Effects of lifestyle modification on telomerase gene expression in hypertensive patients: A pilot trial of stress reduction and health education programs in African Americans

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2015, Pages

  Duraimani, Shanthi ^a,b   Schneider, Robert H ^a,b   Randall, Otelio S ^c   Nidich, Sanford I ^a,b   Xu, Shichen ^c   Ketete, Muluemebet ^c   Rainforth, Maxwell A ^a   Gaylord King, Carolyn ^a   Salerno, John W ^a   Fagan, John ^b  

^a Center for Natural Medicine and Prevention   (United States)

^b MAHARISHI UNIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^c HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; TELOMERASE; TELOMERASE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE; TERT PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HTERT GENE; HTR GENE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOGENESIS; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRESS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LIFESTYLE; MEDITATION; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TELOMERASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84956634615     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142689     Document Type: Article

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