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ArticleNeural plasticity2017

Neuroplastic Correlates in the mPFC Underlying the Impairment of Stress-Coping Ability and Cognitive Flexibility in Adult Rats Exposed to Chronic Mild Stress during Adolescence.

Yu Zhang, Feng Shao, Qiong Wang, Xi Xie, Weiwen Wang

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Article in Neural plasticity, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 125 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yu ZhangCAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Beijing, China; The University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; School of Nursing, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, China.
Feng ShaoSchool of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Behavior and Mental Health, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Qiong WangSchool of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Behavior and Mental Health, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Xi XieCAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Beijing, China; The University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Weiwen WangCAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9231-6106
Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences · CNPeking University · CNBinzhou Medical University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Using a valid chronic mild stress (CMS) model of depression, we found that adolescent (postnatal days [PND] 28-41) CMS induced transient alterations in anhedonia that did not persist into adulthood after a 3-week recovery period. Previously stressed adult rats exhibited more immobility/despair behaviors in the forced swimming test and a greater number of trials to reach criterion in the set-shifting task, suggesting the impaired ability to cope with stressors and the cognitive flexibility that allows adaptation to dynamic environments during adulthood. In addition, adult rat exposure to adolescent CMS had a relatively inhibited activation in ERK signaling and downstream protein expression of phosphorylated cAMP-response element-binding protein (CREB) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the medial prefrontal cortex. Further correlation analysis demonstrated that immobility and set-shifting performance were positively correlated with the inhibition of ERK signaling. These results indicated adolescent CMS can be used as an effective stressor to model an increased predisposition to adult depression.

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Adaptation, PsychologicalNeuronal PlasticityAnimalsAttentionBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorCognitionConditioning, ClassicalCyclic AMP Response Element-Binding ProteinDepressive DisorderDisease Models, AnimalMaleMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3Prefrontal CortexRatsRats, WistarBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorCyclic AMP Response Element-Binding ProteinMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3

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PMID28182105
PMCPMC5274659
OpenAlexW2579544063

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