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Zhang J, Deng YT, Liu J, Gan L, Jiang Y. Role of transforming growth factor-β1 pathway in angiogenesis induced by chronic stress in colorectal cancer. Cancer Biol Ther 2024; 25:2366451. [PMID: 38857055 PMCID: PMC11168221 DOI: 10.1080/15384047.2024.2366451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/11/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Chronic stress can induce stress-related hormones; norepinephrine (NE) is considered to have the highest potential in cancer. NE can stimulate the expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α), which is associated with vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) secretion and tumor angiogenesis. However, the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. METHODS Tumor-bearing mice were subjected to chronic restraint stress and treated with normal saline, human monoclonal VEGF-A neutralizing antibody bevacizumab, or β-adrenergic receptor (β-AR) antagonist (propranolol). Tumor growth and vessel density were also evaluated. Human colorectal adenocarcinoma cells were treated with NE, propranolol, or the inhibitor of transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) receptor Type I kinase (Ly2157299) in vitro. TGF-β1 in mouse serum and cell culture supernatants was quantified using ELISA. The expression of HIF-1α was measured using Real time-PCR and western blotting. Cell migration and invasion were tested. RESULTS Chronic restraint stress attenuated the efficacy of bevacizumab and promoted tumor growth and angiogenesis in a colorectal tumor model. Propranolol blocked this effect and inhibited TGF-β1 elevation caused by chronic restraint stress or NE. NE upregulated HIF-1α expression, which was reversed by propranolol or Ly2157299. Propranolol and Ly2157199 blocked NE-stimulated cancer cell migration and invasion. CONCLUSIONS Our results demonstrate the effect of NE on tumor angiogenesis and the critical role of TGF-β1 signaling during this process. In addition, β-AR/TGF-β1 signaling/HIF-1α/VEGF is a potential signaling pathway. This study also indicates that psychosocial stress might be a risk factor which weakens the efficacy of anti-angiogenic therapy.
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- Jie Zhang
- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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Zhang H, Yang Y, Cao Y, Guan J. Effects of chronic stress on cancer development and the therapeutic prospects of adrenergic signaling regulation. Biomed Pharmacother 2024; 175:116609. [PMID: 38678960 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2024.116609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2024] [Revised: 04/14/2024] [Accepted: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024] Open
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Long-term chronic stress is an important factor in the poor prognosis of cancer patients. Chronic stress reduces the tissue infiltration of immune cells in the tumor microenvironment (TME) by continuously activating the adrenergic signaling, inhibits antitumor immune response and tumor cell apoptosis while also inducing epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and tumor angiogenesis, promoting tumor invasion and metastasis. This review first summarizes how adrenergic signaling activates intracellular signaling by binding different adrenergic receptor (AR) heterodimers. Then, we focused on reviewing adrenergic signaling to regulate multiple functions of immune cells, including cell differentiation, migration, and cytokine secretion. In addition, the article discusses the mechanisms by which adrenergic signaling exerts pro-tumorigenic effects by acting directly on the tumor itself. It also highlights the use of adrenergic receptor modulators in cancer therapy, with particular emphasis on their potential role in immunotherapy. Finally, the article reviews the beneficial effects of stress intervention measures on cancer treatment. We think that enhancing the body's antitumor response by adjusting adrenergic signaling can enhance the efficacy of cancer treatment.
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- Hao Zhang
- Department of Oncology, The Eighth Medical Center, Chinese PLA (People's Liberation Army) General Hospital, Beijing 100091, China; Department of Oncology, The Fifth Medical Center, Chinese PLA (People's Liberation Army) General Hospital, Beijing 100071, China.
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- College of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing Key Laboratory of OTIR, Beijing, 100091, China.
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- College of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing Key Laboratory of OTIR, Beijing, 100091, China.
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- Department of Oncology, The Fifth Medical Center, Chinese PLA (People's Liberation Army) General Hospital, Beijing 100071, China.
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Hassan MZO, Tawakol A, Wang Y, Alvi RM, Awadalla M, Jones-O’Connor M, B. Bakar R, Banerji D, Rokicki A, Zhang L, Mulligan CP, Osborne MT, Zarif A, Hammad B, Chan AW, Wirth LJ, Warner ET, Pitman RK, Armstrong KA, Addison D, Neilan TG. Amygdalar activity measured using FDG-PET/CT at head and neck cancer staging independently predicts survival. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0279235. [PMID: 37540647 PMCID: PMC10403142 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0279235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2022] [Indexed: 08/06/2023] Open
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IMPORTANCE The mechanisms underlying the association between chronic stress and higher mortality among individuals with cancer remain incompletely understood. OBJECTIVE To test the hypotheses that among individuals with active head and neck cancer, that higher stress-associated neural activity (ie. metabolic amygdalar activity [AmygA]) at cancer staging associates with survival. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING Academic Medical Center (Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston). PARTICIPANTS 240 patients with head and neck cancer (HNCA) who underwent 18F-FDG-PET/CT imaging as part of initial cancer staging. MEASUREMENTS 18F-FDG uptake in the amygdala was determined by placing circular regions of interest in the right and left amygdalae and measuring the mean tracer accumulation (i.e., standardized uptake value [SUV]) in each region of interest. Amygdalar uptake was corrected for background cerebral activity (mean temporal lobe SUV). RESULTS Among individuals with HNCA (age 59±13 years; 30% female), 67 died over a median follow-up period of 3 years (IQR: 1.7-5.1). AmygA associated with heightened bone marrow activity, leukocytosis, and C-reactive protein (P<0.05 each). In adjusted and unadjusted analyses, AmygA associated with subsequent mortality (HR [95% CI]: 1.35, [1.07-1.70], P = 0.009); the association persisted in stratified subset analyses restricted to patients with advanced cancer stage (P<0.001). Individuals within the highest tertile of AmygA experienced a 2-fold higher mortality rate compared to others (P = 0.01). The median progression-free survival was 25 months in patients with higher AmygA (upper tertile) as compared with 36.5 months in other individuals (HR for progression or death [95%CI], 1.83 [1.24-2.68], P = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE AmygA, quantified on routine 18F-FDG-PET/CT images obtained at cancer staging, independently and robustly predicts mortality and cancer progression among patients with HNCA. Future studies should test whether strategies that attenuate AmygA (or its downstream biological consequences) may improve cancer survival.
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- Malek Z. O. Hassan
- Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Department of Radiology and Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Royal Papworth Hospital, Trumpington, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Cardio-Oncology Program, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Department of Radiology and Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Nuclear Cardiology, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Department of Radiology and Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Department of Radiology and Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Cardio-Oncology Program, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Department of Radiology and Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Cardio-Oncology Program, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Department of Radiology and Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Department of Radiology and Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Department of Radiology and Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Department of Radiology and Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Department of Radiology and Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Department of Radiology and Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Nuclear Cardiology, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Royal Papworth Hospital, Trumpington, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Department of Radiology and Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Clinical Translational Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Department of Radiology and Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Department of Radiology and Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Cardio-Oncology Program, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Taleb NN, West J. Working with Convex Responses: Antifragility from Finance to Oncology. ENTROPY (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 25:e25020343. [PMID: 36832709 PMCID: PMC9955868 DOI: 10.3390/e25020343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Revised: 01/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We extend techniques and learnings about the stochastic properties of nonlinear responses from finance to medicine, particularly oncology, where it can inform dosing and intervention. We define antifragility. We propose uses of risk analysis for medical problems, through the properties of nonlinear responses (convex or concave). We (1) link the convexity/concavity of the dose-response function to the statistical properties of the results; (2) define "antifragility" as a mathematical property for local beneficial convex responses and the generalization of "fragility" as its opposite, locally concave in the tails of the statistical distribution; (3) propose mathematically tractable relations between dosage, severity of conditions, and iatrogenics. In short, we propose a framework to integrate the necessary consequences of nonlinearities in evidence-based oncology and more general clinical risk management.
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- Integrated Mathematical Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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Norepinephrine inhibits CD8 + T-cell infiltration and function, inducing anti-PD-1 mAb resistance in lung adenocarcinoma. Br J Cancer 2023; 128:1223-1235. [PMID: 36646807 PMCID: PMC10050078 DOI: 10.1038/s41416-022-02132-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Mental stress-induced neurotransmitters can affect the immune system in various ways. Therefore, a better understanding of the role of neurotransmitters in the tumour immune microenvironment is expected to promote the development of novel anti-tumour therapies. METHODS In this study, we analysed the plasma levels of neurotransmitters in anti-programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) monoclonal antibody (mAb)-resistance patients and sensitive patients, to identify significantly different neurotransmitters. Subsequently, animal experiments and experiments in vitro were used to reveal the specific mechanism of norepinephrine's (NE) effect on immunotherapy. RESULTS The plasma NE levels were higher in anti-PD-1 mAb-resistance patients, which may be the main cause of anti-PD-1 mAb resistance. Then, from the perspective of the immunosuppressive microenvironment to explore the specific mechanism of NE-induced anti-PD-1 mAb resistance, we found that NE can affect the secretion of C-X-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 9 (CXCL9) and adenosine (ADO) in tumour cells, thereby inhibiting chemotaxis and function of CD8+ T cells. Notably, the WNT7A/β-catenin signalling pathway plays a crucial role in this progression. CONCLUSION NE can affect the secretion of CXCL9 and ADO in tumour cells, thereby inhibiting chemotaxis and the function of CD8+ T cells and inducing anti-PD-1 mAb resistance in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD).
