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Sandrini L, Ieraci A, Amadio P, Zarà M, Barbieri SS. Impact of Acute and Chronic Stress on Thrombosis in Healthy Individuals and Cardiovascular Disease Patients. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21217818. [PMID: 33105629 PMCID: PMC7659944 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21217818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2020] [Revised: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Psychological stress induces different alterations in the organism in order to maintain homeostasis, including changes in hematopoiesis and hemostasis. In particular, stress-induced hyper activation of the autonomic nervous system and hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis can trigger cellular and molecular alterations in platelets, coagulation factors, endothelial function, redox balance, and sterile inflammatory response. For this reason, mental stress is reported to enhance the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, contrasting results are often found in the literature considering differences in the response to acute or chronic stress and the health condition of the population analyzed. Since thrombosis is the most common underlying pathology of CVDs, the comprehension of the mechanisms at the basis of the association between stress and this pathology is highly valuable. The aim of this work is to give a comprehensive review of the studies focused on the role of acute and chronic stress in both healthy individuals and CVD patients, focusing on the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the relationship between stress and thrombosis.
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- Leonardo Sandrini
- Unit of Brain-Heart Axis: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms, Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS, 20138 Milan, Italy; (P.A.); (M.Z.)
- Correspondence: (L.S.); (S.S.B.); Tel.: +39-02-58002021 (L.S. & S.S.B.)
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- Laboratory of Neuropsychopharmacology and Functional Neurogenomics, Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Sezione di Fisiologia e Farmacologia, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy;
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- Unit of Brain-Heart Axis: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms, Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS, 20138 Milan, Italy; (P.A.); (M.Z.)
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- Unit of Brain-Heart Axis: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms, Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS, 20138 Milan, Italy; (P.A.); (M.Z.)
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- Unit of Brain-Heart Axis: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms, Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS, 20138 Milan, Italy; (P.A.); (M.Z.)
- Correspondence: (L.S.); (S.S.B.); Tel.: +39-02-58002021 (L.S. & S.S.B.)
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Lucas T, Riis JL, Buchalski Z, Drolet CE, Dawadi A, Granger DA. Reactivity of salivary uric acid in response to social evaluative stress in African Americans. Biol Psychol 2020; 153:107882. [PMID: 32220569 PMCID: PMC7269824 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2020.107882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2019] [Revised: 01/20/2020] [Accepted: 03/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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High uric acid (UA) is associated with hypertension and cardiovascular disease (CVD), both of which occur disproportionately among African Americans. High UA also predicts greater blood pressure reactivity responses to acute social stress. However, whether UA itself shows reactivity in response to stress is unknown. We evaluated salivary uric acid (sUA) and blood pressure reactivity in response to acute social stress. Healthy African Americans (N = 103; 32 % male; M age = 31.36 years), completed the Trier Social Stress Test. sUA and blood pressure measurements were taken before, during and after the stressor task. sUA showed significant reactivity and recovery, especially among older African Americans. Total sUA activation was also associated with systolic and diastolic blood pressure total activation. Findings illuminate that acute stress may be a way in which UA is implicated in hypertension and CVD, suggesting a critical need to explore UA reactivity as a novel parameter of the acute stress response.
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- Todd Lucas
- Division of Public Health, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, 200 East 1st Street, Flint, MI, 48502, United States; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, 909 Wilson Road, B636, East Lansing, MI, 48824, United States; Institute for Interdisciplinary Salivary Bioscience Research, University of California Irvine, 4201 SBSG, Irvine, CA, 92697-7085, United States.
