The hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis in habitual smokers

Rohleder, Nicolas; Kirschbaum, Clemens

doi:10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2005.10.012

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“…This is the first evidence we know of that a non substance dependency is associated with blunted stress reactivity. However, our findings are very much in line with those from previous research showing that smokers are characterised by relatively blunted cardiovascular (Girdler et al, 1997;Phillips et al, 2009;Roy et al, 1994;Sheffield et al, 1997;Straneva et al, 2000) and cortisol (al'Absi et al, 2003;Kirschbaum et al, 1993Kirschbaum et al, , 1994Rohleder and Kirschbaum, 2006) reactivity. They also resonate with the findings from studies linking alcoholism (Lovallo et al, 2000;Panknin et al, 2002) and risk of alcohol dependence (Sorocco et al, 2006) with blunted cardiovascular and cortisol reactivity.…”

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“…There is emerging evidence that low or blunted cardiovascular or cortisol reactivity is characteristic of those with substance dependencies and may indeed be a general marker for risk of addiction (Lovallo, 2006). Habitual smokers, for example, have been found to show diminished salivary and plasma cortisol (al'Absi et al, 2003;Kirschbaum et al, 1993Kirschbaum et al, , 1994Rohleder and Kirschbaum, 2006) and cardiovascular (Girdler et al, 1997;Phillips et al, 2009;Roy et al, 1994;Sheffield et al, 1997;Straneva et al, 2000) reactions to acute psychological stress. It is unlikely that these effects reflect temporary abstinence during stress testing and its effects on stress task engagement (Roy et al, 1994).…”

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Preliminary evidence that exercise dependence is associated with blunted cardiac and cortisol reactions to acute psychological stress

Heaney

Ginty

Carroll

et al. 2011

International Journal of Psychophysiology

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Preliminary evidence that exercise dependence is associated with blunted cardiac and cortisol reactions to acute psychological stress

Heaney

Ginty

Carroll

et al. 2011

International Journal of Psychophysiology

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“…Furthermore, we classified smokers as heavy smokers if they indicated to consume more than 10 cigarettes per day. These participants were excluded as habitual smoking was shown to affect the cortisol response to stress (Rohleder and Kirschbaum 2006).…”

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How stressful are economic competitions in the lab? An investigation with physiological measures

Buckert

Schwieren

Kudielka

et al. 2017

Journal of Economic Psychology

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“…Luteal phase was defined as the time span of 14 days before onset of menstruation (Lenton et al, 1984). Additionally, we controlled for the cardiovascular risk factors smoking (number of cigarettes smoked per day) and body mass index (BMI, kg/m 2 , see Table 1), as well as for regular physical activity (average hours per week) during the intervention period (Rohleder and Kirschbaum, 2006;Rimmele et al, 2007;Benson et al, 2009). …”

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Taiji practice attenuates psychobiological stress reactivity – A randomized controlled trial in healthy subjects

Nedeljković

Ausfeld-Hafter

Streitberger

et al. 2012

Psychoneuroendocrinology

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KEYWORDS Taiji;Psychosocial stress; Salivary cortisol; Salivary a-amylase; Heart rate Summary Background: St ress reducing effects of Taiji, a mindful and gentle form of body movement, have been reported in previous studies, but standardized and controlled experimental studies are scarce. The present study investigates the effect of regular Taiji practice on psychobiological stress response in healthy men and women. Methods: 70 partidpants were randomly assigned to either Taiji classes or a waiting list. After 3 months, 26 (8 men, 18 women) persons in the Taiji group and 23 (9 men, 14 women) in the waiting control group underwent a standardized psychosocial stress test combining public speaking and mental arithmetic in front of an audience. Salivary cortisol and a -amylase, heart rate, and psychological responses to psychosodal stress were compared between the study groups. (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01122706.) Results: Stress induced characteristic changes in all psychological and physiological mea. sures. Compared to controls, Taiji partidpants exhibited a significantly lower stress reactivity of cortisol (p = .028) and heart rate (p = .028), as well as lower a -amylase levels (p = .049). They reported a lower increase in perceived stressfulness (p = .006) and maintained a higher level of calmness ( p = . 019) in response to psychosodal stress. Conclusion: Our results consistently suggest that practidng Taiji attenuates psychobiological stress reactivity in healthy subjects. This may underline the role of Taiji as a useful mind-body practice for stress prevention.

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The hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis in habitual smokers

Cited by 240 publications

References 58 publications

Preliminary evidence that exercise dependence is associated with blunted cardiac and cortisol reactions to acute psychological stress

Preliminary evidence that exercise dependence is associated with blunted cardiac and cortisol reactions to acute psychological stress

How stressful are economic competitions in the lab? An investigation with physiological measures

Taiji practice attenuates psychobiological stress reactivity – A randomized controlled trial in healthy subjects

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