Effects of Inhaled Corticosteriods on Anxiety-Like Physiology and Behavior in Mouse Model

Samantha Studer

Inflammation associated with allergic asthma is often controlled with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS). Here, we used an allergic asthma mouse model to study ICS’s effects on anxiety-like physiology and behavior. We measured corticosterone levels in serum and feces, and we measured anxiety-like behavior on the elevated plus maze in mice treated chronically with house dust mite allergen and ICS. Our results showed that there was a negative relationship between the doses of ICS and anxiety-like behavior.
Major: 
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Exhibition Category: 
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Exhibition Format: 
Poster Presentation
Campus: 
University Park
Faculty Sponsor: 
Sonia Cavigelli
Location: 
Alumni Hall, HUB-Robeson Center
Poster Number: 
268