Conflicts hurt: social stress predicts elevated pain and sadness after mild inflammatory increases
Madison A, Renna M, Andridge R, Peng J, Shrout M, Sheridan J, Lustberg M, Ramaswamy B, Wesolowski R, Williams N, Noonan A, Reinbolt R, Stover D, Cherian M, Malarkey W, Kiecolt-Glaser J. Conflicts hurt: social stress predicts elevated pain and sadness after mild inflammatory increases. Pain 2023, 164: 1985-1994. PMID: 36943254, PMCID: PMC10440304, DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002894.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBreast NeoplasmsFatigueFemaleHumansInflammationInterleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist ProteinPainSadnessConceptsBreast cancer survivorsCancer survivorsChronic social stressPostmenopausal breast cancer survivorsInterleukin-1 receptor antagonistSocial stressEffects of inflammationAcute inflammatory responseSaline placeboChronic painElevated painMore painReceptor antagonistInterleukin-6Inflammatory responseHours postinjectionDepression riskPainInflammatory increasesNervous systemSeparate visitsNonsocial stressVaccine sequenceBehavioral covariatesInflammation