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Acute Effects of ChunDoSunBup Qi-training on Blood Concentrations of TSH, Calcitonin, PTH and Thyroid Hormones in Elderly Subjects

1998; World Scientific; Volume: 26; Issue: 03n04 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1142/s0192415x98000312

1793-6853

Myeong Soo Lee, Chang Won Kang, Yong Sub Shin, Hwa Jeong Huh, Hoon Ryu, Jea-Hwang Park, Hun‐Taeg Chung,

Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies

The present study investigated how the systemic treatment of a programmed exercise, ChunDoSunBup (CDSB) Qi-training, affects the secretion of thyroid and parathyroid hormones in elderly subjects (10 male and 5 female). Plasma concentrations of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), triiodothyronine (T 3 ), thyroxine (T 4 ), parathyroid hormone (PTH), ionized calcium, and calcitonin were determined. CDSB Qi-training induces a slight increase in TSH. Both T 4 and T 3 were increased at the mid-time of CDSB Qi-training (p < 0.05). There were significant correlations only between T 3 and T 4 at mid-training. This shows that increase in the plasma level of T 3 was associated with the secretion of T 4 . The plasma concentrations of calcitonin and PTH were increased at mid-time and post-time of CDSB Qi-training. But ionized calcium was decreased slightly by CDSB Qi-training. These results suggest that Qi-training modulates the secretion of thyroid hormones, calcium metabolism, and parathyroid hormones in the elderly. However, whether the long-term practice of CDSB Qi-training might change bone metabolism and have longitudinal effects on the thyroid hormone of the elderly need further investigation.