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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
35
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-9-1
pubmed:abstractText
Alterations in corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) signaling pathways have been implicated in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) pathophysiology. We aimed to (1) determine the effect of the selective CRF receptor 1 antagonist (CRF(1)) GW876008 relative to placebo, on regional activation and effective connectivity of a stress-related emotional-arousal circuit during expectation of abdominal pain using functional magnetic resonance imaging in human subjects with a diagnosis of IBS and healthy controls (HCs), and (2) examine GW876008 effects on state-trait anxiety and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis response. Although there were no drug-related effects on peripheral HPA activity, significant central effects were observed in brain regions associated with the stress response. Effective connectivity analysis showed drug-induced normalizations between key regions of the emotional-arousal circuit in patients. During pain expectation, orally administered GW876008 relative to placebo produced significant blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) signal reductions in the amygdala, hippocampus, insula, anterior cingulate, and orbitomedial prefrontal cortices across groups. Patients showed significantly greater BOLD responses in the left locus coeruleus and hypothalamus after placebo compared with HCs, and BOLD signal decreases in the left hypothalamus after drug. The inhibitory effects of GW876008 in the hypothalamus in patients were moderated by anxiety; patients having average and high levels of state anxiety showed drug-related BOLD decreases. GW876008 represents a novel tool for elucidating the neuronal mechanisms and circuitry underlying hyperactivation of CRF/CRF(1) signaling and its role in IBS pathophysiology. The unique state anxiety effects observed suggest a potential pathway for therapeutic benefit of CRF(1) receptor antagonism for patients with stress-sensitive disorders.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1529-2401
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
31
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
12491-500
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:21880911-Abdominal Pain, pubmed-meshheading:21880911-Administration, Oral, pubmed-meshheading:21880911-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:21880911-Adrenocorticotropic Hormone, pubmed-meshheading:21880911-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:21880911-Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic, pubmed-meshheading:21880911-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:21880911-Brain Mapping, pubmed-meshheading:21880911-Cross-Over Studies, pubmed-meshheading:21880911-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:21880911-Double-Blind Method, pubmed-meshheading:21880911-Female, pubmed-meshheading:21880911-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:21880911-Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, pubmed-meshheading:21880911-Magnetic Resonance Imaging, pubmed-meshheading:21880911-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:21880911-Neural Pathways, pubmed-meshheading:21880911-Oxygen, pubmed-meshheading:21880911-Pain Measurement, pubmed-meshheading:21880911-Pain Threshold, pubmed-meshheading:21880911-Pyrazoles, pubmed-meshheading:21880911-Receptors, Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone, pubmed-meshheading:21880911-Stress, Psychological, pubmed-meshheading:21880911-Young Adult
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Corticotropin-releasing factor receptor 1 antagonist alters regional activation and effective connectivity in an emotional-arousal circuit during expectation of abdominal pain.
pubmed:affiliation
Center for the Neurobiology of Stress and Departments of Medicine, Physiology, and Psychiatry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural