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Ersin O Koylu1, Burcu Balkan, Michael J Kuhar, Sakire Pogun.
Abstract
CART is expressed abundantly in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus and locus coeruleus, major corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) and noradrenaline sources, respectively. There is a bidirectional relation between CART and hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis activity. CART stimulates CRF, adrenocorticotropic hormone and glucocorticoid secretion, whereas CRF and glucocorticoids increase the transcriptional activity of the CART gene; adrenalectomy declines CART expression in the hypothalamus. Stress exposure modulates CART expression in hypothalamus and amygdala in rat brain in a region and sex specific manner. CART may be a mediator peptide in the interaction between stress, drug abuse, and feeding. The review discusses the established role of CART as it relates to the stress response.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16822586 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2006.03.032
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Peptides ISSN: 0196-9781 Impact factor: 3.750