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