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唾液和头发皮质醇度之间的纵向关联:系统的比较
Claudio Singh Solorzano1, Bianca Serwinski2, Caterina Grano3
1Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London WC1E 6BT, UK; Department of Psychology, Sapienza University, Via dei Marsi 78, Rome 00185, Italy.
Psychoneuroendocrinology
|July 31, 2023
概括
头发皮质醇度 (HCC) 可靠地反映了白天其他时间的长期皮质醇输出,而不是早上的皮质醇唤醒反应. 这一发现有助于理解HCC作为压力生物标志物的理解.
科学领域:
- 心理神经内分泌学心理学
- 内分泌学 在内分泌学.
- 生物标志物研究 生物标志物研究
背景情况:
- 头发皮质醇度 (HCC) 在心理神经内分泌学中越来越多地用于评估长期压力.
- 之前的研究显示,与唾液皮质醇比较HCC的混合结果,与日间模式的不清楚相关性.
研究的目的:
- 评估头发皮质醇度 (HCC) 和唾液皮质醇输出参数之间的对应.
- 为了确定唾液和头发采样之间的不同时间间隔 (2,4,6周) 对HCC评估的相关性.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及54名女大学生的纵向研究.
- 收集了多天的唾液样本,以评估皮质醇唤醒反应 (CAR) 和白天输出 (DAY).
- 采集了头发样本 (靠近头皮的1厘米) 并分析了HCC,与使用多变量回归的唾液测量相关联.
主要成果:
- 头发皮质醇度 (HCC) 在所有时间段 (前2,4,6周) 始终与白天唾液皮质醇输出 (DAYauc) 相关.
- 观察到最强的关联是头发采样前2周的DAYauc和所有时期的聚合DAYauc.
- 在HCC和皮质醇唤醒反应 (CARauc或CARi) 之间没有发现显著的关联.
结论:
- 头发皮质醇是一种可靠的追溯生物标志物,用于基底,长期皮质醇分泌,最多在前六周.
- HCC反映了白天的皮质醇输出比早晨的皮质醇唤醒反应更接近.
- 研究结果支持使用HCC作为压力和干预研究中的结果指标.
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