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ArticleArchives of women's mental health2017

HPA axis reactivity to pharmacologic and psychological stressors in euthymic women with histories of postpartum versus major depression.

Elizabeth H Ferguson, Arianna Di Florio, Brenda Pearson, Karen T Putnam, Susan Girdler, David R Rubinow, Samantha Meltzer-Brody

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Article in Archives of women's mental health, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Elizabeth H FergusonDepartment of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina, 101 Manning Drive, CB#7160, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7160, USA. eferguso@bcm.edu.
Arianna Di FlorioDepartment of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina, 101 Manning Drive, CB#7160, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7160, USA.
Brenda PearsonDepartment of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina, 101 Manning Drive, CB#7160, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7160, USA.
Karen T PutnamDepartment of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina, 101 Manning Drive, CB#7160, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7160, USA.
Susan GirdlerDepartment of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina, 101 Manning Drive, CB#7160, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7160, USA.
David R RubinowDepartment of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina, 101 Manning Drive, CB#7160, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7160, USA.
Samantha Meltzer-BrodyDepartment of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina, 101 Manning Drive, CB#7160, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7160, USA.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

Funding

HPA Stress Reactivity & Genetic Influences in Postpartum DepressionK23MH085165 · NIMH · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI MELTZER-BRODY, SAMANTHA ERIKA · 2009 to 2013
$887k
NIMH NIH HHS K23 MH085165
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It is unclear whether women with a history of postpartum depression (PPD) have residual, abnormal hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis reactivity, as has been reported in major depression (MDD). Further unclear is whether the abnormalities in HPA axis reactivity associated with MDD represent a stable, underlying predisposition or a state-dependent phenomenon. This study sought the following: (1) to determine if euthymic postpartum women with a history of depression have an abnormal HPA axis reactivity to pharmacologic and psychological challenges and (2) to compare HPA reactivity in women with histories of PPD versus MDD. As a secondary objective, we wanted to determine the influence of trauma history on HPA axis function. Forty-five parous (12-24 months postpartum), euthymic women with history of MDD (n = 15), PPD (n = 15), and controls (n = 15) completed pharmacologic (dexamethasone/corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) test [DEX/CRH]) and psychological (Trier social stress test [TSST]) challenges during the luteal phase. Outcome measures were cortisol and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) response after DEX/CRH, and blood pressure, heart rate, epinephrine, norepinephrine, and cortisol response during the TSST. All groups had robust cortisol and ACTH response to DEX/CRH and cortisol response to TSST. Groups did not differ significantly in cortisol or ACTH response to DEX/CRH or in blood pressure, heart rate, epinephrine, norepinephrine, or cortisol response to TSST. Cortisol/ACTH ratio did not differ significantly between groups. Trauma history was associated with decreased cortisol response to DEX/CRH in women with histories of MDD, which was not significant after correction (F

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AdultDepression, PostpartumFemaleHumansHypothalamo-Hypophyseal SystemMajor Depressive DisorderCortisolDexamethasone/corticotropin-releasing hormone testHPA axisMajor depressive disorderPostpartum depressionTrier social stress test

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PMID28251369
PMCPMC5441453
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