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ArticleMolecular neurobiology2025

Early-Life Stress Influences the Transcriptional Activation of Alpha-2A Adrenergic Receptor and Associated Protein Kinase A Signaling Molecules in the Frontal Cortex of Rats.

Sarah Ali, Yogesh Dwivedi

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Article in Molecular neurobiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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  9. Maternal separation disrupts noradrenergic control of adult coping behaviors.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2025
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Sarah AliDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, SC711 Sparks Center, 1720 2nd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Yogesh DwivediDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, SC711 Sparks Center, 1720 2nd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, USA. yogeshdwivedi@uabmc.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5359-4717

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Novel regulatory role of nuclear miRNAs in repatterning the transcriptional and post-transcriptional dynamics in MDD brainR01MH128994 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI Yogesh Dwivedi · 2022 to 2026
$3.5M
Epitranscriptomic Mapping of Novel N6-Adenosine-based RNA Methylation in MDD BrainR01MH118884 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI DWIVEDI, YOGESH · 2019 to 2023
$3.0M
Neural-Derived Plasma Exosomal MicroRNAs As Promising Novel Biomarkers for Suicidality and Treatment Outcome in AdolescentsR01MH130539 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI DWIVEDI, YOGESH, SHELTON, RICHARD CHARLES · 2022 to 2024
$2.2M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH118884NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH128994NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH130539NIMH NIH HHS R01MH130539
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Abstract

Early life is a highly sensitive period associated with profound changes in brain structure and function. Adverse experiences of early-life stress (ELS) are prominent risk factors for the precipitation of major depressive disorder (MDD). In recent years, dysfunction of the central noradrenergic (NA) system and subsequent deficits in norepinephrine (NE) signaling have gained increasing attention in the pathophysiology of MDD. However, the role of the α-2A adrenergic receptor and its downstream second messenger signaling system has not been investigated in connection to early-life stress-induced depression, limiting valuable insights into neurobiological mechanisms underlying this disorder. In this study, we used maternal separation (MS) as a rodent model of ELS to investigate whether ELS-induced depressive behavior is related to the α-2A adrenergic receptor and its associated second messenger signaling cascade. To do so, we studied expression levels of the α-2A adrenergic receptor (Adra2a), G alpha proteins (stimulatory subunit-G

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Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesFrontal LobeReceptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2Signal TransductionStress, PsychologicalTranscriptional ActivationAnimalsFemaleMaleMaternal DeprivationRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyAdra2a protein, ratCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesReceptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2Alpha-2A adrenergic receptorEarly-life stressProtein kinase ARat frontal cortexSignaling system

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PMCPMC11880062

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