ISSN 1671-3710
CN 11-4766/R
主办:中国科学院心理研究所
出版:科学出版社

心理科学进展 ›› 2014, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (4): 606-617.doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1042.2014.00606

• 研究方法 • 上一篇    下一篇

人类应激内分泌轴功能状态的测量

黄雅梅;周仁来;孙智颖;吴梦莹   

  1. (1北京师范大学心理学院应用实验心理北京市重点实验室, 北京 100875) (2北京师范大学认知神经科学与学习国家重点实验室, 北京 100875) (3北京师范大学情绪调节研究中心, 北京 100875) (4脑与学习协同创新中心, 北京 100875) (5大庆油田总医院, 黑龙江 163411)
  • 收稿日期:2013-10-02 出版日期:2014-04-15 发布日期:2014-04-15
  • 通讯作者: 周仁来
  • 基金资助:

    国家重点基础研究计划(2011CB505101)、北京中医药大学证候与方剂基础研究北京市重点实验室开放课题(2011-SYSKFKT03)、黑龙江省自然科学基金面上项目(D201181)、北京尚善公益基金会“尚善”基金资助。

Measurement of Human Stress Endocrine Axis Function State

HUANG Yamei;ZHOU Renlai;SUN Zhiying;WU Mengying   

  1. (1 Beijing Key Lab of Applied Experimental Psychology, School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China) (2 State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China) (3 Research Center of Emotion Regulation, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China) (4 Center for Collaboration and Innovation in Brain and Learning Sciences, Beijing 100875, China) (5 Daqing General Hospital Group Oilfield General Hospital, Heilongjiang 163411, China)
  • Received:2013-10-02 Online:2014-04-15 Published:2014-04-15
  • Contact: ZHOU Renlai

摘要:

HPA轴(下丘脑?垂体?肾上腺皮质轴, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal cortex axis)是人类重要的应激内分泌轴, 静息与应激条件下HPA轴的机能障碍能引发应激相关疾病, 而HPA轴机能障碍的表现和原因并不明确。皮质醇作为HPA轴的终端产物能直接反映HPA轴活动, 唾液皮质醇优于其他生物样本皮质醇的特性使其成为测量HPA轴活动的最优指标, 因此寻找到合适的唾液皮质醇标识来反映静息与应激条件下的HPA轴调节变化, 能促进理解HPA轴机能障碍与疾病间的神经内分泌通路。近来研究常用的是以皮质醇觉醒反应(cortisol -awakening response, CAR)与特里尔社会应激测试(Trier social stress test, TSST)来分别表示静息与应激条件下的HPA轴活动。未来研究将结合应激反应的生理、心理指标, 进一步考察HPA轴调节的脑网络, 为应激反应提供脑-神经内分泌通路的生物基础。

关键词: 唾液皮质醇, 皮质醇觉醒反应, 特里尔社会应激测试, 应激

Abstract:

Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis is considered to be a major neuroendocrine system for understading physiological repsonses to stress. Dysfunction of HPA axis under resting and stressful conditions have been associated with stress-related disorders. However, the specific cause and feature of HPA dysfunction remains unclear. Cortisol, an end product of HPA axis, is believed to directly reflect the characteristics of HPA activity. Specifically, the salivary cortisol is considered to be an ideal biolgoical sample to index HPA activity. Thus, identifying suitable salivary cortisol markers to reflect HPA regulation under the resting and stressful conditions may help uncover the neuroendocrin basis of stress-related diseases. Recent research has commonly measured cortisol awakening response (CAR) and implemented the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST) procedures. Future research should combine the physiolgoical and psychological indices as well as investigate the brain networks of HPA axis, thus to elucidate the brain-neuroendocrine biological pathways for stress response.

Key words: salivary cortisol, cortisol awakening response, Trier Social Stress Test, stress