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Perirhinal cortex structure and function is dysregulated by corticosteroid treatment

Claydon, M. D. B.; Troy, O.; Birnie, M. T.; Kershaw, Y. M.; Barker, G. R. I.; Warburton, E. C.; Bortolotto, Z. A.; Lightman, S. L.; Conway-Campbell, B. L.

2025-06-10 neuroscience
10.1101/2025.06.06.658287 bioRxiv
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Glucocorticoids play a crucial role in the stress response and in the regulation of circadian function, as well as cognitive, cardiovascular, metabolic and immunological processes. While synthetic glucocorticoids (sGC) are widely used in treating inflammatory disorders, their impact on cognitive functions, which include memory deficits and dysregulation of mood, remains less understood. Here, we demonstrate that chronic treatment with the sGC methylprednisolone (MPL) dysregulates the synaptic proteome and impairs cognitive function in the perirhinal cortex, a region critical for recognition memory and visual perception. Further, we show that synaptic structure and plasticity are altered by MPL treatment, highlighting the mechanisms through which sGCs disrupt mnemonic processing. These results may have broad implications for understanding the cognitive side effects of widely used sGC treatments.

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