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Species | ANNA MARSLANDSummaryAffiliation: University of Pittsburgh Country: USA Publications
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A pilot trial of a stress management intervention for primary caregivers of children newly diagnosed with cancer: preliminary evidence that perceived social support moderates the psychosocial benefit of interventionAnna L Marsland
PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, 3943 O Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
J Pediatr Psychol 38:449-61. 2013..2) To explore whether caregivers with lower baseline perceived social support derive greater benefit from the intervention than those with higher perceived support...- Current understanding of the bi-directional relationship of major depression with inflammationBerhane Messay
Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, 3213 Sennott Square, 210 S, Bouquet St, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Biol Mood Anxiety Disord 2:4. 2012..Further research is warranted to fully understand the role of central processes in this feedback loop, which likely contributes to the pathophysiology of mental and physical health... - Systemic inflammation and the metabolic syndrome among middle-aged community volunteersAnna L Marsland
Behavioral Immunology Laboratory, Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Metabolism 59:1801-8. 2010..The inclusion of inflammatory markers in the clinical definition of metabolic syndrome seems warranted and may improve prognostic assessment of risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease... 
Stability of individual differences in cellular immune responses to two different laboratory tasksAnna L Marsland
Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA
Psychophysiology 39:865-8. 2002....- Interleukin-6 covaries inversely with hippocampal grey matter volume in middle-aged adultsAnna L Marsland
Behavioral Immunology Laboratory, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Biol Psychiatry 64:484-90. 2008..In the current study, we extend this work to test whether systemic inflammation is associated with reduced grey matter volume of the hippocampus... - Antagonistic characteristics are positively associated with inflammatory markers independently of trait negative emotionalityAnna L Marsland
Behavioral Immunology Laboratory, Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, 3943 O Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Brain Behav Immun 22:753-61. 2008.... - Stimulated production of proinflammatory cytokines covaries inversely with heart rate variabilityAnna L Marsland
Behavioral Immunology Laboratory, Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Psychosom Med 69:709-16. 2007..As yet, no direct human evidence links parasympathetic activity to inflammatory competence... - Interleukin-6 covaries inversely with cognitive performance among middle-aged community volunteersAnna L Marsland
Behavioral Immunology Laboratory, Department of Psychology, 3943 O Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Psychosom Med 68:895-903. 2006..The current investigation extends the study of relationships between plasma IL-6 and cognitive performance to healthy middle-aged adults and to an examination of more specific cognitive domains... - Stress, immune reactivity and susceptibility to infectious diseaseAnna L Marsland
Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, 210 S Bouquet Street, 15260, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Physiol Behav 77:711-6. 2002.... - Trait positive affect and antibody response to hepatitis B vaccinationAnna L Marsland
Behavioral Immunology Laboratory, Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, USA
Brain Behav Immun 20:261-9. 2006..These data provide initial evidence that individual differences in dispositional positive affect may be of health significance, being related to an in vivo immune response relevant for protection against infection... - Stimulated production of interleukin-8 covaries with psychosocial risk factors for inflammatory disease among middle-aged community volunteersAnna L Marsland
Behavioral Immunology Laboratory, Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Brain Behav Immun 21:218-28. 2007..Further exploration of this potential psychophysiological pathway is warranted... 
Community socioeconomic status is associated with circulating interleukin-6 and C-reactive proteinKaren L Petersen
Behavioral Physiology Laboratory, Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Psychosom Med 70:646-52. 2008..e., interleukin (IL)-6 and C-reactive protein (CRP), in a midlife community sample. Growing evidence suggests that socioeconomic attributes of both individuals and communities confer risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality...- Polymorphisms in the CRP gene moderate an association between depressive symptoms and circulating levels of C-reactive proteinIndrani Halder
Behavioral Physiology Laboratory, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Brain Behav Immun 24:160-7. 2010..In conclusion, we found that haplotypic variation in the CRP locus moderates an association of depressive symptoms with circulating CRP, which is partially mediated by BMI... - Depressive symptoms and production of proinflammatory cytokines by peripheral blood mononuclear cells stimulated in vitroJill M Cyranowski
Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Brain Behav Immun 21:229-37. 2007.... - Exploring psychophysiological markers of vulnerability to somatic illnesses in femalesAlison E Hipwell
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 3811 O Hara St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
J Pediatr Psychol 34:1030-9. 2009..To examine the association between biological stress regulation and somatic complaints in young girls prior to the onset of clear psychopathology such as somatization disorder... - A urinary marker of oxidative stress covaries positively with hostility among midlife community volunteersJudith E Carroll
MS, Behavioral Immunology Laboratory, University of Pittsburgh, Old Engineering Hall, Suite 600, 3943 O Hara St, Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Psychosom Med 72:273-80. 2010..One possibility is that hostility is associated with oxidative stress. Here, we explore relationships between hostility and a measure of systemic oxidative stress among a mid-life sample... - Family adjustment to childhood cancer: a systematic reviewKristin A Long
Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev 14:57-88. 2011..Conclusions support future work examining the influence of family-level variables on the adjustment of individual family members... - Salivary testosterone and a trinucleotide (CAG) length polymorphism in the androgen receptor gene predict amygdala reactivity in menStephen B Manuck
Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, United States
Psychoneuroendocrinology 35:94-104. 2010.... - Parental education is related to C-reactive protein among female middle-aged community volunteersJennifer E Phillips
Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Brain Behav Immun 23:677-83. 2009..This association may help explain the increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular morbidity and mortality conferred by low childhood socioeconomic status... - Normative variation in self-reported sleep quality and sleep debt is associated with stimulated pro-inflammatory cytokine productionAric A Prather
Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15260, United States
Biol Psychol 82:12-7. 2009..Further exploration of this potential psychophysiological pathway linking sleep difficulty and inflammatory disease susceptibility is warranted... - Gender differences in stimulated cytokine production following acute psychological stressAric A Prather
Behavioral Immunology Laboratory, Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Brain Behav Immun 23:622-8. 2009..The possibility that this contributes to the increased risk of inflammatory disease observed among older women warrants investigation... - Positive affective style covaries with stimulated IL-6 and IL-10 production in a middle-aged community sampleAric A Prather
Behavioral Immunology Laboratory, Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Brain Behav Immun 21:1033-7. 2007..Further exploration of this potential psychophysiological pathway is warranted... - Preliminary evidence for the feasibility of a stress management intervention for 7- to 12-year-olds with asthmaKristin A Long
Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
J Asthma 48:162-70. 2011..Here, we examine the feasibility of a stress management intervention for 7- to 12-year-olds with asthma... - A prospective study of posttraumatic growth as assessed by self-report and family caregiver in the context of advanced cancerAimee M Moore
Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Psychooncology 20:479-87. 2011.... - How disturbed sleep may be a risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomesMichele L Okun
University of Pittsburgh, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, PA 15213, USA
Obstet Gynecol Surv 64:273-80. 2009.... - Brief report: A pilot study of a web-based resource for families of children with cancerLINDA J EWING
PhD, RN, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 3811 O Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
J Pediatr Psychol 34:523-9. 2009..To develop a Web-based resource for families of children newly diagnosed with cancer and examine the viability of this modality of providing support...
Research Grants
- Psychological Stress and Immune Response to VaccinationANNA MARSLAND; Fiscal Year: 2007..Antibody responses will be measured at the time of the second and third does of vaccine and, during the follow-up period, 6 and 12 months following completion of the vaccination series. ..