ReviewBrain, behavior, and immunity2018
Resilience and immunity.
Review in Brain, behavior, and immunity, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 114 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
114 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 312 citations in OpenAlex.
- The underlying mechanism of physical exercise on neurodegenerative diseases: the mediating role of psychological stress and resilience: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, white blood cell, and C-reactive protein predicts poor outcome and increased mortality in intracerebral hemorrhage patients: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Pooled it
- Correlations between major depressive disorder, splenic morphology, and immune function.BMC psychiatry · 2025Trial
- When Does Stress Build Strength? Linking Stress Physiology to Resilience in the Age of Rapid Environmental Change.BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology · 2026Review
- Alterations in Gut Microbiota and Serum Metabolome Are Associated with Postpartum Depression.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Novelty stressor induces differential brain oxidative stress and antioxidant profiles between proactive and reactive stress coping styles.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Immune aging biomarkers for clinical trials.Nature medicine · 2026Review
- Heavy Metal-Driven Oral Dysbiosis: Salivary Toxicometallomics at the Host-Microbiome Interface Across Pathologies.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Perceived Racial Stress Effects on Neuropsychological Functioning in African Americans are Mediated by the Brain's Reward/Safety SEEKING Systems via Neuroimmune and Neuroendocrine Pathways.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
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- Neuroendocrine Stress Induces Differential Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant Profiles between Proactive and Reactive Stress Coping Styles.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Stimulated cytokine production, attachment, and emotional well-being in dementia spousal caregivers.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2026Article
- Loneliness, Aloneness, and Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet in Southern Italian Individuals.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Psychological Resilience in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Jordan Is Associated with Insomnia Severity: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Mental Health, Mucosal Immunity, and HIV Susceptibility Following Sexual Violence: Evidence from the THRIVE Study.Viruses · 2026Article
- The immune system as a guardian of health: micronutrient support and lifelong protection.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Integrative Neuroimmune Role of the Parasympathetic Nervous System, Vagus Nerve and Gut Microbiota in Stress Modulation: A Narrative Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- The Inflammatory Footprint of Anti-Breast Cancer Treatments and Psychosocial Factors in Women Undergoing Chemotherapy.Biomedicines · 2025Article
- Sensory neurostimulation promotes stress resilience with frequency-specificity.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Relationship between psychological resilience and cognitive function on breast cancer chemotherapy patients: a person-centered method.Breast cancer (Tokyo, Japan) · 2025Article
54 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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4 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Resilience is the process that allows individuals to adapt to adverse conditions and recover from them. This process is favored by individual qualities that have been amply studied in the field of stress such as personal control, positive affect, optimism, and social support. Biopsychosocial studies on the individual qualities that promote resilience show that these factors help protect against the deleterious influences of stressors on physiology in general and immunity in particular. The reverse is also true as there is evidence that immune processes influence resilience. Most of the data supporting this relationship comes from animal studies on individual differences in the ability to resist situations of chronic stress. These data build on the knowledge that has accumulated on the influence of immune factors on brain and behavior in both animal and human studies. In general, resilient individuals have a different immunophenotype from that of stress susceptible individuals. It is possible to render susceptible individuals resilient and vice versa by changing their inflammatory phenotype. The adaptive immune phenotype also influences the ability to recover from inflammation-induced symptoms. The modulation of these bidirectional relationships between resilience and immunity by the gut microbiota opens the possibility to influence them by probiotics and prebiotics. However, more focused studies on the reciprocal relationship between resilience and immunity will be necessary before this can be put into practice.
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