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- Title
MANAGEMENT OF MALADAPTIVE STRESS RESPONSE IN THE MILITARY PROFESSIONALS.
- Authors
CiumaĢu-Rîmbu, Mălina; Morariu, Cristina
- Abstract
BACKGROUD: Chronic stress may produce a decrease in central neuropeptide Y (NPY) expression and subjects exposed to may prove hypersensitivity to a novel stressor with dysfunctions in the NPY system and cardiovascular maladaptation to stress, even hypertension. Upregulation of NPY expression may contribute to successful behavioral adaptation to stress by reducing cardiovascular tone and suppressing anxious behaviours. Adaptogens, a new class of metabolic regulators stimulate NPY expression and release. The aim of this study is to increase tolerance and adaptation to stress of hypersensitive to novel stressor, occupational chronic stress exposed military subjects with cardiovascular maladaptation to mild new stressor, through prestimulation of NPY using adapatogens as part of prevention protocol. MATERIALAND METHODS: 20 military personnel with known cardiostressor reactional mode and occupational chronic stress exposure quantified through validated questionnaires and salivary cortisol measurements were exposed to mild novel stressor : occupational medicine routine evaluation and clinically assesed for maladaptive cardiovascular response prior and before application of 30 days prevention protocol. Employees were randomly split in two groups one receiving standard prevention protocol (lifestyle counselling) plus adaptogens in multiple dose administration, twice daily and the other receiving only standard prevention protocol. RESULTS: We found significant statistic differences in all cardiovascular parameters in adaptogen group and only in diastolic blood pressure in control group. DISCUSSIONS: Adaptation process was incomplete in the control group. CONCLUSION‟s: Adaptogens could be an important factor in succesfull prevention protocols of chronic occupational stress dysfunctions involving NPY systems.
- Publication
Balkan Military Medical Review, 2013, Vol 16, p117
- ISSN
1107-6275
- Publication type
Article