Steroid regulation of T cell function appears unaltered in borderline personality disorder
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Steroid regulation of T cell function appears unaltered in borderline personality disorder. / Fischer, Anja; Grundmann, Johanna; Gold, Stefan M; Spitzer, Carsten; Wingenfeld, Katja.
in: J PERS DISORD, Jahrgang 29, Nr. 2, 04.2015, S. 241-7.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Steroid regulation of T cell function appears unaltered in borderline personality disorder
AU - Fischer, Anja
AU - Grundmann, Johanna
AU - Gold, Stefan M
AU - Spitzer, Carsten
AU - Wingenfeld, Katja
PY - 2015/4
Y1 - 2015/4
N2 - Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by instability of interpersonal relationships and affection, impulsivity, and cognitive disruptions. Increasing evidence suggests hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis alterations in BPD. Changed glucocorticoid sensitivity of peripheral blood mononuclear cells is known in mood and posttraumatic stress disorders, representing frequent comorbidities in BPD. However, to the authors' knowledge, in BPD glucocorticoid sensitivity at the receptor level remains unexplored. Sixteen age-matched female BPD patients were compared to sixteen female healthy controls. In vitro steroid sensitivity of T cell proliferation was tested using aldosterone, dexamethasone, and hydrocortisone. Steroid sensitivity of BPD patients and healthy controls appeared comparable. Psychiatric comorbidities such as major depressive disorder or posttraumatic stress disorder and early life stress seemed to have had no influence on steroid sensitivity parameters. The data suggest unaltered GC sensitivity of T cell function in BPD.
AB - Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by instability of interpersonal relationships and affection, impulsivity, and cognitive disruptions. Increasing evidence suggests hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis alterations in BPD. Changed glucocorticoid sensitivity of peripheral blood mononuclear cells is known in mood and posttraumatic stress disorders, representing frequent comorbidities in BPD. However, to the authors' knowledge, in BPD glucocorticoid sensitivity at the receptor level remains unexplored. Sixteen age-matched female BPD patients were compared to sixteen female healthy controls. In vitro steroid sensitivity of T cell proliferation was tested using aldosterone, dexamethasone, and hydrocortisone. Steroid sensitivity of BPD patients and healthy controls appeared comparable. Psychiatric comorbidities such as major depressive disorder or posttraumatic stress disorder and early life stress seemed to have had no influence on steroid sensitivity parameters. The data suggest unaltered GC sensitivity of T cell function in BPD.
KW - Adult
KW - Aldosterone
KW - Borderline Personality Disorder
KW - Case-Control Studies
KW - Dexamethasone
KW - Female
KW - Glucocorticoids
KW - Humans
KW - Hydrocortisone
KW - Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System
KW - Leukocytes, Mononuclear
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Pituitary-Adrenal System
KW - T-Lymphocytes
U2 - 10.1521/pedi_2014_28_156
DO - 10.1521/pedi_2014_28_156
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 25248018
VL - 29
SP - 241
EP - 247
JO - J PERS DISORD
JF - J PERS DISORD
SN - 0885-579X
IS - 2
ER -