Stressor Effects:
Neurochemical and Behavioral sequelae
Gibb, J., Bashar, F., & Anisman,
H. (2013). Synergistic and antagonistic actions of
acute or chronic social stressors and an endotoxin
challenge vary over time following the challenge. Brain,
Behavior, &Immunity, 28, 149-158.
Jacobson-Pick, S., Audet, M.-C.,
McQuaid, R. J., Kalvapalle, R., & Anisman, H.
(2013). Social agonistic distress in male and female
mice: Changes of behavior and brain monoamine
functioning in relation to acute and chronic
challenges. PLoS One, 8(4):e60133.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0060133.
Merali, Z., Mountney, C., Kent, P.,
& Anisman, H. (2013). Activation of
gastrin-releasing peptide receptors at the
infralimbic cortex elicits gastrin-releasing peptide
release at the basolateral amygdala: Implications
for conditioned fear. Neuroscience,in
press, doi:pii: S0306-4522(13)00311-4.
10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.03.056.
Mount, M. P., Zhang, Y., Amini, M.,
Callaghan, S., Kulczycki, J., Mao, Z., Slack, R. S.,
Anisman, H., & Park, D. S. (2013). Perturbation
of transcription factor Nur77 expression mediated by
myocyte enhancer factor 2D (MEF2D) regulates
dopaminergic neuron loss in response to
1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP).
Journal of Biological Chemistry, in press. [Epub
ahead of print] PMID: 23536182
Jacobson-Pick, S., Audet, M.-C.,
McQuaid, R. J., Kalvapalle, R., & Anisman, H.
(2012). Stressor exposure of male and female
juvenile mice influences later responses to
stressors: Modulation of GABAA receptor subunit mRNA
expression. Neuroscience, 215, 114-126.
Haque, M. E., Mount, M., Safarpour,
F., Abdel-Messih, E., Mazerolle, C., Kitada, T.,
Slack, R., Wallace, V., Shen, J., Anisman, H., &
Park, D. S. (2012). Inactivation of Pink1 in vivo
sensitizes dopamine producing neurons to MPTP and
can be rescued by autosomal recessive PD genes,
Parkin or DJ-1. Journal of Biological Chemistry,
287, 23162-23170.
McQuaid,
R. J., Audet, M.-C., & Anisman, H. (2012)
Environmental enrichment in male CD-1 mice
promotes aggressive behaviors and elevated
corticosterone and brain norepinephrine activity
in response to a mild stressor. Stress, 15, 354-360.
McQuaid, R. J., Audet, M.-C.,
Jacobson-Pick, S., & Anisman, H. (2012). The
differential impact of social defeat on mice
living in isolation or groups in an enriched
environment: Plasma corticosterone and monoamine
variations. International Journal of
Neuropsychopharmacology, 1, 1-13.
Anisman, H. (2011). Sensitization in
relation to posttraumatic stress disorder. Biological
Psychiatry, 70, 404-405. (invited commentary).
Jacobson-Pick, S., Audet, M-C,
Nathoo, N., & Anisman, H. (2011) Stressor
experiences during the juvenile period increase
stressor responsivity in adulthood: Transmission of
stressor experiences from adults to juveniles. Behavioural
Brain Research, 216, 365-374.
Anisman, H., & Merali, Z. Learned helplessness
in mice. 2009. In T. Gould (Ed). Mood and Anxiety
Related Phenotypes in Mice. Humana Press, Totowa,
NJ, in press.
Merali, Z., Mountney, C., Kent, P.,
& Anisman, H. (2011). Effects of
intracerebral ventricular administration of
gastrin-releasing peptide and its receptor
antagonist RC-3095 on learned fear responses in the
rat. Behavior Brain Research, 216, 519-524.
Mountney, C., Anisman, H., &
Merali, Z. (2011). In vivo levels of
corticotropin-releasing hormone and
gastrin-releasing peptide at the basolateral
amygdala and medial prefrontal cortex in response to
conditioned fear in the rat. Neuropharmacology,
60, 410-417.
Audet, M-C., Mangano, E. N., &
Anisman, H. (2010). Behavior and pro-inflammatory
cytokine variations among submissive and dominant
mice engaged in aggressive encounters: Moderation by
corticosterone reactivity. Frontiers in
Behavioral Neuroscience, 4.
Wann, B. P., Audet, M-C., &
Anisman, H. (2010). Impact of acute and chronic
stressor experiences on heart atrial and brain
natriuretic peptides in response to a subsequent
stressor. Hormones & Behavior, 58,
907-916.
