Anziety/Stress

Stress events or an inadequate respone to them and anxiety have been associated to worsening of a variety of immune-based diseases including allergic asthma, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis and autoimmune disorders.

Individuals who have experimenced stressful life events are more likely to develop tuberculosis and less likely to recover. Stress hormone-induced inhibition of IL-12 and IFNy production and the consequent suppression of cellular immunity may explain, at least in part, the pathophysiologic mechanisms of these observations.