Acute effects of chundosunbup qi-training on blood concentrations of TSH, calcitonin, PTH and thyroid hormones in elderly subjects

• Published in: The American journal of Chinese medicine (1979) Vol. 26; no. 3-4; p. 275
• Main Authors: Lee, M S, Kang, C W, Shin, Y S, Huh, H J, Ryu, H, Park, J H, Chung, H T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore 1998
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging - physiology; Breathing Exercises; Calcitonin - blood; Calcium - blood; Female; Humans; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Male; Middle Aged; Parathyroid Hormone - blood; Thyrotropin - blood; Thyroxine - blood; Triiodothyronine - blood
• ISSN: 0192-415X
• DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X98000312

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 (T3), thyroxine (T4), parathyroid hormone (PTH), ionized calcium, and calcitonin were determined. CDSB Qi-training induces a slight increase in TSH. Both T4 and T3 were increased at the mid-time of CDSB Qi-training (p < 0.05). There were significant correlations only between T3 and T4 at mid-training. This shows that increase in the plasma level of T3 was associated with the secretion of T4. 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.