Unexpected mechanisms of sex-specific memory vulnerabilities to acute traumatic stress
Hokenson, R. E.; Rodriguez-Acevedo, K. L.; Chen, Y.; Short, A. K.; Samrari, S. A.; Devireddy, B.; Jensen, B. J.; Winter, J. J.; Gall, C. M.; Soma, K. K.; Heller, E. A.; Baram, T. Z.
10.1101/2025.03.25.645300 bioRxivShow abstract
It is increasingly recognized that severe acute traumatic events (e.g., mass shooting, natural disasters) can provoke enduring memory disturbances, and these problems are more common in women. We probed the fundamental sex differences underlying memory vulnerability to acute traumatic stress (ATS), focusing on the role of the sex hormone, estrogen (17{beta}-estradiol) and its receptor signaling in hippocampus. Surprisingly, high physiological hippocampal estrogen levels were required for ATS-induced episodic memory disruption and the concurrent sensitization and generalization of fear memories in both male and female mice. Pharmacological and transgenic approaches demonstrated signaling via estrogen receptor (ER) in males and, in contrast, ER{beta} in females, as the mechanisms for these memory problems. Finally, identify distinct hippocampal chromatin states governed by sex and estrogen levels, which may confer an enduring vulnerability to post-traumatic memory disturbances in females.
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