Effects of restraint stress on beta-adrenergic, inflammatory, and cell stress transcription factor activity.
Beta-adrenergic (CREB), inflammatory (NF-кB, AP-1, GR), and cell stress (Nrf2, HSF-1, HSF-2) transcription factor activity in bone marrow cells of mice randomized to Restraint (n = 10) or Propranolol (Prop) + Restraint (n = 6) vs. Control (n = 10) conditions, expressed as a Mean Log2 Ratio of transcription factor binding motif (TFBM) prevalence in the promoter regions of up-regulated versus down-regulated genes, averaged across nine parametric variations of promoter length and target TFBM match stringency. ∗p < .05, ∗∗p < .01, ∗∗∗p < .001 vs. null difference of zero. Brackets represent mean difference tests between Restraint and Prop + Restraint conditions.