2004
Puberty, Ovarian Steroids, and Stress
YOUNG E, ALTEMUS M. Puberty, Ovarian Steroids, and Stress. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2004, 1021: 124-133. PMID: 15251881, DOI: 10.1196/annals.1308.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStressful life eventsMajor depressionDepressed womenPostmenopausal depressed womenReproductive hormonal changesLife eventsNormal progesteronePremenopausal womenCommon etiologyOvarian hormonesOvarian steroidsHPA axisAdrenal axisNormal womenLow estradiolFirst episodeDepressed menHormonal changesBaseline cortisolEstradiolInhibitory feedbackPubertyYoung adulthoodWomenDepression
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
2000
CSF oxytocin and vasopressin levels after recovery from bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa, bulimic subtype
Frank G, Kaye W, Altemus M, Greeno C. CSF oxytocin and vasopressin levels after recovery from bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa, bulimic subtype. Biological Psychiatry 2000, 48: 315-318. PMID: 10960163, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(00)00243-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebrospinal fluid vasopressinMajor depressionBulimia nervosaAnorexia nervosaLifetime historyBirth control pill useHealthy control womenBulimic subtypeControl womenVasopressin levelsPill useRecovered subjectsIll stateElevated levelsVasopressinNervosaCSF oxytocinOxytocinNeuropeptide vasopressinCerebrospinal fluid oxytocinWomenDisordersDepression
1999
Leptin, neuropeptide Y, and peptide YY in long-term recovered eating disorder patients
Gendall K, Kaye W, Altemus M, McConaha C, La Via M. Leptin, neuropeptide Y, and peptide YY in long-term recovered eating disorder patients. Biological Psychiatry 1999, 46: 292-299. PMID: 10418705, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(98)00292-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
Suppression of hypothalmic-pituitary-adrenal axis responses to stress in lactating women
Altemus M, Deuster P, Galliven E, Carter C, Gold P. Suppression of hypothalmic-pituitary-adrenal axis responses to stress in lactating women. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 1995, 80: 2954-2959. PMID: 7559880, DOI: 10.1210/jcem.80.10.7559880.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurohormonal systemsTreadmill exerciseBasal norepinephrine levelsIntensity-dependent activationAdrenal axis responseMin of exerciseMaximal oxygen uptakeSympathomedullary systemNorepinephrine levelsBreast feedingPlasma ACTHAdrenal axisNonlactating womenWeeks postpartumAxis responseGlucose responseWomenPhysical conditioningOxygen uptakeExerciseSubjectsPhysiological responsesResponseACTHPostpartum