Regulation of gene expression by yoga, meditation and related practices: A review of recent studies

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 74-77

  Saatcioglu, Fahri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Meditation; Mind body practice; Molecular pathways; Yoga

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; GAMMA INTERFERON; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; I KAPPA B; MICRORNA; PROTEIN BCL 2; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CELL FATE; CELL FUNCTION; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HEALING; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; LEISURE; MEDITATION; NEUTROPHIL; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; QI GONG; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TAI CHI; WELLBEING; YOGA;

GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC RESEARCH; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MEDITATION; MIND-BODY THERAPIES; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; YOGA;

EID: 84873192300     PISSN: 18762018     EISSN: 18762026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2012.10.002     Document Type: Article

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