Purpose. Stress is a multifactorial and complex pathway, gaining growing attention from the healthcare community. Surgeons arc subjected to higher levels of stress, due to surgical procedures that arc demanding and repetitive; unfortunately, high-stress levels may also cause side-effects, as surgical mistakes. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of specific probiotics strains formula on stress levels in oral and maxillofacial surgeons, to improve their quality of life. Methods. We have investigated the hormonal (salivary Cortisol; sC), immune (salivary Immunoglobulin A; sIgA) and cardiovascular (Heart rate, HR, and systolic blood pressure, SBP) responses induced by stress conditions in 40 oral surgeons, randomly selected and allocated, according to their experience level, in three categories: senior, expert, and junior. Results. The results described how the number of heartbeats/ minute and SBP arc slightly raised in all surgeons at different timepoints. Such data allow us to assess that work-related stress can induce an increase in cardiovascular parameters, even if they arc not significantly modified by the use of probiotics. On the other hand, our data indicate that 10 weeks of probiotic integration may induce the improvement of other stress-related physiological parameters in oral surgeons with different degrees of surgical experience, such as the salivary Cortisol levels, even under stress conditions. Moreover, in the test group (probiotics administration), the immunoglobulin levels were higher than the control (placebo administration) group: this happens as a consequence of the regular use of probiotics, which may induce an increased number of IgA producing cells. Conclusions, our data indicated that 10 weeks of probiotics-enriched diet modify some stress-related physiological parameters in oral surgeons with different degrees of surgical experience, but it docs not impact on the overall cardiovascular risk.

The alteration of stress-related physiological parameters after probiotics administration in oral surgeons with different degrees of surgical experience / Pacifici, A.; Pacifici, L.; Nuzzolese, M.; Cascella, G.; Ballini, A.; Santacroce, L.; Dipalma, G.; Aiello, E.; Amantea, M.; Saini, R.; Cantore, S.; Inchingolo, F.; Scacco, S.. - In: LA CLINICA TERAPEUTICA. - ISSN 1972-6007. - 171:3(2020), pp. E197-E208. [10.7417/CT.2020.2214]

The alteration of stress-related physiological parameters after probiotics administration in oral surgeons with different degrees of surgical experience

Pacifici A.
Primo
Conceptualization
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Pacifici L.
Secondo
Supervision
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2020

Abstract

Purpose. Stress is a multifactorial and complex pathway, gaining growing attention from the healthcare community. Surgeons arc subjected to higher levels of stress, due to surgical procedures that arc demanding and repetitive; unfortunately, high-stress levels may also cause side-effects, as surgical mistakes. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of specific probiotics strains formula on stress levels in oral and maxillofacial surgeons, to improve their quality of life. Methods. We have investigated the hormonal (salivary Cortisol; sC), immune (salivary Immunoglobulin A; sIgA) and cardiovascular (Heart rate, HR, and systolic blood pressure, SBP) responses induced by stress conditions in 40 oral surgeons, randomly selected and allocated, according to their experience level, in three categories: senior, expert, and junior. Results. The results described how the number of heartbeats/ minute and SBP arc slightly raised in all surgeons at different timepoints. Such data allow us to assess that work-related stress can induce an increase in cardiovascular parameters, even if they arc not significantly modified by the use of probiotics. On the other hand, our data indicate that 10 weeks of probiotic integration may induce the improvement of other stress-related physiological parameters in oral surgeons with different degrees of surgical experience, such as the salivary Cortisol levels, even under stress conditions. Moreover, in the test group (probiotics administration), the immunoglobulin levels were higher than the control (placebo administration) group: this happens as a consequence of the regular use of probiotics, which may induce an increased number of IgA producing cells. Conclusions, our data indicated that 10 weeks of probiotics-enriched diet modify some stress-related physiological parameters in oral surgeons with different degrees of surgical experience, but it docs not impact on the overall cardiovascular risk.
2020
dietary supplementation; human health; oral surgeons; probiotics; adult; blood pressure; clinical competence; double-blind method; heart rate; humans; hydrocortisone; male; middle aged; oral and maxillofacial surgeons; probiotics; quality of life; saliva; stress, physiological
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The alteration of stress-related physiological parameters after probiotics administration in oral surgeons with different degrees of surgical experience / Pacifici, A.; Pacifici, L.; Nuzzolese, M.; Cascella, G.; Ballini, A.; Santacroce, L.; Dipalma, G.; Aiello, E.; Amantea, M.; Saini, R.; Cantore, S.; Inchingolo, F.; Scacco, S.. - In: LA CLINICA TERAPEUTICA. - ISSN 1972-6007. - 171:3(2020), pp. E197-E208. [10.7417/CT.2020.2214]
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