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ArticleResearch (Washington, D.C.)2025

Astrocytic BDNF Modulates Sensitivity to Stress-Induced Anxiety-Like Behaviors.

Wei-Peng Li, Gui-Yu Liu, Shi-Yun Wang, Jiao Hu, Wen-Juan Ji, Jun-Ming Zhu, Qing-Yu Chang, Tian-Yi Li, Guo-Rong Wei, Jian-Qing Shang and 5 more

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Article in Research (Washington, D.C.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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15 authors.

Wei-Peng LiDepartment of Neurology, Southern Medical University Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510317, China.
Gui-Yu LiuSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Shi-Yun WangSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Jiao HuSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Wen-Juan JiSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Jun-Ming ZhuSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Qing-Yu ChangSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Tian-Yi LiSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Guo-Rong WeiDepartment of Neurology, Southern Medical University Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510317, China.
Jian-Qing ShangDepartment of Neurology, Southern Medical University Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510317, China.
Hong-Zhan LiDepartment of Neurology, Southern Medical University Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510317, China.
Fu-Hua PengDepartment of Neurology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510630, China.
Yun-Yan ZhaoDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510140, China.
Xiao-Hong SuDepartment of Neurology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510630, China.
Wei XieDepartment of Neurology, Southern Medical University Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510317, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3218-7231

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic stress exposure is a potent risk factor for anxiety, disrupting adaptive responses and increasing vulnerability. Astrocytes, as essential regulators of synaptic function and neuroimmune homeostasis, are implicated in mood regulation and neuropsychiatric pathogenesis. However, the precise molecular mechanisms of astrocytes involved in stress-induced anxiety remain poorly understood. In this study, we reveal a pivotal role of astrocytic brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in modulating anxiety sensitivity through coordinated regulation with hippocampal CA1 neurons. Chronic restraint stress induces anxiety-like behaviors and disrupts presynaptic glutamatergic transmission in hippocampal CA1 neurons, with astrocytes potentially playing a central regulatory role in a Ca

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