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Shi Y, Gu L, Zhang X, Chen M. Traditional Chinese medicine mediated tumor suppression via regulating psychological factors. MEDICINE IN NOVEL TECHNOLOGY AND DEVICES 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.medntd.2022.100162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Wu Y, Zhou L, Zhang X, Yang X, Niedermann G, Xue J. Psychological distress and eustress in cancer and cancer treatment: Advances and perspectives. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eabq7982. [PMID: 36417542 PMCID: PMC9683699 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abq7982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Facing cancer diagnosis, patients with cancer are prone to psychological stress and consequent psychological disorders. The association between psychological stress and cancer has long been a subject of high interest. To date, preclinical studies have gradually uncovered the promotive effects of psychological distress on tumor hallmarks. In contrast, eustress may exert suppressive effects on tumorigenesis and beneficial effects on tumor treatment, which brings a practicable means and psychosocial perspective to cancer treatment. However, the underlying mechanisms remain incompletely understood. Here, by focusing on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and the sympathetic nervous system, as well as stress-related crucial neurotransmitters and hormones, we highlight the effects of distress and eustress on tumorigenesis, the tumor microenvironment, and tumor treatment. We also discuss the findings of clinical studies on stress management in patients with cancer. Last, we summarize questions that remain to be addressed and provide suggestions for future research directions.
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- Yuanjun Wu
- Thoracic Oncology Ward, Cancer Center and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Thoracic Oncology Ward, Cancer Center and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Thoracic Oncology Ward, Cancer Center and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Thoracic Oncology Ward, Cancer Center and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, German Cancer Consortium, partner site Freiburg, and German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Thoracic Oncology Ward, Cancer Center and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
- Laboratory of Clinical Cell Therapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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Liu Y, Tian S, Ning B, Huang T, Li Y, Wei Y. Stress and cancer: The mechanisms of immune dysregulation and management. Front Immunol 2022; 13:1032294. [PMID: 36275706 PMCID: PMC9579304 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1032294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Advances in the understanding of psychoneuroimmunology in the past decade have emphasized the notion that stress and cancer are interlinked closely. Durable chronic stress accelerated tumorigenesis and progression, which is unfavorable for clinical outcomes of cancer patients. Available evidence has provided unprecedented knowledge about the role and mechanisms of chronic stress in carcinogenesis, the most well-known one is dysfunction of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and the sympathetic nervous system (SNS). With abnormal activation of neuroendocrine system, stress-related hormones contribute to increased oncogenes expression, exacerbated chronic inflammation and impaired immunologic function. In addition, accumulating studies have demonstrated that diverse stress interventions including pharmacological approaches, physical exercises and psychological relaxation have been administered to assist in mental disorders reduction and life quality improvement in cancer patients. In this review, we systematically summarize the connection and mechanisms in the stress-immune-cancer axis identified by animal and clinical studies, as well as conclude the effectiveness and deficiencies of existing stress management strategies.
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- Yixin Liu
- Department of Radiation and Medical Oncology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Tumor Biological Behaviors, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Radiation and Medical Oncology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Tumor Biological Behaviors, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Radiation and Medical Oncology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Tumor Biological Behaviors, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Radiation and Medical Oncology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Tumor Biological Behaviors, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Radiation and Medical Oncology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Tumor Biological Behaviors, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Radiation and Medical Oncology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Tumor Biological Behaviors, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Shin HR, Chu K, Lee WJ, Lee HS, Kim EY, Son H, Moon J, Kim N, Jung KY, Jung KH, Lee ST, Park KI, Lee SK. Neuropsychiatric symptoms and seizure related with serum cytokine in epilepsy patients. Sci Rep 2022; 12:7138. [PMID: 35504954 PMCID: PMC9065058 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-10865-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Neuroinflammation contributes to epileptogenesis and ictogenesis. Various signals of neuroinflammation lead to neuronal hyper-excitability. Since an interplay between epilepsy, psychiatric comorbidities and neuroinflammation has been suggested, we explored psychiatric symptoms in epilepsy patients, and the relationship with neuroinflammation. We screened epilepsy patients who were admitted for video-EEG monitoring between July 2019 and December 2020. Enrolled patients were asked to respond to neuropsychiatric questionnaires (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and Neuropsychiatric Inventory-Questionnaire (NPI-Q)) on admission. Serum cytokines (IL-1β, IL-2, IL-6, IFN-γ, CCL2, and CCL5) were measured by ELISA on admission, and within 6 h after a seizure. We enrolled 134 patients, and 32 patients (23.9%) had seizures during monitoring. Cytokine levels did not change after seizures, but IL-2 and IL-6 increased in cases of generalized tonic-clonic seizures. The HADS-A score was lower in Q4 of CCL5 (p-value = 0.016) and anxiety was also less common in Q4 of CCL5 (p-value = 0.042). NPI-Q question 4 (depression) severity was higher in CCL2 (p-value = 0.024). This suggested that psychiatric symptoms may also be related to inflammatory processes in epilepsy patients. Further large, standardized studies are necessary to underpin the inflammatory mechanisms in epilepsy and psychiatric symptoms.
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- Hye-Rim Shin
- Department of Neurology, Dankook University Hospital, Cheonan, Chungnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Hospital, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Hospital, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Hospital, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Center for Hospital Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Sejong Chungnam National University Hospital, Sejong, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Hospital, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Center for Hospital Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Hospital, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Genomic Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Hospital, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Hospital, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Hospital, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Hospital, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
- Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Hospital Healthcare System Gangnam Center, 152, Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Neurology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
- Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Hospital, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Vieco-Martí I, López-Carrasco A, de la Cruz-Merino L, Noguera R, Álvaro Naranjo T. The complexity of cancer immunotherapy illustrated through skin tumors. Int J Biol Markers 2022; 37:113-122. [PMID: 35473449 DOI: 10.1177/03936155221088884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Skin tumours are among the cancer types most sensitive to immunotherapy, due to their unique immunogenic features including skin-associated lymphoid tissue, high mutational load, overexpression of tumour antigens, and high frequency of viral antigens. Despite this high immunotherapy response rate, however, ultimately most skin tumours develop similar treatment resistance to most other malignant tumours, which highlights the need for in-depth study of mechanisms of response and resistance to immunotherapy. METHODS A bibliographic review of the most recent publications regarding currently in use and emerging biomarkers on skin tumors has been done. RESULTS Predictive biomarkers of treatment response, biomarkers that warn of possible resistance, and emerging markers, the majority of a systemic nature, are described. Including factors affecting not only genomics, but also the immune system, nervous system, microbiota, tumour microenvironment, metabolism and stress. CONCLUSIONS For accurate diagnosis of tumour type, knowledge of its functional mechanisms and selection of a comprehensive therapeutic protocol, this inclusive view of biology, health and disease is fundamental. This field of study could also become a valuable source of practical information applicable to other areas of oncology and immunotherapy.
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- I Vieco-Martí
- Departament of Pathology, Medical School, University of Valencia - INCLIVA Biomedical Health Research Institute, Valencia, Spain.,Centro de investigación biomédica en red de cáncer (CIBERONC), Madrid, Spain
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- Departament of Pathology, Medical School, University of Valencia - INCLIVA Biomedical Health Research Institute, Valencia, Spain.,Centro de investigación biomédica en red de cáncer (CIBERONC), Madrid, Spain
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- Departament of Oncology, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Seville, Spain
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- Departament of Pathology, Medical School, University of Valencia - INCLIVA Biomedical Health Research Institute, Valencia, Spain.,Centro de investigación biomédica en red de cáncer (CIBERONC), Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de investigación biomédica en red de cáncer (CIBERONC), Madrid, Spain.,Department of Pathology, Hospital de Tortosa Verge de la Cinta, Catalan Institute of Health, Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), Tortosa, Spain.,Department of Morphological Science, Medical School, Rovira i Virgili University, Reus, Spain
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Beckes L, Medina-DeVilliers SE, Gunderson EW, Coan JA. Mechanisms supporting the social regulation of neural threat responding with marital partners: A test of the opioid hypothesis. Psychophysiology 2022; 59:e14076. [PMID: 35438799 DOI: 10.1111/psyp.14076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2020] [Revised: 12/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Positive social contact predicts better health, but the mechanisms for this association remain debated. One way to explore this link is through the social regulation of emotion, particularly anticipatory anxiety. Previous research finds less neural threat response during partner handholding than when people are alone or stranger handholding. Various mechanistic accounts have been forwarded, including the hypothesis that this effect is mediated by endogenous opioid activity. This experiment critically tested the opioid hypothesis in 60 married participants and their partners. The study used a naltrexone opioid blockade in a double-blind placebo control with functional magnetic resonance imaging to determine whether endogenous opioids were necessary for handholding effects. Regulatory effects of supportive handholding manifested in threat network regions during opioid blockade, but not with placebo. Despite a surprising lack of effect in the placebo group, the overall study findings provide initial evidence that endogenous opioids may not be necessary for the social regulation of neural threat responding.
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- Lane Beckes
- Department of Psychology, Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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Chang A, Sloan EK, Antoni MH, Knight JM, Telles R, Lutgendorf SK. Biobehavioral Pathways and Cancer Progression: Insights for Improving Well-Being and Cancer Outcomes. Integr Cancer Ther 2022; 21:15347354221096081. [PMID: 35579197 PMCID: PMC9118395 DOI: 10.1177/15347354221096081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Revised: 04/05/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The relationship between psychosocial factors and cancer has intrigued people for centuries. In the last several decades there has been an expansion of mechanistic research that has revealed insights regarding how stress activates neuroendocrine stress-response systems to impact cancer progression. Here, we review emerging mechanistic findings on key pathways implicated in the effect of stress on cancer progression, including the cellular immune response, inflammation, angiogenesis, and metastasis, with a primary focus on the mediating role of the sympathetic nervous system. We discuss converging findings from preclinical and clinical cancer research that describe these pathways and research that reveals how these stress pathways may be targeted via pharmacological and mind-body based interventions. While further research is required, the body of work reviewed here highlights the need for and feasibility of an integrated approach to target stress pathways in cancer patients to achieve comprehensive cancer treatment.
