The influence of concentration/meditation on autonomic nervous system activity and the innate immune response: A case study

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 489-494

  Kox, Matthijs ^a   Stoffels, Monique ^a   Smeekens, Sanne P ^a   Van Alfen, Nens ^a   Gomes, Marc ^a   Eijsvogels, Thijs M H ^a   Hopman, Maria T E ^a   Van Der Hoeven, Johannes G ^a   Netea, Mihai G ^a   Pickkers, Peter ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

autonomic nervous system; concentration; cortisol; cytokines; innate immune response; meditation

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CATECHOLAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; ICE; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 6; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ADULT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CASE REPORT; CASE STUDY; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; CELL STIMULATION; COLD TOLERANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RESPONSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENDOTOXEMIA; EX VIVO STUDY; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; IMMERSION; IN VIVO STUDY; INNATE IMMUNITY; MALE; MEDITATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRESS;

EID: 84862294656     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: 15347796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e3182583c6d     Document Type: Article

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