Relationship between Cancer-related Fatigue and Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal Axis (review)

VernacularTitle:癌因性疲劳与下丘脑-垂体-肾上腺轴关系研究进展
Author: Lingzi SU ; Bai LI
Keywords: cancer-related fatigue; hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis; cortisol; review
From: Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2017;23(4):406-409
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Cancer-related fatigue survivors have been found to have lower morning serum cortisol levels, flattened diurnal cortisol cy-cles, and decreased cortisol responses to psychological stress. The mechanism may be related to the inflammation caused by disorder of hy-pothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis, and there are also some evidences to support that cortisol can be used to reduce cancer-related fatigue. This study introduced the research progress of the relationship between cancer-related fatigue and hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis.