Effect of rhythmic breathing (Sudarshan Kriya and Pranayam) on immune functions and tobacco addiction
Effect of rhythmic breathing (Sudarshan Kriya and Pranayam) on immune functions and tobacco addiction
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10.1196/annals.1352.039
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2005-01-01
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Das, SN
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Kochupillai, V;Kumar, P;Das, SN
应激是一种心理生理过程，通过免疫-神经内分泌轴作用，影响机体细胞过程和免疫功能，导致包括癌症在内的疾病状态。压力还与吸烟和滥用药物的习惯有关，这反过来也会导致疾病。众所周知，有节奏的呼吸过程Sudarshan Kriya （SK）和Pranayam (P)可以减轻压力，提高免疫功能。研究对象是完成标准治疗的癌症患者。与基线相比，SK和P在12周和24周时显著增加了自然杀伤细胞（NK）细胞（P < 0.001）。与对照组相比，24周NK细胞明显增加（P < 0.05）。在研究组和对照组中，SK和P对t细胞亚群没有影响。SK和P帮助21%的人控制了吸烟习惯，他们被跟踪了6个月。我们的结论是，在这项研究中，廉价且易于学习和练习的呼吸过程（SK和P）表明NK细胞增加，烟草消费减少。如果在大型随机研究中得到证实，这一结果可能意味着定期服用SK和P可能会减少癌症的发病率和进展。
Stress, a psychophysiological process, acts through the immune-neuroendocrine axis and affects cellular processes of body and immune functions, leading to disease states including cancer. Stress is also linked to the habit of tobacco consumption and substance abuse, which in turn also leads to diseases. Sudarshan Kriya (SK) and Pranayam (P), rhythmic breathing processes, are known to reduce stress and improve immune functions. Cancer patients who had completed their standard therapy were studied. SK and P increased natural killer (NK) cells significantly (P < 0.001) at 12 and 24 weeks of the practice compared to baseline. Increase in NK cells at 24 weeks was significant (P < 0.05) compared to controls. There was no effect on T-cell subsets after SK and P either in the study group or among controls. SK and P helped to control the tobacco habit in 21 % of individuals who were followed up to 6 months of practice. We conclude that the inexpensive and easy to learn and practice breathing processes (SK and P) in this study demonstrated an increase in NK cells and a reduction in tobacco consumption. When confirmed in large and randomized studies, this result could mean that the regular practice of SK and P might reduce the incidence and progression of cancer.