The impact of estrous cycle on anxiety-like behaviour during unlearned fear tests in female rats and mice: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Neurosci Biobehav Rev
; 164: 105789, 2024 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
Anxiety fluctuates across the human menstrual cycle, with symptoms worsening during phases of declining or low ovarian hormones. Similar findings have been observed across the rodent estrous cycle, however, the magnitude and robustness of these effects have not been meta-analytically quantified. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of estrous cycle effects on anxiety-like behaviour (124 articles; k = 259 effect sizes). In both rats and mice, anxiety-like behaviour was higher during metestrus/diestrus (lower ovarian hormones) than proestrus (higher ovarian hormones) (g = 0.44 in rats, g = 0.43 in mice). There was large heterogeneity in the data, which was partially accounted for by strain, experimental task, and reproductive status. Nonetheless, the effect of estrous cycle on anxiety-like behaviour was highly robust, with the fail-safe N test revealing the effect would remain significant even if 21,388 additional studies yielded null results. These results suggest that estrous cycle should be accounted for in studies of anxiety in females. Doing so will facilitate knowledge about menstrual-cycle regulation of anxiety disorders in humans.
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Ansiedad
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Ciclo Estral
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Animals
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Neurosci Biobehav Rev
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Neurosci. biobehav. rev
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Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews
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2024
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