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- Aeson Chang
- Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Drug Discovery Biology, Monash University, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Drug Discovery Biology, Monash University, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Division of Surgery, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Departments of Psychology, Psychiatry, and Behavioral Sciences, and Cancer Control Program, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Cancer Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Departments of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Urology, and Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Departments of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Urology, and Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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Anisman H, Kusnecov AW. Stress, immunity, and cancer. Cancer 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-91904-3.00017-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Psychological intervention to treat distress: An emerging frontier in cancer prevention and therapy. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2021; 1877:188665. [PMID: 34896258 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2021.188665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2021] [Revised: 11/27/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Psychological distress, such as chronic depression and anxiety, is a topical problem. In the context of cancer patients, prevalence rates of psychological distress are four-times higher than in the general population and often confer worse outcomes. In addition to evidence from epidemiological studies confirming the links between psychological distress and cancer progression, a growing body of cellular and molecular studies have also revealed the complex signaling networks which are modulated by psychological distress-derived chronic stress during cancer progression. In this review, aiming to uncover the intertwined networks of chronic stress-driven oncogenesis and progression, we summarize physiological stress response pathways, like the HPA, SNS, and MGB axes, that modulate the release of stress hormones with potential carcinogenic properties. Furthermore, we discuss in detail the mechanisms behind these chronic stimulations contributing to the initiation and progression of cancer through direct regulation of cancer hallmarks-related signaling or indirect promotion of cancer risk factors (including obesity, disordered circadian rhythms, and premature senescence), suggesting a novel research direction into cancer prevention and therapy on the basis of psychological interventions.
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Francis N, Borniger JC. Cancer as a homeostatic challenge: the role of the hypothalamus. Trends Neurosci 2021; 44:903-914. [PMID: 34561122 PMCID: PMC9901368 DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2021.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Revised: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The initiation, progression, and metastatic spread of cancer elicits diverse changes in systemic physiology. In this way, cancer represents a novel homeostatic challenge to the host system. Here, we discuss how the hypothalamus, a critical brain region involved in homeostasis senses, integrates and responds to cancer-induced changes in physiology. Through this lens, cancer-associated changes in behavior (e.g., sleep disruption) and physiology (e.g., glucocorticoid dysregulation) can be viewed as the result of an inability to re-establish homeostasis. We provide examples at each level (receptor sensing, integration of systemic signals, and efferent regulatory pathways) of how homeostatic organization becomes disrupted across different cancers. Finally, we lay out predictions of this hypothesis and highlight outstanding questions that aim to guide further work in this area.
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- Nikita Francis
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, One Bungtown Rd., Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, One Bungtown Rd., Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724,Correspondence:
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Farbstein D, Hollander N, Peled O, Apter A, Fennig S, Haberman Y, Gitman H, Yaniv I, Shkalim V, Pick CG, Benaroya-Milshtein N. Social isolation in mice: behavior, immunity, and tumor growth. Stress 2021; 24:229-238. [PMID: 32510284 DOI: 10.1080/10253890.2020.1777976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The aim of this study was to investigate the behavioral, immunological, and neurological effects of long-term isolation in an animal model. Male C3H/eB mice wereraised in either social isolation or standard conditions for 6 weeks. At 10 weeks, each group was further divided into 3 sets. (A) Physical strength and behavior were evaluated with the grip strength, hot plate, staircase, and elevated plus-maze tests. Natural-killer cell activity and lymphocyte proliferation were measured. (B) Half the animals were subjected to electric shock with 3 reminders, and freezing time was evaluated at each reminder. Cortisone levels were evaluated after 16 weeks. (C)Mice were injected with 38 C-13 B lymphoma cells and followed for tumor size and survival. Strength evaluation yielded asignificantly lower body weight and grip strength in the socially isolated mice. Behavioral test results were similar in the two groups. The pattern of reactions to stress conditioning differed significantly, with the socially isolated mice showing an incline in freezing with each successive reminder, and the control mice showing a decline. The socially isolated mice had significantly attenuated tumor growth, with no significant difference in survival from control mice. There were no significant between-group differences in immunological parameters. In conclusion, social isolation serves as a model for chronic stress. It was associated with significant changes in stress conditioning reaction, resembling symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, and attenuated tumor development. No differences from controls were found in behavior tests, immune parameters, or survival after tumor cell inoculation.Lay summaryThis article explores biological and behavioral consequences of social isolation in a mice model. Our results show that social isolation leads to changes in the Hypothalamic-hypophyseal-adrenal axis, which in turn alter the response to stress. Additionally, social isolation was shown to impact tumor progression.
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- Dan Farbstein
- Department of Psychiatry, Feinberg Child Study Center, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, PetachTikva, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Pharmacy, Schneider Children's Medical Center, PetachTikva, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Psychiatry, Feinberg Child Study Center, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, PetachTikva, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Psychiatry, Feinberg Child Study Center, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, PetachTikva, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Anatomy, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Anatomy, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Hemato-Oncology, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, PetachTikva, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Hemato-Oncology, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, PetachTikva, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Anatomy, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Psychiatry, Feinberg Child Study Center, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, PetachTikva, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Department of Anatomy, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Schubert C, Ott M, Hannemann J, Singer M, Bliem HR, Fritzsche K, Burbaum C, Chamson E, Fuchs D. Dynamic Effects of CAM Techniques on Inflammation and Emotional States: An Integrative Single-Case Study on a Breast Cancer Survivor. Integr Cancer Ther 2021; 20:1534735420977697. [PMID: 33412954 PMCID: PMC7797599 DOI: 10.1177/1534735420977697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND This study on a breast cancer survivor investigated how episodic practice of various complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) techniques affected the dynamics of emotional states and urinary neopterin-an inflammation marker. METHODS The 49-year-old female patient (diagnosis: ductal breast carcinoma 5 years before study start, suffering from chronic fatigue and depression) collected her entire urine in 12-hour intervals (from about 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and from about 8 p.m. to 8 a.m.) for 28 days. The resulting 55 consecutive urine samples were analyzed for neopterin and creatinine levels using HPLC. Also in 12-hour intervals, the patient filled out questionnaires on emotional states and everyday routine, including CAM practice. Weekly, she was interviewed to identify emotionally meaningful everyday incidents, including use of CAM techniques. Time series analysis consisted of ARIMA modeling and cross-correlational analyses. RESULTS Qualitative evaluation revealed that, with the exception of Tai Chi, all CAM techniques, that is, Jin Shin Jyutsu, music, physiotherapy and energy healing, were experienced as positive. Cross-correlational analyses showed that practice of such CAM techniques was followed first by significant (P < .05) increases in positive mood and mental activity on the same day (lag 0) and then by decreases in positive mood after a total of 72 to 84 hours (+lag 6) and in mental activity after a total of 84 to 96 hours (+lag 7). Negative mood, by contrast, first decreased on the day of CAM practice (lag 0) and then increased after a total of 84 to 96 hours (+lag 7) following CAM. Moreover, urinary neopterin levels first increased on the day of CAM practice (lag 0) and then decreased after a total of 36 to 48 hours (+lag 3). Similar biphasic effects were also detected for irritation in response to CAM, although only partly significant. CONCLUSION Cyclic psychophysiological response patterns following CAM practice were attributable to biopsychosocial feedback mechanisms involving personally meaningful experiences. As lower neopterin levels following CAM point to a health-promoting effect, the patient of this study may have actively contributed to her healing process through episodic CAM practice.
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- Christian Schubert
- Clinic for Medical Psychology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Psychology, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Psychology, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Medical Psychology, Center for Public Health, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Psychology, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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- Department of Translation Studies, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Section for Biological Chemistry, Biocenter of the Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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Li Z, Yi X, Zhong M, Li Z, Xiang W, Wu S, Xiong Z. Psychological Distress, Social Support, Coping Style, and Perceived Stress Among Medical Staff and Medical Students in the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Epidemic in China. Front Psychiatry 2021; 12:664808. [PMID: 34140903 PMCID: PMC8203804 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.664808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2021] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has had impact that may contribute to a rise in mental health problems. The present study was aimed to better understand psychological status among medical staff and medical students during the early epidemic and to explore the influence factors of psychological distress. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted online from February 2-14, 2020. We collected general information related to the COVID-19 outbreak. Respondents were assessed using the Kessler-6 Psychological Distress Scale (K6), Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire (SCSQ). Stepwise multiple linear regression was performed to identify factors influencing psychological distress. Results: Five hundred and twenty-eight respondents returned valid questionnaires. Medical staff and Medical students scored averages of 6.77 ± 5.04, 15.48 ± 8.66 on the K6, 37.22 ± 11.39, 22.62 ± 11.25 on the SSRS and 18.52 ± 7.54, 28.49 ± 11.17 on the PSS, respectively. Most medical staff (279, 91.77%) and 148 medical students (66.07%) showed a positive coping style. Social support, perceived stress, hours spent watching epidemic-related information per day and frequency of epidemic-related dreams were identified as factors influencing psychological distress among medical staff and medical students. Coping style emerged as a determinant of psychological distress among medical staff. Conclusions: In the early stages of the COVID-19 epidemic in China, medical staff and medical students were at moderate to high risk of psychological distress. Our results suggest that psychological interventions designed to strengthen social support, reduce perceived stress and adopt a positive coping style may be effective at improving the mental health of medical staff and medical students.
