Hair analysis reveals subtle HPA axis suppression associated with use of local corticosteroids: The Lifelines cohort study

Highlights • Influences of glucocorticoid containing medications and stressful life events on long-term (hair) glucocorticoids are not fully unraveled. • We measured hair glucocorticoids in 295 participants of a population-based cohort study. • Hair cortisone is lower in participants using locally a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Psychoneuroendocrinology 2017-06, Vol.80, p.1-6
Hauptverfasser: Wester, Vincent L, Noppe, Gerard, Savas, Mesut, van den Akker, Erica L.T, de Rijke, Yolanda B, van Rossum, Elisabeth F.C
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • Influences of glucocorticoid containing medications and stressful life events on long-term (hair) glucocorticoids are not fully unraveled. • We measured hair glucocorticoids in 295 participants of a population-based cohort study. • Hair cortisone is lower in participants using locally administered corticosteroids, indicating that these medications have systemic effects. • For the first time, we report that hair cortisol is increased after stressful life events in a population-based cohort.
ISSN:0306-4530
1873-3360
DOI:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2017.02.024