Benefits of Yoga on IL-6: Findings from a Randomized Controlled Trial of Yoga for Depression.

ABSTRACT: The present research sought to examine whether hatha yoga, implemented as an adjunctive intervention for major depression, influences markers of inflammation. A subset of 84 participants who were enrolled in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of hatha yoga vs. health education control provided blood samples at baseline (pre-treatment) and at 3-(during treatment) and 10-week (end of treatment) follow-up visits. To be eligible for the RCT, participants met criteria for a current or recent (past two years) major depressive episode, had current elevated depression symptoms, and current antidepressant medication use. Venous blood was drawn between 2 and 6 pm and following at least one hour of fasting, and inflammatory markers (IL-6, CRP, and TNF-α) were assayed. Effects of participation in yog

SUBMITTER: Nugent NR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6883140 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature