Glucocorticoid receptors and behavior: implications for the stress response.
Glucocorticoid receptors and behavior: implications for the stress response.
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糖皮质激素受体和行为:对应激反应的影响。
DOI:
10.1007/978-1-4899-2064-5_4
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发表时间:
1988
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通讯作者:
Sapolsky,RM
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作者:
McEwen,BS;Brinton,RE;Sapolsky,RM
Stress-induced release of glucocorticoids is one of two modes of operation of the pituitary-adrenal axis. the other being the diurnal variation of glucocorticoid levels. Both operating modes are. of course. driven by CNS release of the releasing factor. CRR. in combination with other modulators such as vasopressin and oxytocin (Vale. this volume; Plotsky. this volume;(1». However. stress-induced release is due to environmental and experiential factors such as heat. cold. anxiety. trauma and exertion. and it results in high levels of glucocorticoids in the blood. On the other hand. diurnal variation in pituitary-adrenal function is based upon an endogenous oscillator (2). although both the light-dark cycle and the anticipation of food entrain the rhythm (3. 4).When glucocorticoids are elevated in the blood by diurnal variations or by stress. the hormone level is sensed by the brain and pituitary. In addition to regulating further hormone output. glucocorticoid actions on the brain also modify brain function and change behavior. Sensing of glucocorticoids in the blood is accomplished by the uptake of hormone by brain tissue and its interaction with receptors within the cell and on the cell surface. Membrane receptors for glucocorticoids are poorly characterized. with only one published binding study (5); and the existence of these receptors is largely inferred from rapid feedback actions of g1ucocorticoids on hormone release and on other membrane events (6).