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The Effects Of Traumatic Stress & Role Of The Neuropeptide Y System As A Therapeutic In Females, Roxanna J. Nahvi
The Effects Of Traumatic Stress & Role Of The Neuropeptide Y System As A Therapeutic In Females, Roxanna J. Nahvi
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The incidence of many stress-elicited disorders is markedly influenced by sex. Women are twice as likely as men to develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety disorders, and social impairments following exposure to traumatic stress. However, most of the studies in animal models examining putative therapeutics for stress-triggered impairments, including single prolonged stress (SPS), were performed predominantly with males. Previous studies in males demonstrated that intranasal neuropeptide Y (NPY) can provide therapeutic relief of many SPS-triggered symptoms. Nevertheless, the overwhelming majority of studies found that NPY levels in females in many brain regions are lower than in male rodents. NPY …