Stress-induced endocrine and immunological changes in psoriasis patients and healthy controls. A preliminary study

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-42

  Schmid Ott, Gerhard ^a   Jacobs, Roland ^a   Jäger, Burkard ^a   Klages, Sabine ^a   Wolf, Joana ^a   Werfel, Thomas ^a   Kapp, Alexander ^a   Schürmeyer, Thomas ^b   Lamprecht, Friedhelm ^a   Schmidt, Reinhold E ^a   Schedlowski, Manfred ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Catecholamine; Cortisol; Lymphocytes; NK cells; Psoriasis; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CATECHOLAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; PRASTERONE; PSORALEN;

ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; PSORIASIS; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; MALE; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; PILOT PROJECTS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PSORIASIS; PUVA THERAPY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 16744362903     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000012257     Document Type: Article

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