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Sosa MK, Boorman DC, Keay KA. Sciatic nerve injury rebalances the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in rats with persistent changes to their social behaviours. J Neuroendocrinol 2022; 34:e13131. [PMID: 35487591 PMCID: PMC9286784 DOI: 10.1111/jne.13131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Revised: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Increased glucocorticoids characterise acute pain responses, but not the chronic pain state, suggesting specific modifications to the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA)-axis preventing the persistent nature of chronic pain from elevating basal glucocorticoid levels. Individuals with chronic pain mount normal HPA-axis responses to acute stressors, indicating a rebalancing of the circuits underpinning these responses. Preclinical models of chronic neuropathic pain generally recapitulate these clinical observations, but few studies have considered that the underlying neuroendocrine circuitry may be altered. Additionally, individual differences in the behavioural outcomes of these pain models, which are strikingly similar to the range of behavioural subpopulations that manifest in response to stress, threat and motivational cues, may also be reflected in divergent patterns of HPA-axis activity, which characterises these other behavioural subpopulations. We investigated the effects of sciatic nerve chronic constriction injury (CCI) on adrenocortical and hypothalamic markers of HPA-axis activity in the subpopulation of rats showing persistent changes in social interactions after CCI (Persistent Effect) and compared them with rats that do not show these changes (No Effect). Basal plasma corticosterone did not change after CCI and did not differ between groups. However, adrenocortical sensitivity to adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) diverged between these groups. No Effect rats showed large increases in basal plasma ACTH with no change in adrenocortical melanocortin 2 receptor (MC2 R) expression, whereas Persistent Effect rats showed modest decreases in plasma ACTH and large increases in MC2 R expression. In the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus of Persistent Effect rats, single labelling revealed significantly increased numbers of corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) +ve and glucocorticoid receptor (GR) +ve neurons. Double-labelling revealed fewer GR +ve CRF +ve neurons, suggesting a decreased hypothalamic sensitivity of CRF neurons to circulating corticosterone in Persistent Effect rats. We suggest that in addition to rebalancing the HPA-axis, the increased CRF expression in Persistent Effect rats contributes to changes in complex behaviours, and in particular social interactions.
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- M. Karmina Sosa
- School of Medical Sciences and the Brain and Mind CentreThe University of SydneyCamperdownNew South WalesAustralia
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- School of Medical Sciences and the Brain and Mind CentreThe University of SydneyCamperdownNew South WalesAustralia
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- School of Medical Sciences and the Brain and Mind CentreThe University of SydneyCamperdownNew South WalesAustralia
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Blum CA, Velly L, Brochet C, Ziegler F, Tavolacci MP, Hausfater P, Lvovschi VE. Relevance of cortisol and copeptin blood concentration changes in an experimental pain model. Sci Rep 2022; 12:4767. [PMID: 35306524 PMCID: PMC8934351 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-08657-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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The effect of pain and analgesics on stress biomarkers is not well studied. We evaluated the effect of acute pain and analgesics on serum cortisol and copeptin in an experimental pain model in healthy volunteers. Healthy volunteers presented at 8 a.m. for an experimental pain stimulation. Cortisol and copeptin levels were measured before, during and after electrophysiological stimulation, first before and then during opioid delivery. Difference in biomarker levels compared to baseline levels was calculated, and potential influencing factors were evaluated by linear regression analysis. Cortisol decreased by 13% during the 10 min of rest at baseline, but copeptin did not change significantly. Cortisol had a median decrease of −24% or −83 nmol/l (−44 to −124 nmol/l, p = 0.0002) during the electrophysiological stimulation training session, while the median difference for copeptin was −22% or −1.01 pmol/l (−2.35 to 0.08 pmol/l, p = 0.0003). After administration of opioids, cortisol did not decrease but increased by 3% (p = 0.043), indicating an increasing opioids effect on cortisol. This effect was not visible for copeptin (median change −0.003 pmol/l (−0.50 to 0.24), p = 0.45). In this experimental pain model performed in the morning, moderate pain did not have a relevant effect on cortisol or copeptin levels, whereas opioids led to a discrete peak of cortisol. Clinicaltrials.gov identifier: NCT01975753 (registered on November 5, 2013, before start of recruitment).
