Sex differences in effects of mild chronic stress on seizure risk and GABAA receptors in rats

被引:34
作者
Chadda, R [1 ]
Devaud, LL [1 ]
机构
[1] Idaho State Univ, Coll Pharm, Dept Pharmaceut Sci, Pocatello, ID 83209 USA
关键词
sex differences; stress; seizure risk; GABA(A);
D O I
10.1016/j.pbb.2004.03.022
中图分类号
B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Social stress is a common occurrence in our society that can negatively impact health. Therefore, we wanted to study the effects of a mild stressor designed to model social stress on seizure susceptibility and GABA(A) receptors in male and female rats. The mild chronic stress of individual housing consistently decreased bicuculline (but not pentylenetetrazol, PTZ) seizure thresholds by 10 - 15 % in both sexes. Housing conditions did not alter the anticonvulsant activity of diazepam or ethanol, although the anticonvulsant effect of ethanol was significantly greater against PTZ-induced seizures. Experiments testing the addition of an acute restraint stress unmasked sex differences in seizure induction. The acute stress also selectively decreased the potency of GABA to modulate GABA(A) receptor-mediated chloride uptake in group-housed females. There were additional sex differences by housing condition for GABA(A) receptor-gated chloride uptake but no differences in [H-3]flunitrazepam binding. We also found significant effects of sex and housing on ethanol-induced increases in corticosterone (CORT) levels. In summary, there were complex and sex-selective effects of mild chronic stress on seizure induction and GABA(A) receptors. Gaining a better understanding of mechanisms underlying interactions between sex and stress has important implications for addressing health concerns about stress in men and women. (C) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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