Oral administration of corticosterone at stress-like levels drives microglial but not vascular disturbances post-stroke
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Article Title | Oral administration of corticosterone at stress-like levels drives microglial but not vascular disturbances post-stroke |
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ERA Journal ID | 14535 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Zalewska, Katarzyna, Ong, Lin Kooi, Johnson, Sarah J., Nilsson, Michael and Walker, Frederick R. |
Journal Title | Neuroscience |
Journal Citation | 352, pp. 30-38 |
Number of Pages | 9 |
Year | 03 Jun 2017 |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0306-4522 |
1873-7544 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2017.03.005 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306452217301628 |
Abstract | Exposure to chronic stress following stroke has been shown, both clinically and pre-clinically, to impact negatively on the recovery process. While this phenomenon is well established, the specific mechanisms involved have remained largely unexplored. One obvious signaling pathway through which chronic stress may impact on the recovery process is via corticosterone, and its effects on microglial activity and vascular remodeling. In the current study, we were interested in examining how orally delivered corticosterone at a stress-like concentration impacted on microglial activity and vascular remodeling after stroke. We identified that corticosterone administration for two weeks following stroke significantly increased tissue loss and decreased the weight of the spleen and thymus. We also identified that corticosterone administration significantly altered the expression of the key microglial complement receptor, CD11b after stroke. Corticosterone administration did not alter the expression of the vessel basement membrane protein, Collagen IV after stroke. Together, these results suggest that corticosterone is likely to represent only one of the major stress signals responsible for driving the negative impacts of chronic stress on recovery. |
Keywords | corticosterone; microglia; stress; stroke; vessels |
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Byline Affiliations | University of Newcastle |
Hunter Medical Research Institute, Australia | |
NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence Stroke Rehabilitation and Brain Recovery, Australia |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/y82zv/oral-administration-of-corticosterone-at-stress-like-levels-drives-microglial-but-not-vascular-disturbances-post-stroke
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