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Muñoz-Vergara D, Rist PM, Yang E, Yeh GY, Lee N, Wayne PM. Oxylipin Dynamics Following A Single Bout of Yoga Exercise: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Secondary Analysis. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE 2024; 30:897-901. [PMID: 39007170 PMCID: PMC11807855 DOI: 10.1089/jicm.2024.0233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/16/2024]
Abstract
Background: Yoga may promote health via a complex modulation of inflammation. Little is known about oxylipins, a class of circulating mediators involved in inflammation resolution. Objective: To explore the acute effects of yoga exercise on systemic levels of oxylipins. Methods: This is a secondary analysis of a three-arm (high-intensity-yoga: HY, n = 10); moderate-intensity-yoga: MY, n = 10; and no-intervention-control: CON, n = 10) pilot randomized controlled trial employing a single bout of yoga exercise. Blood samples (baseline and 4-timepoint post-intervention) were used for an unbiased metabolipidomic profiling analysis. Net Areas Under the Curve per oxylipin were evaluated for each group. Results: Lipoxin(LX)B4, prostaglandin(PG)D2, and resolvin(Rv)D3 exhibited a greater magnitude of change in HY compared with MY and CON. Conclusion: Findings inform the design of future trials exploring the acute effects of yoga exercise on oxylipins' systemic levels.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dennis Muñoz-Vergara
- Osher Center for Integrative Health, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Osher Center for Integrative Health, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Osher Center for Integrative Health, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Osher Center for Integrative Health, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Metabolite Profiling Core Facility, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Osher Center for Integrative Health, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Loewenthal J, Berning MJ, Wayne PM, Eckstrom E, Orkaby AR. Holistic frailty prevention: The promise of movement-based mind-body therapies. Aging Cell 2024; 23:e13986. [PMID: 37698149 PMCID: PMC10776124 DOI: 10.1111/acel.13986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Revised: 08/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 09/13/2023] Open
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Aging is characterized by fundamental cellular and molecular hallmarks that result in physiologic decline of most body systems. This may culminate in frailty, a state of decreased reserve. Because frailty is a state of multisystem dysregulation, multimodal interventions may be necessary to mitigate and prevent progression rather than interventions targeting a single system. Movement-based mind-body therapies, such as tai chi and yoga, are promising multimodal strategies for frailty prevention and treatment given their inherent multicomponent nature. In this review, we summarize the links between hallmarks of aging and frailty and how tai chi and yoga may impact these hallmarks. We review trial evidence for the impact of tai chi and yoga on frailty in older populations and discuss opportunities for future research.
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- Julia Loewenthal
- Division of Aging, Brigham and Women's HospitalHarvard Medical SchoolBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Division of Preventive MedicineBrigham and Women's HospitalBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, Brigham and Women's HospitalHarvard Medical SchoolBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine & GeriatricsOregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandOregonUSA
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- Division of Aging, Brigham and Women's HospitalHarvard Medical SchoolBostonMassachusettsUSA
- New England Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC)VA Boston Healthcare SystemBostonMassachusettsUSA
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