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Refugee health and physiological profiles in transitional settlements in Serbia and Kenya: Comparative evidence for effects of gender and social support Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Lee T. Gettler, Jelena Jankovic-Rankovic, Rieti G. Gengo, Geeta N. Eick, Marcela Pfaff Nash, Ewoton Newton Arumah, Adan Mohammed Boru, Said Ahmed Ali, Samuel S. Urlacher, Jerrold S. Meyer, J. Josh Snodgrass, Rahul C. Oka
When armed conflict compels people to flee from their homelands, they embark on protracted journeys during which they experience wide ranging physical, social, and psychological challenges. Few studies have focused on refugee psychosocial and physiological profiles during the transitional phase of forced migration that often involves temporary sheltering. Transient refugees’ experiences can vary substantially
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Pregnancy renders anatomical changes in hypothalamic substructures of the human brain that relate to aspects of maternal behavior Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Klara Spalek, Milou Straathof, Lal Koyuncu, Håkon Grydeland, Anouk van der Geest, Sophie R. van ‘t Hof, Eveline A. Crone, Erika Barba-Müller, Susana Carmona, Damiaan Denys, Christian K. Tamnes, Sarah Burke, Elseline Hoekzema
Animal studies have shown that pregnancy is associated with neural adaptations that promote maternal care. The hypothalamus represents a central structure of the mammalian maternal brain and hormonal priming of specific hypothalamic nuclei plays a key role in the induction and expression of maternal behavior. In humans, we have previously demonstrated that becoming a mother involves changes in grey
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Stress Biomarkers and Child Development in Young Children in Bangladesh Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Zachary Butzin-Dozier, Andrew N. Mertens, Sophia T. Tan, Douglas A. Granger, Helen O. Pitchik, Dora Il'yasova, Fahmida Tofail, Md. Ziaur Rahman, Ivan Spasojevic, Idan Shalev, Shahjahan Ali, Mohammed Rabiul Karim, Sunny Shahriar, Syeda Luthfa Famida, Gabrielle Shuman, Abul K. Shoab, Salma Akther, Md. Saheen Hossen, Palash Mutsuddi, Mahbubur Rahman, Leanne Unicomb, Kishor K. Das, Liying Yan, Ann Meyer
Hundreds of millions of children in low- and middle-income countries are exposed to chronic stressors, such as poverty, poor sanitation and hygiene, and sub-optimal nutrition. These stressors can have physiological consequences for children and may ultimately have detrimental effects on child development. This study explores associations between biological measures of chronic stress in early life and
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Interpersonal Violence Exposure and Inflammation During Adolescence and Young Adulthood Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Eric D. Finegood, Rachel Weissman-Tsukamoto, Phoebe Lam, Edith Chen, Gregory E. Miller
Exposure to violence increases young peoples’ risk of developing mental and physical health problems. Chronic stress-related upregulation of innate immune system activity and the development of low-grade inflammation may partially underlie this health risk. However, much of the previous research has been limited to cross-sectional studies utilizing between-person analytic designs, susceptible to confounding
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It’s all in the hair: Changes in hair cortisol concentrations in reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic predict post-traumatic stress symptoms in children Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-09 Alexe Bilodeau-Houle, Catherine Raymond, Marie-France Marin
After exposure to a stressful/traumatic event, some individuals will develop post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS). In adults, low cortisol levels appear to be a risk factor for the development of PTSS. Indeed, both lower pre-trauma cortisol levels and low cortisol levels in the aftermath of a traumatic event have been associated with greater PTSS. In contrast, studies conducted in children showed
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Higher interleukin-6 is associated with greater momentary social connection in close relationships in daily life Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Tatum A. Jolink, Taylor N. West, Gabriella M. Alvarez, Megan N. Cardenas, Mallory J. Feldman, Sara B. Algoe, Keely A. Muscatell
Recent evidence has documented associations between higher levels of inflammation and social approach behaviors toward close others in laboratory-based tasks. Yet it is unknown if this translates to interactions with close others in daily life. Given that momentary experiences of social connection have both relational and health consequences, this is a critical gap in our knowledge. To address the
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Trauma film viewing and intrusive memories: Relationship between salivary alpha amylase, endocannabinoids, and cortisol Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Matthew O’Donohue, Khalisa Amir Hamzah, David Nichols, Luke J Ney
The endogenous cannabinoid (ECB) system is a small molecule lipid signalling system that is involved in stress response activation and is associated with PTSD, but it is unclear whether salivary ECBs are part of the sympathetic nervous system response to stress. We conducted an adapted trauma film paradigm, where participants completed a cold pressor test (or control) while watching a 10-minute trauma
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Prenatal stress and hair cortisol in a sample of Latina women Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Iris Becene, Gabrielle R. Rinne, Christine Dunkel Schetter, Jessica Hollenbach
Stress during pregnancy adversely impacts maternal and infant health. Dysregulation of the hypothalamic pituitary axis is a mediator of the relationship between stress and health. Evidence supporting an association between prenatal chronic stress and cortisol is limited, and the majority of research published has been conducted amongst White participants, who experience less chronic stress than people
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Effects of chronic intranasal oxytocin on visual attention to faces vs. natural scenes in older adults Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Alayna Shoenfelt, Didem Pehlivanoglu, Tian Lin, Maryam Ziaei, David Feifel, Natalie C. Ebner
Aging is associated with changes in face processing, including desensitization to face cues like gaze direction and an attentional preference to faces with positive over negative emotional valence. A parallel line of research has shown that acute administration of oxytocin (OT) increases visual attention to social stimuli such as human faces. The current study examined effects of chronic OT administration
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A novel biomarker of interleukin 6 activity and clinical and cognitive outcomes in depression Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Éimear M. Foley, Chloe Slaney, Nicholas A. Donnelly, Muzaffer Kaser, Louise Ziegler, Golam M. Khandaker
Inflammatory cytokines like interleukin-6 (IL-6) are implicated in depression, but most studies have hitherto focused on circulating levels of IL-6 rather than its activity. IL-6 trans-signalling is thought to be responsible for most of the pathogenic effects of IL-6 and is implicated in autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis. We tested the association between a multi-protein-derived measure
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Gonads under stress: A systematic review and meta-analysis on the effects of acute psychosocial stress on gonadal steroids secretion in humans Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Gregor Domes, Katrin Linnig, Bernadette von Dawans
Animal research has shown that the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis is inhibited by (chronic and/or severe) stress, which can lead to impaired fertility and reproductive functioning, presumably caused by the inhibition of gonadal steroid secretion and in interactions with glucocorticoids. However, what has not been clarified is how acute psychosocial stress modulates gonadal steroid secretion
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Sumatriptan attenuates fear-learning despair induced by social isolation stress in mice: Mediating role of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Kamyar Moradi, Abolfazl Badripour, Ali Moradi, Sayna Bagheri, Zahra Ebrahim Soltani, Mana Moassefi, Shahriar Faghani, Ahmad Reza Dehpour
Research has demonstrated that chronic stress experienced early in life can lead to impairments in memory and learning. These deficits are attributed to an imbalance in the interaction between glucocorticoids, the end product of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, and glucocorticoid receptors in brain regions responsible for mediating memory, such as the hippocampus. This imbalance can result
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Neural processing of cry sounds in the transition to fatherhood: Effects of a prenatal intervention program and associations with paternal caregiving Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Sandra Thijssen, Kim Alyousefi-van Dijk, Noor de Waal, Marinus H. van IJzendoorn, Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg
This study examined whether neural processing of infant cry sounds changes across the transition to fatherhood (i.e., from the prenatal to postnatal period), and examined whether an interaction-based prenatal intervention modulated these changes. Furthermore, we explored whether postnatal activation in brain regions showing transition or intervention effects was associated with sensitive care and involvement
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Mid-pregnancy allopregnanolone levels and trajectories of perinatal depressive symptoms Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Richelle D. Björväng, Ylva Walldén, Emma Fransson, Erika Comasco, Inger Sundström-Poromaa, Alkistis Skalkidou
Perinatal depression is a major cause of disability for individuals giving birth worldwide, with detrimental effects on short- and long-term parental and child outcomes. There is emerging evidence that the neuroactive steroid hormone allopregnanolone is implicated in the pathophysiology and course of perinatal mood symptoms. However, no study thus far has examined allopregnanolone levels whilst making
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Sympathovagal quotient and resting-state functional connectivity of control networks are related to gut Ruminococcaceae abundance in healthy men Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Ana L. Miranda-Angulo, Juan D. Sánchez-López, Daniel A. Vargas-Tejada, Valentina Hawkins-Caicedo, Juan C. Calderón, Jaime Gallo-Villegas, Juan F. Alzate-Restrepo, Jazmin X. Suarez-Revelo, Gabriel Castrillón
Heart rate variability (HRV), brain resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC), and gut microbiota (GM) are three recognized indicators of health status, whose relationship has not been characterized. We aimed to identify the GM genera and families related to HRV and rsFC, the interaction effect of HRV and rsFC on GM taxa abundance, and the mediation effect of diet on these relationships. Eighty-eight
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The Mediating Role of Child Delay of Gratification in the Link Between Early and Prolonged Poverty Exposure and Adolescent Allostatic Load Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-18 Rebecca E.F. Gordon, Derek Kosty, Atika Khurana
Early and prolonged exposure to poverty disrupts biological processes associated with the body’s stress response system, leading to long-term negative health outcomes, including obesity, autoimmune disorders, and cardiovascular disease. Allostatic load (AL), a composite measure of chronic stress on the body, is a robust predictor of subsequent health outcomes. However, developmental research examining
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Longitudinal Assessment of Hair Cortisol as a Predictor of Psychological Symptoms During COVID-19 Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-17 I. Schmalbach, S. Steudte-Schmiedgen, A. Osmers, M. Witthöft, P. Drees, K. Petrowski
There is a lack of evidence regarding enduring psychoneuroendocrine changes following an initial traumatic event, particular in the presence of an ongoing stressor. The coronavirus pandemic presents an opportunity to explore this matter. Consequently, the purpose of the present study was to investigate the impact of the ongoing pandemic (2021) on individuals, who experienced a first-time motor vehicle
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Sex-specific associations between placental corticotropin releasing hormone and problem behaviors in childhood Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Emily S. Barrett, Alexandra Sullivan, Tomomi Workman, Yuhong Zhang, Christine T. Loftus, Adam A. Szpiro, Alison Paquette, James W. MacDonald, Michael Coccia, Roger Smith, Maria Bowman, Alicia Smith, Karen Derefinko, Ruby H.N. Nguyen, Qi Zhao, Sheela Sathyanarayana, Catherine Karr, Kaja Z. LeWinn, Nicole R. Bush
Placental corticotropin-releasing hormone (pCRH) is a neuroactive peptide produced in high concentrations in mid-late pregnancy, during key periods of fetal brain development. Some evidence suggests that higher pCRH exposure during gestation is associated with adverse neurodevelopment, particularly in female offspring. In 858 mother-child dyads from the sociodemographically diverse CANDLE cohort (Memphis
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Chronic inflammation is associated with worsening working memory performance: preliminary evidence from a diverse, longitudinal cohort of adolescents and young adults. Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Naoise Mac Giollabhui, Marin M. Kautz, Daniel P. Moriarity, Iris K.-Y. Chat, Susan Murray, Lauren M. Ellman, Lauren B. Alloy
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Fatty acid desaturase 1/2 (FADS1 and FADS2), fatty acid desaturase indices, and their relationships with metabolic syndrome in female adults with first-episode schizophrenia after antipsychotic medications Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Ying Liu, Xiaozhuang Jin
Although antipsychotics constitute the best treatment for patients with schizophrenia, this treatment class carries a high risk of metabolic disarrangements thus developing metabolic syndrome (MetS). Altered fatty acid (FA) composition and desaturase indices have been associated with several metabolic diseases, including MetS. Herein, we determined fatty acid desaturase 1 (FADS1) and FADS2 gene expressions
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Erratum to “Oxytocin modulates neural activity during early perceptual salience attribution”[ Psychoneuroendocrinology 161C (2024) 106950] Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Andreia F. Santiago, Maciej Kosilo, Carlotta Cogoni, Vasco Diogo, Rita Jerónimo, Diana Prata
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Corrigendum to “Cross-trait genome-wide association analysis of C-reactive protein level and psychiatric disorders” [Psychoneuroendocrinology 157 (2023) 106368] Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Guy Hindley, Ole Kristian Drange, Aihua Lin, Gleda Kutrolli, Alexey A. Shadrin, Nadine Parker, Kevin S. O’Connell, Linn Rødevand, Weiqiu Cheng, Shahram Bahrami, Naz Karadag, Børge Holen, Piotr Jaholkowski, Markos Tesfaye Woldeyohannes, Srdjan Djurovic, Anders M. Dale, Oleksandr Frei, Thor Ueland, Olav B. Smeland, Ole A. Andreassen
