Aerobic fitness affects cortisol responses to concurrent challenges

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 379-386

  Webb, Heather Elizabeth ^a   Rosalky, Deena S ^b   Tangsilsat, Supatchara E ^b   McLeod, Kelly A ^b   Acevedo, Edmund O ^c   Wax, Benjamin ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual stress; HPA axis; mental stress; physical stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AREA UNDER CURVE; BICYCLING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872835090     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e318270b381     Document Type: Article

References (42)

1. Acevedo EO, Webb HE, Weldy ML, Fabianke EC, Orndorff GR, Starks MA. Cardiorespiratory responses of hi fit and low fit subjects to mental challenge during exercise. Intl J Sports Med. 2006;27(12):1013-22.
2. ACSM. ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription. 8th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2010. xxi, p. 380.
3. Baris D, Garrity TJ, Telles JL, Heineman EF, Olshan A, Zahm SH. Cohort mortality study of Philadelphia firefighters. Am J Ind Med. 2001;39:463-76.
4. Barr Taylor C, Conrad A, Wilhelm FH, et al. Psychophysiological and cortisol responses to psychological stress in depressed and nondepressed older men and women with elevated cardiovascular disease risk. Psychosom Med. 2006;68(4):538-46.
5. Baur DM, Christophi CA, Tsismenakis AJ, Jahnke SA, Kales SN. Weight-perception in male career firefighters and its association with cardiovascular risk factors. BMC Public Health. 2012; 12(1):480.
6. Besedovsky HO, del Rey A. The cytokine-HPA axis feed-back circuit. Z Rheumatol. 2000;59(2 Suppl):SII/26-30.
7. Biondi M, Picardi A. Psychological stress and neuroendocrine function in humans: the last two decades of research. Psychother Psychosom. 1999;68(3):114-50.
8. Borg G, Hassmen P, Lagerstrom M. Perceived exertion related to heart rate and blood lactate during arm and leg exercise. Eur J Appl Physiol Occup Physiol. 1987;56(6):679-85.
9. Christiansen JJ, Djurhuus CB, Gravholt CH, et al. Effects of cortisol on carbohydrate, lipid, and protein metabolism: studies of acute cortisol withdrawal in adrenocortical failure. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2007;92(9):3553-9.
10. Chrousos GP. Ultradian, circadian, and stress-related hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity- A dynamic digital-to-analog modulation. Endocrinology. 1998;139(2):437-40.
11. Chrousos GP. Stress and disorders of the stress system. Endocrinology. 2009;5(7):374-81.
12. Devito AJ, Kubis JF. Alternate forms of the state-trait anxiety inventory. Educ Psychol Meas. 1983;43(3):729-34.
13. Dickerson SS, Kemeny ME. Acute stressors and cortisol responses: a theoretical integration and synthesis of laboratory research. Psychol Bull. 2004;130(3):355-91.
14. Dienstbier RA. Arousal and physiological toughness: implications for mental and physical health. Psychol Rev. 1989;96(1):84-100.
15. Dill DB, Costill DL. Calculation of percentage changes in volumes of blood, plasma, and red cells in dehydration. J Appl Physiol. 1974;37(2):247-8.
16. Franke WD, Kohut ML, Russell DW, Yoo HL, Ekkekakis P, Ramey SP. Is job-related stress the link between cardiovascular disease and the law enforcement profession? J Occup Environ Med. 2010;52(5):561-5.
17. Franke WD, Ramey SL, Shelley MC 2nd. Relationship between cardiovascular disease morbidity, risk factors, and stress in a law enforcement cohort. J Occup Environ Med. 2002;44(12):1182-9.
18. Frankenhaeuser M. The psychophysiology of workload, stress, and health: comparison between the sexes. Ann Behav Med. 1991; 13(4):197-204.
19. Hart S, Staveland L. Development of the NASA-Task Load Index (NASA-TLX); results of empirical and theoretical research. In: Hancock P, Meshkati N, editors. Human Mental Workload. Amsterdam: Elsevier; 1988. pp. 139-83.
20. Hill EE, Zack E, Battaglini C, Viru M, Viru A, Hackney AC. Exercise and circulating cortisol levels: the intensity threshold effect. J Endocrinol Invest. 2008;31(7):587-91.
21. Ho RC, Neo LF, Chua AN, Cheak AA, Mak A. Research on psychoneuroimmunology: does stress influence immunity and cause coronary artery disease? Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2010; 39(3):191-6.
