scholarly journals Acute Stress Response in Women with Recurrent Miscarriage and Infertility

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-20
Author(s):  
Sunita Bhandari
Keyword(s):  
Stress Response ◽  
Acute Stress ◽  
Nk Cell ◽  
Recurrent Miscarriage ◽  
Serum Cortisol ◽  
Reproductive Failure ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Acute Stress Response ◽  
Infertile Patients

Introduction: Stress has been linked to reproductive failure which includes miscarriage and Infertility. Several studies showed high levels of psychological stress and stress biomarkers in women with reproductive failure. However, very few studies are done to measure the stress response. So the current study sought to assess whether women with reproductive failure have exaggerated acute stress response.Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional comparative study. Blood samples were collected immediately after venipuncture, and again 20 min later from 15 fertile controls, 20 recurrent miscarriage patients, and 40 infertile patients to measure natural killer cells and cortisol levels.Results: The percentage of peripheral blood NK cells (total CD3-CD56+) and serum total cortisol level did not change significantly across the two samples of immediately after venipuncture, and again 20 min later in the fertile controls (p=0.358,and p=0.890 respectively). However, there was a significant decline in the second sample in women with Infertility (p<0.05 for serum cortisol and p<0.05 for NK cell) and with recurrent miscarriage (p<0.05 for serum cortisol). There was a decline of NK cell in the 2nd sample in women with recurrent miscarriage though not to significant level (P>0.05).Conclusions: Women with recurrent miscarriage and Infertility may be more vulnerable to acute stressor.Nepalese Medical Journal, vol.1, No. 1, 2018, Page: 17-20

scholarly journals Acute Stress Response Profiles in Health Workers Facing SARS-CoV-2

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luca Moderato ◽  
Davide Lazzeroni ◽  
Annalisa Oppo ◽  
Francesco Dell’Orco ◽  
Paolo Moderato ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stress Response ◽  
Acute Stress ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Severe Depression ◽  
Severity Index ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Impact Of Event Scale ◽  
Event Scale ◽  
Acute Stress Response

ObjectiveThe study is an explorative investigation aimed to assess the differences in acute stress response patterns of health workers facing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during Italy’s first lockdown.MethodsA cross-sectional investigation using convenience sampling method was conducted in Italy during April 2020. Eight hundred fifty-eight health workers participated in the research filling out self-report measures including Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), and Impact of Event Scale–Revised (IES-R).ResultsModerate/severe depression was found in 28.9% (95% CI, 25.8–32.04), moderate/severe anxiety in 55.4% (95% CI, 51.9–58.8), insomnia in 15% (95% CI, 12.5–17.5), and distress in 52.5% (95% CI, 48.5%–56.6) of participants. The 3% of health workers reported frequent suicidal thoughts. Female sex, working for &gt;15 h/week in a COVID-19 unit, and living apart from family were associated with a significantly higher risk of distress, anxiety, insomnia, depression, and functional impairment. Four profiles were identified on the basis of psychopathological measures: Profile_0 included 44% (N = 270); Profile_1, 25.6% (N = 157); Profile_2, 19.1% (N = 117); and Profile_3, 11.3% (N = 69) of participants. Results showed a significant effect for Profiles X IES-R (η2 = 0.079; f = 0.29), indicating that in all profiles, except for Profile_0, avoidance scale is lower than hyperarousal and intrusion symptoms scales of the IES-R. This characteristic could be a probable index of the control exerted by the responders to not fly away from their job.ConclusionThe identification of specific profiles could help psychiatrists and emergency psychologists to build specific interventions in terms of both primary and secondary prevention to face future waves of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Monitoring the acute stress response and its aftermath using combined fMRI/endocrine measurements

2013 ◽  
Vol 46 (06) ◽  
Author(s):  
I Elbau ◽  
SA Kiem ◽  
A Prosser ◽  
I Eidner ◽  
M Czisch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stress Response ◽  
Acute Stress ◽  
Acute Stress Response

scholarly journals The co-chaperone Fkbp5 shapes the acute stress response in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus of male mice

