Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis function in survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia and healthy controls

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1448-1456

  Gordijn, Maartje S ^a   van Litsenburg, Raphaele R ^a   Gemke, Reinoud J B J ^a   Bierings, Marc B ^b   Hoogerbrugge, Peter M ^c   van de Ven, Peter M ^a   Heijnen, Cobi J ^b   Kaspers, Gertjan J L ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Child; Cortisol awakening response; Dexamethasone suppression test; HPA axis

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVOR; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTISOL AWAKENING RESPONSE; DEPRESSION; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LIFE EVENT; LIFE STRESS; MALE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVA LEVEL; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP; UPREGULATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL FUNCTION TESTS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84864781319     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2012.01.014     Document Type: Article

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