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- Title
Current perspectives of the roles of the central norepinephrine system in anxiety and depression.
- Authors
Goddard, Andrew W.; Ball, Susan G.; Martinez, James; Robinson, Michael J.; Yang, Charles R.; Russell, James M.; Shekhar, Anantha
- Abstract
Norepinephrine (NE) is a major monoamine neurotransmitter that has widespread effects across multiple brain areas to regulate arousal and stress responses. The underlying function of the NE cortical system is to balance vigilance/scanning behavior with focused attention on novel environmental stimuli and the state of arousal. The central NE system is involved intrinsically with the stress response system, and dysregulation within the NE system has been implicated in the pathogenesis of anxiety and depressive disorders. Central NE activity paradoxically has either anxiogenic or anxiolytic effects, depending on whether the time course of the stress is acute or chronic, whether the stress is predictable or unpredictable, and which underlying brain regions are affected. Under conditions of chronic stress, NE system activity dysregulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal system may turn a homeostatic stress response into a pathological stress response. Data suggest that the NE interplay with the serotonin system may exert neurobiological normalization of the pathophysiological state of anxious depression. Accordingly, pharmacological interventions targeting the NE system can result in anxiolytic, rather than anxiogenic, outcomes when used to treat patients with anxiety and depression. Depression and Anxiety, 2010. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
- Subjects
ANXIETY; MENTAL depression; NORADRENALINE; NEUROBIOLOGY; DRUG therapy
- Publication
Depression & Anxiety (1091-4269), 2010, Vol 27, Issue 4, p339
- ISSN
1091-4269
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/da.20642