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Table 3 Studies involving stress paradigms and Aβ production

From: Targeting psychologic stress signaling pathways in Alzheimer’s disease

Studies on Aβ

Model

Stress paradigm

Effect

Comments

Kang et al. (2007) [47]

Tg2576 [82]

3 months isolation

 

Dong et al. (2008) [48]

Tg2576

6 months isolation

 

Lee et al. (2009) [83]

Tg2576

2 h restraint daily for 16 days

Measured ISF, soluble Aβ

Ray et al. (2011) [50]

Wistar rat

5 h restraint or bilateral UCN1 injection in amygdala

 

Huang et al. (2011) [84]

APP/PS1 [85]

4 months isolation

 

Rothman et al. (2012) [86]

3xTg AD [87]

Cage switched for 6 h/day for 2–3 days/week for 6 weeks

 

Dong et al. (2012) [49]

Tg2576/ CRH overexpressing [88]

CRH overexpressing transgenic

 

Rothman et al. (2013) [53]

3xTg AD

6 h sleep restriction for 6 weeks

-

Aβ and tau measures trending upward but non-significant

Dong et al. (2014) [43]

Tg2576

One week or 10 months of isolation

 

Baglietto-Vargas et al. (2015) [89]

3xTg AD

5 h of multimodal stress. Brief restraint, shaker plate with bright lights and noise

 

Park et al. (2015) [44]

C57BL/6 J

3 h restraint

 

Justice et al. (2015) [90]

APP/PS1

PTSD-like induction for two hours followed by a trigger

 
  1. Studies in WT mice or rats observed levels of soluble Aβ42 and Aβ40 in brain homogenate, studies in transgenic mice included measurements of plaque load and insoluble Aβ unless noted otherwise