PMID- 25012275
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20150331
LR  - 20230921
IS  - 1574-4647 (Electronic)
IS  - 0161-9152 (Print)
IS  - 0161-9152 (Linking)
VI  - 36
IP  - 4
DP  - 2014
TI  - Age-related changes in cardiovascular system, autonomic functions, and levels of 
      BDNF of healthy active males: role of yogic practice.
PG  - 9683
LID - 10.1007/s11357-014-9683-7 [doi]
LID - 9683
AB  - Aging is associated with decline in cardiovascular, autonomic function, and 
      brain-derived neurotropic factor (BDNF). Reports are scanty regarding whether 
      yoga can improve age-related degenerative changes in healthy active men. This 
      study is designed to appraise the role of yoga in improving age-related 
      degenerative changes in cardiometabolic risk profile, autonomic function, stress, 
      and BDNF. Healthy active males of three age groups (20-29, 30-39, and 40-49 
      years) were randomly assigned to practice yoga daily 1 h for 3 months. 
      Significantly higher values of heart rate (HR), blood pressure (BP), load in 
      heart (DoP), myocardial oxygen consumption (RPP), and total cholesterol (TC) were 
      noted in senior age group. HR, BP, DoP, RPP, and TC decreased significantly 
      following yogic practice. High frequency (HF), total power (TP), all time domain 
      variables of heart rate variability (HRV), and skin conductance (SC) were 
      significantly decreased with advancement of age. HF, TP, and time domain 
      parameters of HRV and SC increased significantly following yogic practice. Higher 
      levels of catecholamines and low frequency (LF) power of HRV was noted with 
      advancement of age. Levels of catecholamines and LF significantly decreased 
      following yogic practice. Cortisol and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) level 
      raised in senior age group. BDNF, serotonin, and dopamine were low in higher age 
      group. Significant decrement of cortisol; ACTH; and increment in serotonin, 
      dopamine, and BDNF was noted following yogic practice. This study revealed that 
      yogic practices might help in the prevention of age-related degeneration by 
      changing cardiometabolic risk factors, autonomic function, and BDNF in healthy 
      male.
FAU - Pal, Rameswar
AU  - Pal R
AD  - Centre for Advanced Research and Training in Yoga (CARTY), Defence Institute of 
      Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi, 110054, 
      India.
FAU - Singh, Som Nath
AU  - Singh SN
FAU - Chatterjee, Abhirup
AU  - Chatterjee A
FAU - Saha, Mantu
AU  - Saha M
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Randomized Controlled Trial
DEP - 20140711
PL  - Netherlands
TA  - Age (Dordr)
JT  - Age (Dordrecht, Netherlands)
JID - 101250497
RN  - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aging/*physiology
MH  - Autonomic Nervous System/*physiology
MH  - Blood Pressure/*physiology
MH  - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/*blood
MH  - Healthy Volunteers
MH  - Heart Rate/*physiology
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Stress, Physiological
MH  - *Yoga
MH  - Young Adult
PMC - PMC4150910
EDAT- 2014/07/12 06:00
MHDA- 2015/04/01 06:00
PMCR- 2015/08/01
CRDT- 2014/07/12 06:00
PHST- 2013/11/09 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2014/06/26 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2014/07/12 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2014/07/12 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2015/04/01 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2015/08/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 9683 [pii]
AID - 10.1007/s11357-014-9683-7 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Age (Dordr). 2014;36(4):9683. doi: 10.1007/s11357-014-9683-7. Epub 2014 Jul 11.