In a previous study they showed that a hormone in the placenta, called corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH), rises rapidly through pregnancy, peaking at the time of labour.    From Wordnik.com.  [Daily News & Analysis] Reference

A stressor (something causing stress; can be either physical or psychological) stimulates the hypothalamus to release a substance called corticotrophin-releasing factor (CRF), which, in turn, stimulates the pituitary gland to release adrenocoticotropic hormone (ACTH).    From Wordnik.com.  [Fat and happy | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D.] Reference

IL-1 beta produces a range of biological effects, mainly through the induction of other pro-inflammatory mediators such as corticotrophin, platelet factor-4, prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), IL-6, and IL-8.    From Wordnik.com.  [News] Reference

There's a lot of work going on about corticotrophin-releasing hormone, a stress hormone.    From Wordnik.com.  [Anxiety for Two] Reference

CRF corticotrophin releasing factor causes inflammation that damages the walls of blood vessels.    From Wordnik.com.  [Leo Galland, M.D.: Surviving The Super Bowl] Reference

We found that pre-administration of corticotrophin-releasing factor.    From Wordnik.com.  [Naturejobs - All Jobs] Reference

HM, Weisner D, Allolio B (1990) The corticotrophin releasing hormone test in late pregnancy: lack of adrenocorticotrophin and cortisol response.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

Through cNS they influence the hypothalamus which is a neuroendocrine organ and cause secretion of corticotrophin releasing factor (cRF) from hypothalamus.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

Stress and anxiety disorders are risk factors for depression and these behaviors are modulated by corticotrophin-releasing factor receptor 1 (CRFR1) and serotonin receptor.    From Wordnik.com.  [Naturejobs - All Jobs] Reference

LAM, Seckl JR, Holmes MC (2001) Prenatal glucocorticoid programming of brain corticosteroid receptors and corticotrophin-releasing hormone: possible implications for behaviour.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

Indeed, in the latter case, a corticotrophin-releasing factor is known to increase blood pressure and heart rate by stimulating noradrenergic sympathetic nervous outflow in stressed animals.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

These data resonate with mammalian studies which report involvement of a number of neuropeptides in chronic responses to alcohol including corticotrophin-releasing-factor (CRF), opioids, tachykinins as well as NPY.    From Wordnik.com.  [Elites TV] Reference

HOUSTON, April 2 -- The trigger for the onset of labor in pregnancy appears to arise from hormonal signaling that involves corticotrophin-release hormone (CRH), estriol, and estradiol, data from an Australian group suggest.    From Wordnik.com.  [MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians] Reference

Ilona Yim, psychology and social behavior assistant professor, and colleagues found that women whose levels of corticotrophin-releasing hormone started to increase more rapidly around 25 weeks of gestation had a higher incidence of postpartum depression.    From Wordnik.com.  [dailyindia.com News Feed] Reference

Food & Drug Administration (FDA) now considers that Questcor has provided a complete response to all prior action letters for its supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) to market H.P. Acthar Gel (repository corticotrophin injection) for the treatment of infantile spasms.    From Wordnik.com.  [StreetInsider.com News Articles] Reference

In vitro, the stimulatory effect of ghrelin on NPY neurons orchestrates electrophysiological changes within the feeding circuits, including a GABAergic modulation of pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons and a dual GABA/NPYergic modulation of corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH) neurons.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

Although plasma levels of CORT in patients with major depression are high, most have demonstrated subnormal CORT levels in the plasma of humans with PTSD, despite the increased release of corticotrophin releasing factor, suggesting an exaggerated hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis negative feedback.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference