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Christopher P Fagundes1, Lisa M Jaremka2, Ronald Glaser2, Catherine M Alfano3, Stephen P Povoski4, Adele M Lipari5, Doreen M Agnese4, Lisa D Yee4, William E Carson6, William B Farrar4, William B Malarkey7, Min Chen2, Janice K Kiecolt-Glaser8.
Abstract
Attachment theory provides a framework for understanding individual differences in chronic interpersonal stress. Attachment anxiety, a type of relationship insecurity characterized by worry about rejection and abandonment, is a chronic interpersonal stressor. Stress impacts cellular immunity, including herpesvirus reactivation. We investigated whether attachment anxiety was related to the expression of a latent herpesvirus, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), when individuals were being tested for breast or colon cancer and approximately 1 year later. Participants (N=183) completed a standard attachment questionnaire and provided blood to assess EBV viral capsid antigen (VCA) IgG antibody titers. Individuals with more attachment anxiety had higher EBV VCA IgG antibody titers than those with less attachment anxiety. The strength of the association between attachment anxiety and antibody titers was the same at both assessments. This study is the first to show an association between latent herpesvirus reactivation and attachment anxiety. Because elevated herpesvirus antibody titers reflect poorer cellular immune system control over the latent virus, these data suggest that high attachment anxiety is associated with cellular immune dysregulation.Entities:
Keywords: Attachment anxiety; Attachment theory; Close relationships; Herpesvirus; Immune system; Psychoneuroimmunology; Stress
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Year: 2014 PMID： 24945717 PMCID： PMC4304069 DOI： 10.1016/j.bbi.2014.04.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Brain Behav Immun ISSN： 0889-1591 Impact factor: 7.217