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- Zhe Li
- Mental Health Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Sichuan Clinical Medical Research Center for Mental Disorders, Chengdu, China
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- School of Nursing, Chengdu University, Chengdu, China
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- School of Nursing, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China
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- The Third Department of Clinical Psychology, Karamay Municipal People's Hospital, Karamay, China
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- The West China College of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- School of Nursing, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China
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- School of Nursing, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China
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Physical fitness modulates mucosal immunity and acceleration capacity during a short-term training period in elite youth basketball players. Sci Sports 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.scispo.2019.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Liang YZ, Li JJH, Xiao HB, He Y, Zhang L, Yan YX. Identification of stress-related microRNA biomarkers in type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Diabetes 2020; 12:633-644. [PMID: 29341487 DOI: 10.1111/1753-0407.12643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2017] [Revised: 10/30/2017] [Accepted: 01/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Many studies have investigated microRNAs (miRNAs) in the detection of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Herein, the dysregulated direction of stress-related miRNAs used as biomarkers of T2DM are summarized and analyzed. METHODS PubMed, EMBASE, ISI Web of Science, and three Chinese databases were searched for case-control miRNA profiling studies about T2DM. A meta-analysis under a random effect was performed. Subgroup analysis was conducted based on different tissues and species. Sensitivity analysis was conducted to confirm the robustness among studies. The effect size was pooled using ln odds ratios (ORs), 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs), and P-values. RESULTS The present meta-analysis included 39 case-control studies with a total of 494 miRNAs. Only 33 miRNAs were reported in three or more studies and, of these, 18 were inconsistent in their direction of dysregulation. Two significantly dysregulated miRNAs (let-7 g and miR-155) were identified in the meta-analysis. Four miRNAs (miR-142-3p, miR-155, miR-21, and miR-34c-5p) were dysregulated in patients with T2DM, whereas five miRNAs (miR-146a, miR-199a-3p, miR-200b, miR-29b and miR-30e) were dysregulated in animal models of diabetes. In addition, two dysregulated miRNAs (miR-146a and miR-21) were highly cornea specific and heart specific. In sensitivity analysis, only miR-155 was still significantly dysregulated after removing studies with small sample sizes. CONCLUSIONS The present meta-analysis revealed that 16 stress-related miRNAs were significantly dysregulated in T2DM. MiR-148b, miR-223, miR-130a, miR-19a, miR-26b and miR-27b were selected as potential circulating biomarkers of T2DM. In addition, miR-146a and miR-21 were identified as potential tissue biomarkers of T2DM.
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- Ying-Zhi Liang
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Municipal Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Municipal Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Yanjing Medical College, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Municipal Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Municipal Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Municipal Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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Zinnah KMA, Seol JW, Park SY. Inhibition of autophagy flux by sertraline attenuates TRAIL resistance in lung cancer via death receptor 5 upregulation. Int J Mol Med 2020; 46:795-805. [PMID: 32626921 PMCID: PMC7307864 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2020.4635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2019] [Accepted: 05/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Tumor necrosis factor‑related apoptosis‑inducing ligand (TRAIL) is a potential target for cancer therapy, owing to its ability to selectively kill cancer cells without causing significant toxicity to normal cells. However, due to the lack of death receptor expression, cancer cells can become highly resistant to TRAIL. Hence, it is vital to develop agents that restore TRAIL efficacy. Sertraline is an antidepressant drug with anticancer properties. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to demonstrate that sertraline inhibits autophagic flux and increases the expression of death receptor 5 (DR5) on TRAIL‑resistant lung cancer cells. Inhibition of autophagy using autophagy inhibitors 3‑methyladenine and chloroquine upregulated the expression of DR5 and enhanced TRAIL‑induced apoptosis, as confirmed by the increase of pro‑apoptotic proteins caspase‑8 and caspase‑3. Silencing DR5 expression using DR5 small interfering RNA prevented sertraline‑induced TRAIL‑mediated apoptosis, indicating the role of DR5 in TRAIL‑mediated apoptosis. Overall, sertraline enhanced TRAIL‑mediated apoptosis via the downregulation of AMP‑activated protein kinase phosphorylation, resulting in the inhibition of autophagic flux, upregulation of DR5 expression, and activation of the apoptotic caspase cascade. These data suggested that sertraline could be used to sensitize human lung cancer cells to TRAIL, while also serving as a therapeutic option in cancer patients with depression.
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- Kazi Mohammad Ali Zinnah
- Biosafety Research Institute, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan, Jeonbuk 54596, Republic of Korea
- Department of Animal and Fish Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh
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- Biosafety Research Institute, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan, Jeonbuk 54596, Republic of Korea
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- Biosafety Research Institute, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan, Jeonbuk 54596, Republic of Korea
- Correspondence to: Professor Sang-Youel Park, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Biosafety Research Institute, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeonbuk National University, 79 Gobong-ro, Iksan, Jeonbuk 54596, Republic of Korea, E-mail:
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Huang L, Wang Y, Liu J, Ye P, Cheng B, Xu H, Qu H, Ning G. Factors Associated with Resilience Among Medical Staff in Radiology Departments During The Outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): A Cross-Sectional Study. Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e925669. [PMID: 32468998 PMCID: PMC7282347 DOI: 10.12659/msm.925669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Background A growing body of evidence suggests that in the face of life adversity, threats, or other major stressful events, resilience is more conducive to individual adaptation and growth. Material/Methods The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale and the Chinese Perceived Stress Scale were used to evaluate the resilience and perceived stress of 600 medical staff members from the radiology departments in 32 public hospitals in Sichuan Province, China, respectively. Multiple linear regression was used to analyze factors related to resilience. Results The total resilience score was 65.76±17.26, wherein the toughness dimension score was 33.61±9.52, the strength dimension score was 21.25±5.50, and the optimism dimension score was 10.91±3.15. There was a significant negative correlation between perceived stress and resilience (r=−0.635, P<0.001). According to multivariate analysis, the total perceived stress score (β=−1.318, P<0.001), gender (β=−4.738, P<0.001), knowledge of COVID-19 (β=2.884, P=0.043), knowledge of COVID-19 protective measures (β=3.260, P=0.042), and availability of adequate protective materials (β=−1.268, P=0.039) were independent influencing factors for resilience. Conclusions The resilience level of the medical staff in the radiology departments during the outbreak of COVID-19 was generally low, particularly regarding toughness. More attention should be paid to resilience influence factors such as high perceived stress, female gender, lack of understanding of COVID-19 and protective measures, and lack of protective materials, and targeted interventions should be undertaken to improve the resilience level of the medical staff in the radiology departments during the outbreak of COVID-19.
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- Lei Huang
- Department of Radiology, West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (mainland).,Xuchang University, Xuchang, Henan, China (mainland)
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- Department of Radiology, West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (mainland).,Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (mainland)
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- Department of Radiology, West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (mainland).,Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (mainland)
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- Department of Radiology, West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (mainland).,Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (mainland)
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- Department of Radiology, West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (mainland).,Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (mainland)
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- Department of Radiology, West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (mainland).,Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (mainland)
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- Department of Radiology, West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (mainland).,Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (mainland)
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- Department of Radiology, West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (mainland).,Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (mainland)
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Zhang L, Pan J, Chen W, Jiang J, Huang J. Chronic stress-induced immune dysregulation in cancer: implications for initiation, progression, metastasis, and treatment. Am J Cancer Res 2020; 10:1294-1307. [PMID: 32509380 PMCID: PMC7269780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2020] [Accepted: 04/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023] Open
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Psychological stress is a well-accepted risk factor in cancer initiation and progression. The explosive growth of psychoneuroimmunology research in the past decade has yielded an unprecedented wealth of information about the critical role of chronic stress in the immune dysfunction that influences tumor behaviors, which presents insights to mitigate distress and improve prognosis in cancer patients. Chronic stress exacerbates inflammation and causes a metabolism disorder, making it difficult for the organisms to maintain homeostasis and increasing its susceptibility to cancer. The shifted differentiation and redistribution of the immune system induced by chronic stress fail to combat cancer efficiently. Chronic stress increases the tumor-educated immune suppressive cells and impairs the cytotoxicity of cellular immunity, thereby promoting lymphatic metastasis and hematogenous metastasis. In addition, the efficacy of existing cancer therapies is undermined because chronic stress prevents the immune system from responding properly. Emerging stress-reduction measures have been administered to assist cancer patients to cope with the adverse effects of chronic stress. Here we systematically review the current molecular, cellular, physiological mechanisms about stress-mediated immune responses in the enhancement of tumor initiation and progression, remodeling of tumor microenvironment and impairment of anti-tumor treatment. We also summarize the potential clinically applicable stress-oriented strategies towards cancer and discuss briefly where important knowledge gaps remain.
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- Leyi Zhang
- Department of Breast Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhou 310009, P. R. China
- Cancer Institute (Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention & Intervention, National Ministry of Education; Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment and Immune Therapy of Zhejiang Province), Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhou 310009, P. R. China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhou 310009, P. R. China
- Cancer Institute (Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention & Intervention, National Ministry of Education; Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment and Immune Therapy of Zhejiang Province), Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhou 310009, P. R. China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhou 310009, P. R. China
- Cancer Institute (Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention & Intervention, National Ministry of Education; Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment and Immune Therapy of Zhejiang Province), Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhou 310009, P. R. China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhou 310009, P. R. China
- Cancer Institute (Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention & Intervention, National Ministry of Education; Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment and Immune Therapy of Zhejiang Province), Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhou 310009, P. R. China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhou 310009, P. R. China
- Cancer Institute (Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention & Intervention, National Ministry of Education; Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment and Immune Therapy of Zhejiang Province), Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhou 310009, P. R. China
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Duparcq M, Jean O, Verjat A, Jaravel L, Jacquet D, Robles Guerrero F, Féron C, Rödel HG. Differences between fast and slow explorers in short-term tail temperature responses to handling in a rodent of wild origin. Behav Brain Res 2019; 376:112194. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2019.112194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2019] [Revised: 08/28/2019] [Accepted: 08/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Kalinichenko LS, Kornhuber J, Müller CP. Individual differences in inflammatory and oxidative mechanisms of stress-related mood disorders. Front Neuroendocrinol 2019; 55:100783. [PMID: 31415777 DOI: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2019.100783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Revised: 08/05/2019] [Accepted: 08/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Emotional stress leads to the development of peripheral disorders and is recognized as a modifiable risk factor for psychiatric disorders, particularly depression and anxiety. However, not all individuals develop the negative consequences of emotional stress due to different stress coping strategies and resilience to stressful stimuli. In this review, we discuss individual differences in coping styles and the potential mechanisms that contribute to individual vulnerability to stress, such as parameters of the immune system and oxidative state. Initial differences in inflammatory and oxidative processes determine resistance to stress and stress-related disorders via the alteration of neurotransmitter content in the brain and biological fluids. Differences in coping styles may serve as possible predictors of resistance to stress and stress-related disorders, even before stressful conditions. The investigation of natural variabilities in stress resilience may allow the development of new methods for preventive medicine and the personalized treatment of stress-related conditions.
