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J Altern Complement Med ; 21(9): 530-8, 2015 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26181573

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study is to highlight the beneficial effects of yoga practice on bio-parameters, such as oxidative stress, antioxidant components, immune functions, and secretion of stress hormones, in healthy young people. STUDY DESIGN: This study was conducted on healthy volunteers recruited from among university students, who were divided into two groups: a control (no yoga intervention, n=13) group and a yoga (n=12) group. Yoga practice was with an instructor for 90 minutes once a week spread over 12 weeks, with recommendations to practice daily at home for 40 minutes with the help of a DVD. The yoga program consisted of yoga body poses (asanas), exercises involving awareness, voluntary regulation of breath (pranayama), and meditational practices. Whole blood samples were collected when the volunteers had fasted for 8 hours at 0 and 12 weeks. The oxidative stress/antioxidant components, immune-related cytokines, and stress hormones were evaluated in serum or plasma. RESULTS: Serum levels of nitric oxide, F2-isoprostane, and lipid peroxide were significantly decreased by yoga practice (p<0.05 or p=0.01), whereas serum total glutathione (GSH) contents, activities of GSH-peroxidase, and GSH-s-transferase were remarkably increased after yoga practice compared with the control group (p<0.05 or p=0.01). Yoga practice also significantly increased immune-related cytokines, such as interleukin-12, and interferon-γ, in serum (p<0.05 or p=0.01). Yoga practice significantly reduced the plasma levels of adrenalin (p<0.05) and increased plasma levels of serotonin compared with the control group (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Regular yoga practice remarkably attenuated oxidative stress and improved antioxidant levels of the body. Moreover, yoga beneficially affected stress hormone releases as well as partially improved immune function.


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Antioxidants/analysis , Cytokines/blood , Hydrocortisone/blood , Oxidoreductases/blood , Yoga , Adult , Epinephrine/blood , Female , Glutathione/blood , Humans , Male , Pilot Projects , Serotonin/blood , Young Adult
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Int Immunopharmacol ; 10(9): 1142-8, 2010 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20621172

ABSTRACT

The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of Baicalein (BE), which is hydrolyzed product of Baicalin (BA), on atopic dermatitis (AD). AD was induced in NC/Nga mice by DPE treatment. BE hydrogels treatment reduced the levels of skin severity scores. BE hydrogels treatment also decreased inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-alpha, IL-6, and its level in the serum. BE hydrogels treatment elevated IFN-gamma level in the spleenocyte culture supernatant. Cell numbers in the skin positive to CD3+/CD69+, CCR3+, CD11b+/Gr-1+, B220+/IgE+ all of which were up-regulated in AD-induced mice were decreased and returned to normal levels. Histological examination showed that infiltration levels of immune cells in the skin of AD-induced NC/Nga mice were much improved by BE hydrogels treatment. These results thus suggest that BE can regulate molecular mediators and immune cells that are functionally associated with atopic dermatitis induced in NC/Nga mice, and may play an important role in recovering AD symptoms.


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Anti-Inflammatory Agents/therapeutic use , Dermatitis, Atopic/drug therapy , Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus/immunology , Flavanones/therapeutic use , Animals , Anti-Inflammatory Agents/immunology , Anti-Inflammatory Agents/pharmacology , Antigens, CD/analysis , Antigens, CD/immunology , Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte/analysis , Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte/immunology , CD11 Antigens/analysis , CD11 Antigens/immunology , CD3 Complex/analysis , CD3 Complex/immunology , Cells, Cultured , Dermatitis, Atopic/immunology , Dermatitis, Atopic/pathology , Female , Flavanones/immunology , Flavanones/pharmacology , Immunoglobulin E/analysis , Immunoglobulin E/immunology , Inflammation/immunology , Inflammation/pathology , Inflammation Mediators/analysis , Inflammation Mediators/immunology , Interferon-gamma/immunology , Interleukin-6/blood , Interleukin-6/immunology , Lectins, C-Type/analysis , Lectins, C-Type/immunology , Leukocyte Common Antigens/analysis , Leukocyte Common Antigens/immunology , Mice , Receptors, CCR3/analysis , Receptors, CCR3/immunology , Severity of Illness Index , Skin/drug effects , Skin/immunology , Skin/pathology , Spleen/drug effects , Spleen/immunology , Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/blood , Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/immunology , Up-Regulation/drug effects , Up-Regulation/immunology
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Int J Neurosci ; 119(4): 471-81, 2009.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19229716

ABSTRACT

We investigated the effects of group music intervention on behavioral and psychological symptoms in patients with dementia. Twenty patients were nonrandomly allocated to either a music-intervention group, or an usual care group. The music-intervention group received 50 minutes of music intervention 3 times per week for 5 consecutive weeks. After 15 sessions, the music-intervention group showed significant in improvement with regard to agitation, and the total scores of both patients and caregivers were lower, compared with the control group. These findings suggest that music can improve behavioral and psychological symptoms, especially in patients with dementia and their caregivers.


Subject(s)
Dementia/therapy , Music Therapy , Psychotherapy, Group , Aged , Caregivers , Dementia/psychology , Female , Geriatric Assessment , Humans , Male , Neuropsychological Tests , Pilot Projects , Psychomotor Agitation , Surveys and Questionnaires
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