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- Institute for Interdisciplinary Salivary Bioscience Research, University of California Irvine, 4201 SBSG, Irvine, CA, 92697-7085, United States; Department of Psychological Science, School of Social Ecology, University of California Irvine, 4201 SBSG, Irvine, CA, 92697-7085, United States
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- Division of Public Health, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, 200 East 1st Street, Flint, MI, 48502, United States
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- Division of Public Health, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, 200 East 1st Street, Flint, MI, 48502, United States
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- Division of Public Health, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, 200 East 1st Street, Flint, MI, 48502, United States
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- Institute for Interdisciplinary Salivary Bioscience Research, University of California Irvine, 4201 SBSG, Irvine, CA, 92697-7085, United States; Department of Acute and Chronic Care, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, United States; Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, United States; Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 615 North Wolfe St., Baltimore, MD, 21205, United States; Salivary Bioscience Laboratory and Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68588-0156, United States
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Meyer T, Wirtz PH. Mechanisms of Mitochondrial Redox Signaling in Psychosocial Stress-Responsive Systems: New Insights into an Old Story. Antioxid Redox Signal 2018; 28:760-772. [PMID: 28558479 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2017.7186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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SIGNIFICANCE Psychosocial stress is associated with alterations in serum glucocorticoids and cytokines, such as interleukin-6 (IL-6) and IL-1β, which functionally interact. However, the molecular mechanisms and physiological relationship between the two systems within the context of stress exposure are not well characterized. Recent Advances: Extracellular IL-6, which stimulates the release of cortisol from the zona fasciculata of the adrenal cortex, mediates its intracellular effects by tyrosine phosphorylation of the transcription factor signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3). Mitochondrial electron transfer reactions are involved in both STAT3-driven ATP production in oxidative respiration and adrenocortical steroid biosynthesis. CRITICAL ISSUES The role of STAT3 in oxidative respiration and steroidogenesis suggests that it integrates both nuclear and mitochondrial actions, thereby preserving main steps of glucocorticoid biosynthesis in the adrenal gland under psychosocial stress. This review discusses the notion that these two pathways are together simultaneously involved in protection against chronic stressors. FUTURE DIRECTIONS Linking the function of cytokines and main components of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis to molecular mechanisms of mitochondrial redox signaling will be essential for a better understanding of the relevant stress-responsive systems engaged in stress vulnerability. Antioxid. Redox Signal. 28, 760-772.
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- Thomas Meyer
- 1 Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Göttingen , Göttingen, Germany
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- 2 Biological Work and Health Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz , Konstanz, Germany
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Hood S, Amir S. Biological Clocks and Rhythms of Anger and Aggression. Front Behav Neurosci 2018; 12:4. [PMID: 29410618 PMCID: PMC5787107 DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2017] [Accepted: 01/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The body’s internal timekeeping system is an under-recognized but highly influential force in behaviors and emotions including anger and reactive aggression. Predictable cycles or rhythms in behavior are expressed on several different time scales such as circadian (circa diem, or approximately 24-h rhythms) and infradian (exceeding 24 h, such as monthly or seasonal cycles). The circadian timekeeping system underlying rhythmic behaviors in mammals is constituted by a network of clocks distributed throughout the brain and body, the activity of which synchronizes to a central pacemaker, or master clock. Our daily experiences with the external environment including social activity strongly influence the exact timing of this network. In the present review, we examine evidence from a number of species and propose that anger and reactive aggression interact in multiple ways with circadian clocks. Specifically, we argue that: (i) there are predictable rhythms in the expression of aggression and anger; (ii) disruptions of the normal functioning of the circadian system increase the likelihood of aggressive behaviors; and (iii) conversely, chronic expression of anger can disrupt normal rhythmic cycles of physiological activities and create conditions for pathologies such as cardiovascular disease to develop. Taken together, these observations suggest that a comprehensive perspective on anger and reactive aggression must incorporate an understanding of the role of the circadian timing system in these intense affective states.
