Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) and glucocorticoids modulate the expression of type 1 CRF receptor messenger ribonucleic acid in rat anterior pituitary cell cultures [PDF]
Endocrinology, 1996 Previous studies involving radioreceptor and functional assays have shown that CRF and glucocorticoids are able to modulate CRF receptors of the brain and anterior pituitary. In this study, we analyzed the effects of CRF, vasopressin (AVP), dexamethasone (DEX), and corticosterone on the regulation of CRF receptor (CRF-R1) messenger RNA (mRNA) levels in
G, Pozzoli +4 more
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CRF and urocortin peptides as modulators of energy balance and feeding behavior during stress. [PDF]
, 2014 Early on, corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF), a hallmark brain peptide mediating many components of the stress response, was shown to affect food intake inducing a robust anorexigenic response when injected into the rodent brain.
Stengel, Andreas, Taché, Yvette
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Actin cytoskeleton-dependent regulation of corticotropin-releasing factor receptor heteromers [PDF]
, 2017 Stress responses are highly nuanced and variable, but how this diversity is achieved by modulating receptor function is largely unknown. Corticotropin-releasing factor receptors (CRFRs), class B G protein–coupled receptors, are pivotal in mediating ...
Bhargava, Aditi +7 more
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Dose-Response, 2019 Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) receptor type 2 (CRF 2 ) exists in both cardiomyocytes and neurocytes. The purpose of this research was to explore if chronic treatment with urocortin 2 (UCN2), a CRF 2 receptor agonist, at different doses can improve
Li-Zhen Yang, Ying Chen
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Transient gastric irritation in the neonatal rats leads to changes in hypothalamic CRF expression, depression- and anxiety-like behavior as adults. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 A disturbance of the brain-gut axis is a prominent feature in functional bowel disorders (such as irritable bowel syndrome and functional dyspepsia) and psychological abnormalities are often implicated in their pathogenesis.
Liansheng Liu +6 more
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Expression of Genes Encoding Corticotropin-Releasing Factor (CRF), Type 1 CRF Receptor, and CRF-Binding Protein and Localization of the Gene Products in the Human Ovary1 [PDF]
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 1997 Recently, the presence of immunoreactive corticotropin-releasing factor (IrCRF) in the thecal-stromal cells of the human ovary and the ability of CRF to suppress estrogen production by human granulosa cells in vitro have been reported. To understand the functional role of ovarian CRF requires characterization of the human ovarian CRF system, which ...
H. Asakura, I. H. Zwain, S. S. C. Yen
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Stress-Induced Cocaine Seeking Requires a Beta-2 Adrenergic Receptor-Regulated Pathway from the Ventral Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis That Regulates CRF Actions in the Ventral Tegmental Area [PDF]
, 2014 The ventral bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (vBNST) has been implicated in stress-induced cocaine use. Here we demonstrate that, in the vBNST, corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) is expressed in neurons that innervate the ventral tegmental area (VTA)
Baker, David A. +4 more
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Corticotropin-releasing factor-related peptides, serotonergic systems, and emotional behavior
Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2013 Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) is a 41-amino acid neuropeptide that is involved in stress-related physiology and behavior, including control of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis.
James H Fox, Christopher A Lowry
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Orexin-Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Receptor Heteromers in the Ventral Tegmental Area as Targets for Cocaine [PDF]
, 2015 Release of the neuropeptides corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) and orexin-A in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) play an important role in stress-induced cocaine-seeking behavior.
Aguinaga, David +17 more
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Corticotropin-releasing factor receptors couple to multiple g-proteins to activate diverse intracellular signaling pathways in mouse hippocampus: role in neuronal excitability and associative learning [PDF]
, 2003 Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) exerts a key neuroregulatory control on stress responses in various regions of the mammalian brain, including the hippocampus.
Blank, T. (Thomas) +5 more
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