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Transient responses of inflammatory cytokines in acute stress.: Related Articles Biol Psychol. 2009 Sep;82(1):25-32 Authors: Yamakawa K, Matsunaga M, Isowa T, Kimura K, Kasugai K, Yoneda M, Kaneko H, Ohira H It has been demonstrated that concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) are elevated by acute stress. Although several studies …

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Day-to-day variation in saliva cortisol–relation with sleep, stress and self-rated health. Related Articles Biol Psychol. 2009 Oct;82(2):149-55 Authors: Dahlgren A, Kecklund G, Theorell T, Akerstedt T The objective was to examine the day-to-day variation in cortisol among healthy individuals and its relation to the time of saliva sampling, work, stress and fatigue. During 4 consecutive …

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Sleep physiology in recovery from burnout. Related Articles Biol Psychol. 2009 Dec;82(3):267-73 Authors: Ekstedt M, Söderström M, Akerstedt T This study aimed to investigate the role of sleep physiology in recovery from burnout, in particular the relation between sleep and changes in fatigue and whether those changes would be related to return to work. 23 …

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Functional Disconnection of Frontal Cortex and Visual Cortex in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Biol Psychiatry. 2010 Jan 6; Authors: Mazaheri A, Coffey-Corina S, Mangun GR, Bekker EM, Berry AS, Corbett BA BACKGROUND: Current pathophysiologic models of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) suggest that impaired functional connectivity within brain attention networks may contribute to the disorder. In this electroencephalographic (EEG) …

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A beta(3)-Adrenergic-Leptin-Melanocortin Circuit Regulates Behavioral and Metabolic Changes Induced by Chronic Stress. Biol Psychiatry. 2010 Jan 8; Authors: Chuang JC, Krishnan V, Yu HG, Mason B, Cui H, Wilkinson MB, Zigman JM, Elmquist JK, Nestler EJ, Lutter M BACKGROUND: Obesity has been associated with an increased risk of developing several psychiatric illnesses, including major depression …

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Auditory Hallucinations in Schizophrenia Are Associated with Reduced Functional Connectivity of the Temporo-Parietal Area. Biol Psychiatry. 2010 Jan 6; Authors: Vercammen A, Knegtering H, den Boer JA, Liemburg EJ, Aleman A BACKGROUND: Schizophrenia has been conceptualized as a disorder of integration of neural activity across distributed networks. However, the relationship between specific symptom dimensions and …

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Noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors inhibit expression of chemokines IP-10 and RANTES and cell adhesion molecules VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 in the CNS following a systemic inflammatory challenge. Noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors inhibit expression of chemokines IP-10 and RANTES and cell adhesion molecules VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 in the CNS following a systemic inflammatory challenge. J Neuroimmunol. 2010 Jan 8; …

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Decreased Frontal Serotonin2A Receptor Binding in Antipsychotic-Naive Patients With First-Episode Schizophrenia [Original Article] Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2010;67(1):9-16. Hans Rasmussen, PhD; David Erritzoe, MD, PhD; Rune Andersen, MSc; Bjorn H. Ebdrup, MD; Bodil Aggernaes, MD, PhD; Bob Oranje, PhD; Jan Kalbitzer, MD; Jacob Madsen, PhD; Lars H. Pinborg, MD, DMSc; William Baaré, PhD; Claus Svarer, PhD; …

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Elevated blood interleukin-10 levels and undiminished systemic interleukin-10 production rate prevail throughout acute protein-energy malnutrition in the weanling mouse. Related Articles Elevated blood interleukin-10 levels and undiminished systemic interleukin-10 production rate prevail throughout acute protein-energy malnutrition in the weanling mouse. Cytokine. 2009 Aug;47(2):126-31 Authors: Monk JM, Woodward B The objectives were to determine if blood …

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The response of circulating levels of the interleukin-6/interleukin-6 receptor complex to exercise in young men. Related Articles The response of circulating levels of the interleukin-6/interleukin-6 receptor complex to exercise in young men. Cytokine. 2009 Aug;47(2):98-102 Authors: Gray SR, Clifford M, Lancaster R, Leggate M, Davies M, Nimmo MA The formation of an interleukin-6/IL-6 receptor (IL-6/IL-6R) …

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