Hair cortisol levels in schizophrenia and metabolic syndrome

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leigh Luella van den Heuvel ◽  
Anna Margaretha Smit ◽  
Tobias Stalder ◽  
Clemens Kirschbaum ◽  
Soraya Seedat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Hair Cortisol ◽  
Cortisol Levels

scholarly journals Association between hair cortisol concentration and metabolic syndrome

Open Medicine ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 873-881
Author(s):  
Eglė Mazgelytė ◽  
Asta Mažeikienė ◽  
Neringa Burokienė ◽  
Rėda Matuzevičienė ◽  
Aušra Linkevičiūtė ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Blood Serum ◽  
Salivary Cortisol ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Cortisol Concentration ◽  
Hair Cortisol ◽  
Hair Samples ◽  
Lower Social Support ◽  
Cortisol Levels

Abstract Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a highly prevalent disorder defined as a cluster of cardiometabolic risk factors including obesity, hyperglycemia, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. It is believed that excessive cortisol secretion due to psychosocial stress-induced hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activation might be involved in the pathogenesis of MetS. We sought to explore the association between MetS and psychosocial risk factors, as well as cortisol concentration measured in different biological specimens including saliva, blood serum, and hair samples. The study was conducted on a sample of 163 young and middle-aged men who were divided into groups according to the presence of MetS. Hair cortisol concentration (HCC) was determined using high performance liquid chromatography with UV detection, while blood serum and salivary cortisol levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunoassay. Lipid metabolism biomarkers were determined using routine laboratory methods. Anthropometric and lifestyle characteristics, as well as self-reported psychosocial indicators, were also examined. Significantly higher HCC and lower social support level among participants with MetS compared with individuals without MetS were found. However, no significant differences in blood serum and salivary cortisol levels were observed between men with and without MetS. In conclusion, chronically elevated cortisol concentration might be a potential contributing factor to the development of MetS.

Hair cortisol levels in posttraumatic stress disorder and metabolic syndrome

Stress ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 577-589 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leigh Luella van den Heuvel ◽  
Tobias Stalder ◽  
Stéfan du Plessis ◽  
Sharain Suliman ◽  
Clemens Kirschbaum ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Hair Cortisol ◽  
Cortisol Levels

scholarly journals Hair cortisol levels in pregnancy as a possible determinant of fetal sex: a longitudinal study

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Borja Romero-Gonzalez ◽  
Jose A. Puertas-Gonzalez ◽  
Raquel Gonzalez-Perez ◽  
Marta Davila ◽  
Maria Isabel Peralta-Ramirez
Keyword(s):  
Low Birthweight ◽  
First Trimester ◽  
Hair Cortisol ◽  
Negative Results ◽  
Stress Vulnerability ◽  
Biological Stress ◽  
First Trimester Of Pregnancy ◽  
Prenatal Distress ◽  
Cortisol Levels ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Stress during pregnancy has been widely studied and associated to different variables, usually with negative results for the health of the mother and the newborn, such as having a higher risk of suffering postpartum depression, premature birth, obstetrics complications or low birthweight, among others. However, there are not many lines of research that study the role that the sex of the baby plays on this specific stress and vice versa. Thus, the main objective was to analyse the relationship between the sex of the offspring and the stress of the mothers in the first trimester of pregnancy. In order to achieve this, 108 women had their biological stress measured (trough hair cortisol levels) and psychological stress evaluated (the Prenatal Distress Questionnaire (PSS), the Perceived Stress Scale (PDQ) and the Stress Vulnerability Inventory (IVE)). The results revealed significant differences in maternal hair cortisol levels in the first trimester based on the sex of the baby they had given birth to (t = −2.04; P < 0.05): the concentration of the hormone was higher if the baby was a girl (164.36:54.45-284.87 pg/mg) than if it was a boy (101.13:37.95-193.56 pg/mg). These findings show that the sex of the future baby could be conditioned, among many other variables, by the mother´s stress levels during conception and first weeks of pregnancy. Further research is needed in this area to support our findings.

Maternal influence and developmental trends in nonhuman primate hair cortisol levels

2014 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 91 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.S. Grant ◽  
J. Worlein ◽  
C. Kenney ◽  
J. Meyer ◽  
M. Novak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nonhuman Primate ◽  
Maternal Influence ◽  
Hair Cortisol ◽  
Developmental Trends ◽  
Cortisol Levels

scholarly journals Hair cortisol levels determined at different body sites in the New Zealand White rabbit

2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonella Comin ◽  
Valentina Zufferli ◽  
Tanja Peric ◽  
Federico Canavese ◽  
Davide Barbetta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Zealand White Rabbit ◽  
Hair Cortisol ◽  
New Zealand White Rabbit ◽  
Cortisol Levels

scholarly journals Newborn infants’ hair cortisol levels reflect chronic maternal stress during pregnancy

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. e0200279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Borja Romero-Gonzalez ◽  
Rafael A. Caparros-Gonzalez ◽  
Raquel Gonzalez-Perez ◽  
Pilar Delgado-Puertas ◽  
Maria Isabel Peralta-Ramirez
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Stress ◽  
Newborn Infants ◽  
Hair Cortisol ◽  
Cortisol Levels

scholarly journals Age, sex and storage time influence hair cortisol levels in a wild mammal population

PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. e0221124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Azevedo ◽  
Liam Bailey ◽  
Victor Bandeira ◽  
Martin Dehnhard ◽  
Carlos Fonseca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Storage Time ◽  
Hair Cortisol ◽  
Wild Mammal ◽  
Cortisol Levels ◽  
And Storage

Examining the role of socioeconomic status and temperament in the hair cortisol levels of infants

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zeynep Ertekin ◽  
Sibel K. Berument ◽  
Megan R. Gunnar
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Hair Cortisol ◽  
Cortisol Levels
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