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- Suzanne Hood
- Department of Psychology, Bishop's University, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Beaulieu M, Schaefer HM. The proper time for antioxidant consumption. Physiol Behav 2014; 128:54-9. [PMID: 24518866 DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.01.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2013] [Revised: 01/09/2014] [Accepted: 01/26/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Consuming food rich in antioxidants may help organisms to increase their antioxidant defences and avoid oxidative damage. Under the hypothesis that organisms actively consume food for its antioxidant properties, they would need to do so in view of other physiological requirements, such as energy requirements. Here, we observed that Gouldian finches (Erythrura gouldiae) consumed most seeds rich in antioxidants in the middle of the day, while their consumption of staple seeds more profitable in energy intake (and poor in antioxidants) was maximal in the morning and the evening. This consumption of seeds rich in antioxidants in the middle of the day may be explicable (1) because birds took advantage of a time window associated with relaxed energy requirements to ingest antioxidant resources, or (2) because birds consumed antioxidant resources as a response to the highest antioxidant requirements in the middle of the day. If the latter hypothesis holds true, having the possibility to ingest antioxidants should be most beneficial in terms of oxidative balance in the middle of the day. Even though feeding on seeds rich in antioxidants improved Gouldian finches' overall antioxidant capacity, we did not detect any diurnal effect of antioxidant intake on plasma oxidative markers (as measured by the d-ROM and the OXY-adsorbent tests). This indicates that the diurnal pattern of antioxidant intake that we observed was most likely constrained by the high consumption of staple food to replenish or build up body reserves in the morning and in the evening, and not primarily determined by elevated antioxidant requirements in the middle of the day. Consequently, animals appear to have the possibility to increase antioxidant defences by selecting food rich in antioxidants, only when energetic constraints are relaxed.
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- Michaël Beaulieu
- Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Department of Evolutionary Biology and Animal Ecology, Hauptstr. 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.
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- Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Department of Evolutionary Biology and Animal Ecology, Hauptstr. 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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Atanackovic D, Nowottne U, Freier E, Weber CS, Meyer S, Bartels K, Hildebrandt Y, Cao Y, Kröger N, Brunner-Weinzierl MC, Bokemeyer C, Deter HC. Acute psychological stress increases peripheral blood CD3+CD56+ natural killer T cells in healthy men: possible implications for the development and treatment of allergic and autoimmune disorders. Stress 2013; 16:421-8. [PMID: 23425210 DOI: 10.3109/10253890.2013.777702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Acute psychological stress has primarily been investigated regarding its effects on conventional lymphocytes such as natural killer (NK) cells and CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells. However, it might be important to focus on more "specialized" lymphocyte subsets, playing a role, for instance, in allergic conditions and autoimmunity, to identify links between stress, the immune system and somatic diseases. Using flow cytometry we determined frequencies of circulating T helper (Th)1-type (CD226(+)) and Th2-type (CRTH2(+)) T cells, γδ T cells, conventional CD56(+) natural killer T (NKT) cells and invariant NKT cells (iNKT) in healthy young males (N = 31; median age 26 years) undergoing a laboratory computer-based stressor lasting 12 min. We found that acute psychological stress induced a prolonged increase in CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells expressing a Th2 phenotype. We also detected an acute increase in CD4(-) and CD8(-) double negative γδ T cells. Finally, we found that the well-known increase in NK cells under stressful conditions was paralleled by a significant increase in numbers of conventional CD56(+) NKT cells. In contrast, numbers of iNKT was not altered by stress. This study adds further evidence to a psychoneuroimmunological model proposing that under stressful conditions certain lymphocyte subsets, including iNKT and less mature T cells, are retained in lymphoid tissues while antigen-experienced effector-type T cells with a Th2 phenotype, γδ T cells and conventional CD56(+) NKT cells are mobilized into the peripheral blood. We suggest that in the case of frequent stress exposure, this might result in the promotion of, for example, allergic conditions.
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- Djordje Atanackovic
- Department of Internal Medicine II, Oncology/Hematology/Stem Cell Transplantation, Center of Oncology, University Cancer Center Hamburg (Hubertus Wald Tumorzentrum), Martinistrasse 52, Hamburg, Germany.
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Trueba AF, Ritz T. Stress, asthma, and respiratory infections: pathways involving airway immunology and microbial endocrinology. Brain Behav Immun 2013; 29:11-27. [PMID: 23041248 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2012.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2012] [Revised: 09/18/2012] [Accepted: 09/26/2012] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Stress and infections have long been independently associated with asthma pathogenesis and exacerbation. Prior research has focused on the effect of psychological stress on Th cells with particular relevance to atopic asthma. In this review, we propose new perspectives that integrate the role of infection in the relationship between psychological stress and asthma. We highlight the essential role of the mucosal epithelia of the airways in understanding the interaction between infections and the stress-asthma relationship. In addition, we review findings suggesting that psychological stress not only modulates immune processes, but also the pathogenic qualities of bacteria, with implications for the pathogenesis and exacerbation asthma.
