Stimulation of systemic low-grade inflammation by psychosocial stress

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 181-189

  Rohleder, Nicolas ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute stress; Chronic stress; Cytokines; HPA axis; Inflammation; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CYTOKINE;

ACUTE STRESS; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CHILD ABUSE; CHRONIC STRESS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; INFLAMMATION; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; JOB STRESS; LOW GRADE INFLAMMATION; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS; STIMULATION; ACUTE DISEASE; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; HABITUATION; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CYTOKINES; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INFLAMMATION; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 84898472912     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: 15347796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000049     Document Type: Review

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