Article
HPA axis dysregulation in mice overexpressing corticotropin releasing hormone.
Biological psychiatry - 1 Jun 2002
Groenink Lucianne, Dirks Anneloes, Verdouw P Monika, Schipholt Marlies lutje, Veening Jan G, van der Gugten Jan, Olivier Berend
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hypersecretion of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) in the brain has been implicated in stress-related human pathologies. We developed a transgenic mouse line overexpressing CRH (CRH-OE) exclusively in neural tissues to assess the effect of long-term CRH overproduction on regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. METHODS: Male transgenic CRH-OE(2122) mice on a C57BL/6J...
Topics
- Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
- Animals
- Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Genotype
- Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System
- Mice
- Mice, Transgenic
- Pituitary-Adrenal System
- Stress, Physiological
