Chronic stress in caregivers of dementia patients is associated with reduced lymphocyte sensitivity to glucocorticoids

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 84-92

  Bauer, Moisés E ^a   Vedhara, Kavita ^a   Perks, Paula ^a   Wilcock, Gordon K ^b   Lightman, Stafford L ^a   Shanks, Nola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic stress; Cortisol; Glucocorticoids; Interleukin 2; Lymphocyte proliferation; Psychoneuroimmunology

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOREGULATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOBIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INTERLEUKIN-2; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; STRESS;

EID: 0033972017     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5728(99)00228-3     Document Type: Article

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