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Stress, the Stress System and the Role of Glucocorticoids

Nicolaides, Nicolas C., Kyratzi, Elli, Lamprokostopoulou, Agaristi, Chrousos, George P., Charmandari, Evangelia·2015·Neuroimmunomodulation

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All living organisms have developed a highly conserved and regulatory system, the stress system, to cope with a broad spectrum of stressful stimuli that threaten, or are perceived as threatening, their dynamic equilibrium or homeostasis. This neuroendocrine system consists of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and the locus caeruleus/norepinephrine-autonomic nervous system. In parallel with the evolution of the homeostasis and stress concepts from ancient Greek to modern medicine, significant advances in the field of neuroendocrinology have identified the physiologic biochemical effector molecules of the stress response. Glucocorticoids, the end-products of the HPA axis, play a fundamental role in the maintenance of both resting and stress-related homeostasis and, undoubtedly, influence the physiologic adaptive reaction of the organism against stressors. If the stress response is dysregulated in terms of magnitude and/or duration, homeostasis is turned into cacostasis with adverse effects on many vital physiologic functions, such as growth, development, metabolism, circulation, reproduction, immune response, cognition and behavior. A strong and/or long-lasting stressor may precipitate and/or cause many acute and chronic diseases. Moreover, stressors during pre-natal, post-natal or pubertal life may have a critical impact on our expressed genome. This review describes the central and peripheral components of the stress system, provides a comprehensive overview of the stress response, and discusses the role of glucocorticoids in a broad spectrum of stress-related diseases.

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Authors
Nicolaides, N. C., Kyratzi, E., Lamprokostopoulou, A., Chrousos, G. P., & Charmandari, E.
Affiliations
  • National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR)
  • Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens (GR)
Venue
Neuroimmunomodulation
Publisher
S. Karger AG
Published
2014-09-12
Volume
22
Issue
1-2
Pages
6-19
ISSN
  • 1021-7401 (ISSN-L)
  • 1423-0216
OpenAlex
W1966453802
Cited by
477
References
77
Citations by year
2026: 32 · 2025: 45 · 2024: 47 · 2023: 55 · 2022: 49 · 2021: 56 · 2020: 46 · 2019: 29 · 2018: 35 · 2017: 39 · 2016: 31 · 2015: 12 · 2014: 1
FWCI
2.25
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • NeuroImmunoModulation (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Adrenal Hormones and Disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
Keywords
stress response, stress system, glucocorticoids, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, locus coeruleus, norepinephrine, autonomic nervous system, homeostasis, stress-related disorders, neuroendocrinology
MeSH terms
Animals, Glucocorticoids, Humans, Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System, Pituitary-Adrenal System, Stress, Psychological

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