Combinatorial actions of glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid stress hormone receptors are required for preventing neurodegeneration of the mouse hippocampus
Oakley R, Whirledge S, Petrillo M, Riddick N, Xu X, Moy S, Cidlowski J. Combinatorial actions of glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid stress hormone receptors are required for preventing neurodegeneration of the mouse hippocampus. Neurobiology Of Stress 2021, 15: 100369. PMID: 34368410, PMCID: PMC8326231, DOI: 10.1016/j.ynstr.2021.100369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDentate gyrus neuronsMineralocorticoid receptorGyrus neuronsKnockout miceSingle knockout counterpartsConditioned fear testDouble knockout miceStress hormone receptorsPrimary stress hormoneCA2 neuronsHippocampal glucocorticoidRelated nuclear receptorsKnockout counterpartsNeuronal deathDentate gyrusNeuronal markersLarge cohortMouse hippocampusPsychiatric disordersGlucocorticoidsHippocampusCell proliferation pathwaysChronic stressStress hormonesProfound neurodegeneration