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- L S Kalinichenko
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Clinic, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schwabachanlage 6, 91054 Erlangen, Germany.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Clinic, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schwabachanlage 6, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Clinic, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schwabachanlage 6, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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Antoni MH, Dhabhar FS. The impact of psychosocial stress and stress management on immune responses in patients with cancer. Cancer 2019; 125:1417-1431. [PMID: 30768779 PMCID: PMC6467795 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.31943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Revised: 07/22/2018] [Accepted: 08/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The range of psychosocial stress factors/processes (eg, chronic stress, distress states, coping, social adversity) were reviewed as they relate to immune variables in cancer along with studies of psychosocial interventions on these stress processes and immune measures in cancer populations. The review includes molecular, cellular, and clinical research specifically examining the effects of stress processes and stress-management interventions on immune variables (eg, cellular immune function, inflammation), which may or may not be changing directly in response to the cancer or its treatment. Basic psychoneuroimmunologic research on stress processes (using animal or cellular/tumor models) provides leads for investigating biobehavioral processes that may underlie the associations reported to date. The development of theoretically driven and empirically supported stress-management interventions may provide important adjuncts to clinical cancer care going forward.
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- Michael H. Antoni
- Department of Psychology, University of Miami and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami School of Medicine
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami School of Medicine
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Saghazadeh A, Rezaei N. The Physical Burden of Immunoperception. BIOPHYSICS AND NEUROPHYSIOLOGY OF THE SIXTH SENSE 2019. [PMCID: PMC7123546 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-10620-1_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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The previous chapter introduced the ImmunoEmotional Regulatory System (IMMERS). Also, there was a brief discussion about psychological states/psychiatric disorders that so far have been linked to the IMMERS. The present chapter considers another aspect of the IMMERS in which physiological states/physical diseases can be fit to the IMMERS.
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Cytokine, chemokine and BDNF levels in medication-free pediatric patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2018; 27:977-984. [PMID: 29302747 DOI: 10.1007/s00787-017-1099-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2017] [Accepted: 12/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate whether the serum levels of IL-12, IL-17, TGFβ, TNF-alpha, sTNFR1, sTNFR2, IL-1β, CCL3, CCL24, CXCL8, and BDNF are associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in medication-free children. A total of 44 (22 boys/22 girls) medication-free children with OCD and 40 (23 boys/17 girls) healthy controls were included in this study. The severity of the OCD symptoms were assessed by the Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale and the Maudsley Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory. The Children's Depression Inventory and the Screen for Child Anxiety-Related Emotional Disorders were applied to the children in order to determine depression and anxiety levels. IL-17, IL-12, TGF β, TNF-alpha, sTNFR1, sTNFR2, IL-1β, CCL3, CCL24, CXCL8, and BDNF levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) revealed a significant main effect on both groups for the levels of serum cytokine, chemokine, and BDNF, an effect that was independent of severities of depression and anxiety [Pillai's Trace V = 0.371, F (11, 70) = 3.756, p < 0.001, hp2 = 0.187]. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) indicated that serum TNF-alpha levels were significantly higher in the OCD group than in the control group (p < 0.001). In contrast, serum IL-12 levels were significantly lower in the OCD group than in the control group (p = 0.014). These findings suggest that TNF-alpha and IL-12 may play a role in the pathophysiology of OCD in children. The causal relationship between these proinflammatory cytokines and pediatric OCD requires further investigation.
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Effects of liver depression and psychological stress on human uterine leiomyoma cells by an AR-cAMP-PKA signal transduction pathway. Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2018; 56:291-301. [PMID: 28600036 DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2017.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Based on the emotional theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and combined with the modern medicine theory of psychological stress, a research model of human uterine leiomyoma cells (ULM) was cultured in vitro to determine the effectiveness of adrenergic receptor (AR) agonists in human ULM cell growth. In addition, we studied the functional influence of "liver depression and psychological stress theory" on fibroid formation by intervening in the AR-cAMP-PKA signaling pathway. The intention was to establish a new method to prevent and cure fibroids through "liver depression and psychological stress theory" and provide an experimental basis for the Traditional Chinese Medicine emotional theory. MATERIALS AND METHODS Primary human ULM cells were enriched by collagenase digestion. Immunohistochemistry and hematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining were used for cytological identification. Using this model, we studied intervention using specific AR agonists on ULM cells to observe the influence of "liver depression and psychological stress theory" on estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and fibroblast growth factors (FGF). RESULTS Norepinephrine (NE) and epinephrine (E) are adrenergic receptor agonists. They promoted ULM cell proliferation and increased the levels of ER, PR, VEGF and FGF. In contrast, isoproterenol (ISO) inhibited ULM cell proliferation and decreased the levels of ER, PR, VEGF and FGF. The protein expression of cAMP and PKA in ULM cells was reduced and the levels of ER, PR, VEGF and FGF were increased when co-treatment with the α-AR blocker (phentolamine). The β-AR blocker (metoprolol) displayed an opposite effect. CONCLUSIONS AR agonists modulated ER, PR, VEGF and FGF levels in ULM cells in an AR-cAMP-PKA-dependent signaling pathways to influence fibroid occurrence and development.
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Dhabhar FS. The short-term stress response - Mother nature's mechanism for enhancing protection and performance under conditions of threat, challenge, and opportunity. Front Neuroendocrinol 2018; 49:175-192. [PMID: 29596867 PMCID: PMC5964013 DOI: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2018.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2017] [Revised: 03/23/2018] [Accepted: 03/23/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Our group has proposed that in contrast to chronic stress that can have harmful effects, the short-term (fight-or-flight) stress response (lasting for minutes to hours) is nature's fundamental survival mechanism that enhances protection and performance under conditions involving threat/challenge/opportunity. Short-term stress enhances innate/primary, adaptive/secondary, vaccine-induced, and anti-tumor immune responses, and post-surgical recovery. Mechanisms and mediators include stress hormones, dendritic cell, neutrophil, macrophage, and lymphocyte trafficking/function and local/systemic chemokine and cytokine production. Short-term stress may also enhance mental/cognitive and physical performance through effects on brain, musculo-skeletal, and cardiovascular function, reappraisal of threat/anxiety, and training-induced stress-optimization. Therefore, short-term stress psychology/physiology could be harnessed to enhance immuno-protection, as well as mental and physical performance. This review aims to provide a conceptual framework and targets for further investigation of mechanisms and conditions under which the protective/adaptive aspects of short-term stress/exercise can be optimized/harnessed, and for developing pharmacological/biobehavioral interventions to enhance health/healing, and mental/cognitive/physical performance.
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- Firdaus S Dhabhar
- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Mail Stop M877, 1550 NW 10th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136-1000, United States.
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Polacchini A, Girardi D, Falco A, Zanotta N, Comar M, De Carlo NA, Tongiorgi E. Distinct CCL2, CCL5, CCL11, CCL27, IL-17, IL-6, BDNF serum profiles correlate to different job-stress outcomes. Neurobiol Stress 2018; 8:82-91. [PMID: 29511710 PMCID: PMC5834655 DOI: 10.1016/j.ynstr.2018.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2017] [Revised: 01/16/2018] [Accepted: 02/14/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Chronic psychosocial stress at workplace is an important factor in the development of physical and mental illness. Objective biological measures of chronic stress are still lacking, but inflammatory response and growth factors are increasingly considered as potential stress biomarkers. Therefore, we investigated the relationship between psychophysical strain and serum levels of 48 chemokines, cytokines and growth factors measured using a multiplex immunoassay, and serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) measured by ELISA. Severity of psychophysical strain was scored in 115 healthy hospital workers using specific scales for anxiety, depression-like emotion, gastrointestinal or cardiac disturbances, and ergonomic dysfunction. Multivariate analysis revealed that higher anxiety scale scores were correlated with lower serum chemokine C-C motif ligand-2 (CCL2/MCP-1), chemokine C-C motif ligand-5 (CCL5/RANTES), chemokine C-C motif ligand-27 (CCL27/CTACK), chemokine C-C motif ligand-11 (CCL11/Eotaxin) and interleukin-6 (IL-6); gastrointestinal disturbances correlated with increased levels of interleukin-17 (IL-17) and reduced CCL11/Eotaxin, CCL27/CTACK and CCL2/MCP-1; while cardiac dysfunctions associate only to reduced CCL27/CTACK, and ergonomic dysfunction correlated with increased BDNF and reduced CCL11/Eotaxin and CCL5/RANTES. Thus, these 7 serum factors may provide a distinct signature for each different stress-related psychophysical outcome giving indications on individual vulnerabilities.