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- Ana F Trueba
- Department of Psychology, Southern Methodist University, 6116 N. Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75206, USA.
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- Department of Psychology, Southern Methodist University, 6116 N. Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75206, USA
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Kuebler U, Wirtz PH, Sakai M, Stemmer A, Ehlert U. Acute stress reduces wound-induced activation of microbicidal potential of ex vivo isolated human monocyte-derived macrophages. PLoS One 2013; 8:e55875. [PMID: 23431364 PMCID: PMC3568075 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2012] [Accepted: 01/03/2013] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Psychological stress delays wound healing but the precise underlying mechanisms are unclear. Macrophages play an important role in wound healing, in particular by killing microbes. We hypothesized that (a) acute psychological stress reduces wound-induced activation of microbicidal potential of human monocyte-derived macrophages (HMDM), and (b) that these reductions are modulated by stress hormone release. METHODS Fourty-one healthy men (mean age 35 ± 13 years) were randomly assigned to either a stress or stress-control group. While the stress group underwent a standardized short-term psychological stress task after catheter-induced wound infliction, stress-controls did not. Catheter insertion was controlled. Assessing the microbicidal potential, we investigated PMA-activated superoxide anion production by HMDM immediately before and 1, 10 and 60 min after stress/rest. Moreover, plasma norepinephrine and epinephrine and salivary cortisol were repeatedly measured. In subsequent in vitro studies, whole blood was incubated with norepinephrine in the presence or absence of phentolamine (norepinephrine blocker) before assessing HMDM microbicidal potential. RESULTS Compared with stress-controls, HMDM of the stressed subjects displayed decreased superoxide anion-responses after stress (p's <.05). Higher plasma norepinephrine levels statistically mediated lower amounts of superoxide anion-responses (indirect effect 95% CI: 4.14-44.72). Norepinephrine-treated HMDM showed reduced superoxide anion-production (p<.001). This effect was blocked by prior incubation with phentolamine. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that acute psychological stress reduces wound-induced activation of microbicidal potential of HMDM and that this reduction is mediated by norepinephrine. This might have implications for stress-induced impairment in wound healing.
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- Ulrike Kuebler
- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Biological and Health Psychology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Nanotechnology Group, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Nanotechnology Group, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Núñez MJ, Novío S, Amigo G, Freire-Garabal M. The antioxidant potential of alprazolam on the redox status of peripheral blood leukocytes in restraint-stressed mice. Life Sci 2011; 89:650-4. [PMID: 21851827 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2011.07.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2010] [Revised: 07/22/2011] [Accepted: 07/28/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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AIMS Stress can cause adverse reactions in the body that induce a wide range of biochemical and behavioral changes. Oxidative damage is an established outcome of stress that has been implicated in the pathogenesis of mood and anxiety disorders. Anxiolytic drugs are widely prescribed to treat these conditions; however, no animal study has investigated the effect of benzodiazepines on the levels of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the peripheral blood leukocytes of stressed mice. MAIN METHODS Mice were immobilized for a period of 6h. Alprazolam (0.1-0.8 mg/kg of body weight) was administered 30 min before subjecting the animals to acute stress. The level of intracellular ROS in lymphocytes, granulocytes, and monocytes in the peripheral blood of stressed mice was investigated by using a 2',7'-dichlorofluorescein diacetate (DCFH-DA) probe. KEY FINDINGS Our results show that restraint stress significantly increases the generation of ROS in peripheral defense cells. Treatment with alprazolam partially reverses the adverse effects of stress. SIGNIFICANCE Our findings suggest that the therapeutic efficacy of alprazolam may be mediated, at least partially, by the reversal of oxidative damage as demonstrated by the protective enhancement of antioxidant status following a stress-induced decline. Because alprazolam is used for the treatment of anxiety in patients with cancer, neurodegenerative disease, inflammatory bowel diseases, and other diseases, these results may have important clinical implications.
