The use of hair as a specimen to measure the amount of cortisol in people who have engaged in physical activity

Authors

  • Alexandre Gonçalves de Meirelles Laboratório de Vibrações Mecânicas e Práticas Integrativas – LAVIMPI Roberto Alcantara Gomes Biology Institute and Américo Piquet Carneiro Polyclinic, State University of Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
  • Marcia Cristina Moura-Fernandes Laboratório de Vibrações Mecânicas e Práticas Integrativas – LAVIMPI Roberto Alcantara Gomes Biology Institute and Américo Piquet Carneiro Polyclinic, State University of Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Fisiopatologia Clínica e Experimental, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Eloá Moreira-Marconi Laboratório de Vibrações Mecânicas e Práticas Integrativas – LAVIMPI Roberto Alcantara Gomes Biology Institute and Américo Piquet Carneiro Polyclinic, State University of Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Fisiopatologia Clínica e Experimental, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Tânia Regina Lemos-Santos Laboratório de Vibrações Mecânicas e Práticas Integrativas – LAVIMPI Roberto Alcantara Gomes Biology Institute and Américo Piquet Carneiro Polyclinic, State University of Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
  • Gefferson da Silva-Costa Laboratório de Vibrações Mecânicas e Práticas Integrativas – LAVIMPI Roberto Alcantara Gomes Biology Institute and Américo Piquet Carneiro Polyclinic, State University of Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
  • Sérgio Oliveira De-Carvalho Laboratório de Vibrações Mecânicas e Práticas Integrativas – LAVIMPI Roberto Alcantara Gomes Biology Institute and Américo Piquet Carneiro Polyclinic, State University of Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
  • Ivana de Cássia Araújo Ventura Laboratório de Vibrações Mecânicas e Práticas Integrativas – LAVIMPI Roberto Alcantara Gomes Biology Institute and Américo Piquet Carneiro Polyclinic, State University of Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
  • Ygor Teixeira-Silva Laboratório de Vibrações Mecânicas e Práticas Integrativas – LAVIMPI Roberto Alcantara Gomes Biology Institute and Américo Piquet Carneiro Polyclinic, State University of Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Médicas, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Laisa Liane Paineiras-Domingos Laboratório de Vibrações Mecânicas e Práticas Integrativas – LAVIMPI Roberto Alcantara Gomes Biology Institute and Américo Piquet Carneiro Polyclinic, State University of Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Médicas, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Faculdade Bezerra de Araújo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Danúbia da Cunha de Sá-Caputo Laboratório de Vibrações Mecânicas e Práticas Integrativas – LAVIMPI Roberto Alcantara Gomes Biology Institute and Américo Piquet Carneiro Polyclinic, State University of Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Médicas, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Faculdade Bezerra de Araújo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Centro Universitário Serra dos Órgãos,Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Mario Bernardo-Filho Laboratório de Vibrações Mecânicas e Práticas Integrativas – LAVIMPI Roberto Alcantara Gomes Biology Institute and Américo Piquet Carneiro Polyclinic, State University of Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

Keywords:

Hair, Cortisol, Physical activity

Abstract

Introduction
The physical inactivity has been identified as the fourth leading risk factor for mortality in the world. Physical activity may exert beneficial influence on the cardiovascular system, besides to bring benefits to the lipid metabolism, the increase of the lean mass, and the increase of the basal metabolism. As a response of the physical activity, the concentration of several hormones is altered, as the cortisol. Different specimens are used to determination of concentration of the cortisol, like saliva, urine, blood samples and hair. The aim of this narrative review is to present scientific information about the use of the hair to evaluate the concentration of cortisol in individuals that have performed physical activity.
Materials and Methods
Publications were accessed in the database PubMed September 12th, 2018 using the keywords hair and “physical activity” and cortisol.
Results
In general, it was found that the hair can be used to determine the concentration of cortisol in different populations.
Conclusions
In conclusion, all the considerations of this review, it is possible to conclude that the hair can be used successfully, as a specimen, to determine the concentration of the cortisol in the body. This would have an importance to verify the response of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenocortical axis to the physical activity.

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Alexandre Gonçalves de Meirelles, Marcia Cristina Moura-Fernandes, Eloá Moreira-Marconi, Tânia Regina Lemos-Santos, Gefferson da Silva-Costa, Sérgio Oliveira De-Carvalho, … Mario Bernardo-Filho. (2025). The use of hair as a specimen to measure the amount of cortisol in people who have engaged in physical activity. Trichology and Cosmetology , 7(1), 1–6. Retrieved from https://openventio.us/index.php/TC/article/view/228

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