NIH R01 · 2024
Peripheral Inflammation and Stress Drive Ventral Striatal Maladaptations
PERIPHERAL INFLAMMATION AND STRESS DRIVE VENTRAL STRIATAL MALADAPTATIONS PROJECT SUMMARY Mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety are a major disease burden linked to suicide and mortality. It is well known that exposure to stress can precipitate neuropsychiatric complications. The immune system also has a large influence on psychological symptoms and chronic conditions like inflammatory bowel disease dramatically increase risk of depression and anxiety. Surprisingly, little is known of the brain circuitry-specific mechanisms that drive this comorbidity. Our goal is to address this need by studying how systemic inflammation and stress cause maladaptations in reward/aversion circuitry…
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