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Li R, Chapman BP, Smith SM. Blood Dehydroepiandrosterone and Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate as Pathophysiological Correlates of Chronic Pain: Analyses Using a National Sample of Midlife Adults in the United States. PAIN MEDICINE 2021; 22:243-254. [PMID: 33249441 DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnaa345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Identifying biomarkers is a priority in translational chronic pain research. Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and its sulfated form, DHEA-S, are adrenocortical steroids in the blood with neuroprotective properties that also produce sex hormones. They may capture key sex-specific neuroendocrine mechanisms of chronic pain. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. METHODS Using data from 1,216 community-dwelling adults aged 34-84 from the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) cohort, we examined blood DHEA and DHEA-S levels in association with chronic pain in men and women, adjusting for demographics, chronic diseases, medications including opioids, and psychosocial factors. If an association was found, we further explored dose-response relationships by the number of pain locations and the degree of pain interference. RESULTS In women, chronic pain was associated with 0.072 lower (95% confidence interval [CI], -0.127 to -0.017) log10 DHEA-S µg/dL, with pain in one to two locations associated with 0.068 lower (95% CI, -0.131 to -0.006) and in three or more locations 0.071 lower (95% CI, -0.148 to 0.007) log10 DHEA-S (P for trend = 0.074). Furthermore for women, low-interference pain was associated with 0.062 lower (95% CI, -0.125 to -0.000), whereas high-interference pain was associated with 0.138 lower (95% CI, -0.233 to -0.043) log10 DHEA-S (P for trend = 0.004). Chronic pain was not associated with DHEA or DHEA-S levels in men or DHEA levels in women. CONCLUSIONS Chronic pain and its functional interference correspond to lower blood DHEA-S levels in women.
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- Rui Li
- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA
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Auvinen P, Koponen H, Kautiainen H, Korniloff K, Ahonen T, Vanhala M, Mäntyselkä P. The influence of restless legs symptoms on musculoskeletal pain in depression. Scand J Pain 2020; 20:603-610. [PMID: 32106087 DOI: 10.1515/sjpain-2019-0128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Background and aims Restless legs syndrome is a sensorimotor disorder associated with mental health conditions notably depression. Restless legs symptoms and depression are commonly associated with pain. The study investigated the influence of restless legs symptoms on musculoskeletal pain in patients with depression or with increased depressive symptoms. Methods A cross-sectional study of primary care patients in the Central Finland Hospital District. The prevalence of restless legs symptoms was studied in patients with depressive symptoms (n = 695) and controls without a psychiatric diagnosis (n = 410) by using a structured questionnaire. The depressive symptoms were evaluated with the Beck Depression Inventory and the psychiatric diagnosis was confirmed by means of a diagnostic interview (MINI). The prevalence and intensity of musculoskeletal pain was captured with form-based questions. A single-question screen for restless legs symptoms was applied. Results There was a significant difference in the prevalence of continuous widespread musculoskeletal pain between the three study groups: the controls 4.6% (95% CI: 2.8-7.1), the patients with symptoms of depression without a diagnosis 16.0% (11.7-21.1), and the patients with diagnosed depression 22.1% (18.3-23.3) (p = 0.006 after being adjusted for age, sex, smoking, use of alcohol, education years, body mass index, use of antidepressants, and physical activity, after multiple corrections, all groups were significantly different from each other). Compared with those not having restless legs symptoms, subjects with restless legs symptoms had more often continuous widespread musculoskeletal pain in the control subjects (p = 0.001; 2.3% vs. 10.5%) and in the patients with depressive symptoms without a depression diagnosis (p = 0.024; 9.1 vs. 18.7%) but not in those with diagnosed depression (p = 0.98; 19.5 vs. 19.4%). The restless legs symptoms were associated with the intensity of pain in all groups (p < 0.001). Conclusions Restless legs symptoms were related to continuous widespread musculoskeletal pain in subjects without depressive symptoms and in patients with depressive symptoms without a depression diagnosis. Pain intensity was higher in the subjects with restless legs symptoms regardless of depressive symtoms or depression. Implications Clinical management of pain in patients with restless legs symptoms should include an increased focus on the prevention and treatment of either conditions.
