Neuronal plasticity of the "brain-skin connection": Stress-triggered up-regulation of neuropeptides in dorsal root ganglia and skin via nerve growth factor-dependent pathways

Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1369-1378

  Joachim, Ricarda A ^a   Kuhlmei, Arne ^b   Dinh, Q Thai ^a   Handjiski, Bori ^a   Fischer, Tanja ^a   Peters, Eva M J ^a   Klapp, Burghard F ^a   Paus, Ralf ^c   Arck, Petra C ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Brain skin connection; Dorsal root ganglia; Hair loss; Nerve growth factor dependent pathways; Stress

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE; RECOMBINANT NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; SUBSTANCE P;

ACOUSTIC STRESS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMIS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MORPHOMETRICS; MOUSE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SKIN NERVE; SPINAL GANGLION; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; DERMIS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GANGLIA, SPINAL; INJECTIONS, INTRADERMAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEUROPEPTIDES; NOISE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKIN DISEASES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBSTANCE P; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 36849006908     PISSN: 09462716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00109-007-0236-8     Document Type: Article

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