Age-and sex-dependent development of adrenocortical hyperactivity in a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

C Touma, O Ambrée, N Görtz, K Keyvani… - Neurobiology of …, 2004 - Elsevier
In this study, we investigated mice of the TgCRND8 line, an APP transgenic mouse model of
Alzheimer's disease (AD), with respect to behavioral, endocrinological, and …

Unexpected role of physiological estrogen in acute stress-induced memory deficits

RE Hokenson, AK Short, Y Chen, AL Pham… - Journal of …, 2021 - Soc Neuroscience
Stress may promote emotional and cognitive disturbances, which differ by sex. Adverse
outcomes, including memory disturbances, are typically observed following chronic stress …

Chronic stress and A lzheimer's disease: the interplay between the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis, genetics and microglia

A Milligan Armstrong, T Porter, H Quek… - Biological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic psychosocial stress is increasingly being recognised as a risk factor for sporadic
Alzheimer's disease (AD). The hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis (HPA axis) is the major …

Sex and the development of Alzheimer's disease

CJ Pike - Journal of neuroscience research, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Men and women exhibit differences in the development and progression of Alzheimer's
disease (AD). The factors underlying the sex differences in AD are not well understood. This …

Sex differences in behavior and molecular pathology in the 5XFAD model

A Sil, A Erfani, N Lamb, R Copland… - Journal of …, 2022 - content.iospress.com
Background: The prevalence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is greater in women compared to
men, but the reasons for this remain unknown. This sex difference has been widely …

[HTML][HTML] Risk factors for Alzheimer's disease: Focus on stress

A Caruso, F Nicoletti, A Gaetano… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
In vulnerable individuals, chronic and persistent stress is an established risk factor for
disorders that are comorbid with Alzheimer's disease (AD), such as hypertension, obesity …

Estrogen protects against the detrimental effects of repeated stress on glutamatergic transmission and cognition

J Wei, EY Yuen, W Liu, X Li, P Zhong… - Molecular …, 2014 - nature.com
Converging evidence suggests that females and males show different responses to stress;
however, little is known about the mechanism underlying the sexually dimorphic effects of …

[HTML][HTML] Aged rats are hypo-responsive to acute restraint: implications for psychosocial stress in aging

HM Buechel, J Popovic, K Staggs… - Frontiers in aging …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Cognitive processes associated with prefrontal cortex and hippocampus decline with age
and are vulnerable to disruption by stress. The stress/stress hormone/allostatic load …

Reproductive Stage and Modulation of Stress‐Induced Tau Phosphorylation in Female Rats

D Steinmetz, E Ramos, SN Campbell… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic stress is implicated as a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other
neurodegenerative disorders. Although the specific mechanisms linking stress exposure …

Testosterone regulation of Alzheimer-like neuropathology in male 3xTg-AD mice involves both estrogen and androgen pathways

ER Rosario, J Carroll, CJ Pike - Brain research, 2010 - Elsevier
Normal, age-related depletion of the androgen testosterone is a risk factor for Alzheimer's
disease (AD) in men. Previously, we reported that experimental androgen depletion …