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ArticleNeural plasticity2016

Anger Emotional Stress Influences VEGF/VEGFR2 and Its Induced PI3K/AKT/mTOR Signaling Pathway.

Peng Sun, Sheng Wei, Xia Wei, Jieqiong Wang, Yuanyuan Zhang, Mingqi Qiao, Jibiao Wu

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Article in Neural plasticity, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Peng SunCollege of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250355, China.
Sheng WeiExperiment Center, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250355, China.
Xia WeiTechnical Office of Pharmacology, Shandong Institute for Food and Drug Control, Jinan 250351, China.
Jieqiong WangCollege of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250355, China.
Yuanyuan ZhangCollege of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250355, China.
Mingqi QiaoSchool of Preclinical Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250355, China.
Jibiao WuSchool of Preclinical Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250355, China.
Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNShandong Institute of Food and Drug Inspection · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective. We discuss the influence of anger emotional stress upon VEGF/VEGFR2 and its induced PI3K/AKT/mTOR signal pathway. Methods. We created a rat model of induced anger (anger-out and anger-in) emotional response using social isolation and resident-intruder paradigms and assessed changes in hippocampus' VEGF content, neuroplasticity, and the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway. Results. The resident-intruder method successfully generated anger-out and anger-in models that differed significantly in composite aggression score, aggression incubation, open field behavior, sucrose preference, and weight gain. Anger emotional stress decreased synaptic connections and VEGFR2 expression. Anger emotional stress led to abnormal expression of VEGF/VEGFR2 mRNA and protein and disorderly expression of key factors in the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signal pathway. Fluoxetine administration ameliorated behavioral abnormalities and damage to hippocampal neurons caused by anger emotional stress, as well as abnormal expression of some proteins in VEGF/VEGFR2 and its induced PI3K/AKT/mTOR signal pathway. Conclusion. This research provides a detailed classification of anger emotion and verifies its influence upon VEGF and the VEGF-induced signaling pathway, thus providing circumstantial evidence of mechanisms by which anger emotion damages neurogenesis. As VEGFR2 can promote neurogenesis and vasculogenesis in the hippocampus and frontal lobe, these results suggest that anger emotional stress can result in decreased neurogenesis.

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AngerAnimalsDominance-SubordinationHippocampusMaleModels, AnimalNeuronsPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPhosphorylationProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRats, WistarSignal TransductionSocial IsolationStress, PsychologicalKdr protein, ratmTOR protein, ratPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2

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PMID27057362
PMCPMC4769761
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