The impact of acute mental stress on vascular endothelial function: Evidence, mechanisms and importance

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 124-135

  Poitras, Veronica J ^a   Pyke, Kyra E ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Cortisol; Endothelial dysfunction; Flow mediated dilation; Mental stress; Nitric oxide; Sympathetic nervous activity

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CYCLO(DEXTRO TRYPTOPHYL DEXTRO ASPARTYLPROLYL DEXTRO VALYLLEUCYL); CYTOKINE; ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN A RECEPTOR; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HYDROCORTISONE; METHACHOLINE; METYRAPONE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PLACEBO; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ADRENAL CORTEX; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL INTERACTION; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; FLOW MEDIATED DILATATION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MENTAL STRESS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; SALIVA; SYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84878115479     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: 18727697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2013.03.019     Document Type: Review

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