Stress-related reduction in personal mastery is associated with reduced immune cell β2-adrenergic receptor sensitivity

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 935-946

  Mausbach, Brent T ^a,d   Mills, Paul J ^a   Patterson, Thomas L ^a,b   Aschbacher, Kirstin ^a   Dimsdale, Joel E ^a   Ancoli Israel, Sonia ^a,b   Von Känel, Roland ^a,c   Grant, Igor ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Caregiver; Coping; Immune function; Stress

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ISOPRENALINE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; RECEPTOR SENSITIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STIMULATION; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; ISOPROTERENOL; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA-2; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 34548105639     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610206004364     Document Type: Article

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