@article{ref1,
title="Cortisol and IL-6 responses to stress in female children presenting at a sexual abuse clinic",
journal="Journal of child and adolescent trauma",
year="2014",
author="Muller, Denise and Errington, Sheri and Szabo, Christopher Paul and Pitts, Neville and Jacklin, Lorna",
volume="7",
number="3",
pages="185-191",
abstract="Since adults with histories of sexual abuse as children experience both dysregulation of cortisol and increased inflammatory markers, we hypothesized that plasma cortisol dysregulation and increased plasma IL-6 would be detectable at the first presentation of pre-pubertal girls to a sexual abuse clinic. Following the stressful forensic examination, the 11 patients recruited to the study had significantly different cortisol concentrations (p < 0.0075), depending on whether they resided with family (309 ± 101 nmol/l) or in a children's home (157 ± 38 nmol/l). IL-6 was detected in all patients residing in a children's home, with plasma cortisol and IL-6 being inversely correlated (r = −0.8875). Our study demonstrates an association between decreased cortisol secretion, inflammation, and place of residence in sexually abused girls.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1936-1521",
doi="10.1007/s40653-014-0019-7",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40653-014-0019-7"
}