Glucocorticoid- and long-term stress-induced aberrant synaptic plasticity are mediated by activation of the glucocorticoid receptor

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1204-1212

  Park, Hye Jin ^a   Lee, Seungheon ^b   Jung, Ji Wook ^c   Kim, Byeong C ^d   Ryu, Jong Hoon ^e   Kim, Dong Hyun ^a  

^a Dong A University   (South Korea)

^b Jeju National University   (South Korea)

^c Daegu Haany University   (South Korea)

^d Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

^e Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Corticosterone; Glucocorticoid receptor; Hippocampus; Long term potentiation; Long term stress

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CORTICOSTERONE; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; MIFEPRISTONE; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHRONIC STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; RECOGNITION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; DRUG EFFECTS; EXERCISE; IN VITRO STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SYNAPSE; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN VITRO TECHNIQUES; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MEMORY; MIFEPRISTONE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SYNAPSES;

EID: 84930865865     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: 19763786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12272-015-0548-0     Document Type: Article

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