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Psychosocial predictors of the innate immune response to influenza vaccination Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-07 Kate Ryan Kuhlman, Arielle Radin, Steve W. Cole, Julienne E. Bower
Experimental activation of the innate immune system has contributed significantly to both our understanding of how psychological factors influence immune function as well as how immune activity influences the brain and behavior. The annual influenza vaccine can be used to interrogate the effects of mild immune stimulation on day-to-day changes in psychological processes in human subjects that range
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Olanzapine’s effects on hypothalamic transcriptomics and kinase activity Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Sandra Pereira, Laura N. Castellani, Chantel Kowalchuk, Khaled Alganem, Xiaolu Zhang, William G. Ryan, Raghunath Singh, Sally Wu, Emily Au, Roshanak Asgariroozbehani, Sri Mahavir Agarwal, Adria Giacca, Robert E. Mccullumsmith, Margaret K. Hahn
Olanzapine is a second-generation antipsychotic that disrupts metabolism and is associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. The hypothalamus is a key region in the control of whole-body metabolic homeostasis. The objective of the current study was to determine how acute peripheral olanzapine administration affects transcription and serine/threonine kinase activity in the hypothalamus. Hypothalamus
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Cohabitation with receptive females under D2-type agonism in adulthood restores partner preference and brain dimorphism in the SDN-POA following neonatal gonadectomy in male rats Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Miriam Barradas-Moctezuma, Deissy Herrera-Covarrubias, Luis I. García, Porfirio Carrillo, César A. Pérez-Estudillo, Jorge Manzo, James G. Pfaus, Genaro A. Coria-Avila
Perinatal testosterone, or its metabolite estradiol, organize the brain toward a male phenotype. Male rodents with insufficient testosterone during this period fail to display sexual behavior and partner preference for receptive females in adulthood. However, cohabitation with non-reproductive conspecifics under the influence of a D2 agonist facilitates the expression of conditioned partner preference
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The early development of offspring born to women with polycystic ovary syndrome: Insights from a prospective birth cohort study in Southwestern China Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Qi Cao, Ruiying Wang, Rong Zhou, Xin Huang, Yujing Li, Huili Zhu, Xinyu Qiao, Wei Huang
This prospective cohort study aimed to investigate the effect of maternal polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) on the offspring early development. A total of 91 mother-child pairs, consisting of 33 PCOS and 58 non-PCOS, were recruited. Peripheral blood tests were performed during 12-16, 24-28, and 32-36 weeks of gestation. Ages & Stages Questionnaires (ASQ) were utilized to assess the motor development
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Hair cortisol concentration and its association with acute stress responses and recovery in a sample of medical students in Germany Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Meike Heming, Peter Angerer, Jennifer Apolinário-Hagen, Stefan Liszio, Urs Markus Nater, Nadine Skoluda, Jeannette Weber
Experiencing acute and chronic stress can contribute to adverse health outcomes. Responses to acute stress differ between individuals (i.e., stress reactivity) and the experience of chronic stress has been discussed to be associated with acute stress responses and stress recovery. This study thus aims to investigate whether hair cortisol concentration (HCC), being an indicator for hypothalamus–pituitary–adrenal
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The behavioral component of sexual inhibition and its relation with testosterone levels: An fMRI study in transgender and cisgender individuals Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 M. Kennis, M. Dewitte, G. T’Sjoen, K. Stinkens, A.T. Sack, F. Duecker
Many transgender individuals report having difficulties with initiating and seeking sexual contacts. Relatively to cisgender individuals, transgender individuals are more likely to avoid sexual activity, indicating that the groups might differ in the neural underpinnings of the behavioral component of sexual inhibition. In this fMRI study, transgender ( = 33) and cisgender ( = 34) participants performed
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Corrigendum to “Prepubertal ovariectomy confers resilience to stress-induced anxiety in adult female mice” [Psychoneuroendocrinology 148 (2023) 105997] Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 E.M. Woodward, A. Ringland, J. Ackerman, L. Coutellier
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Cortisol interdependence during psychotherapy in major depressive disorder Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Eyal Levi, Galit Peysachov, Roee Admon, Sigal Zilcha-Mano
