Effects of Tai Chi on telomerase activity and gerotranscendence in middle aged and elderly adults in Chinese society
作者机构：School of NursingUniversity of South ChinaHengyangHunan ProvincePeople's Republic of China Hunan Cancer HospitalChangshaHunan ProvincePeople's Republic of China Medical SchoolUniversity of South ChinaHengyangHunan ProvincePeople's Republic of China Community of QingshanHengyangHunan ProvincePeople's Republic of China
出 版 物：《International Journal of Nursing Sciences》 (国际护理科学（英文）)
年 卷 期：2016年第3卷第3期
页 面：235-241页
学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 1011[医学-护理学（可授医学、理学学位）] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学]
基 金：supported by the Hunan Province Department of Education Fund(No.:14C0984) this paper was accepted by the International Council of Nurses Conference
主 题：Tai Chi Telomerase activity Gerotranscendence
摘 要：Introduction:Telomeres are DNA protein structures at the end of chromosomes and are linked to the physical aging *** improvement of quality of life is closely associated with aerobic exercise,and thedynamic effects of exerciseonphysiology and psychology are evident with *** Chi is popularly practiced in ***,findings on the effects of Tai Chi on telomerase activity(TA)in peripheral blood mononuclear cells,and gerotranscendence(GT),as well as the association of TA and GT with Tai Chi,have been ***:This study aims to assess TA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells,GT,and the associations between *** associations among these variables are determined during six months of Tai Chi intervention among Chinese middle aged and elderly ***:TA assessment was obtained by TE-ELISA(human telomeraseeenzyme linked immunosorbent assay),and GT was measured at the baseline level after six months of Tai Chi ***:TA increased significantly in the Tai Chi group from 23.75±3.78 u/mmol(preintervention)to 26.31±2.93 u/mmol(after 6 months)(p0.05).Compared with the TA in the control group,the TA in the intervention group was statistically significant after six months(p0.05).Compared with the GT in the control group,the GT in the intervention group improved significantly after six months(p0.05).TA and GT had a positive correlation(r=0.325,p0.01).Conclusion:Our data illustrated that Tai Chi had a protective effect on TA and might improve the GT in Chinese middle aged and elderly *** TA increased with the increasing GT in Chinese middle aged and elderly adults.
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