Aggression, Social Stress, and the Immune System in Humans and Animal Models

• Published in: Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience Vol. 12; no. 12; p. 56
• Main Authors: 高橋 阿貴, Takahashi Aki, Flanigan Meghan E., McEwen Bruce S., Russo Scott J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers 22.03.2018; Frontiers Research Foundation; Frontiers Media S.A
• Subjects: Aggression; Anger; Animal models; Anxiety; Behavior; Chemokines; Cytokines; depression; Glucocorticoids; Hormones; Hostility; humans; Immune response; Immune system; Inflammation; Mental depression; Mental disorders; Monocytes; Nervous system; Neuroscience; Neurosciences; Questionnaires; Schizophrenia; Social behavior; Social interactions; social stress; Tumor necrosis factor-TNF; Wound healing; New York; United States > US; immune system; animal models; aggression; depression; social stress; humans

Social stress can lead to the development of psychological problems ranging from exaggerated anxiety and depression to antisocial and violence-related behaviors. Increasing evidence suggests that the immune system is involved in responses to social stress in adulthood. For example, human studies sho...