ArticleBiological psychiatry2026
Activity of Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Neurons in the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Reduces Anxiety-Potentiated Startle in Female Rats in an Estrous Phase-Dependent Manner.
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- Hormonal mechanisms of women's risk in the face of traumatic stress.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Trial
- Bidirectional influences and clinical implications of psychological factors and oral health during orthodontic treatment.The Saudi dental journal · 2026Review
- The progesterone to estradiol ratio predicts fear extinction in mice and humans.Neurobiology of stress · 2026Article
- The Neural Network of Orexin-A: Implications in Feeding Regulation and Obesity-Anxiety Comorbidity.Brain sciences · 2026Review
- Vasopressin and oxytocin excite BNST neurons via oxytocin receptors, which reduce anxious arousal.Cell reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and anxiety disorders is higher in women than men. The severity of hallmark symptoms including hypervigilance and fear reactivity to unpredictable threats varies with sex and reproductive cycle, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we investigated corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) neurons in the dorsolateral bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST
methodsA total of 125 male and 156 cycle-monitored female CRF-Cre rats were used. BNST
resultsBNST
conclusionsUnpredictable fear conditioning elicits sex- and estrous phase-specific APS, differentially regulated by BNST
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