Astrocytic glutamate regulation is implicated in the development of stress-related psychiatric disorders
Dominic Kaul,
Amber R Curry,
Nathalie Gerstner
et al.
Abstract:Severe psychological stress is one of the most potent risk factors for developing a mood or psychotic disorder, yet the underlying molecular mechanisms are poorly understood. Astrocytes are a key brain cell type associated with stress and psychiatric phenotypes in animals, but how this translates to humans is largely unknown. Here, we show that cortical astrocytes are persistently changed both physically and molecularly in humans with psychiatric disorders exposed to profound stress before diagnosis. By profil… Show more
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