期刊
BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY
卷 63, 期 10, 页码 990-996出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2007.10.025
关键词
CBG; cortisol; HIPA axis; monkey; relocation; self-injury; stress
资金
- NCRR NIH HHS [R24 RR011122, RR00168, RR11122, K26 RR000168, P51 RR000168, P51 RR000168-455655, R24 RR011122-11] Funding Source: Medline
- NIH HHS [R24 OD011180] Funding Source: Medline
Background: Self-injurious behavior (SIB), a disorder that afflicts many individuals within both clinical and nonclinical populations, has been linked to states of heightened stress and arousal. However, there are no published longitudinal data on the relationship between increases in stress and changes in the incidence of SIB. This study investigated the short- and long-term behavioral and neuroendocrine responses of SIB and control monkeys to the stress of relocation. Methods: Twenty adult male rhesus macaques were exposed to the stress of relocation to a new housing arrangement in a newly constructed facility. Daytime behavior, sleep, and multiple measures of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis function were investigated before and after the move. Results: Relocation induced a complex pattern of short- and long-term effects in the animals. The SIB animals showed a long-lasting increase in self-biting behavior, as well as evidence of sleep disturbance. Both groups exhibited elevated cortisol levels in saliva, serum, and hair, and also an unexpected delayed increase in circulating concentrations of corticosteroid binding globulin (CBG). Conclusions: Our results indicate that relocation is a significant stressor for rhesus macaques and that this stressor triggers an increase in self-biting behavior as well as sleep disturbance in monkeys previously identified as suffering from SIB. These findings suggest that life stresses may similarly exacerbate SIB in humans with this disorder. The HPA axis results underscore the potential role of CBG in regulating long-term neuroendocrine responses to major stressors.
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