Nature

Stressor-Specific Regulation of Distinct Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Transcripts and Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein Expression in the Postnatal and Adult Rat ...

Stress regulation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is implicated in the hippocampal damage observed in depression. BDNF has a complex gene structure with four 5′ untranslated exons (I–IV) ...
Nature

Cyclic Strain Stimulates Early Growth Response Gene Product 1–Mediated Expression of Membrane Type 1 Matrix Metalloproteinase in Endothelium

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are hypothesized to be involved in the processes of endothelial cell (EC) migration and matrix remodeling during angiogenesis. Although hemodynamic forces (such as ...