22. Huang CJ, Webb HE, Evans RK, et al. Psychological stress during exercise: immunoendocrine and oxidative responses. Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2010;235(12):1498-504.
23. Huang CJ, Webb HE, Garten RS, Kamimori GH, Acevedo EO. Psychological stress during exercise: lymphocyte subset redistribution in firefighters. Physiol Behav. 2010;101(3):320-6.
24. Huang CJ, Webb HE, Garten RS, Kamimori GH, Evans RK, Acevedo EO. Stress hormones and immunological responses to a dual challenge in professional firefighters. Int J Psychophysiol. 2010;75(3):312-8.
25. Kales S, Soteriades E, Christophi C, Christiani D. Emergency duties and deaths from heart disease among firefighters in the United States. N Engl J Med. 2007;356(12):1207-15.
26. Kress AM, Peterson MR, Hartzell MC. Association between obesity and depressive symptoms among U.S. Military active duty service personnel, 2002. J Psychosom Res. 2006;60(3):263-71.
27. Moya-Albiol L, Salvador A, Costa R, et al. Psychophysiological responses to the Stroop Task after a maximal cycle ergometry in elite sportsmen and physically active subjects. Int J Psychophysiol. 2001;40(1):47-59.
28. Munir F, Clemes S, Houdmont J, Randall R. Overweight and obesity in UK firefighters. Occup Med (Lond). 2012;62(5):362-5.
29. Nierop A, Bratsikas A, Klinkenberg A, Nater UM, Zimmermann R, Ehlert U. Prolonged salivary cortisol recovery in secondtrimester pregnant women and attenuated salivary alpha-amylase responses to psychosocial stress in human pregnancy. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2006;91(4):1329-35.
30. Pruessner JC, Kirschbaum C, Meinlschmid G, Hellhammer DH. Two formulas for computation of the area under the curve represent measures of total hormone concentration versus timedependent change. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2003;28(7):916-31.
31. Rimmele U, Seiler R, Marti B, Wirtz PH, Ehlert U, Heinrichs M. The level of physical activity affects adrenal and cardiovascular reactivity to psychosocial stress. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2009;34(2):190-8.
32. Rimmele U, Zellweger BC, Marti B, et al. Trained men show lower cortisol, heart rate and psychological responses to psychosocial stress compared with untrained men. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2007;32(6):627-35.
33. Smith TJ, Marriott BP, Dotson L, et al. Overweight and obesity in military personnel: sociodemographic predictors. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2012;20(7):1534-8.
34. Soteriades ES, Hauser R, Kawachi I, Liarokapis D, Christiani DC, Kales SN. Obesity and cardiovascular disease risk factors in firefighters: a prospective cohort study. Obes Res. 2005;13(10): 1756-63.
35. Tsatsoulis A, Fountoulakis S. The protective role of exercise on stress system dysregulation and comorbidities. In: Chrousos GP, Tsigos C, editors. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 2006 196-213.
36. Tsismenakis AJ, Christophi CA, Burress JW, Kinney AM, Kim M, Kales SN. The obesity epidemic and future emergency responders. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2009;17(8):1648-50.
37. Webb HE, Fabianke-Kadue EC, Kraemer RR, Kamimori GH, Castracane VD, Acevedo EO. Stress reactivity to repeated lowlevel challenges: a pilot study. Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback. 2011;36(4):243-50.
38. Webb HE, Garten RS, McMinn DR, Beckman JL, Kamimori GH, Acevedo EO. Stress hormones and vascular function in firefighters during concurrent challenges. Biol Psychol. 2011;87(1): 152-60.
39. Webb HE, Weldy ML, Fabianke-Kadue EC, Orndorff GR, Kamimori GH, Acevedo EO. Psychological stress during exercise: cardiorespiratory and hormonal responses. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2008; 104(6):973-81.
40. Wittert G, DE S, Graves M, et al. Plasma corticotrophin releasing factor and vasopressin responses to exercise in normal man. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 1991;35(4):311-7.
41. Yoo HL, Franke WD. Prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors in volunteer firefighters. J Occup Environ Med. 2009; 51(8):958-62.
42. Zimmerman FH. Cardiovascular disease and risk factors in law enforcement personnel: a comprehensive review. Cardiol Rev. 2012;20(4):159-66.