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Corticosterone Administration Up-Regulated Expression Of Norepinephrine Transporter And Dopamine Β-Hydroxylase In Rat Locus Coeruleus And Its Terminal Regions, Yan Fan, Ping Ping Chen, Ying Li, Kui Cui, Daniel M. Noel, Elizabeth D. Cummins, Daniel J. Peterson, Russell W. Brown, Meng-Yang Zhu Nov 2017

Corticosterone Administration Up-Regulated Expression Of Norepinephrine Transporter And Dopamine Β-Hydroxylase In Rat Locus Coeruleus And Its Terminal Regions, Yan Fan, Ping Ping Chen, Ying Li, Kui Cui, Daniel M. Noel, Elizabeth D. Cummins, Daniel J. Peterson, Russell W. Brown, Meng-Yang Zhu

Russell W. Brown

Stress has been reported to activate the locus coeruleus (LC)-noradrenergic system. In this study, corticosterone (CORT) was orally administrated to rats for 21 days to mimic stress status. In situ hybridization measurements showed that CORT ingestion significantly increased mRNA levels of norepinephrine transporter (NET) and dopamine β-hydroxylase (DBH) in the LC region. Immunofluorescence staining and western blotting revealed that CORT treatment also increased protein levels of NET and DBH in the LC, as well as NET protein levels in the hippocampus, the frontal cortex and the amygdala. However, CORT-induced increase in DBH protein levels only appeared in the hippocampus and …


Efficacy Of Female Rat Models In Translational Cardiovascular Aging Research, Kevin M. Rice, J. C. Fannin, C. Gillette, Eric Blough Jul 2017

Efficacy Of Female Rat Models In Translational Cardiovascular Aging Research, Kevin M. Rice, J. C. Fannin, C. Gillette, Eric Blough

Kevin M Rice

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in women in the United States. Aging is a primary risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease as well as cardiovascular-related morbidity and mortality. Aging is a universal process that all humans undergo; however, research in aging is limited by cost and time constraints. Therefore, most research in aging has been done in primates and rodents; however it is unknown how well the effects of aging in rat models translate into humans. To compound the complication of aging gender has also been indicated as a risk factor for various cardiovascular diseases. …


Efficacy Of Female Rat Models In Translational Cardiovascular Aging Research, Kevin M. Rice, J. C. Fannin, C. Gillette, Eric Blough Jul 2017

Efficacy Of Female Rat Models In Translational Cardiovascular Aging Research, Kevin M. Rice, J. C. Fannin, C. Gillette, Eric Blough

Eric Blough

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