Increased fibrinogen responses to psychophysiological stress predict future endothelial dysfunction implications for cardiovascular disease?

Ellins, Elizabeth Anne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5164-6416, Rees, Dafydd Aled ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1165-9092, Deanfield, John E., Steptoe, Andrew and Halcox, Julian P. 2017. Increased fibrinogen responses to psychophysiological stress predict future endothelial dysfunction implications for cardiovascular disease? Brain, Behavior, and Immunity 60 , pp. 233-239. 10.1016/j.bbi.2016.10.017

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Abstract

Stress influences the risk of cardiovascular disease. Acute mental stress can induce both low-grade inflammation and endothelial dysfunction. The relationship between inflammatory responses to stress and future endothelial function is unexplored. Knowledge on the impact of other cardiovascular risk factors, such as dyslipidaemia, on such relationships is also limited We investigated the relationship between inflammatory responses to an acute mental stress challenge and endothelial function plus the influence of dyslipidaemia on the associations. Interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα) and fibrinogen were assessed at baseline, immediately following standardized behavioural tasks and 45 minutes post-task in 158 participants. Blood pressure and heart rate responses were measured. Flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) was measured 3 years later. Fibrinogen and IL-6 increased post-stress (p=<0.001 &0.003) but TNFα was unchanged (p=0.09). An independent negative association between FMD and change in fibrinogen at 45 minutes (β=-0.047 p=0.016) remained after multiple adjustment (baseline fibrinogen, baseline diameter, reactive hyperaemia, age, gender and other cardiovascular risk factors). There was no association between FMD and change in IL-6 or TNFα. There were no differences in the responses to stress between those with and without dyslipidaemia. However, there was an interaction between the presence of dyslipidaemia and immediate change in fibrinogen with stress which was associated with FMD. Those participants with dyslipidaemia who had a greater change in fibrinogen had lower FMD. We conclude that elevated fibrinogen responses to stress are associated with future endothelial dysfunction which may reflect increased cardiovascular risk.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute (NMHRI)
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Fibrinogen; flow-mediated dilatation; psychophysiological stress; lipids
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0889-1591
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	19 October 2016
Date of Acceptance:	17 October 2016
Last Modified:	24 Nov 2024 15:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/95427

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