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- Alessio Polacchini
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Via Giorgieri 5, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- FISPPA Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Via Venezia, 14, 35131, Padua, Italy
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- FISPPA Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Via Venezia, 14, 35131, Padua, Italy
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health-IRCCS, Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health-IRCCS, Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Ospedale di Cattinara, Strada di Fiume 447, 34149 Trieste, Italy
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- FISPPA Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Via Venezia, 14, 35131, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Via Giorgieri 5, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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Wang G, Liu Y, Wang Y, Gao W. Effect of Rhizoma Paridis saponin on the pain behavior in a mouse model of cancer pain. RSC Adv 2018; 8:17060-17072. [PMID: 35539228 PMCID: PMC9080318 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra00797g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2018] [Accepted: 04/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Rhizoma Paridis saponins (RPS) as active parts of P. polyphylla Smith var. yunnanensis has been used as an anti-cancer drug in traditional Chinese medicine. In this study, RPS was first found to demonstrate a potent effect on markedly reducing the pain induced by cancer. Therefore, the aim of this study was to further explore the analgesic effect of RPS and its possible reaction pathway on H22 hepatocarcinoma cells inoculated in the hind right paw of mice. Cancer-induced pain model mice were randomly divided into 5 groups (n = 10) and orally administered with RPS (50–200 mg kg−1) for 2 weeks. On the last day of treatment, the pain behavior of mice was measured using hot-plate test and open field test, and brain tissues were sampled for detection of biochemical indices, malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD), prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), serotonin (5-HT) and β-endorphin (β-EP). Moreover, the concentrations of NF-κB and IL-1β in the blood serum were measured by ELISA reagent kits. In addition, naloxone, the non-selective antagonist of opioid receptors, was used to identify the opioid receptors involved in RPS's action. It has been found that RPS alleviates cancer pain mainly via the suppression of inflammatory pain induced by oxidative damage, such as decreasing MDA and PGE2 levels, renewing activity of SOD, as well as increasing 5-HT and β-EP in the brain and suppressing the expression of NF-κB and IL-1β in the serum in a concentration-dependent manner. Overall, the current study highlights that RPS has widespread potential antinociceptive effects on a mouse model of chronic cancer pain, which may be associated with the peripheral nervous system and the central nervous system. Rhizoma Paridis saponins (RPS) as active parts of P. polyphylla Smith var. yunnanensis has been used as an anti-cancer drug in traditional Chinese medicine.![]()
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- Genbei Wang
- Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency
- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology
- Tianjin University
- Tianjin 300072
- China
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- Tasly Academy
- Tasly Holding Group Co., Ltd
- Tianjin 300410
- China
- State Key Laboratory of Core Technology in Innovative Chinese Medicine
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency
- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology
- Tianjin University
- Tianjin 300072
- China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency
- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology
- Tianjin University
- Tianjin 300072
- China
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Chen AM, Hsu S, Felix C, Garst J, Yoshizaki T. Effect of psychosocial distress on outcome for head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiation. Laryngoscope 2017; 128:641-645. [PMID: 28714543 DOI: 10.1002/lary.26751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2017] [Revised: 05/06/2017] [Accepted: 05/30/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To determine the impact of pretreatment psychosocial distress on compliance to radiation therapy (RT) and clinical outcomes for patients with head and neck cancer STUDY DESIGN: Self-reported responses to the mood and anxiety domains of the University of Washington Quality of Life instrument were reviewed among 133 patients with newly diagnosed head and neck cancer prior to initiating RT. METHODS Varying definitions were used (total number of unexpectedly missed RT days, >5 days continuous interruption of RT outside of weekends, >10 days continuous interruption of RT, and failure to complete prescribed course of RT) to analyze the effect of psychosocial disruption on compliance. Survival was determined using the Kaplan-Meier method. RESULTS The prevalence of pretreatment depression and anxiety was 23% and 47%, respectively. Continuous RT breaks >5 days occurred in 46%, 33%, 10%, 9%, and 0% of patients whose mood was rated as "extremely depressed," "somewhat depressed," "neither in a good mood or depressed," "generally good," and "excellent," respectively (P = .0016). The corresponding proportion of patients who did not complete their planned RT was 23%, 11%, 5%, and 3%, and 0%, respectively (P = .043). The 2-year overall survival of patients who were "extremely depressed" or "somewhat depressed" at baseline was 71% versus 86% for all others (P = .026). Depression was independently associated with decreased overall survival on logistical regression analysis. CONCLUSIONS Pretreatment depression predicted for decreased RT compliance and inferior survival for head and neck cancer. Additional research to overcome potential barriers to treatment in this setting may be warranted. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 4. Laryngoscope, 128:641-645, 2018.
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- Allen M Chen
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, Los Angeles-David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, Los Angeles-David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, Los Angeles-David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, Los Angeles-David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, Los Angeles-David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A
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Personality modulates proportions of CD4 + regulatory and effector T cells in response to socially induced stress in a rodent of wild origin. Physiol Behav 2016; 167:255-264. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2016.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2016] [Revised: 09/02/2016] [Accepted: 09/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Partecke LI, Speerforck S, Käding A, Seubert F, Kühn S, Lorenz E, Schwandke S, Sendler M, Keßler W, Trung DN, Oswald S, Weiss FU, Mayerle J, Henkel C, Menges P, Beyer K, Lerch MM, Heidecke CD, von Bernstorff W. Chronic stress increases experimental pancreatic cancer growth, reduces survival and can be antagonised by beta-adrenergic receptor blockade. Pancreatology 2016; 16:423-33. [PMID: 27083074 DOI: 10.1016/j.pan.2016.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2014] [Revised: 02/17/2016] [Accepted: 03/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Chronic stress could promote tumour growth and reduce survival of pancreatic cancer patients via beta-adrenergic receptors of tumour cells. We have tested the impact of chronic acoustic and restraint stress on tumour development in an orthotopic syngeneic murine model of pancreatic cancer. METHODS AND RESULTS Tumour-bearing C57BL/6 mice exposed to chronic stress had 45% (p = 0.0138) higher circulating steroid and 111% (p = 0.0052) higher adrenal tyrosine hydroxylase levels. Their immune response was significantly suppressed: The in vitro LPS response of splenocytes was significantly reduced regarding Th1- and Th2-cytokines including IFN-gamma, IL-6, IL-10 and MCP-1 (0.0011 < p < 0.043). Also, tumours of stressed mice showed a tendency towards fewer total CD4 cells, more regulatory T cells (Treg), less T cell/tumour cell contacts and a reduction of CTLA-4 in CD4 cells (p > 0.05). TGF-beta in vitro was increased by 23.4% using catecholamines (p < 0.012) and in vivo employing chronic stress (p < 0.001). After 5 weeks tumour volumes were 130% (p = 0.0061) larger and median survival reduced by 13.5% (p = 0.0058). Tumours expressed more VEGF (p = 0.0334), had greater microvessel densities (p = 0.047), and an increased MMP-9 expression (p = 0.0456). Beta-catecholamines increased proliferation in tumour cells by 18% (p < 0.0001) and migration by 78% (p = 0.0348) whereas the beta-blocker propranolol reduced these effects by 25% (p < 0.0001) and 53% (p = 0.045), respectively. When stressed tumour-bearing animals were treated with propranolol tumour volumes were reduced by 69% (p = 0.0088) and survival improved by 14% (p < 0.0058). CONCLUSIONS The potential treatment with beta-blockers of patients with pancreatic cancer or other malignancies should be further evaluated as an adjuvant anti-neoplastic agent in clinical trials.
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- Lars Ivo Partecke
- Department of General, Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Medicine, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Medicine, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Medicine, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Medicine, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Medicine, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Medicine, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Medicine, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, University Medicine, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Medicine, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Medicine, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology, University Medicine, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, University Medicine, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, University Medicine, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Medicine, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Medicine, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Medicine, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, University Medicine, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Medicine, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Medicine, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University, Greifswald, Germany.
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Batelaan NM, Seldenrijk A, Bot M, van Balkom AJLM, Penninx BWJH. Anxiety and new onset of cardiovascular disease: critical review and meta-analysis. Br J Psychiatry 2016; 208:223-31. [PMID: 26932485 DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.114.156554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 169] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Anxiety has been associated with new-onset cardiovascular disease (CVD), but the quality of this relationship is unclear. Only if anxiety is a causal, independent cardiovascular risk factor might it be a target for CVD prevention. AIMS To determine and examine the independent association and causality between anxiety and incident CVD. METHOD PubMed, EMBASE and PsycINFO databases were searched up to October 2013. A review of Hill's criteria for causality and random effects meta-analysis were conducted of prospective, population-based studies examining anxiety and incident CVD in people free from CVD at baseline. RESULTS The meta-analysis comprised 37 papers (n = 1 565 699). The follow-up ranged from 1 to 24 years. Anxiety was associated with a 52% increased incidence of CVD (hazard ratio = 1.52, 95% CI 1.36-1.71). The risk seemed independent of traditional risk factors and depression. The evaluation of Hill's criteria largely argued in favour of causality. CONCLUSIONS Anxiety may be of interest for CVD prevention. Future research should examine biological and behavioural underpinnings of the association in order to identify targets for intervention.
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- Neeltje M Batelaan
- Neeltje M. Batelaan, MD, PhD, Adrie Seldenrijk, PhD, Mariska Bot, PhD, Anton J. L. M. van Balkom, MD, PhD, Brenda W. J. H. Penninx, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Neeltje M. Batelaan, MD, PhD, Adrie Seldenrijk, PhD, Mariska Bot, PhD, Anton J. L. M. van Balkom, MD, PhD, Brenda W. J. H. Penninx, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Neeltje M. Batelaan, MD, PhD, Adrie Seldenrijk, PhD, Mariska Bot, PhD, Anton J. L. M. van Balkom, MD, PhD, Brenda W. J. H. Penninx, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Neeltje M. Batelaan, MD, PhD, Adrie Seldenrijk, PhD, Mariska Bot, PhD, Anton J. L. M. van Balkom, MD, PhD, Brenda W. J. H. Penninx, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Neeltje M. Batelaan, MD, PhD, Adrie Seldenrijk, PhD, Mariska Bot, PhD, Anton J. L. M. van Balkom, MD, PhD, Brenda W. J. H. Penninx, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Divyashree S, Sarjan H, Yajurvedi H. Effects of long-term chronic stress on the lymphoid organs and blood leukocytes of the rat (Rattus norvegicus). CAN J ZOOL 2016. [DOI: 10.1139/cjz-2015-0150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Exposure of adult female rats (Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout,1769)) to restraint (1 h) and after a gap of 4 h to forced swimming exercise for 15 min daily for 12 weeks resulted in a significant decrease in (i) weight of the body and lymphoid organs (spleen, thymus, and axillary lymph node), (ii) counts of total leukocytes and their subpopulation (lymphocytes, neutrophils, monocytes, eosinophils, and basophils), and (iii) healthy cells of all lymphoid organs and a significant increase in the count of apoptotic cells in all the lymphoid organs. One month after cessation of exposure to stressors (recovery group), all the parameters did not significantly differ from stress-group rats. The results may indicate that either deleterious effects of long-term chronic exposure to stress are not reversible or the 4-week recovery period is not sufficient to restore normalcy.
