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Mitochondrial functions modulate neuroendocrine, metabolic, inflammatory, and transcriptional responses to acute psychological stress

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Picard, Martin, McManus, Meagan J., Gray, Jason D., Nasca, Carla, Moffat, Cynthia, Kopinski, Piotr K., Seifert, Erin L., McEwen, Bruce S. +1 more·2015·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Abstract

Significance: In humans and animals, stress triggers multisystemic physiological responses that vary in nature and magnitude. The organism’s response to stress, rather than actual stressors, leads to allostatic load that predisposes to disease. This study in mice demonstrates that a specific cellular component that sustains life via energy transformation and intracellular signaling—the mitochondrion—influences the organism’s integrated response to psychological stress. Each component of the stress response assessed was modified by at least one mitochondrial defect. When analyzed collectively, stress-induced neuroendocrine, inflammatory, metabolic, and transcriptional responses coalesced into unique signatures that distinguish groups based on their mitochondrial genotype. This work shows that mitochondria can regulate complex whole-body physiological responses, impacting stress perception at the cellular and organismal levels.

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Authors
Picard, M., McManus, M. J., Gray, J. D., Nasca, C., Moffat, C., Kopinski, P. K., Seifert, E. L., McEwen, B. S., & Wallace, D. C.
Affiliations
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
  • Rockefeller University (US)
  • Thomas Jefferson University (US)
Corresponding author
Wallace, Douglas C.
Venue
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Published
2015-11-16
Volume
112
Issue
48
Pages
E6614-23
ISSN
  • 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
  • 1091-6490
OpenAlex
W2181244039
Cited by
293
References
87
Citations by year
2026: 27 · 2025: 28 · 2024: 33 · 2023: 28 · 2022: 23 · 2021: 30 · 2020: 19 · 2019: 35 · 2018: 31 · 2017: 24 · 2016: 15
FWCI
10.13
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • CIHR (1)
  • AHA (SDG14380008)
  • NIH (MH41256, R01-NS21328, R01-DK73691, R01-CA143351)
  • Hope for depression research Foundation (1)
  • American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (1)
  • NRSA (F32-MH102065)
  • Simon Foundation (205844)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
Keywords
mitochondrial dysfunction, acute psychological stress, restraint stress, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, catecholamines, inflammatory cytokines, interleukin-6, mitochondrial redox balance, mitochondrial bioenergetics, mitochondrial respiratory chain, cytochrome c oxidase subunit I, ANT1, nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase, hippocampal gene expression, stress response, mitochondrial disease
MeSH terms
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone, Animals, Catecholamines, Electron Transport Complex IV, DNA, Mitochondrial, Gene Expression Regulation, Genotype, Hippocampus, Inflammation, Male, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Transgenic, Mitochondria, Mutation, NADH Dehydrogenase, Stress, Psychological, Transcription, Genetic, Signal Transduction, Interleukin-6, Oxidative Stress, Mitochondrial Proteins, Adenine Nucleotide Translocator 1, Mice, Allostasis, NADP Transhydrogenase, AB-Specific

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