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Research on psychoneuroimmunology: does stress influence immunity and cause coronary artery disease?

@article{Ho2010ResearchOP,
  title={Research on psychoneuroimmunology: does stress influence immunity and cause coronary artery disease?},
  author={R. Ho and L. F. Neo and Anna N C Chua and Alicia A C Cheak and A. Mak},
  journal={Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore},
  year={2010},
  volume={39 3},
  pages={
          191-6
        }
}

R. Ho, L. F. Neo, +2 authors A. Mak

Published 2010

Medicine

Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore

This review addresses the importance of psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) studies in understanding the role of acute and chronic psychological stressors on the immune system and development of coronary artery disease (CAD). Firstly, it illustrates how psychological stressors change endothelial function and lead to chemotaxis. Secondly, acute psychological stressors lead to leukocytosis, increased natural killer cell cytotoxicity and reduced proliferative response to mitogens while chronic… CONTINUE READING

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