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- Department of Zoology, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore 570 006, India
- Department of Zoology, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore 570 006, India
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- Department of Zoology, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore 570 006, India
- Department of Zoology, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore 570 006, India
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- Department of Zoology, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore 570 006, India
- Department of Zoology, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore 570 006, India
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Ding W, Stohl LL, Xu L, Zhou XK, Manni M, Wagner JA, Granstein RD. Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide-Exposed Endothelial Cells Bias Antigen Presentation to CD4+ T Cells toward a Th17 Response. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2016; 196:2181-94. [PMID: 26829986 PMCID: PMC4761517 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1500303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2015] [Accepted: 01/03/2016] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is a neuropeptide with well-established immunomodulatory functions. CGRP-containing nerves innervate dermal blood vessels and lymph nodes. We examined whether CGRP regulates the outcome of Ag presentation by Langerhans cells (LCs) to T cells through actions on microvascular endothelial cells (ECs). Exposure of primary murine dermal microvascular ECs (pDMECs) to CGRP followed by coculture with LCs, responsive CD4(+) T cells and Ag resulted in increased production of IL-6 and IL-17A accompanied by inhibition of IFN-γ, IL-4, and IL-22 compared with wells containing pDMECs treated with medium alone. Physical contact between ECs and LCs or T cells was not required for this effect and, except for IL-4, we demonstrated that IL-6 production by CGRP-treated pDMECs was involved in these effects. CD4(+) cells expressing cytoplasmic IL-17A were increased, whereas cells expressing cytoplasmic IFN-γ or IL-4 were decreased by the presence of CGRP-treated pDMECs. In addition, the level of retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor γt mRNA was significantly increased, whereas T-bet and GATA3 expression was inhibited. Immunization at the site of intradermally administered CGRP led to a similar bias in CD4(+) T cells from draining lymph node cells toward IL-17A and away from IFN-γ. Actions of nerve-derived CGRP on ECs may have important regulatory effects on the outcome of Ag presentation with consequences for the expression of inflammatory skin disorders involving Th17 cells.
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- Department of Dermatology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10021
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- Department of Dermatology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10021
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- Department of Dermatology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10021
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- Department of Health Care Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065; and
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- Department of Dermatology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10021
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065; and Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065
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- Department of Dermatology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10021;
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Atanasov NA, Sargent JL, Parmigiani JP, Palme R, Diggs HE. Characterization of Train-Induced Vibration and its Effect on Fecal Corticosterone Metabolites in Mice. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR LABORATORY ANIMAL SCIENCE : JAALAS 2015; 54:737-744. [PMID: 26632783 PMCID: PMC4671789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2014] [Revised: 08/26/2014] [Accepted: 02/11/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Excessive environmental vibrations can have deleterious effects on animal health and experimental results, but they remain poorly understood in the animal laboratory setting. The aims of this study were to characterize train-associated vibration in a rodent vivarium and to assess the effects of this vibration on the reproductive success and fecal corticosterone metabolite levels of mice. An instrumented cage, featuring a high-sensitivity microphone and accelerometer, was used to characterize the vibrations and sound in a vivarium that is near an active railroad. The vibrations caused by the passing trains are 3 times larger in amplitude than are the ambient facility vibrations, whereas most of the associated sound was below the audible range for mice. Mice housed in the room closest to the railroad tracks had pregnancy rates that were 50% to 60% lower than those of mice of the same strains but bred in other parts of the facility. To verify the effect of the train vibrations, we used a custom-built electromagnetic shaker to simulate the train-induced vibrations in a controlled environment. Fecal pellets were collected from male and female mice that were exposed to the simulated vibrations and from unexposed control animals. Analysis of the fecal samples revealed that vibrations similar to those produced by a passing train can increase the levels of fecal corticosterone metabolites in female mice. These increases warrant attention to the effects of vibration on mice and, consequently, on reproduction and experimental outcomes.
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- Nicholas A Atanasov
- Department of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA
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- Laboratory Animal Resources Center and Department of Biomedical Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria
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- Laboratory Animal Resources Center and Department of Biomedical Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA.
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Cash E, Sephton SE, Chagpar AB, Spiegel D, Rebholz WN, Zimmaro LA, Tillie JM, Dhabhar FS. Circadian disruption and biomarkers of tumor progression in breast cancer patients awaiting surgery. Brain Behav Immun 2015; 48:102-14. [PMID: 25728235 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2015.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2014] [Revised: 02/09/2015] [Accepted: 02/20/2015] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Psychological distress, which can begin with cancer diagnosis and continue with treatment, is linked with circadian and endocrine disruption. In turn, circadian/endocrine factors are potent modulators of cancer progression. We hypothesized that circadian rest-activity rhythm disruption, distress, and diurnal cortisol rhythms would be associated with biomarkers of tumor progression in the peripheral blood of women awaiting breast cancer surgery. Breast cancer patients (n=43) provided actigraphic data on rest-activity rhythm, cancer-specific distress (IES, POMS), saliva samples for assessment of diurnal cortisol rhythm, cortisol awakening response (CAR), and diurnal mean. Ten potential markers of tumor progression were quantified in serum samples and grouped by exploratory factor analysis. Analyses yielded three factors, which appear to include biomarkers reflecting different aspects of tumor progression. Elevated factor scores indicate both high levels and strong clustering among serum signals. Factor 1 included VEGF, MMP-9, and TGF-β; suggesting tumor invasion/immunosuppression. Factor 2 included IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-6R, MCP-1; suggesting inflammation/chemotaxis. Factor 3 included IL-6, IL-12, IFN-γ; suggesting inflammation/TH1-type immunity. Hierarchical regressions adjusting age, stage and socioeconomic status examined associations of circadian, distress, and endocrine variables with these three factor scores. Patients with poor circadian coordination as measured by rest-activity rhythms had higher Factor 1 scores (R(2)=.160, p=.038). Patients with elevated CAR also had higher Factor 1 scores (R(2)=.293, p=.020). These relationships appeared to be driven largely by VEGF concentrations. Distress was not related to tumor-relevant biomarkers, and no other significant relationships emerged. Women with strong circadian activity rhythms showed less evidence of tumor promotion and/or progression as indicated by peripheral blood biomarkers. The study was not equipped to discern the cause of these associations. Circadian/endocrine aberrations may be a manifestation of systemic effects of aggressive tumors. Alternatively, these results raise the possibility that, among patients with active breast tumors, disruption of circadian activity rhythms and elevated CAR may facilitate tumor promotion and progression.
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology-HNS, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, United States; Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States; James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
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- Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States; James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States.
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- The Breast Center - Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven, Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States; Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
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- Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States; Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States; Institute for Immunity, Transplantation, and Infection, Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States.
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Stewart AM, Roy S, Wong K, Gaikwad S, Chung KM, Kalueff AV. Cytokine and endocrine parameters in mouse chronic social defeat: Implications for translational ‘cross-domain’ modeling of stress-related brain disorders. Behav Brain Res 2015; 276:84-91. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2014.08.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2014] [Revised: 08/15/2014] [Accepted: 08/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Theory and empirical evidence suggest that psychological stress and other adverse psychosocial experiences can contribute to cancer progression. Research has begun to explore the potential role of epigenetic changes in these pathways. In basic, animal and human models, exposure to stressors or to the products of the physiological stress response (e.g., cortisol) has been associated with epigenetic changes, such as DNA methylation and microRNA (miR) expression, which may influence tumor growth, progression, metastasis, or chemoresistance. However, the specific biological pathways linking stress, epigenetic changes, and cancer outcomes remain unclear. Numerous opportunities exist to extend the preliminary evidence for the role of epigenetic mechanisms in the biopsychosocial pathways contributing to cancer progression. Such work will improve our understanding of how the psychosocial environment influences cancer risk and survival, potentially leading to improved prevention and treatment strategies.
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Brod S, Rattazzi L, Piras G, D'Acquisto F. 'As above, so below' examining the interplay between emotion and the immune system. Immunology 2014; 143:311-8. [PMID: 24943894 DOI: 10.1111/imm.12341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2014] [Revised: 06/12/2014] [Accepted: 06/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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While the concept of a palpable relationship between our mental and physical well-being is certainly not new, it is only in the light of modern scientific research that we have begun to realize how deeply connected our emotional and immune states may be. We begin this review with a series of studies demonstrating how four fundamental emotional responses: anger, anxiety, mirth and relaxation are able modulate cytokine production and cellular responses to a variety of immune stimuli. These modulations are shown to be either detrimental or beneficial to a patient's health dependent on the context and duration of the emotion. We also discuss the reverse, highlighting research demonstrating how the loss of key immune cells such as T lymphocytes in clinical and animal studies can negatively impact both emotional well-being and cognition. Additionally, to give a more complete picture of the manifold pathways that link emotion and the immune system, we give a brief overview of the influence the digestive system has upon mental and immunological health. Finally, throughout this review we attempt to highlight the therapeutic potential of this burgeoning field of research in both the diagnosis and treatment of immune and disorders. As well as identifying some of the key obstacles the field must address in order to put this potential into practice.