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- Piritta Auvinen
- Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, General Practice, University of Eastern Finland, Primary Health Care Unit, Kuopio, Finland, Phone: +358407063831
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- University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital; Psychiatry, Helsinki, Finland
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- Primary Health Care Unit, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.,Folkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland
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- School of Health and Social Studies, JAMK University of Applied Sciences, Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Primary Health Care Unit, Central Finland Central Hospital, Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, General Practice, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Primary Health Care Unit, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.,Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, General Practice, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- James A. Levine
- Health Solutions, Mayo Clinic Arizona and Arizona State University, Suite 200 CRB, 13400 East Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85259, USA
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BACKGROUND The term "adrenal fatigue" ("AF") has been used by some doctors, healthcare providers, and the general media to describe an alleged condition caused by chronic exposure to stressful situations. Despite this, "AF" has not been recognized by any Endocrinology society, who claim there is no hard evidence for the existence. The aim of this systematic review is to verify whether there is substantiation for "AF". METHODS A systematic search was performed at PUBMED, MEDLINE (Ebsco) and Cochrane databases, from the beginning of the data until April 22nd, 2016. Searched key words were: "adrenal" + "fatigue", "adrenal" + "burnout", "adrenal" + "exhaustion", "hypoadrenia", "burnout" + "cortisol", "fatigue" + "cortisol", "clinical" + "burnout", "cortisol" + "vitalility", "adrenal" + "vitality", and "cortisol" + "exhaustion". Eligibility criteria were: (1) articles written in English, (2) cortisol profile and fatigue or energy status as the primary outcome, (3) performed tests for evaluating the adrenal axis, (4) absence of influence of corticosteroid therapy, and (5) absence of confounding diseases. Type of questionnaire to distinct fatigued subjects, population studied, tests performed of selected studies were analyzed. RESULTS From 3,470 articles found, 58 studies fulfilled the criteria: 33 were carried in healthy individuals, and 25 in symptomatic patients. The most assessed exams were "Direct Awakening Cortisol" (n = 29), "Cortisol Awakening Response" (n = 27) and "Salivary Cortisol Rhythm" (n = 26). DISCUSSION We found an almost systematic finding of conflicting results derived from most of the studies methods utilized, regardless of the validation and the quality of performed tests. Some limitations of the review include: (1) heterogeneity of the study design; (2) the descriptive nature of most studies; (3) the poor quality assessment of fatigue; (4) the use of an unsubstantiated methodology in terms of cortisol assessment (not endorsed by endocrinologists); (5) false premises leading to an incorrect sequence of research direction; and, (6) inappropriate/invalid conclusions regarding causality and association between different information. CONCLUSION This systematic review proves that there is no substantiation that "adrenal fatigue" is an actual medical condition. Therefore, adrenal fatigue is still a myth.
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- Flavio A. Cadegiani
- From the Adrenal and Hypertension Unit, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM/UNIFESP), R. Pedro de Toledo 781–13th floor, 04039-032 São Paulo, SP Brazil
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- From the Adrenal and Hypertension Unit, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM/UNIFESP), R. Pedro de Toledo 781–13th floor, 04039-032 São Paulo, SP Brazil
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Gallagher S, Sumner RC, Muldoon OT, Creaven AM, Hannigan A. Unemployment is associated with lower cortisol awakening and blunted dehydroepiandrosterone responses. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2016; 69:41-9. [PMID: 27018925 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2015] [Revised: 03/16/2016] [Accepted: 03/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Previous research has investigated the endocrinological consequences of unemployment as a likely pathway behind chronic stress and negative health outcomes. Despite these early attempts at delineating the neuroendocrine consequences of the chronic stress experienced by the unemployed, identifying a consistent and stable effect has remained elusive. Here we sought to strengthen existing knowledge into the effect of the stress of employment status on cortisol by improving on the methodological weaknesses of earlier studies and extend this line of enquiry by measuring the steroid hormone Dehydroepiandrosterone-Sulfate (DHEAS). Saliva samples were collected from unemployed and employed participants at four time points across two days. As expected, unemployed people reported higher stress, lower social support and lower self-esteem. Unexpectedly, the unemployed showed lower overall cortisol output, a likely consequence of a higher cortisol awakening response (CAR) in the employed. However, they also had a higher DHEA output across the day, albeit the diurnal pattern across the day was more dysregulated compared to that seen in those employed with a blunted response evident in the evening; the cortisol:DHEAS ratio was also lower in the unemployed group. Further, these hormone differences were correlated with self-esteem and stress. Taken together these results suggest that the relationship between employment status and endocrine responses is far more complicated than previously thought. We have shown for the first time that unemployed people have a lower CAR, but also show a blunted DHEA response relative to those employed and we suggest that this may be a feature of chronic stress exposure or perhaps dependent on the prevailing socio-economic context.
