Christopher Ring
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 6163928 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Christopher Ring |
| NOMBRES | Christopher |
| APELLIDO | Ring |
| FIRMA | RING C |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Birmingham |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9921-0435 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 12 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 0 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 12 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1998 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2023 |
| ÍNDICE H | 0 |
Are dietary supplement users more likely to dope than non-users
A Life-Style Physical Activity Intervention and the Antibody Response to Pneumococcal Vaccination in Women
OBJECTIVE: To assess whether a life-style physical activity intervention improved antibody response to a pneumococcal vaccination in sedentary middle-aged women. METHODS: Eighty-nine sedentary women completed a 16-week exercise (physical activity consultation, pedometer, telephone/e-mail prompts; n = 44) or control (advisory leaflet; n = 45) intervention. Pneumococcal vaccination was administered at 12 weeks, and antibody titers (11 of the 23 con…
Meningococcal A Vaccination Response is Enhanced by Acute Stress in Men
OBJECTIVE: To determine if acute stress experienced at the time of antigenic challenge augments the subsequent immune response. METHODS: Sixty healthy young adults were randomized to exercise (n = 20), mental stress (n = 20) or control (n = 20) before meningococcal A+C vaccination. Antibody concentration was measured by microsphere-based antibody quantification assay at prevaccination, 4 and 20 weeks post vaccination. RESULTS: Meningococcal serog…
Complement Cascade Activation After an Acute Psychological Stress Task
Objective: To examine complement cascade activation after an acute psychological stress task. Psychological stress has been implicated in the exacerbation of inflammatory disorders. Although the complement cascade is a key component of these inflammatory processes, there has been little research regarding its susceptibility to stress. Methods: In experiment 1, 38 healthy participants completed an 8-minute psychological stress task. Complement com…
Birth weight, adult blood pressure, and blood pressure reactions to acute psychological stress
The fetal origins of disease hypothesis contends that an unfavourable intrauterine environment, as evidenced by low birth weight, increases vulnerability to chronic illness in adulthood.1 There is now reasonably consistent evidence of a negative association between birth weight and adult blood pressure.2 However, the mechanisms underlying this relation remain unclear. It has been suggested that individual differences in susceptibility to stress m…
Life Events and Acute Cardiovascular Reactions to Mental Stress
OBJECTIVE: This study addressed the issue of whether frequent exposure to life events is associated with aggravation or blunting of cardiovascular reactions to acute mental stress. METHODS: In a substantial cohort of 585 healthy young adults, systolic and diastolic blood pressure and pulse rate were recorded at rest and in response to a mental arithmetic stress task. Participants indicated, from a list of 50 events, those they had experienced in …
Blood Pressure Reactions to Stress and the Prediction of Future Blood Pressure
OBJECTIVE: This epidemiological study examined whether the magnitude of blood pressure reactions to mental stress was associated with future blood pressure and whether the strength of association was affected by sex, age, and socioeconomic position. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Resting blood pressure was recorded at initial baseline and in response to mental stress. Five-year follow-up resting blood pressure data were available for 990 (68%) of the par…
Stress, Coping, and Hepatitis B Antibody Status
OBJECTIVE: The present study investigated the association between exposure to stressful life events, coping style, and antibody status after hepatitis B vaccination. METHODS: Two hundred sixty medical school undergraduates, who had received the three-dose hepatitis B vaccine before recruitment to this study, completed questionnaires measuring exposure to stressful life events during the past year, customary coping strategies, and health behaviors…
Perceived Stress and Psychological Well-Being Are Associated With Antibody Status After Meningitis C Conjugate Vaccination
Objective Psychological stress has been associated with reduced immune response to a variety of vaccinations. This study is the first to examine antibody status after vaccination with a conjugate vaccine, in which a polysaccharide antigen is conjugated to a protein to elicit a thymus-dependent antibody response. Methods Sixty undergraduate students, who had received the meningitis C conjugate vaccine before recruitment, attended a single testing …
Mortality and Quality of Life 12 Months After Myocardial Infarction
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of symptoms of depression and anxiety on mortality and quality of life in patients hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction (MI). METHODS: The Beck Depression Inventory and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory were completed by 288 patients hospitalized for MI. Twelve-month survival status was ascertained, and quality of life among survivors was assessed at 12 months using the Dart…
Quality assurance in mental health-care
The quality of health and social care is now a high priority for government, professionals, and the public. This is particularly true of mental health, where explicit standards lie at the centre of current policy, demanding the development of reliable means for quality assurance. These need to allow for the multiplicity of stakeholders in mental health-care, and their different constructions of "quality". The challenges presented are illustrated …
Palpitations and Cardiac Awareness After Heart Transplantation
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the awareness of resting heartbeat in heart transplantation recipients, compare it with that found in other medical populations, and determine whether clinical characteristics are associated with accurate heartbeat awareness. METHODS: Eligible patients underwent a research battery consisting of a heartbeat detection task and self-report questionnaires assessing cardiac symptoms, psychosocial variabl…
