The impact of acute stress on hormones and cytokines, and how their recovery is affected by music-evoked positive mood.

ABSTRACT: Stress and recovery from stress significantly affect interactions between the central nervous system, endocrine pathways, and the immune system. However, the influence of acute stress on circulating immune-endocrine mediators in humans is not well known. Using a double-blind, randomized study design, we administered a CO2 stress test to n = 143 participants to identify the effects of acute stress, and recovery from stress, on serum levels of several mediators with immune function (IL-6, TNF-α, leptin, and somatostatin), as well as on noradrenaline, and two hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis hormones (ACTH and cortisol). Moreover, during a 1 h-recovery period, we repeatedly measured these serum parameters, and administered an auditory mood-induction protocol with positive music and a neutr

SUBMITTER: Koelsch S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4810374 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature