The biology of the glucocorticoid receptor: new signaling mechanisms in health and disease

RH Oakley, JA Cidlowski - Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2013 - Elsevier
Glucocorticoids are primary stress hormones necessary for life that regulate numerous
physiologic processes in an effort to maintain homeostasis. Synthetic derivatives of these …

Checks and balances: The glucocorticoid receptor and NFĸB in good times and bad

M Bekhbat, SA Rowson, GN Neigh - Frontiers in neuroendocrinology, 2017 - Elsevier
Mutual regulation and balance between the endocrine and immune systems facilitate an
organism's stress response and are impaired following chronic stress or prolonged immune …

Mechanisms of brain glucocorticoid resistance in stress-induced psychopathologies

VM Merkulov, TI Merkulova, NP Bondar - Biochemistry (Moscow), 2017 - Springer
Exposure to stress activates the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis and leads to increased
levels of glucocorticoid (GC) hormones. Prolonged elevation of GC levels causes neuronal …

Prefrontal cortical trkB, glucocorticoids, and their interactions in stress and developmental contexts

ET Barfield, SL Gourley - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
The tropomyosin/tyrosine receptor kinase B (trkB) and glucocorticoid receptor (GR) regulate
neuron structure and function and the hormonal stress response. Meanwhile, disruption of …

[PDF][PDF] Pharmacological modulation of HPA axis in depression–new avenues for potential therapeutic benefits

NP Maric, M Adzic - Psychiatria Danubina, 2013 - hrcak.srce.hr
PHARMACOLOGICAL MODULATION OF HPA AXIS IN DEPRESSION – NEW AVENUES FOR
POTENTIAL THERAPEUTIC BENEFITS Page 1 299 Psychiatria Danubina, 2013; Vol. 25, No. 3 …

From feedback loop transitions to biomarkers in the psycho-immune-neuroendocrine network: Detecting the critical transition from health to major depression

NJC Stapelberg, R Pratt, DL Neumann… - Neuroscience & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Biological pathways underlying major depressive disorder (MDD) can be
viewed as systems biology networks. The psycho-immune-neuroendocrine (PINE) network …

Inhibition of JNK ameliorates depressive-like behaviors and reduces the activation of pro-inflammatory cytokines and the phosphorylation of glucocorticoid receptors …

J Zhang, W Lin, M Tang, Y Zhao, K Zhang… - …, 2020 - Elsevier
Depression is associated with immune dysregulation and the aberrant activity of the
hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. However, the neurobiological molecular …

Timing and crosstalk of glucocorticoid signaling with cytokines, neurotransmitters and growth factors

M Arango-Lievano, F Jeanneteau - Pharmacological research, 2016 - Elsevier
Glucocorticoid actions are tailored to the organs and cells responding thanks to complex
integration with ongoing signaling mediated by cytokines, hormones, neurotransmitters, and …

Novel antidepressant‐like activity of propolis extract mediated by enhanced glucocorticoid receptor function in the hippocampus

MS Lee, YH Kim, WS Park, WG Ahn… - Evidence‐Based …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Propolis is a natural product made by honeybees that has been widely used in folk medicine
with a broad spectrum of biological activities. To investigate the antidepressant‐like activity …

Lymphocyte levels of redox-sensitive transcription factors and antioxidative enzymes as indicators of pro-oxidative state in depressive patients

I Lukic, M Mitic, J Djordjevic, N Tatalovic… - …, 2014 - karger.com
Background: Oxidative stress is reliably observed in major depressive disorder (MDD).
However, molecular data on the principal cellular redox-sensitive transcriptional factors and …