Cortisol [[electronic resource] ] : physiology, regulation and health implications / / Alonzo Esposito and Vito Bianchi, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910779525303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2012
• ISBN: 1-61942-465-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (176 p.)
• Collana: Human anatomy and physiology
• Altri autori (Persone): BianchiVito <1966->; EspositoAlonzo
• Disciplina: 612.01577
• Soggetti: Hydrocortisone; Cortisone
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""CORTISOL PHYSIOLOGY, REGULATION AND HEALTH IMPLICATIONS""; ""CORTISOL PHYSIOLOGY, REGULATION AND HEALTH IMPLICATIONS""; ""CONTENTS ""; ""PREFACE ""; ""CORTISOL TRANSPORT ACROSS BIOLOGICAL BARRIERS""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""TRANSPORT OF CORTISOL ACROSS THE BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER: THE CONTROVERSY ABOUT P-GLYCOPROTEIN ""; ""DEPRESSION: THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES RELATED TO CORTISOL""; ""EFFECT OF CORTISOL ON THE PERMABILITY OF BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES ""; ""CONCLUSION ""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ""; ""REFERENCES ""; ""CORTISOL: PHYSIOLOGY, REGULATION AND HEALTH IMPLICATIONS ""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""INTRODUCTION ""; ""What Is Cortisol?""""What Is Stress? ""; ""HYPOTHALAMIC-PITUITARY-ADRENAL AXIS: IN TIMES OF STRESS AND REST ""; ""HPA Axis in Times of Stress ""; ""HPA Axis in Times of Rest ""; ""GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR TYPES ""; ""Role of the Genomic MR and GR Receptors ""; ""Role of the Non-Genomic MR and GR-Like Receptors ""; ""MODES OF CORTISOL ACTION ""; ""EFFECTS OF CORTISOL ON THE BODY AND MIND ""; ""Immune System â€? Inflammatory Cytokines ""; ""Cognition - Learning and Memory ""; ""Emotion - Subjective Psychological Distress and Physiological Stress Response""; ""Maladaptive Effects of Cortisol """"REGULATORY MECHANISMS ""; ""Hippocampus ""; ""Amygdala ""; ""Prefrontal Cortex ""; ""INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES ""; ""CONCLUSION ""; ""REFERENCES ""; ""HEIGHTENED ; ENDOCRINE RESPONSES TO DAILY LIFE STRESSORS IN HEALTHY WOMEN AT FAMILIAL RISK FOR BREAST CANCER ""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""INTRODUCTION ""; ""NATURAL EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH TO STUDYING STRESS IN EVERYDAY LIFE""; ""EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN FOR THIS STUDY ""; ""ENDOCRINE MEASURES AND DATA COLLECTION PROTOCOL""; ""Procedures""; ""Psychological Evaluation ""; ""REACTIVITY TO WORK STRESSORS: PRINCIPAL FINDINGS ""; ""Cortisol """"Epinephrine and Norepinephrine ""; ""REPRODUCIBILITY OF THE HEIGHTENED REACTIVITY RESPONSE TO WORK STRESSORS ""; ""Cortisol ""; ""Epinephrine and Norepinephrine ""; ""PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS, BREAST CANCER RISK AND CORTISOL REACTIVITY ""; ""DISCUSSION ""; ""CONCLUSION ""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ""; ""REFERENCES""; ""BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL CORRELATES OF CORTISOL ACTIVITY IN CHILDREN EXPOSED TO NATURAL DISASTERS ""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""STRESS REACTIONS IN ADULTS ""; ""STRESS REACTIONS IN CHILDREN ""; ""DEVELOPMENTAL FACTORS ""; ""SOCIAL FACTORS ""; ""SEX DIFFERENCES""; ""CASE STUDY: HURRICANE KATRINA """"Psychophysical Reactions ""; ""Maternal Factors ""; ""Sex Differences ""; ""Other Social Factors ""; ""IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH ""; ""CONCLUSION ""; ""REFERENCES ""; ""CORTISOL-CORTISONE SHUTTLE: A FUNCTIONAL INDICATOR OF 11Î?-HSD ACTIVITY ""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""INTRODUCTION ""; ""1. CCR IN GLUCOCORTICOID THERAPY ""; ""2. ELEVATED FETAL CCR ""; ""3. CCR IN ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE""; ""4. CCR IN ACUTE PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS (PTB)""; ""5. CCR IN SMALL GESTATIONAL AGE CHILDREN (SGA) ""; ""6. CCR IN GROWTH HORMONE (GH) REPLACEMENT THERAPY ""; ""7. CCR FOR PREDICTING CLINICAL OUTCOME OF IVF-ET (IN VITRO FERTILIZATION AND EMBRYO TRANSFER) ""