Loneliness in healthy young adults predicts inflammatory responsiveness to a mild immune challenge in vivo
Abstract
The established link between loneliness and poor health outcomes may stem from aberrant inflammatory regulation. The present study tested whether loneliness predicted the inflammatory response to a standardised in vivo immune challenge. Using a within-subjects double blind placebo-controlled design, 40 healthy men (mean age = 25, SD = 5) received a Salmonella Typhi vaccination (0.025 mg; Typhim Vi, Sanofi Pasteur, UK) and placebo (saline) on two...
Paper Details
Title
Loneliness in healthy young adults predicts inflammatory responsiveness to a mild immune challenge in vivo
Published Date
Nov 1, 2019
Volume
82
Pages
298 - 301
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