Yoga stretching for improving salivary immune function and mental stress in middle-aged and older adults

Nobuhiko Eda*, Hironaga Ito, Kazuhiro Shimizu, Satomi Suzuki, Eunjae Lee, Takao Akama

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研究成果: Article査読

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Protection against age-related immune suppression is important in elderly individuals. This study determined the effect of yoga on mucosal immune function and mental stress. Saliva samples were collected from 23 adult women (age: 60.4 ± 10.4 years) before and after 90 minutes of yoga stretching or rest to measure secretory immunoglobulin A (SIgA), cortisol, and testosterone. The SIgA concentration and secretion rate were significantly higher after yoga than before (p <.05). The cortisol concentration and secretion rate were lower and testosterone secretion rate higher after yoga (p <.05). Yoga stretching can reduce stress and enhance mucosal immune function in elderly women.

本文言語English
ページ(範囲)227-241
ページ数15
ジャーナルJournal of Women and Aging
30
3
DOI
出版ステータスPublished - 2018 5月 4

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • ジェンダー研究
  • 老年医学

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