Allostatic Load/Overload leads to Neuropathology C When experiencing an approaching threat, or in anticipation of a threatening experience, the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis stimulates a response mediated by glucocorticoids (also known as stress hormones) to increase the organisms fitness to cope with the threat [41, 42]
Allostatic Load/Overload leads to Neuropathology C When experiencing an approaching threat, or in anticipation of a threatening experience, the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis stimulates a response mediated by glucocorticoids (also known as stress hormones) to increase the organisms fitness to cope with the threat [41, 42]. and endoplasmic reticulum. The Lon protease performs a similar protecting function inside mitochondria. Impairment of the Proteasome and/or the Lon protease results in the build up of harmful oxidized proteins in the brain, which can cause severe neuronal stress. Recent evidence points to possible proteolytic dysfunction and build up of damaged, oxidized proteins as factors that may determine the appearance and severity of psychotic symptoms in mood disorders. Thus, critical interactions between oxidative stress, Proteasome, and the Lon protease may provide keys to the molecular…