Heat-Stress Preconditioning Attenuates Behavioral Responses to Psychological Stress : The Role of HSP-70 in Modulating Stress Responses

Exposure to high ambient temperature is a stressor that influences both biological and behavioral functions and has been previously shown to have an extensive impact on brain structure and function. Physiological, cellular and behavioral responses to heat-stress (HS) (40-41 °C, 2 h) were evaluated in adult male Sprague-Dawley rats. The effect of HS exposure before predator-scent stress (PSS) exposure (i.e., HS preconditioning) was examined. Finally, a possible mechanism of HS-preconditioning to PSS was investigated. Immunohistochemical analyses of chosen cellular markers were performed in the hippocampus and in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN). Plasma corticosterone levels were evaluated, and the behavioral assessment included the elevated plus-maze (EPM) and the acoustic startle response (ASR) paradigms. Endogenous levels of heat shock protein (HSP)-70 were manipulated using an amino acid (L-glutamine) and a pharmacological agent (Doxazosin). A single exposure to an acute HS resulted in decreased body mass (BM), increased body temperature and increased corticosterone levels. Additionally, extensive cellular, but not behavioral changes were noted. HS-preconditioning provided behavioral resiliency to anxiety-like behavior associated with PSS, possibly through the induction of HSP-70. Targeting of HSP-70 is an attractive strategy for stress-related psychopathology treatment.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

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International journal of molecular sciences - 23(2022), 8 vom: 08. Apr.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Belity, Tal [VerfasserIn]
Horowitz, Michal [VerfasserIn]
Hoffman, Jay R [VerfasserIn]
Epstein, Yoram [VerfasserIn]
Bruchim, Yaron [VerfasserIn]
Todder, Doron [VerfasserIn]
Cohen, Hagit [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anxiety
Corticosterone
HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins
Heat shock protein-70
Heat-stress
Hyperthermia
Hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis
Journal Article
Preconditioning
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Date Completed 26.04.2022

Date Revised 16.07.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms23084129

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM339861177