特集号「解説」
薬学領域におけるストレス研究の最前線
2010 年 22 巻 3 号 p. 90-95
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2010 年 22 巻 3 号 p. 90-95
Over the past several decades, numerous research studies have performed to establish biological mechanism of stress response, the role of levels of psychological stress and stress-related biomarkers, and the effect of stress relief supplements. However, most stress experiments to date have been focused on acute psychological stress. Increasing attention has been recently given to the evaluation and control/prevention of chronic psychological stress. In this paper, frontiers of psychological stress research in pharmaceutical fields of immunology, cell and molecular biology, biochemistry, and pharmacology are introduced. Neurobiological mechanisms underlying chronic psychological stress and prospective stress-realted biomarkers for chronic stress are reviewed. Furtheremore, particular attention has been briefly given to the saliva collection, stress testing, and data analysis.
