2005
Synchronized Maternal-Infant Elevations of Primate CSF CRF Concentrations in Response to Variable Foraging Demand
Coplan J, Altemus M, Mathew S, Smith E, Sharf B, Coplan P, Kral J, Gorman J, Owens M, Nemeroff C, Rosenblum L. Synchronized Maternal-Infant Elevations of Primate CSF CRF Concentrations in Response to Variable Foraging Demand. CNS Spectrums 2005, 10: 530-536. PMID: 16155510, DOI: 10.1017/s109285290001018x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral corticotropin-releasing factorCSF CRF concentrationsCRF concentrationsCentral CRF systemCorticotropin-releasing factorSignificant mean increaseCerebrospinal fluid samplesEarly life stressorsVFD conditionsInfant sex differencesEnvironment-gene interactionsCRF levelsCRF expressionPsychiatric disordersCRF responseCRF systemInfant's lifeMean increaseDays postpartumInfantsStudy periodFluid samplesMothersMaternal responsivitySex differences
2002
Differing concentrations of corticotropin-releasing factor and oxytocin in the cerebrospinal fluid of bonnet and pigtail macaques
Rosenblum L, Smith E, Altemus M, Scharf B, Owens M, Nemeroff C, Gorman J, Coplan J. Differing concentrations of corticotropin-releasing factor and oxytocin in the cerebrospinal fluid of bonnet and pigtail macaques. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2002, 27: 651-660. PMID: 12084658, DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4530(01)00056-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Variable foraging demand rearing: sustained elevations in cisternal cerebrospinal fluid corticotropin-releasing factor concentrations in adult primates
Coplan J, Smith E, Altemus M, Scharf B, Owens M, Nemeroff C, Gorman J, Rosenblum L. Variable foraging demand rearing: sustained elevations in cisternal cerebrospinal fluid corticotropin-releasing factor concentrations in adult primates. Biological Psychiatry 2001, 50: 200-204. PMID: 11513819, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(01)01175-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebrospinal fluid corticotropin-releasing factor concentrationsCorticotropin-releasing factor concentrationsFactor concentrationsCSF CRFAdult primatesYoung adult primatesYoung adulthoodCisternal CSF samplesCSF samplesCRF functionControl groupCRF valuesSignificant positive correlationAd libitumPresent studyJuvenile primatesPositive correlationAdulthoodPrimatesCRFElevation
2000
Growth hormone response to clonidine in adversely reared young adult primates: relationship to serial cerebrospinal fluid corticotropin-releasing factor concentrations
Coplan J, Smith E, Trost R, Scharf B, Altemus M, Bjornson L, Owens M, Gorman J, Nemeroff C, Rosenblum L. Growth hormone response to clonidine in adversely reared young adult primates: relationship to serial cerebrospinal fluid corticotropin-releasing factor concentrations. Psychiatry Research 2000, 95: 93-102. PMID: 10963795, DOI: 10.1016/s0165-1781(00)00173-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCSF CRF concentrationsVariable foraging demandGrowth hormone responseGH responseCRF concentrationsCerebrospinal fluid corticotropin-releasing factor concentrationsHormone responseCorticotropin-releasing factor concentrationsAdult primatesDosage of clonidineYoung adult primatesAdrenergic agonist clonidineCorticotropin-releasing factorAgonist clonidineNeuroendocrine abnormalitiesPersistent elevationPrevious primate studiesGH releaseGH-like immunoreactivitySignificant inverse relationshipKetamine anesthesiaClonidineCRF activityHuman patientsFactor concentrations