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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Effects of chronic stress"”.
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Investigating systemic effects of chronic stress on hepatic and cardiac tissue in female Wistar rats
Chronic psychosocial stress contributes to cardiometabolic disease onset and progression through various mechanisms including through HPA-axis dysregulation, inflammation, oxidative stress, and autophagic impairment. Growing evidence suggests females may be disproportionately vulnerable to these …
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The Manipulation Of Apical Dendritic Plasticity And The Consequences For The Effects of Chronic Stress
<p>Pyramidal cell apical dendrites in region CA3 of the hippocampus of male rats collapse in size and complexity following chronic stress. These dendrites return to control sizes with a recovery period. This suggests that dendritic remodeling can function as a protective response mechanism, …
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Viral delivery of recombinant growth hormone to rescue effects of chronic stress on hippocampal learning
Chronic stress has been linked to variation in gene regulation in the hippocampus (HIP) among other areas. These lead to cytoskeletal and volumetric rearrangements in various nuclei of the central nervous system and are thought to contribute to several stress-sensitive disorders. One such gene that …
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The Effects of Chronic Stress and Exercise on Mouse Pancreatic Islet of Langerhans Morphology and Muscle Atrophy Gene Expression
Chronic stress has been implicated as a possible contributing factor to the onset of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus through its negative effects on peripheral insulin sensitivity and the insulin producing beta cells of the pancreas. Exercise could serve as a possible countermeasure to the damaging …
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Sex differences in the effects of two-hit stress on the structure and function of rat medial prefrontal cortex
Stress increases the risk for a number of psychological disorders, including mood and anxiety disorders. Prefrontal cortex dysfunction likely contributes to the cognitive symptoms associated with these disorders. Notably, women are at an increased risk for many stress-related disorders, although …
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An interdisciplinary review of stress mechanisms, health effects, and the influence of a growth mindset
<p>The human experience of stress plays a pivotal role in directing overall health and wellbeing. Stress manifests in our minds and bodies, influences our relationships, and weaves collectively into the fabric of shared society. The current capstone project essentially comprises two sections. …
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The Neuroinflammatory Effects of Chronic Unpredictable Stress on Zebrafish, Danio rerio
<p>Stress is a state of threatened homeostasis counteracted by various physiologic and behavioral responses aimed to maintain or restore balance. As such, stress acts as a motivator to perform during the challenges of life to survive. Chronic perturbations to the stress response homeostasis without …
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Chronic Stress Effects on Prefrontal Cortical Structure and Function
<p>Stressful life events have been implicated clinically in the pathogenesis of major depression, but the neural substrates that may account for this observation remain poorly understood. Attentional impairments symptomatic of depression are associated with structural and functional abnormalities …
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스트레스에 의한 Long-term potentiation (LTP)의 저하를 감소시키는 리튬의 효과
… which has been known to be highly sensitive to stress. Previous studies have been show that exposure to uncontrollable stress is deleterious to hippocampus-dependent memory formation. Recent studies have demonstrated neuroprotective actions of lithium in vivo and in vitro, including prevention …
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A Psychological Perspective on Police Brutality: Current Statistics, Characteristics, and Trends Regarding Excessive Use of Force
<p>The purpose of this literature review was to utilize a psychological perspective on police brutality to identify current statistics, characteristics, and trends concerning excessive use of force. There were four fundamental goals of this literature review: (a) examine current statistics, …
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INVOLVEMENT OF OXIDATIVE BALANCE IN THE ETIOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND TREATMENT OF STRESS-RELATED PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
… (MDD) identified as the leading global cause of disability, and with the spread of COVID-19 there has been a strong increase in the prevalence of MDD, anxiety disorder (AD) and eating disorders (ED). Moreover, the pharmacological treatment of psychopathologies is still largely ineffective and …