Wei, L., David, A., Duman, R.S.,
Anisman, H., & Kaffman, A. (2010). Early life
stress increases anxiety-like behavior in Balbc mice
despite a compensatory increase in levels of
postnatal maternal care. Hormones &
Behavior, 57, 396-404.
Wann, P.B., Audet, M-C., Gibb, J., & Anisman,
H. (2009). Anhedonia and altered cardiac atrial
natriuretic peptide following chronic stressor and
endotoxin treatment in mice. Psychoneuroendocrinology,
35, 233-240.
Merali, Z., Hayley, S., Kent, P., McIntosh, J.,
Bédard, T., & Anisman, H. (2009). Impact of
repeated stressor exposure on the release of
corticotropin-releasing factor, arginine-vasopressin
and bombesin-like peptides at the anterior
pituitary. Behavioral Brain Research, 198,
105-112.
Audet, M-C., & Anisman, H. (2009).
Neuroendocrine and neurochemical impact of
aggressive social interactions in submissive and
dominant mice: implications for stress-related
disorders. International Journal of
Neuropsychopharmacology, 23, 1-12.
Anisman, H., Merali, Z., Matheson, K., &
Abizaid, A. (2009). Stress, Trauma and Substance
Abuse/Dependence. In F. Vaccarino (Ed). Substance
Abuse in Canada.
Stressor effects:
Immune and cytokine sequelae
McQuaid, R. J., Audet, M.-C., Jacobson-Pick, S.,
& Anisman, H. (2013). Environmental enrichment
influences brain cytokine variations elicited by
social defeat in mice. Psychoneuroendocrinology,
in press. doi:pii: S0306-4530(12)00338-1.
10.1016/j.psyneuen.2012.10.003.
Gibb, J., Hayley, S., Poulter, M. O., &
Anisman, H. (2011). Effects of stressors and immune
activating agents on peripheral and central
cytokines in mouse strains that differ in stressor
responsivity. Brain, Behavior, & Immunity,
25, 468-482.
Audet, M-C, Jacobson, S., Wann, P.,
& Anisman, H. (2011). Social defeat promotes
specific central cytokine variations upon subsequent
aggressive or endotoxin challenges. Brain,
Behavior, & Immunity, 25, 1197-1205.
Lira, A., Kulczycki, J., Slack, R.,
Anisman, H., & Park, D. S. (2011). Involvement
of the Fc{gamma} Receptor in a Chronic
N-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine mouse
model of dopaminergic loss. Journal of
Biological Chemistry, 286, 28783-28793.
Gibb, J., Audet, M.-C., Hayley, S., & Anisman,
H. (2009). Neurochemical and behavioral responses to
inflammatory immune stressors. Frontiers in
Bioscience, 1, 275-195.
Cytokine-Brain
interactions
Danielson, A. M., Matheson, K., &
Anisman, H. (2011). Cytokine levels at a single time
point following a reminder stimulus among women in
abusive dating relationships: Relationship to
emotional states. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 36,
40-50.
Litteljohn, D., Cummings, A.,
Brennan, A., Gill, A., Chunduri, S., Anisman, H.,
& Hayley, S. (2010). Interferon-gamma deficiency
modifies the effects of a chronic stressor in mice:
Implications for psychological pathology. Brain,
Behavior, & Immunity, 4, 462-473.
Gibb, J., Audet, M.-C., Hayley, S., & Anisman,
H. (2009). Neurochemical and behavioral responses to
inflammatory immune stressors. Frontiers in
Bioscience, 1, 275-295.
Depression:
Pharmacotherapy, neuroendocrine and cytokine
functioning
Hayley, S., Scharf, J., & Anisman, H. (2013).
Central administration of murine interferon-α
induces depressive-like behavioral, brain cytokine
and neurochemical alterations in mice: A mini-review
and original experiments. Brain, Behavior, and
Immunity, in press.
Anisman, H., & Hayley, S. (2012). Inflammatory
factors contribute to depression and its comorbid
conditions. Science Signalling, 2,
pe45.
Anisman, H., & Hayley, S. (2012).
Illness comorbidity as a biomarker? Journal of
Psychiatry & Neuroscience, 37, 221-223.
Czesak, M., Le Francois, B., Millar,
A. M., Deria, M., Daigle, M., Visvader, J. E.,
Anisman, H., & Albert, P. R. (2012). Deaf-1
knockout mice display increased 5-HT1A autoreceptor
expression and reduced raphe serotonin levels.
Journal of Biological Chemistry, 287,
6615-6627.
