Main description:

Exposure to chronic stress has cumulative adverse effects on physical and mental health, considered to be the consequence of chronic exposure to high levels of stress hormones. Consequently, there is extensive research in progress to investigate and better understand how the brain organises neuroendocrine stress responses and how interventions may be able to moderate these responses to improve mental and physical health.
Neuroendocrinology of Stress highlights current knowledge of the organisation and physiology of these stress response systems, how the impact of dysregulation of these systems is being investigated, and considers the ways in which contributions to both psychiatric and physical diseases resulting from chronic stress effects can be critically addressed in basic research * Written by a team of internationally renowned researchers, each chapter presents a succinct summary of the very latest developments in the field * Both print and enhanced e-book versions are available * Illustrated in full colour throughout This is the second volume in a new Series "Masterclass in Neuroendocrinology", a co- publication between Wiley and the INF (International Neuroendocrine Federation) that aims to illustrate highest standards and encourage the use of the latest technologies in basic and clinical research and hopes to provide inspiration for further exploration into the exciting field of neuroendocrinology. Series Editors: John A. Russell, University of Edinburgh, UK and William E. Armstrong, The University of Tennessee, USA

Contents:

List of Contributors, vii Series Preface, ix Preface, xi About the Companion Website, xv 1 Methods and Approaches to Understand Stress Processing Circuitry, 1 James P. Herman and Brent Myers 2 Brain Monoaminergic Systems in Stress Neuroendocrinology, 19 Matthew W. Hale and Christopher A. Lowry 3 The Synaptic Physiology of the Central Nervous System Response to Stress, 43 Jeffrey G. Tasker and Marian Joels 4 Illuminating the (Electro)physiology of Anterior Pituitary Corticotrophs, 71 Lie Chen, Peter Duncan, Duncan Macgregor, Zhi Liang and Michael J. Shipston 5 Stress and Sympathoadrenomedullary Mechanisms, 95 Regina Nostramo and Esther L. Sabban 6 Neuroendocrine Mechanisms of Stress Regulation in Humans, 121 Jens C. Pruessner and Nida Ali 7 Studying Chronic Stress in Animals: Purposes, Models and Consequences, 143 Antonio Armario 8 Modelling Stress-Related Mood Disorders in Animals, 169 Mathias V. Schmidt, Klaus V. Wagner, Xiao-Dong Wang and Georgia Balsevich 9 Glucocorticoid Involvement in Drug Abuse and Addiction, 195 John R. Mantsch and Paul J. Gasser 10 The Hypothalamic Pituitary Adrenal Axis: Circadian Dysregulation and Obesity, 219 Andries Kalsbeek, Yan Su, Eric Fliers and Susanne la Fleur 11 Using Rodent Models to Explore the Role of 11 -Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase 2 (11 -HSD2) in Prenatal Programming by Glucocorticoids, 245 Caitlin Wyrwoll, Anjanette Harris and Megan Holmes 12 Early-Life Stress: Rodent Models, Lessons and Challenges, 265 Pamela M. Maras and Tallie Z. Baram 13 Mothering Influences on Offspring Stress Response Mechanisms, 287 Claire-Dominique Walker and Barbara Woodside 14 Translational Research in Stress Neuroendocrinology: 11 -Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase 1 (11 -HSD1), A Case Study, 327 Rebecca M. Reynolds and Scott P. Webster Glossary, 351 Index, 369