Short intense psychological stress induced by skydiving does not impair intestinal barrier function

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 16; no. 7; p. e0254280
• Main Authors: Roca Rubio, Maria Fernanda, Eriksson, Ulrika, Brummer, Robert J., König, Julia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: San Francisco Public Library of Science 08.07.2021; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Biology and Life Sciences; Brain research; Cold; Cortisol; Disease; Enterocytes; Erythritol; Fatty acids; Fatty liver; Gastrointestinal diseases; Hormones; Intestine; Lactulose; Medicine and Health Sciences; Nutrition; Parachuting; Permeability; Physical Sciences; Psychological aspects; Psychological stress; Recovery; Rhamnose; Risk factors; Skydiving; Social Sciences; Stress; Stress (Psychology); Sucralose; Sucrose; Sugar; Urine; Sweden

Background and aim Psychological stress has been shown to increase intestinal permeability and is associated with the development of gastrointestinal disorders. This study aimed to investigate skydiving as an alternative model to analyse the effect of acute psychological stress on intestinal barrier...