Neuroendocrine response during stress with relation to gender differences
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Neuroendocrine activation belongs to the main characteristics of the stress response. This response is not uniform but depends on the stress stimulus involved and on many other factors including the gender of the individual. In rats, corticosterone and ACTH levels as well as functional activity of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenocortical axis are higher in females compared to males under both basal and stress conditions. Marked sex differences were observed in stress-induced changes in posterior pituitary hormone release. In male rats, release of vasopressin is not stimulated during stress conditions without an osmotic component while in female rats a rise in plasma vasopressin levels was observed even after short immobilization. Oxytocin release is enhanced in response to the majority of stress stimuli and it was found to be greater in females than in males. Mentioned gender differences are attributed to the effect of sex steroids, particularly those of estrogens. Not enough information is available on gender differences in the neuroendocrine response during stress in humans. We observed a greater neuroendocrine activation in women than in men in response to heat exposure in sauna with pronounced differences in ACTH and prolactin release and partly also after a cold-pressor test. Understanding of gender differences in neuroendocrine response during stress might contribute to the explanation of the development of some emotional and other disorders with higher incidence in women.
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Oxytocin production under stress is inhibited by androgens and stimulated by estrogen.
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- Authors
- Jezová, D., Juránková, E., Mosnárová, A., Kriška, M., & Škultétyová, I.
- Affiliations
- Slovak Academy of Sciences (SK)
- Comenius University Bratislava (SK)
- Venue
- Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis
- Published
- 1996-09-30
- Volume
- 56
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 779-785
- ISSN
- 0065-1400 (ISSN-L)
- 1689-0035
- OpenAlex
- W2094389476
- Cited by
- 159
- References
- 36
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 0.49
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Locations
- Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Vedecká Grantová Agentúra MŠVVaŠ SR a SAV
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
- Keywords
- sex differences, stress response, neuroendocrine response, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, ACTH, corticosterone, vasopressin, oxytocin, prolactin, estrogen, cold pressor test
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Female, Humans, Male, Neurosecretory Systems, Sex Characteristics, Stress, Physiological, Rats
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