...) and affective symptoms as well as alterations in diurnal cortisol profile, the two key features of inflammation-associated depression. Methods: Healthy male volunteers ( N = 18) received an injection of either endotoxin (0.8 ng/kg) or placebo on two separate but otherwise identical study days, 7 days apart...

..., vascular effects of the infection or the direct effects of the virus. The diagnosis of AI in critically ill patients with COVID-19 is not straightforward. There is lack of consensus on the cut-off values of basal serum cortisol levels and stimulation tests during the disease. Here we review the literature...

... in order to establish the timescale and determinants of salivary cytokine responses to acute stress. Methods: We repeatedly exposed participants to Cold Pressor Stress Test (CPT) or a control procedure and measured a wide array of salivary cytokines as well as subjective, cardiovascular, and cortisol...

... and stimulating activity on the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis, leading to the pituitary synthesis of adrenocorticotropic hormone followed by cortisol (and dehydroepiandrosterone – DHEA) release by the adrenal gland. While IL-1β modulates the adrenal steroidogenesis at the central level, it is unclear...

... 2018 2 07 2018 25 09 2018 Chagas disease Immuno-metabolism Cortisol Tumor necrosis factor-α Interleukin-6 Adipocytokines Tumor necrosis factor-α receptor type-1 ObR Adiponectin receptor type-1 Cyclophilin A: F 5′-GGTCCTGGCATCTTGTCCAT-3′; R 5′-TTGCTGGTCTTGCCATTCCT-3...

... with methotrexate (MTX) or etanercept (ETA). Since the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis is involved in sleep regulation, this study investigated the interrelation between sleep parameters, inflammation as objectified by C-reactive protein (CRP), and serum cortisol and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH...

... linking ELS, neuroendocrine and immunity in PTSD. 14 2 2014 Post-traumatic stress disorder Cortisol Hypocortisolism Cytokines Inflammation Lymphocytes Most PTSD studies have focused on the psychiatric symptoms and related psychosocial effects, with limited information regarding...

.... In the present study, we measured the pre- and postoperative serum concentrations of melatonin, tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and cortisol in women who underwent an elective hysterectomy and correlated the variation in melatonin with postoperative pain. Methods: We evaluated 12 women who had an abdominal...

...’ biomarkers (CRH, ACTH, cortisol, NA, eHsp72, serotonin and IGF-1) were evaluated by ELISA. Serum IL-8 and CRP concentrations were also determined by ELISA, and inflammatory cytokine release by monocytes [IL-1β, TNFα, IL-6, IL-10, IL-18, monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) and RANTES] was evaluated...

...Khalid Z. Matalka; Dalia A. Ali Estradiol, progesterone, prolactin and cortisol concentrations are substantially increased during pregnancy. Also, cortisol and prolactin levels are elevated during stress. In the present study, we exposed peripheral blood to estradiol, progesterone, prolactin...

... baseline values were recorded. Blood samples were drawn for measuring cortisol and nitric oxide (NO) levels and flow-cytometric cell counting before and after the test. Results: Activation of the stress system was ascertained by increased heart rate, blood pressure and serum cortisol levels after the test...

... time. Methods: We assessed 39 Croatian war veterans with PTSD and 25 healthy volunteers (civilians without traumatic experience), all men, at two time points separated by 5.6 years (median; interquartile range: 5.4–6.3). Cortisol and prolactin levels were measured by radioimmunoassays while interleukin...

... expression on circulating B lymphocytes was evaluated with flow cytometry, and circulating cortisol was assayed. Results: Resting GCR expression on B lymphocytes was similar between men and women. GCR expression was elevated in anticipation of exercise (p = 0.047), decreased during exercise (p = 0.049...

... adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) 1-24 stimulation test (250 µg i.v.) to assess the maximal adrenocortical responsiveness of 69 patients with SS and 38 normal controls. We demonstrated paradoxically subnormal Cortisol responses before suramin therapy [net Cortisol response 60 min after stimulation: 10.5 ± 2.9 (mean...

...David Michelson; George P. Chrousos; Philip W. Gold The type I glucocorticoid receptor antagonist spironolactone was administered to healthy volunteers to determine the effect of type I receptor blockade on adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and Cortisol secretion in humans. On separate days...

... basal feedback free hormone concentrations as well as the response to ACTH and handling. In order to study the influence of disturbing factors we have measured GC as stress indicators by noninvasive techniques in dolphins and felids (ocelots, jaguarundis and margays) and cortisol and testosterone...

... responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Post-traumatic stress disorder Cortisol Hypocortisolism Cytokines Inflammation Lymphocytes Neuroimmunomodulation 2010;17:192 195 DOI...

.... Cortisol Stress Allergy Atopic dermatitis Allergic asthma Hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis Neuroimmunomodulation 2009;16:325 332 DOI: 10.1159/000216190 Published online: June 29, 2009 Cortisol Responses to Stress in Allergic Children: Interaction with the Immune Response A. Buske-Kirschbaum...

... markers [adherence, chemotaxis, phagocytosis, superoxide anion levels, lymphocyte proliferation in response to phytohemagglutinin, NK activity and cytokine (IL-2, TNF-α) levels], as well as other related parameters, such as plasma cortisol levels and total antioxidant capacity. Results...

..., and IL-4 (ELISA) were evaluated. Parallel determinations were also made of serum or plasma concentrations of catecholamines (HPLC) and cortisol, oestradiol, and progesterone (electrochemiluminescence immunoassay). Results: Both exercise intensities increased chemotaxis, phagocytosis, and microbicide...