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Record Nr.

UNINA9910957952803321

Titolo

Cortisol : physiology, regulation and health implications / / Alonzo Esposito and Vito Bianchi, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2012

ISBN

1-61942-465-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

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) ""

Sommario/riassunto

Cortisol, the main stress hormone, is a marker of the body's adaptation to challenge. Physiology and regulation of cortisol are intricately related to an individual's health, both physical and psychological. In this new book, the authors present current research in the physiology, regulation and health implications of cortisol. Topics include cortisol transport across biological barriers; the biophysical correlates of cortisol activity in children exposed to natural disasters; predictions of physiological disorders by accurate measurement of the cortisol to cortisone ratios and the relationship of cortisol to physical exercise and athletic performance.