(-)-Bornyl acetate induces autonomic relaxation and reduces arousal level after visual display terminal work without any influences of task performance in low-dose condition

• Matsubara Eri

  Department of Agro-environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8581 Japan

• Fukagawa Mio

  Department of Agro-environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8581 Japan

• Okamoto Tsuyoshi

  Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582 Japan

• Ohnuki Koichiro

  Faculty of Food and Nutrition, Kyushu Nutrition Welfare University, 5-1-1 Shimoitozu, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka, 803-8511 Japan

• Shimizu Kuniyoshi

  Department of Agro-environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8581 Japan

• Kondo Ryuichiro

  Department of Agro-environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8581 Japan

Abstract

(-)-Bornyl acetate is the main volatile constituent in numerous conifer oils and has a camphoraceous, pine-needle-like odor. It is frequently used as the conifer needle composition in soap, bath products, room sprays, and pharmaceutical products. However, the psychophysiological effects of (-)-bornyl acetate remained unclear. We investigated the effects of breathing air mixed with (-)-bornyl acetate at different doses (low-dose and high-dose conditions) on the individuals during and after VDT (visual display terminal) work using a visual discrimination task. The amounts of (-)-bornyl acetate through our odorant delivery system for 40 min were 279.4 μg in the low-dose and 716.3 μg in the high-dose (-)-bornyl acetate condition. (-)-Bornyl acetate induced changes of autonomic nervous system for relaxation and reduced arousal level after VDT work without any influences of task performance in low-dose condition, but not in high-dose condition.

Journal

• Biomedical Research

  Biomedical Research 32 (2), 151-157, 2011

  Biomedical Research Press

Keywords

• General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
• General Medicine

Details

• CRID: 1390001204903115776
• NII Article ID: 130004470775
• DOI: 10.2220/biomedres.32.151
• ISSN: 1880313X
• ISSN: 03886107
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2012030780
• Text Lang: en
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