PMID- 28071586 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180604 LR - 20180924 IS - 1874-4702 (Electronic) IS - 1874-4672 (Linking) VI - 10 IP - 4 DP - 2017 TI - Milestones in CRH Research. PG - 259-263 LID - 10.2174/1874467210666170109165219 [doi] AB - The Corticotropin-releasing Hormone (CRH) mammalian family members include CRH, urocortin I, Stresscopin (SCP) and Stresscopin-related peptide (SRP), along with the CRH receptors type 1 (CRHR1) and type 2 (CRHR2), and CRH-binding protein (CRH-BP). These family members differ in their tissue distribution and pharmacology. Several studies have provided evidence supporting an important role of this family in the regulation of the neuroendocrine and behavioral responses to stress. Regulation of the relative contribution of CRH and its homologs and the two CRH receptors in brain CRH pathways may be essential in coordinating physiologic responses to stress. The development of disorders related to heightened stress sensitivity and dysregulation of stress-coping mechanisms appears to involve regulatory mechanisms of the CRH family members. Therapeutic agents that target CRH family members may offer a new approach to the treatment of these disorders. The purpose of this review is to summarize the most significant discoveries related to CRH over time. CI - Copyright(c) Bentham Science Publishers; For any queries, please email at epub@benthamscience.org. FAU - Chrousos, George P AU - Chrousos GP AD - First Department of Pediatrics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Aghia Sophia Children's Hospital, Athens. Greece. FAU - Zoumakis, Emmanouil AU - Zoumakis E AD - First Department of Pediatrics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Aghia Sophia Children's Hospital, Athens. Greece. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review PL - United Arab Emirates TA - Curr Mol Pharmacol JT - Current molecular pharmacology JID - 101467997 RN - 0 (Carrier Proteins) RN - 0 (Receptors, Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone) RN - 0 (Urocortins) RN - 134773-81-2 (corticotropin releasing factor-binding protein) RN - 9015-71-8 (Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Brain/*metabolism MH - Carrier Proteins/metabolism MH - Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone/*metabolism MH - Humans MH - Receptors, Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction MH - *Stress, Physiological MH - Urocortins/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - CRH OT - antalarmin OT - general adaptation syndrome OT - stress OT - stresscopin OT - urocortin EDAT- 2017/01/11 06:00 MHDA- 2018/06/05 06:00 CRDT- 2017/01/11 06:00 PHST- 2016/01/13 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/04/19 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2016/08/03 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/01/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/06/05 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/01/11 06:00 [entrez] AID - CMP-EPUB-80926 [pii] AID - 10.2174/1874467210666170109165219 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Curr Mol Pharmacol. 2017;10(4):259-263. doi: 10.2174/1874467210666170109165219.