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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-2-10
pubmed:abstractText
Several lines of evidence strongly suggest that accumulation of noradrenaline (NA) in the brain may underlie the hyperarousal symptoms experienced in post-traumatic stress disorder. In animal experiments, however, the effect of stress on NA content appears complex; acute stress reduces the level, while chronic stress tends to increase it. To explain this discrepancy, it is necessary to observe the long-term effects of acute stress on NA metabolism in the brain. In this study, rats were exposed to intermittent intense footshock stress for 1 h, and the brain NA content was measured for 7 days after the stress stimulus. Hypothalamic NA content was immediately reduced and recovered within 24 h. However, a significant NA increase was observed 7 days after the footshock. In the cerebral cortex and hippocampus, an increase in NA content was observed 1 day after the stress and lasted for at least 7 days. The fact that the content of 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol, a major NA metabolite, only transiently increased in all these regions possibly reflects NA release. These results indicate that increase in the brain NA content can be induced by acute stress, though its emergence is delayed. Importantly, this suggests that both acute and chronic stress may lead to NA accumulation under the same mechanism.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1573-6903
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
412-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19795208-Acute Disease, pubmed-meshheading:19795208-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19795208-Brain Chemistry, pubmed-meshheading:19795208-Cerebral Cortex, pubmed-meshheading:19795208-Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid, pubmed-meshheading:19795208-Chronic Disease, pubmed-meshheading:19795208-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:19795208-Electroshock, pubmed-meshheading:19795208-Foot, pubmed-meshheading:19795208-Hippocampus, pubmed-meshheading:19795208-Hypothalamus, pubmed-meshheading:19795208-Male, pubmed-meshheading:19795208-Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol, pubmed-meshheading:19795208-Norepinephrine, pubmed-meshheading:19795208-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:19795208-Rats, Wistar, pubmed-meshheading:19795208-Spectrometry, Fluorescence, pubmed-meshheading:19795208-Stress, Psychological, pubmed-meshheading:19795208-Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Delayed increase of brain noradrenaline after acute footshock stress in rats.
pubmed:affiliation
Stress Disorders Research Team, Tokyo Institute of Psychiatry, 2-1-8 Kamikitazawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 156-8585, Japan. shinba@prit.go.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't