摘要：Krishna BH, Pal P, Pal GK, Sridhar MG, Balachander J, Jayasettiaseelon E, Sreekanth Y, Gaur GS. Yoga Training In Heart Failure Reduces Oxidative Stress And Inflammation. JEPonline 2014;17(1):10-18. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether yoga training in addition to standard medical therapy can reduce oxidative stress and inflammatory markers in heart failure (HF) patients. The patients were randomly allocated either to the control group (CG) or to 12 wks of yoga training in the yoga group (YG). Blood samples were collected in the CG (n = 48) and the YG (n = 44) at the beginning and after 12 wks to assess the oxidative stress and inflammatory markers. Oxidative stress was assessed with total anti oxidant status (TAOS), malondialdehyde (MDA), and redox ratio (RER). Inflammatory markers were estimated with high sensitive C reactive protein (hsCRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha). TAOS improved 99.66% in the YG and 19.90% in the CG; MDA was reduced 59.49% in the YG and 19.90% in the CG; RER was reduced 77.19% in the YG and 20.59% in the CG; hsCRP was decreased 68.07% in the YG and 5.12% in the CG; IL-6 was reduced 33.96% in the YG and 10.41% in the CG; and TNF alpha was reduced 31.02% in the YG and 14.79% in the CG. These results indicate that the addition of yoga therapy to standard medical therapy for HF patients has a markedly better effect on reducing the oxidative stress and inflammation.
