Björntorp P, Holm G, Rosmond R
Avdelningen kardiovaskulär prevention, Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset, Göteborg.
Lakartidningen. 1999 Feb 24;96(8):893-6.
Although the relationship between stress and serious diseases, such as ischaemic heart disease, is well known, the underlying mechanisms have proved difficult to identify. With a new technique available today, the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis can be shown to constitute a central physiological factor in the interplay between stress and disease. This technique opens up new diagnostic possibilities, and thus therapeutic and preventive options, in stress-related diseases which represent a growing health problem in modern society.
虽然压力与严重疾病（如缺血性心脏病）之间的关系已广为人知，但潜在机制却难以确定。如今有了一项新技术，可以证明下丘脑-垂体-肾上腺皮质轴是压力与疾病相互作用中的一个核心生理因素。这项技术为应激相关疾病带来了新的诊断可能性，进而也带来了治疗和预防的选择，而应激相关疾病在现代社会中是一个日益严重的健康问题。
