- 著者
- Mayumi Watanabe Osamu Takano Chikako Tomiyama Hiroaki Matsumoto Takahiro Kobayashi Nobuatsu Urahigashi Nobuatsu Urahigashi Toru Abo
- 出版者
- Biomedical Research Press
- 雑誌
- Biomedical Research (ISSN:03886107)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.33, no.4, pp.243-248, 2012 (Released:2012-09-04)
- 参考文献数
- 24
- 被引用文献数
- 5 7
Skin rubdown using a dry towel (SRDT) to scrub the whole body is a traditional therapy for health promotion. To investigate its mechanism, 24 healthy male volunteers were studied. Body temperature, pulse rate, red blood cells (RBCs), serum levels of catecholamines and cortisol, blood gases (PO2, sO2, PCO2 and pH), lactate and glucose, and the ratio and number of white blood cells (WBCs) were assessed before and after SRDT. After SRDT, pulse rate and body temperature were increased. PO2, sO2 and pH were also increased and there was no Rouleaux formation by RBCs. Lactate level tended to increase, whereas that of glucose did not. Adrenaline and noradrenaline levels increased, indicating sympathetic nerve (SN) dominance with increase in granulocytes. WBC number and ratio were divided into two groups according to granulocyte ratio (≤ or
- 著者
- Chikako TOMIYAMA-MIYAJI Mayumi WATANABE Takahiko OHISHI Yasuhiro KANDA Eisuke KAINUMA Hanaa Y. BAKIR JiWei SHEN HongWei REN Masashi INOUE Keiho TAJIMA XueFeng BAI Toru ABO
- 出版者
- Biomedical Research Press
- 雑誌
- Biomedical Research (ISSN:03886107)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.28, no.3, pp.119-125, 2007 (Released:2007-07-12)
- 参考文献数
- 23
- 被引用文献数
- 12 14
Since high levels of hyperthermia induce immunosuppression to a certain extent (i.e., granulocytosis and lymphocytopenia) in patients, we applied mild hyperthermia in volunteers using equipment enabling well-controlled hyperthermia. Restricted control of rectal temperature at 39.4 (± 0.2)°C for 30 min was conducted and various parameters of the body were examined. The most prominent change observed during exposure to hyperthermia was elevated levels of pH and PO2 in the blood, even in the venous blood. A transient elevation of ACTH, cortisol and growth hormone in the blood was also seen during this time. In parallel with this phenomenon, the number of total lymphocytes and those of its subsets (especially CD57+ or CD56+ NK cells and NKT cells) increased. More interestingly, the proportion of HLA-DR (MHC class II antigens) increased in NK and NKT cells, and their intensity on the surface of CD20+ B cells increased. These results suggest that mild hyperthermia is important for modulation of the functions of the circulatory, endocrine and immune systems.
- 著者
- Chikako TOMIYAMA Mayumi WATANABE Takashi HONMA Akihiro INADA Takayoshi HAYAKAWA Masae RYUFUKU Toru ABO
- 出版者
- Biomedical Research Press
- 雑誌
- Biomedical Research (ISSN:03886107)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.36, no.2, pp.135-142, 2015-04-01 (Released:2015-04-16)
- 参考文献数
- 31
- 被引用文献数
- 12 19
The effect of repetitive mild hyperthermia on body temperature, the autonomic nervous system, and innate and adaptive immunity was investigated using a new hyperthermia treatment system, nanomist sauna (NMS). Six healthy volunteers participated and the concentration of catecholamines and cortisol, and the frequency and function of leukocytes in the peripheral blood were investigated before and after successive 7 days of hyperthermia treatment (20 min/day, 40°C, 100% relative humidity). After treatment, the blood level of adrenaline and cortisol on the 7th day was decreased compared with the 1st day, indicating the suppression of the sympathetic nervous system activity. Moreover, the frequency of CD56+NK, CD56+NKT and B cells on the 7th day tended to be increased compared with the 1st day. The frequency of HLA-DR-positive NK and NKT cells and expression of HLA-DR on B and T cells increased. The cytotoxicity of NK cells and proliferative response of B cells were also elevated. The results indicate that repetitive mild hyperthermia treatment might suppress excessive sympathetic dominance and modify immunity. Additionally, because it can provide the same effects as conventional hyperthermia treatments with minimal burden to the body, NMS may be a novel patient- and elderly-friendly hyperthermia treatment for health promotion.