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- María J Núñez
- Lennart Levi Stress and Neuroimmunology Laboratory, Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, C/San Francisco, s/n. 15782 Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain
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Novío S, Núñez MJ, Amigo G, Freire-Garabal M. Effects of fluoxetine on the oxidative status of peripheral blood leucocytes of restraint-stressed mice. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol 2011; 109:365-71. [PMID: 21624059 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-7843.2011.00736.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Emotional stress can be viewed as a cause of adverse circumstances that induces a wide range of biochemical and behavioural changes. Oxidative stress is a critical route of damage in various psychological stress-induced disorders such as depression. Antidepressants are widely prescribed to treat these conditions; however, no animal study has investigated the effect of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) on the levels of intracellular reactive oxygen species in peripheral blood leucocytes of stressed mice. In this study, mice were immobilized for a period of 6 hr. Fluoxetine (5 mg/kg of body-weight) was administered 30 min. before subjecting the animals to acute stress. The level of intracellular reactive oxygen species in leucocytes of the peripheral blood of stressed mice was investigated using a 2',7'-dichlorofluorescein diacetate probe, and the antioxidant response of fluoxetine was evaluated by superoxide dismutase, diaphorase, catalase and reduced glutathione. Our results show that restraint stress significantly increases the generation of reactive oxygen species in the peripheral defence cells. Treatment with fluoxetine partially reverses the adverse effects of stress. The improvement in cellular oxidative status may be an important mechanism underlying the protective pharmacological effects of fluoxetine, which are clinically observed in the treatment of depressive disorders.
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- Silvia Novío
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Santiago de Compostela, C/San Francisco, Spain
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Ignacchiti MDC, Sesti-Costa R, Marchi LF, Chedraoui-Silva S, Mantovani B. Effect of academic psychological stress in post-graduate students: the modulatory role of cortisol on superoxide release by neutrophils. Stress 2011; 14:290-300. [PMID: 21443430 DOI: 10.3109/10253890.2010.545459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Experimental and clinical evidence shows that neutrophils play an important role in the mechanism of tissue injury in immune complex diseases through the generation of reactive oxygen species. In this study, we examined the influence of academic psychological stress in post-graduate students on the capacity of their blood neutrophils to release superoxide when stimulated by immune complexes bound to nonphagocytosable surfaces and investigated the modulatory effect of cortisol on this immune function. The tests were performed on the day before the final examination. The state-trait anxiety inventory questionnaire was used to examine whether this stressful event caused emotional distress. In our study, the psychological stress not only increased plasma cortisol concentration, but it also provoked a reduction in superoxide release by neutrophils. This decrease in superoxide release was accompanied by diminished mRNA expression for subunit p47(phox) of the phagocyte superoxide-generating nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate-oxidase. These inhibitory effects were also observed by in vitro exposure of neutrophils from control volunteers to 10(- 7) M hydrocortisone, and could be prevented by the glucocorticoid receptor antagonist RU-486. These results show that in a situation of psychological stress, the increased levels of cortisol could inhibit superoxide release by neutrophils stimulated by IgG immune complexes bound to nonphagocytosable surfaces, which could attenuate the inflammatory state.
