title: Detection of ZC rosette-forming lymphocytes in the healthy aged with Taichiquan (88 style) exercise.
abstract: Taking the percentage of zymosan-complement complex rosette forming cells (ZC-RFC%) and the number of zymosan-complement Complex rosette forming cells (ZC-RFC) in the peripheral blood as indices of humoral immunity, bone marrow derived lymphocytes were detected by modified Sondra B cell assay in 24 healthy aged taking part in Taichiquan (88 style) exercise and 24 age-matched normal subjects without any physical training. At rest, the ZC-RFC% of the exercise group was lower than that of the controls; immediately following a set of Taichiquan exercise, the increments of ZC-RFC% and ZC-RFC were highly significant. These findings give evidence of humoral immunity which supports the viewpoint that Taichiquan exercise can induce enhancement of cellular immunity in the aged.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education, Shanghai Teachers University, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: X S
authors.initials: XS
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Y G
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000276:immunology*; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D002452:Cell Count; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016139:Martial Arts; D008875:Middle Aged; D012397:Rosette Formation; D013178:Sports Medicine