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- Samuel Brod
- William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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Bublitz DC, Wright PC, Rasambainarivo FT, Arrigo-Nelson SJ, Bodager JR, Gillespie TR. Pathogenic enterobacteria in lemurs associated with anthropogenic disturbance. Am J Primatol 2014; 77:330-7. [PMID: 25328106 DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2014] [Revised: 08/26/2014] [Accepted: 09/13/2014] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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As human population density continues to increase exponentially, speeding the reduction and fragmentation of primate habitat, greater human-primate contact is inevitable, making higher rates of pathogen transmission likely. Anthropogenic effects are particularly evident in Madagascar, where a diversity of endemic lemur species are threatened by rapid habitat loss. Despite these risks, knowledge of how anthropogenic activities affect lemur exposure to pathogens is limited. To improve our understanding of this interplay, we non-invasively examined six species of wild lemurs in Ranomafana National Park for enteric bacterial pathogens commonly associated with diarrheal disease in human populations in Madagascar. Patterns of infection with Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, Shigella spp., Salmonella enterica, Vibrio cholerae, and Yersinia spp. (enterocolitica and pseudotuberculosis) were compared between lemurs inhabiting intact forest and lemurs inhabiting degraded habitat with frequent exposure to tourism and other human activity. Fecal samples acquired from humans, livestock, and rodents living near the degraded habitat were also screened for these bacteria. Remarkably, only lemurs living in disturbed areas of the park tested positive for these pathogens. Moreover, all of these pathogens were present in the human, livestock, and/or rodent populations. These data suggest that lemurs residing in forests altered or frequented by people, livestock, or peridomestic rodents, are at risk for infection by these diarrhea-causing enterobacteria and other similarly transmitted pathogens.
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- DeAnna C Bublitz
- Centre ValBio, Ranomafana, Madagascar, Africa; Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Center for Infectious Diseases, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York
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Beninson LA, Brown PN, Loughridge AB, Saludes JP, Maslanik T, Hills AK, Woodworth T, Craig W, Yin H, Fleshner M. Acute stressor exposure modifies plasma exosome-associated heat shock protein 72 (Hsp72) and microRNA (miR-142-5p and miR-203). PLoS One 2014; 9:e108748. [PMID: 25259839 PMCID: PMC4178201 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2014] [Accepted: 08/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Exosomes, biologically active nanoparticles (40-100 nm) released by hematopoietic and non-hematopoietic cells, contain a variety of proteins and small, non-coding RNA known as microRNA (miRNA). Exposure to various pathogens and disease states modifies the composition and function of exosomes, but there are no studies examining in vivo exosomal changes evoked by the acute stress response. The present study reveals that exposing male Fisher 344 rats to an acute stressor modulates the protein and miRNA profile of circulating plasma exosomes, specifically increasing surface heat shock protein 72 (Hsp72) and decreasing miR-142-5p and -203. The selected miRNAs and Hsp72 are associated with immunomodulatory functions and are likely a critical component of stress-evoked modulation of immunity. Further, we demonstrate that some of these stress-induced modifications in plasma exosomes are mediated by sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activation of alpha-1 adrenergic receptors (ADRs), since drug-mediated blockade of the receptors significantly attenuates the stress-induced modifications of exosomal Hsp72 and miR-142-5p. Together, these findings demonstrate that activation of the acute stress response modifies the proteomic and miRNA profile of exosomes released into the circulation.
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- Department of Integrative Physiology and the Center for Neuroscience, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Integrative Physiology and the Center for Neuroscience, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Integrative Physiology and the Center for Neuroscience, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Integrative Physiology and the Center for Neuroscience, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Integrative Physiology and the Center for Neuroscience, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Integrative Physiology and the Center for Neuroscience, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America
- Center of Basic Molecular Science, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Integrative Physiology and the Center for Neuroscience, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America
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Dhabhar FS. Effects of stress on immune function: the good, the bad, and the beautiful. Immunol Res 2014; 58:193-210. [DOI: 10.1007/s12026-014-8517-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 452] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Carlsson E, Frostell A, Ludvigsson J, Faresjö M. Psychological stress in children may alter the immune response. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2014; 192:2071-81. [PMID: 24501202 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1301713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Psychological stress is a public health issue even in children and has been associated with a number of immunological diseases. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between psychological stress and immune response in healthy children, with special focus on autoimmunity. In this study, psychological stress was based on a composite measure of stress in the family across the domains: 1) serious life events, 2) parenting stress, 3) lack of social support, and 4) parental worries. PBMCs, collected from 5-y-old high-stressed children (n = 26) and from 5-y-old children without high stress within the family (n = 52), from the All Babies In Southeast Sweden cohort, were stimulated with Ags (tetanus toxoid and β-lactoglobulin) and diabetes-related autoantigens (glutamic acid decarboxylase 65, insulin, heat shock protein 60, and tyrosine phosphatase). Immune markers (cytokines and chemokines), clinical parameters (C-peptide, proinsulin, glucose), and cortisol, as an indicator of stress, were analyzed. Children from families with high psychological stress showed a low spontaneous immune activity (IL-5, IL-10, IL-13, IL-17, CCL2, CCL3, and CXCL10; p < 0.01) but an increased immune response to tetanus toxoid, β-lactoglobulin, and the autoantigens glutamic acid decarboxylase 65, heat shock protein 60, and tyrosine phosphatase (IL-5, IL-6, IL-10, IL-13, IL-17, IFN-γ, TNF-α, CCL2, CCL3, and CXCL10; p < 0.05). Children within the high-stress group showed high level of cortisol, but low level of C-peptide, compared with the control group (p < 0.05). This supports the hypothesis that psychological stress may contribute to an imbalance in the immune response but also to a pathological effect on the insulin-producing β cells.
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- Emma Carlsson
- School of Health Sciences, Department of Natural Science and Biomedicine, The Biomedical Platform, Jönköping University, SE-551 11 Jönköping, Sweden
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Wang S, Zhao Y, Chen S, Lin G, Sun P, Wang T. EEG biofeedback improves attentional bias in high trait anxiety individuals. BMC Neurosci 2013; 14:115. [PMID: 24099141 PMCID: PMC4124890 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2202-14-115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2013] [Accepted: 09/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Emotion-related attentional bias is implicated in the aetiology and maintenance of anxiety disorders. Electroencephalogram (EEG) biofeedback can obviously improve the anxiety disorders and reduce stress level, and can also enhance attention performance in healthy subjects. The present study examined the effects and mechanisms of EEG biofeedback training on the attentional bias of high trait anxiety (HTA) individuals toward negative stimuli. Results Event-related potentials were recorded while HTA (n=24) and nonanxious (n=21) individuals performed the color-word emotional Stroop task. During the emotional Stroop task, HTA participants showed longer reaction times and P300 latencies induced by negative words, compared to nonanxious participants. The EEG biofeedback significantly decreased the trait anxiety inventory score and reaction time in naming the color of negative words in the HTA group. P300 latencies evoked by negative stimuli in the EEG biofeedback group were significantly reduced after the alpha training, while no significant changes were observed in the sham biofeedback group after the intervention. Conclusion The prolonged P300 latency is associated with attentional bias to negative stimuli in the HTA group. EEG biofeedback training demonstrated a significant improvement of negative emotional attentional bias in HTA individuals, which may be due to the normalization of P300 latency.
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- Sheng Wang
- Department of Physiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
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Ragan AR, Lesniak A, Bochynska-Czyz M, Kosson A, Szymanska H, Pysniak K, Gajewska M, Lipkowski AW, Sacharczuk M. Chronic mild stress facilitates melanoma tumor growth in mouse lines selected for high and low stress-induced analgesia. Stress 2013; 16:571-80. [PMID: 23688070 DOI: 10.3109/10253890.2013.807244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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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Both chronic stress conditions and hyperergic reaction to environmental stress are known to enhance cancer susceptibility. We described two mouse lines that displayed high (HA) and low (LA) swim stress-induced analgesia (SSIA) to investigate the relationship between inherited differences in sensitivity to stress and proneness to an increased growth rate of subcutaneously inoculated melanoma. These lines display several genetic and physiological differences, among which distinct sensitivity to mutagens and susceptibility to cancer are especially noticeable. High analgesic mice display high proneness both to stress and a rapid local spread of B16F0 melanoma. However, stress-resistant LA mice do not develop melanoma tumors after inoculation, or if so, tumors regress spontaneously. We found that the chronic mild stress (CMS) procedure leads to enhanced interlinear differences in melanoma susceptibility. Tumors developed faster in stress conditions in both lines. However, LA mice still displayed a tendency for spontaneous regression, and 50% of LA mice did not develop a tumor, even under stressed conditions. Moreover, we showed that chronic stress, but not tumor progression, induces depressive behavior, which may be an important clue in cancer therapy. Our results clearly indicate how the interaction between genetic susceptibility to stress and environmental stress determine the risk and progression of melanoma. To our knowledge, HA/LA mouse lines are the first animal models of distinct melanoma progression mediated by inherited differences in stress reactivity.
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- Agnieszka R Ragan
- Department of Molecular Cytogenetics, Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding, Polish Academy of Sciences, Jastrzebiec, Postepu 1 Str., 05-552 Magdalenka, Poland
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Individual differences in pre-carcinogen cytokine and corticosterone concentrations and depressive-like behavior predict tumor onset in rats exposed to a carcinogen. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2013; 38:800-7. [PMID: 23046826 PMCID: PMC3990229 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2012.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2012] [Revised: 07/31/2012] [Accepted: 09/03/2012] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
Abstract
Individual variation in the susceptibility to chronic disease can be attributed to both genetic and environmental factors. Measures of the immune, nervous, and endocrine systems are predictive of survival outcomes after a chronic disease is diagnosed. However, determining biomarkers or "traits" that predict risk before chronic disease development remains elusive. In this study, natural individual variation in circulating cytokines, corticosterone, and depressive-like behaviors (using the Porsolt forced swim test) were measured in female rats before induction of mammary tumors using a chemical carcinogen (N-nitroso-N-methylurea). Early tumor onset was associated with relatively high (but within the physiologically typical range) circulating cytokine concentrations (IL-1α, IL-1β, TNFα) and depressive-like behavior and with relatively low corticosterone concentrations, all of which were assessed at baseline before carcinogen treatment. Multiple regression analyses indicated that IL-1β was primarily responsible for the variation in tumor onset when controlling for corticosterone concentration. These results suggest that the susceptibility to tumor initiation and/or growth may be related to individual differences in baseline immune and endocrine physiology and emotional tone present at the time of carcinogen exposure. Investigation of the mechanistic relevance of these individual differences may lead to prophylactic approaches to cancer treatment in the context of carcinogen exposure.
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