title: The effect of yoga training on enhancement of Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and cortisol levels in female patients with multiple sclerosis.
abstract: The effect of 8 weeks yoga training on cortisol and Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) levels in female patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is examined. Twenty four MS female patients with Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) 1 to 5.5 participated in this study as the subject. The participants were divided into control (n = 10) or training group (n = 14) randomly. Training group performed 90 min yoga training per session, 3 days a week for 8 weeks. Assessments include body composition measurement and blood sampling 48 h before first session and 48 h after the intervention. The results demonstrated that ACTH increased and cortisol decreased compared to the control group (P < 0.05); In conclusion, it seems that yoga training modulates ACTH level in concomitant with reduction in cortisol level in female patients with MS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Exercise Physiology, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran.
authors.forename: Parisa
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Najafi
authors.affiliation: Department of Exercise Physiology, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran. Electronic address: moghadasi39@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Mehrzad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moghadasi
mesh_terms: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000628:therapy*; D015013:Yoga
chemical_list: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D006854:Hydrocortisone
keywords: Adrenocorticotropic hormone(ACTH); Cortisol; Multiple sclerosis; Randomized controlled trials; Yoga