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Palpitations and Cardiac Awareness After Heart Transplantation
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the awareness of resting heartbeat in heart transplantation recipients, compare it with that found in other medical populations, and determine whether clinical characteristics are associated with accurate heartbeat awareness. METHODS: Eligible patients underwent a research battery consisting of a heartbeat detection task and self-report questionnaires assessing cardiac symptoms, psychosocial variabl…
Mortality and Quality of Life 12 Months After Myocardial Infarction
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of symptoms of depression and anxiety on mortality and quality of life in patients hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction (MI). METHODS: The Beck Depression Inventory and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory were completed by 288 patients hospitalized for MI. Twelve-month survival status was ascertained, and quality of life among survivors was assessed at 12 months using the Dart…
Quality assurance in mental health-care
The quality of health and social care is now a high priority for government, professionals, and the public. This is particularly true of mental health, where explicit standards lie at the centre of current policy, demanding the development of reliable means for quality assurance. These need to allow for the multiplicity of stakeholders in mental health-care, and their different constructions of "quality". The challenges presented are illustrated …
Stress, Coping, and Hepatitis B Antibody Status
OBJECTIVE: The present study investigated the association between exposure to stressful life events, coping style, and antibody status after hepatitis B vaccination. METHODS: Two hundred sixty medical school undergraduates, who had received the three-dose hepatitis B vaccine before recruitment to this study, completed questionnaires measuring exposure to stressful life events during the past year, customary coping strategies, and health behaviors…
Perceived Stress and Psychological Well-Being Are Associated With Antibody Status After Meningitis C Conjugate Vaccination
Objective Psychological stress has been associated with reduced immune response to a variety of vaccinations. This study is the first to examine antibody status after vaccination with a conjugate vaccine, in which a polysaccharide antigen is conjugated to a protein to elicit a thymus-dependent antibody response. Methods Sixty undergraduate students, who had received the meningitis C conjugate vaccine before recruitment, attended a single testing …
Blood Pressure Reactions to Stress and the Prediction of Future Blood Pressure
OBJECTIVE: This epidemiological study examined whether the magnitude of blood pressure reactions to mental stress was associated with future blood pressure and whether the strength of association was affected by sex, age, and socioeconomic position. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Resting blood pressure was recorded at initial baseline and in response to mental stress. Five-year follow-up resting blood pressure data were available for 990 (68%) of the par…
Life Events and Acute Cardiovascular Reactions to Mental Stress
OBJECTIVE: This study addressed the issue of whether frequent exposure to life events is associated with aggravation or blunting of cardiovascular reactions to acute mental stress. METHODS: In a substantial cohort of 585 healthy young adults, systolic and diastolic blood pressure and pulse rate were recorded at rest and in response to a mental arithmetic stress task. Participants indicated, from a list of 50 events, those they had experienced in …
Birth weight, adult blood pressure, and blood pressure reactions to acute psychological stress
The fetal origins of disease hypothesis contends that an unfavourable intrauterine environment, as evidenced by low birth weight, increases vulnerability to chronic illness in adulthood.1 There is now reasonably consistent evidence of a negative association between birth weight and adult blood pressure.2 However, the mechanisms underlying this relation remain unclear. It has been suggested that individual differences in susceptibility to stress m…
Meningococcal A Vaccination Response is Enhanced by Acute Stress in Men
OBJECTIVE: To determine if acute stress experienced at the time of antigenic challenge augments the subsequent immune response. METHODS: Sixty healthy young adults were randomized to exercise (n = 20), mental stress (n = 20) or control (n = 20) before meningococcal A+C vaccination. Antibody concentration was measured by microsphere-based antibody quantification assay at prevaccination, 4 and 20 weeks post vaccination. RESULTS: Meningococcal serog…
Complement Cascade Activation After an Acute Psychological Stress Task
Objective: To examine complement cascade activation after an acute psychological stress task. Psychological stress has been implicated in the exacerbation of inflammatory disorders. Although the complement cascade is a key component of these inflammatory processes, there has been little research regarding its susceptibility to stress. Methods: In experiment 1, 38 healthy participants completed an 8-minute psychological stress task. Complement com…
A Life-Style Physical Activity Intervention and the Antibody Response to Pneumococcal Vaccination in Women
OBJECTIVE: To assess whether a life-style physical activity intervention improved antibody response to a pneumococcal vaccination in sedentary middle-aged women. METHODS: Eighty-nine sedentary women completed a 16-week exercise (physical activity consultation, pedometer, telephone/e-mail prompts; n = 44) or control (advisory leaflet; n = 45) intervention. Pneumococcal vaccination was administered at 12 weeks, and antibody titers (11 of the 23 con…
Are dietary supplement users more likely to dope than non-users
Medicine (11 obras) · Internal Medicine (9 obras) · Internal Medicine (9 obras) · Immunology (6 obras) · Immunology (6 obras) · Stress Responses and Cortisol (6 obras) · Antibody (4 obras) · Psychology (4 obras) · Vaccination (4 obras) · Biology (3 obras)