Yoga improves immunosuppression after a prolonged intense exercise
This study showed that yoga can alleviate the decline of NK cell activity after intense exercise by enhancing parasympathetic nerve activity, thus suggesting that yoga may be an effective recovery method for athlete conditioning.
Authors
- Momoko Fukuchi
- Takao Akama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3937-2448)
- Nobuhiko Eda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5243-6955)
- Hiroki Tabata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9396-5247)
- Norikazu Hirose (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7212-6057)
- Ryota Sone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4488-4875)
- Romi Kawai
- Kenkoku Harakuma
Institutions
- Tokyo University of Agriculture (JP)
- Waseda University (JP)
- Juntendo University (JP)
- Dokkyo Medical University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physiology International
- Published
- 2025-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1556/2060.2025.00466
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Exercise and Physiological Responses
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.03