Plasma Levels of ACTH and Cortisol in Man During Halothane Anesthesia and Surgery

Endocrine and metabolic responses to halothane and pentobarbitone anaesthesia in sheep

“…Indeed, such effects may themselves exacerbate a stress response (Gann and Lilly 1983). Unfortunately arterial blood pressure was not reported by Oyama et al (1968), Werder et al (1971 or Oyama and Takiguchi (1970) who reported increases in cortisol in response to halothane anaesthesia. Taylor and Silver (1990) and Taylor (1 998a,b) described some attempts to investigate the relationship between hypotension and the stress response in horses and in sheep.…”

Changes in Fetal and Maternal Blood Levels of Prolactin, Cortisol, and Cortisone during Eutocic and Dystocic Childbirth

“…Both physiological and/or psychological stress induce adaptive mechanisms: the most important are the stimulation of the pituitaryadrenocortical axis [Oyama and Takigughi, 1970;Newsome and Rose, 1971], growth hor mone liberation [Roth et al, 1963;Hunter and Greenwood, 1964;Franchimont, 1967], endorphine production [Kreiger et al, 1977], and hyperprolactinemia [Noel et al, 1972;Greenwood, 1972], Delivery is a typical event leading to these physiological responses. Obviously, labor in itself stimulates maximally both fetal and maternal organisms.…”

Maternal Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone and Cortisol During Labour and Vaginal Delivery

“…DIFFERENT stress conditions, such as surgical operations and anaesthesia, have been found to stimulate pituitary and adrenocortical function (Berson and Yalow, 1968 ;Oyama and Takiguchi, 1970;Newsome and Rose, 1971) and an elevation of maternal corticosteroids has been noted during parturition (Gemzell, 1954 ; Assali et a/., 1955; Kauppila et a]., 1972). The plasma adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) concentrations of the newborn and the mother after delivery have also been investigated (Berson and Yalow, 1968;Allen et al, 1973).…”