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  2. Hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis - Wikipedia

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    The HPA axis is responsible for modulating inflammatory responses that occur throughout the body. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] During an immune response, proinflammatory cytokines (e.g. IL-1) are released into the peripheral circulation system and can pass through the blood–brain barrier where they can interact with the brain and activate the HPA axis.

  3. Post-cardiac arrest syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Blood glucose levels are associated with poor outcomes in a U-shaped distribution, meaning that both very high and very low levels of glucose are associated with poor outcomes. [22] Regarding the HPA axis, PCAS can present with elevated cortisol levels from the stress of the arrest, but relative adrenal insufficiency is not uncommon in PCAS.

  4. Cortisone reductase deficiency - Wikipedia

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    An overview of how cortisone reductase is driven by NADH production by hexose-6-phosphate and how it affects the HPA Axis in a healthy body. Cortisone Reductase Deficiency effects on HPA and body in presence of deficient H6PD. In a healthy body, blood cortisone and cortisol levels are roughly equimolar. [7]

  5. Epigenetics of anxiety and stress–related disorders - Wikipedia

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    The dysregulation of the HPA axis has been found to be characteristic of several stress disorders, including PTSD. This system works under a negative feedback loop structure. Hence, this HPA axis dysregulation may take the form of amplified negative inhibition and result in down-regulated cortisol levels. [60]

  6. Stress (biology) - Wikipedia

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    Adrenaline temporarily provides increased muscular tonus, increased blood pressure due to peripheral vasoconstriction and tachycardia, and increased glucose in blood. There is also some activation of the HPA axis , producing glucocorticoids (cortisol, aka the S-hormone or stress-hormone).

  7. Cortisol - Wikipedia

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    Viral infections increase cortisol levels through activation of the HPA axis by cytokines. [100] Intense (high VO 2 max) or prolonged aerobic exercise transiently increases cortisol levels to increase gluconeogenesis and maintain blood glucose; [101] however, cortisol declines to normal levels after eating (i.e., restoring a neutral energy ...

  8. Functional hypothalamic amenorrhea - Wikipedia

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    Thus, reproductive function can be altered through psychological or physiological stress through the HPA axis due to the modulatory effects that this pathway has on the HPO axis: its activation, which can occur in states of low energy availability (LEA) as an adaptive response to physical, nutritional, or extreme emotional stress, causes the ...

  9. Endocrine system - Wikipedia

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    They are both part of the HPA axis which is known to play a role in cell signaling in the nervous system. Hypothalamus: The hypothalamus is a key regulator of the autonomic nervous system. The endocrine system has three sets of endocrine outputs [ 5 ] which include the magnocellular system, the parvocellular system, and autonomic intervention.