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| Intermittent foot shock stress prolongs the telogen stage in the hair cycle of mice |
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| Author(s): Aoki E, Shibasaki T, Kawana S |
| Source: EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY Volume: 12 Issue: 4 Pages: 371-377 Published: AUG 2003 |
| Times Cited: 13 References: 40 |
| Abstract: Stress significantly influences skin diseases and cutaneous functions. Recently, interactions between stress and skin conditions have been studied in animal models using various systemic stressors. Here, we studied the effect of intermittent foot shock stress on the hair cycle of C57BL/6 mice. After a 2-week period of intermittent foot shock stress, we examined the changes in the depilation-synchronized hair cycle macroscopically and histologically and we also measured the plasma levels of corticosterone. We found that foot shock stress prolonged the telogen stage and delayed the subsequent anagen induction in the hair cycle. The distribution patterns of corticotrophin releasing factor or corticotrophin releasing factor receptor positive cells in the skin of stressed or of control mice were identical with those in the ordinal hair cycle. It is noteworthy that corticotrophin releasing factor positive keratinocytes were observed in the telogen follicles of the stressed mice but were negative in the telogen follicles of the non-stressed mice in this study Plasma corticosterone levels were significantly higher in the stressed group than in the control group. These results suggest that increased levels of plasma corticosterone may be involved in the mechanism underlying the stress-induced delay of the hair cycle. |
| Document Type: Article |
| Language: English |
| Reprint Address: Aoki, E (reprint author), Nippon Med Coll Hosp, Dept Dermatol, Bunkyo Ku, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Tokyo 1138603, Japan |
Addresses:
1. Nippon Med Coll, Dept Dermatol, Tokyo 113, Japan
2. Nippon Med Coll, Dept Physiol, Tokyo 113, Japan |
| Publisher: BLACKWELL MUNKSGAARD, 35 NORRE SOGADE, PO BOX 2148, DK-1016 COPENHAGEN, DENMARK |
| Subject Category: Dermatology |
| IDS Number: 707ZA |
| ISSN: 0906-6705 |
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