2003
Enhanced Cellular Immune Response in Women With PTSD Related to Childhood Abuse
Altemus M, Cloitre M, Dhabhar F. Enhanced Cellular Immune Response in Women With PTSD Related to Childhood Abuse. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2003, 160: 1705-1707. PMID: 12944352, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.160.9.1705.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderDelayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) skin test responsesCircadian salivary cortisol levelsHypersensitivity skin test responsesDelayed-type hypersensitivitySkin test responsesCellular immune responsesHPA axis activityCell-mediated inflammatory reactionsHealthy comparison subjectsSalivary cortisol levelsAdrenal axisSympathoadrenomedullary systemAxis activityInflammatory reactionImmune responseImmune functionPsychiatric disordersComparison subjectsCortisol levelsPlasma cortisolHistory of abuseSingle time point measurementStress disorderTime point measurements
2001
Lymphocyte responses to stress in postpartum women: relationship to vagal tone
Redwine L, Altemus M, Leong Y, Carter C. Lymphocyte responses to stress in postpartum women: relationship to vagal tone. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2001, 26: 241-251. PMID: 11166487, DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4530(00)00049-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoke-weed mitogenLymphocyte responsesLymphocyte proliferationVagal toneImmune responseNon-postpartum womenCellular immune responsesLymphocyte proliferation responseCardiac vagal toneBlood pressureHPA axisPostpartum womenFollicular phaseParturient womenVagal systemHeart rateProliferation responseEndocrine measuresWeed mitogenStress-induced changesPhytohemagglutininWomenAutonomic measuresBottlefeedingRegression analysis