Women's socioeconomic position in ontogeny is associated with improved immune function and lower stress, but not with height
Markus J. Rantala; Jorge C ontreras‑Garduno; Ilona Skrinda; Ronalds Krams; Fhionna R. Moore; Giedrius T rakimas; Tatjana Krama; Anna Rubika; Indrikis A. Krams; Didzis Elferts; Severi Luoto
Women's socioeconomic position in ontogeny is associated with improved immune function and lower stress, but not with height
Markus J. Rantala
Jorge C ontreras‑Garduno
Ilona Skrinda
Ronalds Krams
Fhionna R. Moore
Giedrius T rakimas
Tatjana Krama
Anna Rubika
Indrikis A. Krams
Didzis Elferts
Severi Luoto
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2021042823524
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2021042823524
Tiivistelmä
Immune function, height and resource accumulation comprise important life history traits in humans. Resource availability models arising from life history theory suggest that socioeconomic conditions influence immune function, growth and health status. In this study, we tested whether there are associations between family income during ontogeny, adult height, cortisol level and immune response in women. A hepatitis B vaccine was administered to 66 young Latvian women from different socioeconomic backgrounds, and blood samples were then collected to measure the level of antibodies that the women produced in response to the vaccination. Cortisol levels were measured from plasma samples pre- and post-vaccination. Women from wealthier families had lower cortisol levels, and women from the highest family income group had the highest levels of antibody titers against hepatitis B vaccine. No significant relationships were observed between cortisol level and immune function, nor between family income and height. The results show that income level during ontogeny is associated with the strength of immune response and with psychoneuroendocrine pathways underlying stress perception in early adulthood. The findings indicate that the quality of the developmental niche is associated with the condition-dependent expression of immune function and stress response.
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- Rinnakkaistallenteet [19207]