Yoga improves immunosuppression after a prolonged intense exercise.

IF 2.2 4区医学 Q3 PHYSIOLOGY

Physiology international Pub Date : 2025-03-04 Print Date: 2025-03-27 DOI:10.1556/2060.2025.00466

Nobuhiko Eda, Hiroki Tabata, Ryota Sone, Momoko Fukuchi, Romi Kawai, Kenkoku Harakuma, Norikazu Hirose, Takao Akama

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Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to determine the effects of yoga on the recovery of the cardiac autonomic nervous system and immunosuppression after intense exercise.

Methods: Seven healthy adult men were enrolled in two trials: rest for 30 min in a seated position (CON) and yoga for 30 min (YOG) after a treadmill running for 60 min at 75% V˙ O2max in a randomized crossover design. Natural killer (NK) cell activity, salivary secretory immunoglobulin A (SIgA), cortisol, testosterone, and indicators related to heart rate variability, mood states, and muscle soreness were measured before exercise (Pre), immediately (P0) and 60 min (P1) after rest or yoga, and the following morning (P2).

Results: NK cell activity was significantly decreased in the CON trial (P < 0.05) but not in the YOG trial. The decrease in NK cell activity from Pre at P0, P1, and P2 in the CON trial was significantly larger than that in the YOG trial (P < 0.05). Testosterone secretion rate tended to be higher after yoga than at rest (P = 0.052). The square root of the mean squared difference of successive normal-to-normal intervals (RMSSD) at P0 in the YOG trial was significantly higher than that in the CON trial (P < 0.05). Changes in NK cell activity correlated with changes in RMSSD (r = 0.445, P < 0.05).

Conclusion: This study showed that yoga can alleviate the decline of NK cell activity after intense exercise by enhancing parasympathetic nerve activity, thus suggesting that yoga may be an effective recovery method for athlete conditioning.

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在长时间的高强度运动后，瑜伽可以改善免疫抑制。

目的：本研究旨在确定瑜伽对高强度运动后心脏自主神经系统恢复和免疫抑制的影响。方法：采用随机交叉设计，7名健康成年男性参加两项试验：在75% V˙O2max条件下跑步60分钟后，以坐姿休息30分钟（CON）和瑜伽30分钟（YOG）。在运动前（Pre）、休息或瑜伽后立即（P0）和60分钟（P1）以及第二天早上（P2）测量自然杀伤细胞（NK）活性、唾液分泌免疫球蛋白A （SIgA）、皮质醇、睾酮以及与心率变异性、情绪状态和肌肉酸痛相关的指标。结果：CON组NK细胞活性明显降低（P < 0.05）， YOG组NK细胞活性明显降低（P < 0.05）。CON组在P0、P1、P2时NK细胞活性的下降幅度显著大于YOG组（P < 0.05）。瑜伽后睾酮分泌率明显高于休息时（P = 0.052）。YOG试验P0处连续正态间隔（RMSSD）均方根差的平方根显著高于CON试验（P < 0.05）。NK细胞活性变化与RMSSD变化相关（r = 0.445, P < 0.05）。结论：本研究表明，瑜伽可以通过增强副交感神经活动来缓解剧烈运动后NK细胞活性的下降，提示瑜伽可能是一种有效的运动员调理恢复方法。

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Physiology international Medicine-Physiology (medical)

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