Topic: immunosuppression

Almost daily we face stressful situations and the body reacts with various coping mechanisms. Consequently, glucocorticoids are released, leading to immunosuppression and a changed metabolism. However, if the stress becomes chronic, the coping systems can be maladaptively altered. In addition, glucocorticoid levels follow a daily circadian rhythm with a peak in the morning just before the organism starts to become active. While it is known that chronic stress can lead to a disruption of the circadian rhythm, it is still not fully understood how the long-term effects after chronic stress and th

Glioblastoma, highly aggressive neoplasms, deliver a devastating diagnosis and induce severe symptoms, notably sleep disturbances. Disrupted sleep triggers systemic pro-tumor effects in various cancers. Our research explores the pro-tumor impact of disturbed sleep and potential pathophysiological effects of the brain lesion on sleep ability in our patients, and as indicated by the available literature. To assess sleep quality of patients with neuroradiologically proven brain tumors, participants completed The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index questionnaire. After obtaining the pathological diagno