The current study explored cortisol interdependence between patients and therapists during psychotherapy, the possible moderating effect of patient alliance ratings on this interdependence, and the associations between cortisol interdependence and treatment outcome. While cortisol interdependence was explored in other interpersonal contexts, its presence in psychotherapy has remained unexplored. We
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Longitudinal associations of plasma kynurenines and ratios with anxiety and depression scores in colorectal cancer survivors up to 12 months post-treatment Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-26 Daniëlle DB Holthuijsen, Eline H van Roekel, Martijn JL Bours, Per M Ueland, Stéphanie O Breukink, Maryska LG Janssen-Heijnen, Eric TP Keulen, Biljana Gigic, Andrea Gsur, Klaus Meyer, Jennifer Ose, Arve Ulvik, Matty P Weijenberg, Simone JPM Eussen
Introduction Colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors often experience neuropsychological symptoms, including anxiety and depression. Mounting evidence suggests a role for the kynurenine pathway in these symptoms due to potential neuroprotective and neurotoxic roles of involved metabolites. However, evidence remains inconclusive and insufficient in cancer survivors. Thus, we aimed to explore longitudinal
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PSYCHONEURENDOCRINOLOGY OF EATING DISORDERS: FINDINGS, ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES Editorial Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-26 Palmiero Monteleone, Franziska Plessow, Madhusmita Misra
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Infant Colic and HPA Axis Development Across Childhood Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-26 Bonnie E. Brett, Stefania Vacaru, Roseriet Beijers, Carolina de Weerth
This study examines the long-term impact of infant colic on Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) axis development and the moderating role of attachment security, in a low-risk Dutch sample of 193 children. We assessed infant colic at 6 weeks, circadian cortisol concentrations at ages 1, 2.5, 6, and 10 years, and attachment security at 1 year. Findings indicated that infant colic was associated with
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Effects of sociocultural stressors on maternal responsivity and the infant behavioral and neuroendocrine response to stress in families of Mexican descent Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Christina Perez, Kimberly L. D’Anna-Hernandez
Maternal stress is consistently linked to alterations in maternal behavior and infant neurodevelopmental outcomes. As the Latino population grows in the U.S., it is increasingly important to understand how culturally relevant factors affect this relationship. This study aimed to address the role of sociocultural stressors on maternal sensitivity and markers of infant emotional regulation and the neuroendocrine
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Associations of diurnal cortisol parameters with cortisol stress reactivity and recovery: A systematic review and meta-analysis Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Christiane Wesarg-Menzel, Ruth Marheinecke, Janneke Staaks, Veronika Engert
Researchers commonly assess the functioning of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis by measuring natural fluctuations of its end product cortisol throughout the day or in response to a standardized stressor. Although it is conceivable that an individual releasing relatively more cortisol when confronted with a laboratory stressor does the same in everyday life, inconsistencies remain in the
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White matter volume and treatment with selective progesterone receptor modulator in patients with premenstrual dysphoric disorder Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-22 Elisavet Kaltsouni, Johan Wikström, Rupert Lanzenberger, Inger Sundström-Poromaa, Erika Comasco
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is a mood disorder for which selective progesterone receptor modulator (SPRM) treatment has been demonstrated to be beneficial. The neural signatures of this treatment have been so far identified as greater fronto-cingulate reactivity during aggressive response to provocation, but no changes in terms of gray matter structure. White matter has recently been found
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Is your stress my stress? A standardized randomized-controlled paradigm to study physiological stress contagion based on direct stress observation Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-17 Alisa Auer, Lisa-Marie Walther, David Jendryczko, Leon Auer, Petra H. Wirtz
Background & objectives Existing research indicates that not only own stress leads to physiological stress reactions, but also observing stress in others. So far, a standardized paradigm to reliably induce physiological stress contagion based on direct face-to-face stress observation compared to an active non-stress observing control group is lacking. Here, we tested a standardized randomized placebo-controlled
