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ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2015

Neurobiology of Maternal Stress: Role of Social Rank and Central Oxytocin in Hypothalamic-Pituitary Adrenal Axis Modulation.

Jeremy D Coplan, Asif Karim, Prakash Chandra, Garleen St Germain, Chadi G Abdallah, Margaret Altemus

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Article in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jeremy D CoplanDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Nonhuman Primate Facility, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center , Brooklyn, NY , USA.
Asif KarimDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Nonhuman Primate Facility, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center , Brooklyn, NY , USA.
Prakash ChandraDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Kansas University Medical Center , Kansas City, KS , USA.
Garleen St GermainDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Nonhuman Primate Facility, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center , Brooklyn, NY , USA.
Chadi G AbdallahDepartment of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine , New Haven, CT , USA.
Margaret AltemusDepartment of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College , New York, NY , USA.
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University · USCornell University · USYale University · US

Funding

ADVERSE EARLY REARING &GLUTAMATERGIC FUNCTIONR01MH059990 · NIMH · SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER · PI COPLAN, JEREMY D · 2000 to 2003
$1.1M
Examining The Effect Of Ketamine On Glutamate/Glutamine CyclingK23MH101498 · NIMH · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI ABDALLAH, CHADI · 2013 to 2017
$879k
NIMH NIH HHS K23 MH101498NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH059990
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChronic stress may conceivably require plasticity of maternal physiology and behavior to cope with the conflicting primary demands of infant rearing and foraging for food. In addition, social rank may play a pivotal role in mandating divergent homeostatic adaptations in cohesive social groups. We examined cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) oxytocin (OT) levels and hypothalamic-pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis regulation in the context of maternal social stress and assessed the contribution of social rank to dyadic distance as reflective of distraction from normative maternal-infant interaction.

methodsTwelve socially housed mother-infant bonnet macaque dyads were studied after variable foraging demand (VFD) exposure compared to 11 unstressed dyads. Dyadic distance was determined by behavioral observation. Social ranking was performed blindly by two observers. Post-VFD maternal plasma cortisol and CSF OT were compared to corresponding measures in non-VFD-exposed mothers.

resultsHigh-social rank was associated with increased dyadic distance only in VFD-exposed dyads and not in control dyads. In mothers unexposed to VFD, social rank was not related to maternal cortisol levels, whereas VFD-exposed dominant versus subordinate mothers exhibited increased plasma cortisol. Maternal CSF OT directly predicted maternal cortisol only in VFD-exposed mothers. CSF OT was higher in dominant versus subordinate mothers. VFD-exposed mothers with "high" cortisol specifically exhibited CSF OT elevations in comparison to control groups.

conclusionPairing of maternal social rank to dyadic distance in VFD presumably reduces maternal contingent responsivity, with ensuing long-term sequelae. VFD-exposure dichotomizes maternal HPA-axis response as a function of social rank with relatively reduced cortisol in subordinates. OT may serve as a homeostatic buffer during maternal stress exposure.

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attachment securitycortisolearly-life stressoxytocinsubordinate stressvariable foraging demand

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PMID26217242
PMCPMC4493323
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