2013
A Role for Glucocorticoids in Stress-Impaired Reproduction: Beyond the Hypothalamus and Pituitary
Whirledge S, Cidlowski JA. A Role for Glucocorticoids in Stress-Impaired Reproduction: Beyond the Hypothalamus and Pituitary. Endocrinology 2013, 154: 4450-4468. PMID: 24064362, PMCID: PMC3836069, DOI: 10.1210/en.2013-1652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlucocorticoid signalingAbsence of stressOffspring fitnessReproductive investmentReproductive successGonadal axisCentral regulatorEvolutionary advantageStress responseReproductive eventsSex steroid receptorsAction of glucocorticoidsReproductive statusReproductionReproductive systemCentral actionAdrenal axisSignalingGlucocorticoid secretionImmune responseGlucocorticoid receptorStress contributesSteroid receptorsGlucocorticoidsMetabolic status
2010
Glucocorticoids, stress, and fertility.
Whirledge S, Cidlowski JA. Glucocorticoids, stress, and fertility. Minerva Endocrinologica 2010, 35: 109-25. PMID: 20595939, PMCID: PMC3547681.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLevels of glucocorticoidsGonadal functionNormal brain developmentTestes/ovariesLevels of glucoseLife-long effectsFetal exposureMaternal exposureStress-related behaviorsAdrenal functionExogenous glucocorticoidsAdrenal axisGonadal axisNeuroendocrine functionGlucocorticoid inhibitionAnatomical sitesPrenatal stressElevated glucocorticoidsGlucocorticoidsPituitary glandReproductive functionBrain developmentStressful challengesFat breakdownMultiple tissues