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The Impact of Menarche on Hippocampal Mechanisms of Severity of Psychotic-Like Experiences in the ABCD Study Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-13 Katherine S.F. Damme, J. Hernandez, Vijay A. Mittal
Accumulating evidence suggests that estrogens play an important modulatory role in the pathogenesis of psychosis. Estrogens come online within a dynamic developmental context of emerging psychopathology and neurodevelopment. As a result, estradiol (the primary form of estrogen) may influence psychosis lability directly or indirectly through its neurodevelopmental influence on estrogens-sensitive areas
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Corrigendum to “Testosterone administration affects 1H-MRS metabolite spectra in transgender men” [Psychoneuroendocrinology 156 (2023) 106337] Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Sarah Collet, Sourav Bhaduri, Meltem Kiyar, Tibbert Van Den Eynde, Antonio Guillamon, Guy T’Sjoen, Sven C. Mueller
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Thyroid allostasis in drug-free affective disorder patients Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-13 Taizhen Cui, Zhenyong Qi, Mengwei Wang, Xuejie Zhang, Wendy Wen, Songyin Gao, Jianchun Zhai, Chao Guo, Nan Zhang, Xue Zhang, Yiyun Guan, Ravi Retnakaran, Wei Hao, Desheng Zhai, Ruiling Zhang, Ying Zhao, Shi Wu Wen
Aim To assess the thyroid allostasis in drug-free patients with affective disorder. Methods Patients with major depressive disorder or bipolar disorder as drug-free, defined as those without psychiatric drugs exposure for at least 4 months before admission, from a tertiary hospital were recruited in this cross-sectional study. The primary outcomes were “structure parameters of thyroid homeostasis”
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The levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device is related to early emotional reactivity: An ERP study Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Ingrida Zelionkaitė, Rimantė Gaižauskaitė, Helen Uusberg, Andero Uusberg, Aistė Ambrasė, Birgit Derntl, Ramunė Grikšienė
Despite the evidence of altered emotion processing in oral contraceptive (OC) users, the impact of hormonal intrauterine devices (IUD) on emotional processing remains unexplored. Our study aimed to investigate how behavioural performance and event-related potentials (ERPs) linked with emotion reactivity and its regulation are associated with hormonal profiles of women using different types of hormonal
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Longitudinal effects of maternal depressive and anxious symptomatology on child hair cortisol and cortisone from pregnancy to 5-years: The EDEN mother-child cohort Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Naomi Downes, Kadri-Ann Kallas, Simi Moirangthem, Charlotte Maguet, Ketevan Marr, Muriel Tafflet, Clemens Kirschbaum, Barbara Heude, Muriel Koehl, Judith van der Waerden
Exposure to maternal depressive and anxious symptomatology in utero and after birth can affect child outcomes. One proposed mechanism is through changes in child stress hormone levels, however current studies present inconsistent findings, and further research is needed to better understand the impact of maternal mental health on child stress response. This study aims to add to the limited literature
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Higher morning cortisol is associated with lower intuitive eating in midlife women Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Bridget A. Owens, Natalie J. Sabik, Alison Tovar, Christie L. Ward-Ritacco, Kathleen Melanson, Zachary Guerrieo, Brietta M. Oaks
Background Stress is associated with negative health outcomes in adults, including increased adiposity. Eating behaviors to cope with stress can have a negative effect on adiposity. There is limited research on positive eating behaviors, such as intuitive eating (IE), and their relationship to stress and adiposity. Thus, this study aimed to examine the association between stress and adiposity and to
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Early life adversity in primates: Behavioral, endocrine, and neural effects Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-06 Do P.M. Tromp, Andrew S. Fox, Marissa K. Riedel, Jonathan A. Oler, Xiaojue Zhou, Patrick H. Roseboom, Andrew L. Alexander, Ned H. Kalin
Background Evidence suggests that early life adversity is associated with maladaptive behaviors and is commonly an antecedent of stress-related psychopathology. This is particularly relevant to rearing in primate species as infant primates depend on prolonged, nurturant rearing by caregivers for normal development. To further understand the consequences of early life rearing adversity, and the relation
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Negative associations between maternal prenatal hair cortisol and child socioemotional problems Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Paula Mustonen, Susanna Kortesluoma, Noora M. Scheinin, Laura Perasto, Eeva-Leena Kataja, Katja Tervahartiala, Jetro J. Tuulari, Bárbara Coimbra, Alice S. Carter, Ana João Rodrigues, Nuno Sousa, E. Juulia Paavonen, Riikka Korja, Hasse Karlsson, Linnea Karlsson
