Hair Cortisol Concentration as a Biomarker of Symptoms of Depression in the Perinatal Period

Author:

Cauli Omar12,Mlili Nisrin El34,Ahabrach Hanan34

Affiliation:

1. Department of Nursing, University of Valencia, Valencia 46010, Spain

2. Frailty and Cognitive Impairment Group (FROG), University of Valencia, Valencia 46010, Spain

3. Institut Supérieur des Professions Infirmières et Techniques de Santé (ISPITS), Tetouan, Morocco

4. Department of Physiology and Physiopathology, Faculty of Sciences, University Abdelmalek Essâadi, Tetouan, Morocco

Abstract

Abstract: Pregnancy is a sensitive period when women experience major hormonal and psychological changes. A high prevalence of the symptoms of depression and manifested major depression rates have been reported during this period, leading to negative outcomes both for mothers and the offspring. Despite its prevalence, the aetiology of depression is not yet fully understood. Nonetheless, alterations in cortisol levels have been proposed as a reliable biomarker to identify pregnant women at risk of perinatal depression. Hair cortisol has recently been extensively used in bio-psychological studies as a suitable non-invasive biomarker for several neuropsychiatric disorders. Various studies have published evidence regarding the relationship between cortisol fluctuations during the perinatal period, measured both in hair and in other substrates, and the onset of perinatal symptoms of depression. This current review provides an overview of cortisol level changes measured in women’s hair during pregnancy or the postpartum period and its association with perinatal symptoms of depression. Further studies, including repetitive measurement of both hair cortisol and depression throughout the prenatal period, must be performed to clarify the relationship between cortisol levels and perinatal symptoms of depression.

Publisher

Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.

Subject

Pharmacology,General Neuroscience

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