Endocrine response and perceived stress test during an experimental challenge task in adult survivors of a childhood cancer

Laufer, Dominique; Ansermet, François; Weid, Nicolas von der; Popović, Maja; Torrisi, Raffaella; Pierrehumbert, Blaise

doi:10.1002/pbc.24044

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“…These interpersonal differences in stress reactivity are relatively stable and their health implications were investigated by several studies (Cohen and Hamrick, 2003). Alterations in HPA axis stress reactivity were found to be related with certain diseases, including atopic dermatitis (Buske-Kirschbaum et al, 2002), depression (Burke et al, 2005), diabetes mellitus (Siddiqui et al, 2015), incident hypertension (Hamer and Steptoe, 2012), and childhood cancer (Laufer et al, 2012). Individual differences in habituation to stress are also important in terms of health, with participants showing lesser HPA axis habituation reporting lower self-esteem, more physical symptoms (Kirschbaum et al, 1995), and greater vital exhaustion (Kudielka et al, 2006).…”

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HPA-axis and inflammatory reactivity to acute stress is related with basal HPA-axis activity

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et al. 2017

Psychoneuroendocrinology

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Introduction Inflammation is drawing attention as pathway between psychosocial stress and health, and basal HPA axis activity has been suggested to exert a consistent regulatory influence on peripheral inflammation. Here we studied the relationship between basal HPA axis activity and inflammatory and HPA axis acute stress reactivity. Methods We recruited 48 healthy individuals and collected saliva for diurnal cortisol sampling at 6 points. Participants were previously exposed to the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST) on two consecutive days. Plasma interleukin-6 (IL-6) and salivary cortisol reactivity to acute stress were measured, and their relationships with basal activity were analyzed. Results Steeper cortisol awakening response (CAR) linear increase was related with stronger cortisol stress reactivity (γ=0.015; p=0.042) and marginally significantly with greater habituation (γ=0.01; p=0.066). Greater curvilinearity of CAR was related with stronger cortisol reactivity (γ=−0.014; p=0.021) and greater cortisol habituation (γ=−0.011; p=0.006). Steeper daily linear decline was related with significant or marginally significantly stronger cortisol and IL-6 reactivity (cortisol: γ=−0.0004; p=0.06; IL-6: γ=−0.028; p=0.031) and greater habituation (cortisol: γ=−0.002; p=0.009, IL-6: γ=−0.015; p=0.033). Greater curvilinearity of daily decline was related with stronger IL-6 reactivity (γ=0.002; p=0.024) and also greater cortisol and IL-6 habituation (cortisol: γ=0.00009; p=0.03, IL-6: γ=0.001; p=0.024). Conclusions Patterns of basal HPA axis activity that are related with healthier outcomes were found to be related with stronger initial cortisol and IL-6 reactivity and greater habituation. This is an important step in understanding the long-term health implications of acute stress responsiveness, and future studies should employ longitudinal designs to identify the direction of these relationships.

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