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Glucocorticoid-induced leucine zipper "quantifies" stressors and increases male susceptibility to PTSD.
Translational psychiatry - 25 Jul 2019
Lebow Maya A, Schroeder Mariana, Tsoory Michael, Holzman-Karniel Dorin, Mehta Divya, Ben-Dor Shifra, Gil Shosh, Bradley Bekh, Smith Alicia K, Jovanovic Tanja, Ressler Kerry J, Binder Elisabeth B, Chen Alon
Abstract excerpt
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) selectively develops in some individuals exposed to a traumatic event. Genetic and epigenetic changes in glucocorticoid pathway sensitivity may be essential for understanding individual susceptibility to PTSD. This study focuses on PTSD markers in the glucocorticoid pathway, spotlighting glucocorticoid-induced leucine zipper (GILZ), a transcription factor encoded by the gene...
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- Adult
- Amygdala
- Animals
- Behavior, Animal
- Cohort Studies
- DNA Methylation
