کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4333852 1294755 2008 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Glucocorticoid receptor transgenic mice as models for depression
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علم عصب شناسی علوم اعصاب (عمومی)
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Glucocorticoid receptor transgenic mice as models for depression
چکیده انگلیسی

In the era of mutant mice generated as molecular in vivo models for complex pathogenetic and therapeutic aspects of particular human diseases, glucocorticoid receptor transgenic mice represent an interesting and promising tool. Animals carrying mutations of this receptor show alterations in the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA)-system, which are comparable to those observed in depressed patients. Furthermore, similarities that may model the human disease have been described on the behavioral and pharmacological level, which increase the impact of such mutants. In this review we summarize different approaches used to alter or eliminate glucocorticoid receptor expression and function, and discuss their relevance as models for depression.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Brain Research Reviews - Volume 57, Issue 2, 14 March 2008, Pages 554–560
نویسندگان
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