Maternal prenatal distress can participate in the programming of offspring development, in which exposure to altered maternal long-term cortisol levels as measured by hair cortisol concentrations (HCC) may contribute. Yet, studies investigating whether and how maternal prenatal HCC associates with problems in child socioemotional development are scarce. Furthermore, questions remain regarding the timing
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Inflammatory profiles in women with eating disorder: Linking inflammatory biomarkers to clinical phenotypes Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-03 Marina Díaz-Marsá, Wala Ayad-Ahmed, José Manuel López-Villatoro, Verónica Fernández-Rodrigues, Francisco Ruiz-Guerrero, Andrés Gómez del Barrio, Luis Beato- Fernández, Filomena Polo-Montes, Magdalena León-Velasco, Alejandro de la Torre- Luque, José Luis Carrasco, Javier R. Caso, Karina S. MacDowell, Juan C. Leza
Introduction Eating disorders (ED) represent a group of very complex and serious diagnoses characterized by emotional dysregulation and impulsivity. New approaches are necessary to achieve effective diagnosis and treatments. Shifting biomarker research away from the constraints of diagnostic categories may effectively contribute to a dimensional differentiation across disorders according to neurobiology
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Relationship of sleep with diurnal cortisol rhythm considering sleep measurement and cortisol sampling schemes Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-03 Kaige Guo, Xiaolin Zhao, Jiahao Luo, Yipeng Ren, Yuan Liu, Juan Yang
Information on the relationships between the previous night's sleep and the next-day diurnal cortisol rhythm is inconsistent due to confounding factors such as sleep measurements (trait/state sleep and objective/subjective sleep) and cortisol sampling schemes. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate these relationships, considering the confounding factors. College students (n = 79) wore actigraphy
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Testosterone administration decreases sensitivity to angry facial expressions in healthy males: A computational modeling approach Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-28 Yu Nan, Pranjal Mehta, Jiajun Liao, Yueyuan Zheng, Chengyang Han, Yin Wu
Previous research indicates that higher testosterone levels are related to increased aggressive and dominant behaviors, particularly in males. One possible mechanism for these hormone-behavior associations could involve threat perception. However, the causal influence of testosterone on men's recognition of threatening facial expressions remains unknown. Here, we tested the causal effect of exogenous
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Neurophysin I is an analytically robust surrogate biomarker for oxytocin Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-30 Evan L. MacLean, Elizabeth Carranza, Gitanjali E. Gnanadesikan, Katherine M. King, Alicia M. Allen, Linnea B. Linde-Krieger, Ruth Feldman, Rosemary C. White-Traut, Elizabeth A.D. Hammock, C. Sue Carter, Gareth Leng, Stacey R. Tecot, Aleeca F. Bell
Oxytocin is a pleiotropic neuropeptide that plays roles in biological processes ranging from birth, lactation, and social bonding to immune function, cardiovascular repair, and regulation of appetite. Although measurements of endogenous oxytocin concentrations have been performed for more than 50 years, the ability to measure oxytocin accurately poses notable challenges. One potential solution for
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Oxytocin modulates neural activity during early perceptual salience attribution Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-27 Andreia F. Santiago, Maciej Kosilo, Carlotta Cogoni, Vasco Diogo, Rita Jerónimo, Diana Prata
Leading hypotheses of oxytocin’s (OT) role in human cognition posit that it enhances salience attribution. However, whether OT exerts its effects predominantly in social (vs non-social) contexts remains debatable, and the time-course of intranasal OT’s effects’ on salience attribution processing is still unknown. We used the social Salience Attribution Task modified (sSAT) in a double-blind, placebo-controlled
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Exploring sex differences in trajectories of pubertal development and mental health following early adversity Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-29 Tiffany C. Ho, Jessica Buthmann, Rajpreet Chahal, Jonas G. Miller, Ian H. Gotlib
Despite evidence that early life adversity (ELA) affects mental health in adolescence, we know little about sex differences in how distinct dimensions of adversity affect development and their corresponding effects on mental health. In this three-wave longitudinal study, 209 participants (118 females; ages 9–13 years at baseline) provided objective (salivary hormones, BMI, age of menarche) and subjective
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Do Dyadic Interventions Impact Biomarkers of Child Health?: A State-of-the-Science Narrative Review Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-27 Alexandra D.W. Sullivan, Danielle Roubinov, Amanda N. Noroña-Zhou, Nicole R. Bush
