Shanfeng Gao

β-Endorphin contributes to psychological stress- associated hippocampal microglial alterations and cognitive impairment.

Psychological stress is a risk factor for cognitive impairment, yet the molecular mechanisms linking stress exposure to hippocampal dysfunction remain incompletely understood. β-Endorphin (β-EP), an endogenous opioid peptide, has been implicated in stress-related processes; however, its contribution to stress-associate...