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| Title |
The relationship between alcohol consumption, perceived stress, and CRHR1 genotype on the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis in rural African Americans
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Psychology, June 2015
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00832 |
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| Authors |
Ezemenari M. Obasi, Elizabeth A. Shirtcliff, Gene H. Brody, James MacKillop, Delishia M. Pittman, Lucia Cavanagh, Robert A. Philibert |
| Abstract |
Rurally situated African Americans suffer from stress and drug-related health disparities. Unfortunately, research on potential mechanisms that underlie this public health problem have received limited focus in the scientific literature. This study investigated the effects of perceived stress, alcohol consumption, and genotype on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) Axis. A rural sample of African American emerging adults (n = 84) completed a battery of assessments and provided six samples of salivary cortisol at wakeup, 30 min post wakeup, 90 min post wakeup, 3:00 PM, 3:30 PM, and 4:30 PM. Participants with a TT genotype of the CRHR1 (rs4792887) gene tended to produce the most basal cortisol throughout the day while participants with a CC genotype produced the least amount. Increased levels of perceived stress or alcohol consumption were associated with a blunted cortisol awakening response (CAR). Moreover, the CAR was obliterated for participants who reported both higher stress and alcohol consumption. Perceived stress and alcohol consumption had a deleterious effect on the HPA-Axis. Furthermore, genotype predicted level of cortisol production throughout the day. These findings support the need to further investigate the relationship between stress dysregulation, drug-use vulnerability, and associated health disparities that affect this community. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 67% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 1 | 17% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 67% |
| Scientists | 2 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 42 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 21% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 10% |
| Researcher | 4 | 10% |
| Professor | 4 | 10% |
| Other | 6 | 14% |
| Unknown | 11 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 12 | 29% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4 | 10% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 7% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 5% |
| Neuroscience | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 5 | 12% |
| Unknown | 14 | 33% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 August 2015.
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