Higher perceived stress is associated with lower cortisol concentrations but higher salivary interleukin-1beta in socially evaluated cold pressor test

• Published in: Stress (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 248 - 255
• Main Authors: Buzgoova, Katarina, Balagova, Lucia, Marko, Martin, Kapsdorfer, Daniela, Riecansky, Igor, Jezova, Daniela
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 03.05.2020
• Subjects: Humans; Hydrocortisone; Interleukin-1beta; Male; Saliva; Salivary alpha-Amylases; Stress, Psychological; distress; stress response; healthy humans; hormones; double product; Psychosocial stress

The relationship between subjective stress perception and the objective stress response to acute stress stimuli is not sufficiently understood. The aim of the present study was to test the hypothesis that the neuroendocrine response in socially evaluated cold pressor test (CPT) depends on the extent...