Posted by Shawn. T. on October 21, 2002, at 22:24:14
In reply to Re: Cortisol, Remeron, tianeptine, mifepristone, posted by Skeezix on October 21, 2002, at 22:07:56
These are the best reviews that I know of with regards to cortisol and stress. Note that cortisol exists in humans while corticosterone is the rat equivalent. These two are referred to as glucocorticoids. Synthetic glucocorticoids include dexamethasone and prednisone, which differ in terms of potency and half-life.
http://edrv.endojournals.org/cgi/content/full/21/1/55http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/315/7107/530
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/338/3/171?ijkey=2ayL2HP0PzdXQ
http://edrv.endojournals.org/cgi/content/full/22/4/502
http://www.psychosomaticmedicine.org/cgi/content/full/61/5/698
Also, on the topic of PKC epsilon & anxiety... chronic dexamethasone causes PKC epsilon levels to increase in the hippocampus.
http://jneurochem.highwire.org/cgi/content/full/72/1/380?ijkey=9NylfUX3.p4rg
Shawn
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