Corticotrophin releasing factor receptor 1 antagonists prevent chronic stress-induced behavioral changes and synapse loss in aged rats
Dong H, Keegan JM, Hong E, Gallardo C, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Wang B, Rice KC, Csernansky J. Corticotrophin releasing factor receptor 1 antagonists prevent chronic stress-induced behavioral changes and synapse loss in aged rats. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2018, 90: 92-101. PMID: 29477954, PMCID: PMC5864558, DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.02.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnimalsAnxietyBehaviorBehavior, AnimalCorticotropin-Releasing HormoneDepressionDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHypothalamo-Hypophyseal SystemMalePituitary-Adrenal SystemPyrimidinesPyrrolesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, Corticotropin-Releasing HormoneStress, PsychologicalSynapsesConceptsStress-induced behavioral changesStress-induced anxietyAnxiety-related behaviorMemory deficitsChronic stressSynapse lossCRF1 antagonistsFactor receptor 1 antagonistCortical dendritic spinesHPA axis dysfunctionBody weight lossReceptor 1 antagonistMonths of ageSubset of animalsBehavioral changesFactor receptor 1Axis dysfunctionAged brainAged ratsPotential therapyDendritic spinesAnimal modelsCorticosterone levelsAlzheimer's diseaseReceptor 1