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- M D C Ignacchiti
- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São PauloAvenueBandeirantes, 3900, Monte Alegre, 14049-900, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
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Ishida R, Abe T, Okada M. Firmness of purpose in life significantly influences emotional state and autonomic nervous activity. Health (London) 2011. [DOI: 10.4236/health.2011.38084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Freier E, Weber CS, Nowottne U, Horn C, Bartels K, Meyer S, Hildebrandt Y, Luetkens T, Cao Y, Pabst C, Muzzulini J, Schnee B, Brunner-Weinzierl MC, Marangolo M, Bokemeyer C, Deter HC, Atanackovic D. Decrease of CD4(+)FOXP3(+) T regulatory cells in the peripheral blood of human subjects undergoing a mental stressor. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2010; 35:663-73. [PMID: 20015595 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2009.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2009] [Revised: 10/05/2009] [Accepted: 10/07/2009] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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We have previously shown that acute psychological stress alerts the adaptive immune response causing an increase in antigen-experienced effector T cells in the peripheral blood. T regulatory cells (Tregs) play a central role in maintaining self-tolerance and controlling autoimmune responses. Here, we analyzed for the first time the behaviour of Tregs in the context of a stress-induced activation of the adaptive immune response. 31 healthy young males underwent a brief laboratory stressor and, in a crossover design, served as their own unstressed controls. We quantified effects of acute stress on CD4(+)FOXP3(+) T regulatory cells and other T cell subpopulations using flow cytometry. In addition, the expression of Treg-related effector molecules and stress hormone receptors were analyzed in the subjects' peripheral T cells. We confirmed our previous observation of a stress-induced decrease in CD45RA(+)CCR7(+) "naïve" and CD45RA(-)CCR7+ "central memory" T cells while CD45RA(-)-CCR7(-) "memory effector" and CD45RA(+)CCR7(-) "terminally differentiated" effector T cells remained stable or increased. Importantly, we found acute psychological stress to cause a concomitant decrease in CD4(+)FOXP3(+) Tregs and in CD4(+) T cells expressing Treg-related effector molecules cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) and latency associated peptide (LAP). Finally, we observed beta(1)-adrenergic and glucorticoid alpha receptors to be overexpressed in Tregs, suggesting that these molecules might mediate stress-related effects on Tregs. In conclusion, inhibiting components of the adaptive immune response, like Tregs, are down-regulated during a stress-induced activation of the adaptive immune response. In situations of chronic stress, this scenario might result in an exacerbation of inflammatory conditions such as autoimmune diseases.
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- Eva Freier
- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Charité Campus Benjamin Franklin, Free and Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany
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Lu Y, Morimoto K. Is habitual alcohol drinking associated with reduced electrophoretic DNA migration in peripheral blood leukocytes from ALDH2-deficient male Japanese? Mutagenesis 2009; 24:303-8. [PMID: 19286920 DOI: 10.1093/mutage/gep008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Alcohol drinking-derived acetaldehyde is believed to cross-link DNA and induce sister chromatid exchanges in peripheral blood lymphocytes. However, little population data are available to illustrate effects of alcohol-derived acetaldehyde on DNA migration as assayed by the comet assay in peripheral lymphocytes. In the present study, we investigated lifestyle behaviours, including alcohol consumption, in 150 Japanese males by questionnaire, determined their aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) family genotypes by polymerase chain reaction and measured the DNA migration in peripheral blood leukocytes by the alkaline comet assay. The results showed that habitual alcohol drinking is significantly negatively associated with DNA migration in peripheral blood leukocytes (r = -0.321, P = 0.005) of ALDH2-deficient, but not of ALDH2-proficient genotypes (r = 0.048, P = 0.683). The amount of pure alcohol consumed per time by the subjects showed a similar phenomenon (r = -0.257, P = 0.025 for the ALDH2-deficient, but r = -0.061, P = 0.606 for the ALDH2-proficient genotype). Further stepwise multiple regression analysis showed that alcohol drinking frequency was a significant predictor of DNA migration for subjects with ALDH2-deficient genotype, but not for subjects with ALDH2-proficient genotype. In summary, the present result suggests that frequent alcohol drinking is significantly associated with a reduced electrophoretic DNA migration in peripheral blood leukocytes from ALDH2-deficient male Japanese subjects.
