Individual differences in cardiac sympathetic control predict endocrine and immune responses to acute psychological stress.

Potential mechanisms coordinating individual differences in cardiovascular reactivity and endocrine and immune responses to acute psychological stress were examined. Twenty-three young, healthy women performed a mental arithmetic challenge while measures of cardiovascular, endocrine, and immune function were assessed. Results revealed that the acute stressor was associated with changes in the cardiovascular, endocrine, and immune systems. More important analyses revealed that individual differences in cardiovascular reactivity predicted stress-induced cortisol changes. Furthermore, cardiac sympathetic control, as indexed by preejection period, was specifically related to changes in natural killer cell activity. These results suggest that distinct physiological pathways are activated in response to acute psychological stress.

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