Hormones and behavior, 2014, Volume: 66, Issue:4

    Topics: Adaptation, Psychological; Aggression; Animals; Behavior, Animal; Competitive Behavior; Dibenzazepin

2014
Polymorphism and division of labour in a socially complex ant: neuromodulation of aggression in the Australian weaver ant, Oecophylla smaragdina.
    Proceedings. Biological sciences, 2015, Jul-22, Volume: 282, Issue:1811

    Topics: Aggression; Animals; Ants; Neurotransmitter Agents; Octopamine; Polymorphism, Genetic; Queensland; S

2015
Sleep deprivation suppresses aggression in Drosophila.
    eLife, 2015, Jul-28, Volume: 4

    Topics: Aggression; Animals; Drosophila; Octopamine; Signal Transduction; Sleep Deprivation

2015
Neuromodulation of Nestmate Recognition Decisions by Pavement Ants.
    PloS one, 2016, Volume: 11, Issue:11

    Topics: Aggression; Animals; Ants; Behavior, Animal; Brain; Dopamine; Nesting Behavior; Neurotransmitter Age

2016
A subset of octopaminergic neurons are important for Drosophila aggression.
    Nature neuroscience, 2008, Volume: 11, Issue:9

    Topics: Aggression; Analysis of Variance; Animals; Animals, Genetically Modified; Behavior, Animal; Chlorphe

2008
Individual aggressiveness in the crab Chasmagnathus: Influence in fight outcome and modulation by serotonin and octopamine.
    Physiology & behavior, 2010, Nov-02, Volume: 101, Issue:4

    Topics: Aggression; Animals; Behavior, Animal; Brachyura; Dominance-Subordination; Male; Octopamine; Seroton

2010
Octopamine and occupancy: an aminergic mechanism for intruder-resident aggression in crickets.
    Proceedings. Biological sciences, 2011, Jun-22, Volume: 278, Issue:1713

    Topics: Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists; Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; Aggression; Animals; Behavior, Animal; Bi

2011
Winning fights induces hyperaggression via the action of the biogenic amine octopamine in crickets.
    PloS one, 2011, Volume: 6, Issue:12

    Topics: Aggression; Animals; Behavior, Animal; Gryllidae; Male; Octopamine

2011
Octopaminergic system in the brain controls aggressive motivation in the ant, Formica japonica.
    Acta biologica Hungarica, 2012, Volume: 63 Suppl 2

    Topics: Aggression; Animals; Ants; Brain; Female; Octopamine

2012
Octopamine in male aggression of Drosophila.
    Current biology : CB, 2008, Feb-12, Volume: 18, Issue:3

    Topics: Aggression; Animals; Body Size; Drosophila melanogaster; Gene Silencing; Male; Mutation; Neurons; Oc

2008
Fly fighting: octopamine modulates aggression.
    Current biology : CB, 2008, Feb-26, Volume: 18, Issue:4

    Topics: Aggression; Animals; Drosophila melanogaster; Male; Octopamine

2008
The role of neurohormonal octopamine during 'fight or flight' behaviour in the field cricket Gryllus bimaculatus.
    The Journal of experimental biology, 1995, Volume: 198, Issue:Pt 8

    Topics: Aggression; Animals; Behavior, Animal; Escape Reaction; Female; Gryllidae; Hemolymph; Male; Octopami

1995
Serotonin-containing neurons in lobsters: origins and characterization of inhibitory postsynaptic potentials.
    Journal of neurophysiology, 1993, Volume: 69, Issue:6

    Topics: Aggression; Animals; Behavior, Animal; Clone Cells; gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; Ganglia; Membrane Poten

1993
Serotonin and aggressive motivation in crustaceans: altering the decision to retreat.
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 1997, May-27, Volume: 94, Issue:11

    Topics: Aggression; Animals; Astacoidea; Fluoxetine; Hemolymph; Infusions, Parenteral; Motivation; Multivari

1997
The fight and flight responses of crickets depleted of biogenic amines.
    Journal of neurobiology, 2000, Volume: 43, Issue:2

    Topics: Adrenergic Uptake Inhibitors; Aggression; alpha-Methyltyrosine; Animals; Behavior, Animal; Biogenic

2000
Drosophila as a new model organism for the neurobiology of aggression?
    The Journal of experimental biology, 2002, Volume: 205, Issue:Pt 9

    Topics: Aggression; Animals; Animals, Genetically Modified; Behavior, Animal; beta-Alanine; Dopamine; Drosop

2002