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- Yuquan Lu
- Department of Social and Environmental Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamada-oka, Japan
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Kaplan JE, Chrenek RD, Morash JG, Ruksznis CM, Hannum LG. Rhythmic patterns in phagocytosis and the production of reactive oxygen species by zebrafish leukocytes. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2008; 151:726-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2008.08.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2008] [Revised: 08/18/2008] [Accepted: 08/19/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Lamon BD, Hajjar DP. Inflammation at the molecular interface of atherogenesis: an anthropological journey. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2008; 173:1253-64. [PMID: 18948435 DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2008.080442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Despite the multifactorial nature of atherosclerosis, substantial evidence has established inflammation as an often surreptitious, yet critical and unifying driving force which promotes disease progression. To this end, research has defined molecular networks initiated by cytokines, growth factors and other pro-inflammatory molecules which promote hallmarks of atherosclerosis such as endothelial dysfunction, macrophage infiltration, LDL oxidation, cell proliferation and thrombosis. Although commonly associated with risk factors such as dyslipidemia, diabetes and hypertension, the global etiology of atherosclerosis may be alternatively attributed to underlying anthropological pressures. The agricultural, industrial and technological revolutions produced alterations in dietary, social and economic factors which have collectively exaggerated the exposure of the human genome to environmental stimuli. Furthermore, advances in sanitation, nutrition, and medicine have increased the lifespan of humans, effectively prolonging blood vessel exposure to these factors. As a result, the vasculature has become conditioned to respond to injury with what is arguably an overzealous immunological response; thus setting the stage for the prevalence of cardiovascular disease, including atherosclerotic plaque development in Western populations. Evidence suggests that each of these alterations can be linked to specific mediators in the inflammatory process. Integration of these factors with an inflammation-based hypothesis of atherosclerosis has yet to be extrapolated to observations in the realms of basic and clinical sciences and is the focus of this review.
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- Brian D Lamon
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Center of Vascular Biology, Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University, New York, NY 10065, USA.
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Atanackovic D, Schnee B, Schuch G, Faltz C, Schulze J, Weber CS, Schafhausen P, Bartels K, Bokemeyer C, Brunner-Weinzierl MC, Deter HC. Acute psychological stress alerts the adaptive immune response: Stress-induced mobilization of effector T cells. J Neuroimmunol 2006; 176:141-52. [PMID: 16712956 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2006.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2006] [Revised: 03/25/2006] [Accepted: 03/29/2006] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Influences of psychological stress on the acquired immune system have not consequently been investigated. We found acute psychological stress to cause an increase in CD56+ and CCR5+ effector T cells in the peripheral blood of healthy human subjects (N=22), while skin-homing CLA+ T cells decreased. At the same time, we observed a stress-induced decrease in CD45RA+/CCR7+ naive and CD45RA-/CCR7+ central memory T cells, while CD45RA-/CCR7- effector memory and CD45RA+/CCR7- terminally differentiated T cells increased. This T cell redistribution translated into an increase in T cells expressing perforin/granzyme B and in Epstein-Barr virus-specific, cytomegalovirus-specific and influenza virus-specific CD8+ T cells. Thus, acute stress seems to promote the retention of less mature T cells within lymphoid tissue or skin while effector-type T cells are mobilized into the blood in order to be able to rapidly migrate into peripheral tissues.
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- Djordje Atanackovic
- Department of Oncology/Hematology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, and Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité University Hospital, Humboldt-University of Berlin, Germany.
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Gidron Y, Russ K, Tissarchondou H, Warner J. The relation between psychological factors and DNA-damage: a critical review. Biol Psychol 2006; 72:291-304. [PMID: 16406268 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2005.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2005] [Revised: 11/28/2005] [Accepted: 11/29/2005] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Investigating relations between psychological factors and DNA-damage can contribute to understanding how psychological factors affect the etiology and prognosis of relevant diseases (e.g., cancer, heart disease) at the fundamental level of mutated cells. This article critically reviews 21 studies in animals and humans testing relations between psychological factors and DNA-damage. After providing a biological background, we critically review each study. The findings in humans are mapped onto a model of stress, coping and health. These studies demonstrate causal relations between acute stressors and DNA-damage in animals and significant correlations between psychological factors (e.g., depression, coping) and DNA-damage in humans, which are moderated by gender. Possible mechanisms for these relations, limitations of studies, clinical implications and suggestions for future research are provided.
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