Endocrine and Immune Response during Guolin' New Qigong

• HIGUCHI Yuzo

  Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology

• KOTANI Yasunori

  Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology

• HIGUCHI Hironobu

  College of Tohoku Medical Technology

• MINEGISHI Yukio

  University of Kokushikan

• ITAMI Jinrou

  Shibata Hospital

• UH Taigen

  Beijing Guolin' New Qigong Research Association

• MANDA Yasutake

  Guolin' New Qigong Association in Japan

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 郭林新気功における免疫能及び内分泌動態

Abstract

Endocrine and immune responses were measured before and after Qigong was conducted for 40 minutes, using the Guolin' New Qigong techniques called Shizen-Koukou and Chukaikou. Plasma cortisol and adrenaline levels decreased while β-endolphin, dopamine, noradrenaline, and CD4/CD8 showed a tendency to increase. It was concluded that practicing the Guolin' New Qigong techniques alleviated stress and caused sympathetic nerve activity decline. Also, when the CD4/CD8 ratio increased, the suppressor T-cells also increased, and this improved the immunity function. The results of practicing Shizen-Koukou and Chukaikou were compared, but there were no significant differences.

Journal

• Journal of International Society of Life Information Science

  Journal of International Society of Life Information Science 15 (1), 138-142, 1997-03-01

  International Society of Life Information Science

Keywords

• Qigong
• β-endolphin
• dopamine
• cortisol
• adrenaline
• noradrenaline
• NK cell activity
• CD4
• CD8

Details

• CRID: 1390282679025513984
• NII Article ID: 110001091652
• DOI: 10.18936/islis.15.1_138
• ISSN: 24240761
• ISSN: 13419226
• Text Lang: en
• Data Source:
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  • CiNii Articles
• Abstract License Flag: Disallowed