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- Stephen Gallagher
- Laboratory for the Study of Anxiety, Stress & Health (SASHLab), Department of Psychology, University of Limerick, Castletroy, County Limerick, Ireland; Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Castletroy, County Limerick, Ireland.
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- Laboratory for the Study of Anxiety, Stress & Health (SASHLab), Department of Psychology, University of Limerick, Castletroy, County Limerick, Ireland
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- Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Castletroy, County Limerick, Ireland; Centre for Social Issues Research (CSI-R), University of Limerick, Castletroy, County Limerick, Ireland
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- Laboratory for the Study of Anxiety, Stress & Health (SASHLab), Department of Psychology, University of Limerick, Castletroy, County Limerick, Ireland; Centre for Social Issues Research (CSI-R), University of Limerick, Castletroy, County Limerick, Ireland
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- Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Castletroy, County Limerick, Ireland; Graduate Entry Medical School, University of Limerick, Castletroy, County Limerick, Ireland
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Tu KY, Wu MK, Chen YW, Lin PY, Wang HY, Wu CK, Tseng PT. Significantly Higher Peripheral Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 Levels in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder or Bipolar Disorder Than in Healthy Controls: A Meta-Analysis and Review Under Guideline of PRISMA. Medicine (Baltimore) 2016; 95:e2411. [PMID: 26825882 PMCID: PMC5291552 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000002411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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An increasing amount of research has focused on insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) because of multiple neurotrophic effects, including neurogenesis, remyelination, and synaptogenesis. In addition, IGF-1 can mediate an antidepressant effect in patients with major affective disorder, and its levels in the cerebrospinal fluid have been found to vary with antidepressant treatment. Furthermore, it has been proven to crossover the blood-brain barrier, with a reciprocal feedback loop being the central effect. However, recent studies have reported inconclusive findings about the role of IGF-1 in major affective disorder. The aim of the current study was to conduct a thorough meta-analysis of changes in peripheral IGF-1 levels in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) or bipolar disorder (BD). We conducted a thorough literature search and compared peripheral IGF-1 levels in patients with MDD or BD and in healthy controls, and investigated clinical variables through meta-regression. Electronic research was conducted through platform of PubMed. We used inclusion criteria as clinical trials discussing comparisons of peripheral IGF-1 protein levels in patients with MDD or BD and those in healthy controls. We analyzed the cases from 9 studies with the random-effect model. The main finding was that peripheral IGF-1 levels in the patients were significantly higher than in the healthy controls (P < 0.001), with a significant inverse association with duration of illness (P = 0.03). In meta-analysis comparing peripheral IGF-1 levels in patients with BD or MDD before and after treatment, there was no significant change in peripheral IGF-1 levels after treatment (P = 0.092). The small numbers of studies and lack of correlation data with growth hormone in current studies are the main limitations of this meta-analysis. Our results indicated that peripheral IGF-1 levels may not be an indicator of disease severity, but may be a disease trait marker or an indicator of cognition. However, further investigations on the correlation between cognitive function and peripheral IGF-1 levels are needed to explore the role of IGF-1 in the pathophysiology of MDD and BD.
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- Kun-Yu Tu
- From the Department of Psychiatry, Tsyr-Huey Mental Hospital, Kaohsiung Jen-Ai's Home, Taiwan (K-YT, H-YW, C-KW, P-TT); Department of Neurology, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Y-WC); Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (M-KW, P-YL); and Center for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (P-YL)
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Cooper MS. Role of endocrine dysfunction in frequently unexplained disorders. Eur J Pain 2015; 18:299-300. [PMID: 25728516 DOI: 10.1002/j.1532-2149.2013.00429.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- M S Cooper
- ANZAC Research Institute, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, University of Sydney, Australia
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