Hyperreactivity of Salivary Alpha-Amylase to Acute Psychosocial Stress and Norepinephrine Infusion in Essential Hypertension

Hyperreactivity of Salivary Alpha-Amylase to Acute Psychosocial Stress and Norepinephrine Infusion in Essential Hypertension

It is unknown whether the observed general physiological hyperreactivity to acute psychosocial stress in essential hypertension also extends to salivary alpha-amylase (sAA), a surrogate sympathetic nervous system marker. Here, we investigated sAA reactivity to acute psychosocial stress in essential...

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Main Authors: Lisa-Marie Walther, Roland von Känel, Claudia Zuccarella-Hackl, Petra H. Wirtz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-07-01
Series:Biomedicines
Subjects:
essential hypertension
acute psychosocial stress
Trier Social Stress Test
physiological hyperreactivity
salivary alpha-amylase
norepinephrine infusion
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/10/7/1762

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