Background Early life adversity is related to numerous poor health outcomes in childhood; however, dyadic interventions that promote sensitive and responsive caregiving may protect children from the negative consequences of such exposures. To date, quasi-experimental and randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have examined the impact of dyadic interventions on a range of individual biomarkers in children
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Autonomic nervous system function before and after trauma-focused psychotherapy in youth with (partial) posttraumatic stress disorder Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-27 Jasper B. Zantvoord, Judith B.M. Ensink, Rosanne op den Kelder, Julia Diehle, Anja Lok, Ramon J.L. Lindauer
While trauma-focused psychotherapies have been shown effective in youth with PTSD, the relationship between treatment response and alterations in the autonomic nervous system (ANS) associated with PTSD, remains incompletely understood. During neutral and personalized trauma script imagery heart rate (HR), pre-ejection period (PEP) and respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) were recorded in youth aged 8–18
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Insulin-like growth factor-1 and cognition in normoglycemia, prediabetes, and type 2 diabetes mellitus Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-25 Si Won Ryoo, Natasha Z. Anita, George Perlman, Lisa Y. Xiong, Che-Yuan Wu, Madeline Wood, Jennifer S. Rabin, Jane Mitchell, Walter Swardfager
Background The relationship between insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and cognition has been studied in healthy individuals, but not extensively with regards to insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). In this retrospective observational study, we investigated relationships of IGF-1 with memory and executive function across people with normoglycemia, prediabetes, and T2DM. Methods
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Diurnal cortisol throughout pregnancy and its association with maternal depressive symptoms and birth outcomes Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Águeda Castro-Quintas, Elisenda Eixarch, Nerea San Martin-Gonzalez, Maria Daura-Corral, Laia Marques-Feixa, Helena Palma-Gudiel, Mireia Rocavert-Barranco, Alba Miguel-Valero, Jose Luis Monteserín-García, Lorena de la Fuente-Tomás, Fátima Crispi, Barbara Arias, María Paz García-Portilla, Lourdes Fañanás
Background Depression during pregnancy is a common complication that can negatively affect fetal health and birth outcomes. Cortisol is believed to be a key mediator of this association. Although pregnancy entails a natural increase in cortisol levels, preclinical depression could alter its circadian rhythm, producing excessively high overall diurnal cortisol levels that might be harmful for the fetus
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Reviewers Acknowledgement Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-21
Abstract not available
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Ovarian hormones reduce the negative association between worry and cognitive control: A combined neural and behavioral investigation Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-23 Stefanie R. Russman Block, Kelly L. Klump, Adriene M. Beltz, S. Alexandra Burt, Jason S. Moser
Background Increased reactivity to response conflict and errors, processes governed by the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC), have both been implicated in anxiety. Anxiety is also more common in females than males. Importantly, natural changes in ovarian hormones levels are related to fluctuations in anxiety symptoms in healthy and clinical populations, and ovarian hormones likely modulate prefrontal
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Acute stress influences the emotional foundations of executive control: Distinct effects on control-related affective and cognitive processes Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-22 Grant S. Shields, Colton L. Hunter, Elleona V. Trudell, Zach J. Gray, Bennett C. Perkins, Emily G. Patterson, Phoebe K. Zalenski
Acute stress is known to influence performance on various task outcomes indicative of executive functioning (i.e., the top-down, goal-directed control of cognition and behavior). The most common interpretation of these effects is that stress influences control processes themselves. Another possibility, though, is that stress does not impair control per se, but instead alters the affective dynamics
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Cortisol and changes in depressive symptoms: The moderating role of DHEA Psychoneuroendocrinology (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Stacey N. Doan, Alicia S. Davis, Thomas E. Fuller-Rowell
Stress is associated with activation of the hypothalamus-adrenal-axis (HPA). Cortisol, a product of the HPA, is thought to predict depression. However, to date, the majority of studies investigating the cortisol-depression relationship have been cross-sectional and results have been mixed. One possible reason for these mixed findings, may be that many studies fail to consider the moderating role of