Massage Therapy is Associated with Enhancement of the Immune System's Cytotoxic Capacity
| Autor: | Adarsh M. Kumar, Alicia A. Price, Frank Scafidi, Tiffany Field, Michiyo Hashimoto, Mahendra Kumar, Alex Goncalves, Iris Burman, Gail Ironson, Roberto Patarca, Mary A Fletcher, C. Y. Tetenman |
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| Rok vydání: | 1996 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Cytotoxicity Immunologic Male Hydrocortisone HIV Infections Natural killer cell chemistry.chemical_compound Immune system HIV Seronegativity HIV Seropositivity medicine Humans Cytotoxic T cell Massage Beta-2 microglobulin business.industry General Neuroscience Neopterin Cancer General Medicine medicine.disease Hormones CD4 Lymphocyte Count Killer Cells Natural Affect medicine.anatomical_structure chemistry Immunology Disease Progression business CD8 |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Neuroscience. 84:205-217 |
| ISSN: | 1543-5245 0020-7454 |
| Popis: | Twenty-nine gay men (20 HIV+, 9 HIV-) received daily massages for one month. A subset of 11 of the HIV+ subjects served as a within subject control group (one month with and without massages). Major immune findings for the effects of the month of massage included a significant increase in Natural Killer Cell number, Natural Killer Cell Cytotoxicity, soluble CD8, and the cytotoxic subset of CD8 cells. There were no changes in HIV disease progression markers (CD4, CD4/CD8 ratio, Beta-2 microglobulin, neopterin). Major neuroendocrine findings, measured via 24 hour urines included a significant decrease in cortisol, and nonsignificant trends toward decrease of catecholamines. There were also significant decreases in anxiety and increases in relaxation which were significantly correlated with increases in NK cell number. Thus, there appears to be an increase in cytotoxic capacity associated with massage. Implications for HIV+ men as those with other illnesses, particularly cancer, are discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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