Zhurov, V., Stead, J. D., Merali, Z., Palkovits,
M., Faludi, G., Schild-Poulter, C., Anisman, H.,
& Poulter, M. O. (2012). Molecular pathway
reconstruction and analysis of disturbed gene
expression in depressed invidiauals who died by
suicide. PLoS One, 7(1): e47581.
Anisman, H. (2011).
Inflaming depression. Journal of
Psychiatry & Neuroscience, 36, 291-295.
Magalhaes, A. C., Holmes, K. D.,
Dale, L. B., Comps-Agrar, L., Lee, D., Yadav, P. N.,
Drysdale, L., Poulter, M. O., Roth, B. L., Pin,
J.-P., Anisman, H., & Ferguson, S. G. S. (2010).
CRF receptor 1 regulates anxiety behavior via
sensitization of 5-HT2 receptor signaling. Nature
Neuroscience, 13, 622-629.
Pei, L., Li, S., Wang, M., Diwan, M., Anisman, H.,
Fletcher, P.J., Noberga, J.N., & Liu, F. (2010).
Uncoupling dopamine D1-D2 receptor complex
exerts antidepressant-like effects. Nature
Medicine, 16, 1393-1395.
Poulter, M. O., Du, L., Zhurov, V.,
Merali, Z., & Anisman, H. (2010). Plasticity of
the GABA(A) receptor subunit cassette in response to
stressors in reactive versus resilient mice. Neuroscience,
165, 1039-1051.
Poulter, M.O., Du, L., Zhurov, V., Palkovits, M.,
Faludi, G., Merali, Z., & Anisman, H. (2010).
Altered organization of GABAA receptor mRNA
expression in depressed suicide brain. Frontiers
in Molecular Neuroscience, 3, 1-10.
Wann, P.B., Audet, M.-C., Gibb, J.,
& Anisman, H. (2010). Anhedonia and altered
cardiac atrial natriuretic peptide following chronic
stressor and endotoxin treatment in mice. Psychoneuroendocrinology,
35, 233-240.
Chopra, K. K., Ravindran, A., Kennedy, S. H.,
Mackenzie, B., Matthews, S., Anisman, H., Bagby, R.
M., Farvolden, R., & Levitan, R. D. (2009). Sex
differences in hormonal responses to a social
stressor in chronic major depression. Psychoneuroendocrinology,
34, 1235-1241.
Anisman, H. (2009). Cascading effects of stressors
and inflammatory immune system activation:
Implications for major depressive disorder. Journal
of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, 34, 4-20.
Chopra, K. K., Ravindran, A., Kennedy, S. H.,
Mackenzie, B., Matthews, S., Anisman, H., Bagby, R.
M., Farvolden, R., & Levitan, R. D. (2009). Sex
differences in hormonal responses to a social
stressor in chronic major depression.
Psychoneuroendocrinology 34, 1235-1241.
Eating and Anxiety
Patterson, Z. R., Khazall, R.,
Mackay, H., Anisman, H., & Abizaid, A. (2013).
Central ghrelin signalin mediates the metabolic
response of C57BL/6 male mice to chronic social
defeat stress. Endocrinology, 154(3), 1080-1091.
Raspopow, K., Abizaid, A., Matheson, K., &
Anisman, H. (2013). Unsupportive social interaction
influence emotional eating bahviours: The role of
coping styles as mediators. Appetite, 62, 143-149.
Zhou, X., Gomez-Smith, M., Qin, Z., Duquette, P.
M., Cardenas-Blanco, A., Rai, P. S., Harper, M. E.,
Tsai, E. C., Anisman, H., & Chen, H. H. (2012).
Ablation of LMO4 in glutamatergic neurons impairs
leptin control of fat metabolism. Cellular
and Molecular Life Science, 69, 819-288.
Patterson, Z. R., Ducharme, R., Anisman, H., &
Abizaid, A. (2010). Altered metabolic and
neurochemical responses to chronic unpredictable
stressors in ghrelin receptor-deficient mice. European
Journal of Neuroscience, 32, 632-639.
Raspopow, K., Abizaid, A., Matheson, K., &
Anisman, H. (2010) Psychosocial stressor effects on
cortisol and ghrelin in emotional and non-emotional
eaters: Influence of anger and shame. Hormones
and Behavior, 58, 677-684.
Tannebaum, B., Anisman, H., & Abizaid, A.
(2009). Neuroendocrine Stress Response and Its
Impact on Eating Behaviour and Body Weight. In Dube,
L., Bechara, A., Dagher, A., Drewnowski, A., LeBel,
J., James, P., Richard, D & Yada, R.Y. Role of
Society and Brain on Individual Behavior.
