Impaired endogenous neurosteroid signaling contributes to behavioral deficits associated with chronic stress
Najah L. Walton, Pantelis Antonoudiou, Lea Barros, Tauryn Dargan, Alyssa DiLeo, Aidan Evans‐Strong, Jenah Gabby, Samantha Howard, Rumzah Paracha, Edgardo J. Sánchez, Grant L. Weiss, Dong Kong, Jamie L. Maguire
This study shows chronic stress impairs endogenous neurosteroid signaling in the BLA, leading to behavioral deficits, and suggests targeting neurosteroidogenesis could be a new treatment for mood disorders.
Biological Psychiatry · Feb 1, 2023Peer-reviewedNeuroscience