Inflammatory and Cardiovascular Responses to Active and Passive Acute Psychological Stress
Both stressors increased circulating IL-6 levels and SIRI. Cardiovascular measures were higher during the active task, but the magnitude of inflammatory responses did not significantly differ between tasks. Regardless of stress modality, an immune response ensues, potentially increasing the risk of CVD over time.
Authors
- Nicolette C. Bishop (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6221-3907)
- Malik Hamrouni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5523-5435)
- Matthew J Roberts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2952-103X)
- Nicola J. Paine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9988-9310)
- Victoria G. Linsley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5036-7965)
- Mayada Demashkieh
Institutions
- NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/psy.0000000000001367
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.68