Stress and wound healing.
Over the past decade it has become clear that stress can significantly slow wound healing: stressors ranging in magnitude and duration impair healing in humans and animals. For example, in humans, the chronic stress of caregiving as well as the relatively brief stress of academic examinations impedes healing. Similarly, restraint stress slows healing in mice. The interactive effects of glucocorticoids (e.g. cortisol and corticosterone) and proinflammatory cytokines [e.g. interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta), IL-1alpha, IL-6, IL-8, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha] are primary physiological mechanisms underlying the stress and healing connection. The effects of stress on healing have important implications in the context of surgery and naturally occurring wounds, particularly among at-risk and chronically ill populations. In research with clinical populations, greater attention to measurement of health behaviors is needed to better separate behavioral versus direct physiological effects of stress on healing. Recent evidence suggests that interventions designed to reduce stress and its concomitants (e.g., exercise, social support) can prevent stress-induced impairments in healing. Moreover, specific physiological mechanisms are associated with certain types of interventions. In future research, an increased focus on mechanisms will help to more clearly elucidate pathways linking stress and healing processes.
Christian
Lisa M
LM
Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology, and Medical Genetics, Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA. christian.109@osu.edu
Graham
Jennifer E
JE
Padgett
David A
DA
Glaser
Ronald
R
Kiecolt-Glaser
Janice K
JK
D000818:Animals; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*
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