Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
4346976 Neuroscience Letters 2009 5 Pages PDF
Abstract

In this study, we examined the changes in gene expression in the mouse cortex following chronic stress and behavioral tests. Mice were subjected to immobilization stress for 2 h per day for 15 consecutive days and the behavior of the mice was examined. The mice in the experimental group were more anxious and depressive than the control mice. The expression of mRNA in the cortex was analyzed by microarray analysis and 63 genes were found to show a greater than twofold change in expression between the control and experimental groups. Transthyretin was further investigated because its expression showed the greatest fold change. Transthyretin mRNA expression decreased in a chronic stress-specific manner, and protein levels were reduced in the cortex but not in the choroid plexus.

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