ReviewNeuropharmacology2012
Stress and anxiety: structural plasticity and epigenetic regulation as a consequence of stress.
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255 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 579 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effects of acute exercise on stress reactivity assessed via a multidimensional approach: a systematic review.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Is There Any Association Between Chronic Periodontitis and Anxiety in Adults? A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Pooled it
- The relationship between minority stress and biological outcomes: A systematic review.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Novel genetic loci associated with hippocampal volume.Nature communications · 2017Pooled it
- Effects of balneotherapy on stress, anxiety, and depression: results of a multicenter randomized controlled trial with six-month follow-up.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2026Trial
- Coping Strategies Influence Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Chronic Psychological Stress: A Post Hoc Analysis of A Randomized Pilot Study.Nutrients · 2021Trial
- Biofeedback-based training for stress management in daily hassles: an intervention study.Brain and behavior · 2014Trial
- Reversal of Chronic Stress-Induced Inflammaging by Bazi Bushen Formula Through AMPK-Sirtuins Axis Activation and Myeloid Reset.Exploration (Beijing, China) · 2026Article
- GATA3 drives chronic stress-induced depressive-like behaviors by reducing hippocampal CA3 pyramidal neuronal activity in male mice.Acta pharmacologica Sinica · 2026Article
- Epigenetic Insights and Exosome-Based Therapeutics for Insomnia: Bridging Sleep Biology and Precision Medicine.Molecular neurobiology · 2026Review
- Social hierarchy shapes behavioral and transcriptional responses to chronic stress and ketamine in male mice.iScience · 2026Article
- Therapeutically relevant rimonabant exposure drives epigenetic remodeling in neuronal cells and rat brain tissue.Archives of toxicology · 2026Article
- The word Dementia should be retired.Communications medicine · 2026Article
- Transcriptional profiling reveals brain region-specific changes in gene expression induced by chronic unpredictable mild stress between stress-susceptible and stress-resilient mice.Psychopharmacology · 2026Article
- Pharmacological evaluation of Lonafarnib in reversing neurobehavioral, neurochemical and metabolic deficit in mouse models of chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS).Metabolic brain disease · 2026Article
- Dexamethasone-induced 3D cortical spheroid model of stress-related neuroplasticity impairment.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Compartment-Specific Mitochondrial Proteomic Alterations in Rat Hippocampus Following Chronic Social Isolation Stress.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Trajectories of late-life depression: insights from molecular imaging.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026Review
- Nitrite supplementation alleviates cerebrovascular dysfunction in chronically stressed mice, but cognitive decline remains.Experimental physiology · 2026Article
- Corticosterone accelerates behavioral inflexibility via plasticity-related gene expression in the dorsal striatum.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026Article
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Abstract
The brain is the central organ of stress and adaptation to stress because it perceives and determines what is threatening, as well as the behavioral and physiological responses to the stressor. The adult, as well as developing brain, possess a remarkable ability to show reversible structural and functional plasticity in response to stressful and other experiences, including neuronal replacement, dendritic remodeling, and synapse turnover. This is particularly evident in the hippocampus, where all three types of structural plasticity have been recognized and investigated, using a combination of morphological, molecular, pharmacological, electrophysiological and behavioral approaches. The amygdala and the prefrontal cortex, brain regions involved in anxiety and fear, mood, cognitive function and behavioral control, also show structural plasticity. Acute and chronic stress cause an imbalance of neural circuitry subserving cognition, decision making, anxiety and mood that can increase or decrease expression of those behaviors and behavioral states. In the short term, such as for increased fearful vigilance and anxiety in a threatening environment, these changes may be adaptive; but, if the danger passes and the behavioral state persists along with the changes in neural circuitry, such maladaptation may need intervention with a combination of pharmacological and behavioral therapies, as is the case for chronic or mood anxiety disorders. We shall review cellular and molecular mechanisms, as well as recent work on individual differences in anxiety-like behavior and also developmental influences that bias how the brain responds to stressors. Finally, we suggest that such an approach needs to be extended to other brain areas that are also involved in anxiety and mood. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled 'Anxiety and Depression'.
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