Psychosocial Stress
Bombay, A., Matheson, K. & Anisman, H. (2013). Appraisals of discriminatory events among adult offspring of Indian Residential School Survivors. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, in press.
Bombay, A., Matheson, K., &
Anisman, H. (2013). The intergenerational effects of
Indian Residential Schools: Implications for the
concept of historical trauma. Transcultural
Psychology, in press. (Invited manuscript for
a thematic issue on historical trauma).
Bombay, A., Matheson, K., &
Anisman, H. (2013). Expectations among aboriginal
peoples in Canada regarding the potential impacts of
a government apology. Political Psychology, in
press.
Taha, S. A., Matheson, K., &
Anisman, H. (2013). The 2009 H1N1 influenza
pandemic: The role of threat, coping and media trust
on vaccination intentions in Canada. Journal of
Health Communication, 18, 278-290.
Taha, S. A.,
Matheson, K., & Anisman, H. (2012). Everyday
experiences of women posttreatment after breast
cancer: The role of uncertainty, hassles, uplifts,
and coping on depressive symptoms. Journal of
Psychosocial Oncology, 30, 359-379.
Bombay,
A.,
Matheson, K., & Anisman, H. (2011). The
impact of stressors on second generation Indian
Residential School survivors. Transcultural
Psychiatry, 48, 367-391.
Taha, S. A., Matheson, K., Paquet,
L., Verma, S., & Anisman, H. (2011). Trust
in physician in relation to blame, regret and
depressive symptoms among women with a breast
cancer experience. Journal
of Psychosocial
Oncology,
29,
415-429.
Ysseldyk, R., Matheson, K.,
Haslem, A., & Anisman, H. (2011). Love thine
enemy? Evidence that (ir)religious identifiation
can promote outgroup tolerance under threat. Group
Processes & Intergroup Relations, 15, 105-117.
Bombay, A., Matheson, K., &
Anisman, H. (2010). Decomposing
identity: Differential relationships between
several aspects of ethnic identity and the
negative effects of perceived Discrimination
among First Nations adults in Canada. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic
Minority Psychology, 16, 507-516.
Matheson, K., & Anisman, H. (2010). Red fish,
blue fish: Biological and psychosocial responses to
discrimination. In J. Jetten, S.A. Haslam, & C.
Haslam (Eds.)
Ysseldyk, R., Matheson, K., &
Anisman, H. (2010). Religiosity as identity:
Toward an understanding of religion from a
social identity perspective. Personality
and Social Pschology Review, 14, 60-71.
Bombay,
A., Matheson, K., & Anisman, H. (2009).
Intergenerational Trauma among First Nations:
Communities in crisis. Journal of Aboriginal
Health, 5, 6-47.
Jorden, S., Matheson, K., & Anisman, H.
(2009). Resilience among Somali refugees: Supportive
and unsupportive social interactions in relation to
cultural adaptation and psychological well-being. Journal
of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 40, 853-874.
Matheson, K., & Anisman,
H. (2009). Anger and shame elicited by
discrimination: Moderating role of coping on
action endorsements and salivary cortisol. European
Journal of Social Psychology, 39, 163-185.
Matheson, K., Raspopow, K.,
& Anisman, H. (2009). Bearing witness: Social
support responses to gender discrimination as a
function of the emotions conveyed by the victim. Social
Psychology, 43, 148-159.
Matheson, K., Wohl, M.,
& Anisman, H. (2009).The interplay of
appraisals, specific coping styles, and depressive
symptoms among young male and female
gambers. Social Psychology, 40,
212-221.
Ysseldyk,
R., Matheson, K., Sudom, K., & Anisman, H.
(2009). Forgiveness and the appraisal coping
process in response to relationship conflicts:
Implications for depressive affect. Stress,
12, 152-166.
Associated Projects
Matheson, K., Wohl, M., & Anisman, H. (2009).
The Interplay of Appraisals, Specific Coping Styles,
and Depressive Symptoms Among Young Male and Female
Gamblers. Social Psychology, in press.
Wohl, M. J. A., Christie, K. L., Matheson, K.,
& Anisman, H. (2009). Animation-based education
as gambling prevention tool: Correcting erroneous
cognitions and reducing the frequency of exceeding
limits among gamblers. Journal of Gambling Studies,
in press.
Ysseldyk, R., Matheson, K., & Anisman, H.
(2009). Religiosity as Identity: Toward an
Understanding of Religion from a Social Identity
Perspective. Personality and Social Pschology
Review, in press.