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander S. Häusl ◽  
Lea M. Brix ◽  
Jakob Hartmann ◽  
Max L. Pöhlmann ◽  
Juan-Pablo Lopez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stress Response ◽  
Hpa Axis ◽  
Paraventricular Nucleus ◽  
Acute Stress ◽  
Negative Regulator ◽  
Neuron Activity ◽  
Cell Type ◽  
Specific Expression ◽  
Acute Stress Response ◽  
Cell Type Specific

AbstractDisturbed activation or regulation of the stress response through the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis is a fundamental component of multiple stress-related diseases, including psychiatric, metabolic, and immune disorders. The FK506 binding protein 51 (FKBP5) is a negative regulator of the glucocorticoid receptor (GR), the main driver of HPA axis regulation, and FKBP5 polymorphisms have been repeatedly linked to stress-related disorders in humans. However, the specific role of Fkbp5 in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVN) in shaping HPA axis (re)activity remains to be elucidated. We here demonstrate that the deletion of Fkbp5 in Sim1+ neurons dampens the acute stress response and increases GR sensitivity. In contrast, Fkbp5 overexpression in the PVN results in a chronic HPA axis over-activation, and a PVN-specific rescue of Fkbp5 expression in full Fkbp5 KO mice normalizes the HPA axis phenotype. Single-cell RNA sequencing revealed the cell-type-specific expression pattern of Fkbp5 in the PVN and showed that Fkbp5 expression is specifically upregulated in Crh+ neurons after stress. Finally, Crh-specific Fkbp5 overexpression alters Crh neuron activity, but only partially recapitulates the PVN-specific Fkbp5 overexpression phenotype. Together, the data establish the central and cell-type-specific importance of Fkbp5 in the PVN in shaping HPA axis regulation and the acute stress response.

Acute stress response modified by modest inhibition of growth hormone axis: A potential machinery of the anti-aging effect of calorie restriction

2011 ◽  
Vol 132 (3) ◽  
pp. 103-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toshimitsu Komatsu ◽  
Lucas S. Trindade ◽  
Takuya Chiba ◽  
Hiroko Hayashi ◽  
Tomoko Henmi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Hormone ◽  
Stress Response ◽  
Calorie Restriction ◽  
Acute Stress ◽  
Aging Effect ◽  
Inhibition Of Growth ◽  
Acute Stress Response

Effects of acetylsalicylic acid treatment on thyroid hormones, prolactins, and the stress response of tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus)

2003 ◽  
Vol 285 (5) ◽  
pp. R1098-R1106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rogier D. van Anholt ◽  
Tom Spanings ◽  
William Koven ◽  
Sjoerd E. Wendelaar Bonga
Keyword(s):  
Stress Response ◽  
Acetylsalicylic Acid ◽  
Acute Stress ◽  
Oreochromis Mossambicus ◽  
Control Fish ◽  
Mild Stress ◽  
Cox Inhibitor ◽  
Basal Plasma ◽  
Acute Stress Response

The cyclooxygenase (COX) pathway converts arachidonic acid (ArA) into prostaglandins (PGs), which interact with the stress response in mammals and possibly in fish as well. Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) is a COX inhibitor and was used to characterize the effects of PGs on the release of several hormones and the stress response of tilapia ( Oreochromis mossambicus). Plasma PGE2 was significantly reduced at 100 mg ASA/kg body wt, and both basal PGE2 and cortisol levels correlated negatively with plasma salicylate. Basal plasma 3,5,3′-triiodothyronine (T3) was reduced by ASA treatment, whereas prolactin (PRL)188 increased at 100 mg ASA/kg body wt. ASA depressed the cortisol response to the mild stress of 5 min of net confinement. As expected, glucose and lactate were elevated in the stressed control fish, but the responses were blunted by ASA treatment. Gill Na+-K+-ATPase activity was not affected by ASA. Plasma osmolarity increased after confinement in all treatments, whereas sodium only increased at the high ASA dose. This is the first time ASA has been administered to fish in vivo, and the altered hormone release and the inhibition of the acute stress response indicated the involvement of PGs in these processes.

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