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PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY
卷 32, 期 8-10, 页码 1153-1157出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2007.08.007
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corticosteroid binding globulin; oral contraceptives; psychosocial stress; HPA axis; gender differences
The hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis is vital. for an organisms' response to physiological and psychological stress. Cortisol, secreted upon activation of the HPA axis impacts on physiological systems throughout the organism. Responses to cortisol are influenced and modified by a number of factors, including corticosteroid binding globulin (CBG) levels. A major part of circulating cortisol is bound to CBG and only the unbound fraction is thought to be biologically active. The aim of the present study was to examine the modulating effect of CBG levels on hormonal responses following psychosocial stress in women using oral contraceptives (n = 115) and in medication-free men (n = 93). In women, CBG levels were negatively associated with ACTH and salivary cortisol and positively with total cortisol. levels following the TSST. In men, positive associations were observed between CBG and ACTH and total cortisol levels following the TSST. CBG is an important regulatory element of HPA axis response patterns; therefore, CBG levels have to be taken into account as a potential modifier of ACTH and cortisol responses to psychosocial and pharmacological stimulation. Investigations of the consequences of long-tasting OC intake on the neuroendocrine stress regulation in women might be warranted. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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