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COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
Volume 19, Issue 4, Pages 204-208Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2013.06.007
Keywords
Tai Chi Chuan; Endothelin-1; Exercise; Lipid; Triglyceride
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- Taipei Veterans General Hospital [V91-365-1]
- National Science Council [NSC96-2320-B-075-002-MY2]
- Committee on Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Health, Taipei, TAIWAN [CCMP97-RD-047]
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Endothelin-1 (ET-1) and circulating hormones play important roles in maintaining cardiovascular function. Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) is known to be good for health. This study evaluated the effect of 3 months of TCC training on serum ET-1, blood lipids, and other circulating hormones in the elderly. Twenty-two TCC trainees and 20 normal subjects were included in this study. The TCC trainees practiced classical Yang's TCC 40 min per session, 7 times per week, for 3 months. The hemodynamics and serum ET-1 and lipids before and after TCC were compared. The percentage change in serum ET-1 and triglyceride (TG) were decreased significantly after 3 months of TCC, as compared to the control group. In the TCC group, the percentage decrease in serum ET-1 and TG after 3 months of TCC were -36.6 (-63.4 to -14.0)% and -22.5 (-30.7 to 4.9)%, respectively. TCC exercise for 3 months can reduce serum ET-1 and TG in the elderly. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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