Estrogen enhances stress-induced prefrontal cortex dysfunction: relevance to Major Depressive Disorder in women
Shansky R, Arnsten A. Estrogen enhances stress-induced prefrontal cortex dysfunction: relevance to Major Depressive Disorder in women. Dialogues In Clinical Neuroscience 2006, 8: 478-481. PMCID: PMC3181833.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMajor depressive disorderPost-traumatic stress disorderDepressive disorderPrevalence of MDDPrefrontal cortex dysfunctionMost anxiety disordersAnimal modelsMental illnessBrain regionsEstrogenStress disorderAnxiety disordersNeurobiological responsesWomenDisordersEffects of stressLiterature demonstratingMenGreater vulnerabilityBiological causesDysfunctionIllnessPrevalenceStress responseBrainThe effects of sex and hormonal status on restraint-stress-induced working memory impairment
Shansky RM, Rubinow K, Brennan A, Arnsten A. The effects of sex and hormonal status on restraint-stress-induced working memory impairment. Behavioral And Brain Functions 2006, 2: 8. PMID: 16522198, PMCID: PMC1420310, DOI: 10.1186/1744-9081-2-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRestraint stressStress-related disordersPrefrontal cortexFemale ratsHormonal statusCognitive functionPFC cognitive functionAcute restraint stressHigh estrogen levelsMajor depressive disorderMinutes of restraintMethodsThe present studyDendritic remodelingEstrogen levelsDepressive disorderMale ratsPharmacological stressorHormonal influencesMemory impairmentHippocampal functionSignificant impairmentNeuronal morphologyConclusionThese resultsEstrus phaseOestrous cycle