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Psychological stress and the inflammatory response system.
In this issue of Clinical Science, Steptoe et al. [1] report that acute psychological stress in humans (computerized colour-word interference task and mirror tracing) significantly increases the serum concentrations of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and the IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra). IL-6 is a pleiotropic cytokine which is involved in T-cell activation, B-cell differentiation and the initiation o...
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Stress is implicated in the development and progression of a broad array of mental and physical health disorders. Theory and research on the self suggest that self-affirming activities may buffer these adverse effects. This study experimentally investigated whether affirmations of personal values attenuate physiological and psychological stress responses. Eighty-five participants completed eith...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: THE JOURNAL OF JAPAN SOCIETY FOR CLINICAL ANESTHESIA
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0285-4945,1349-9149
DOI: 10.2199/jjsca.13.105