Lee M S, Kang C W, Ryu H, Kim J D, Chung H T
Department of Qi-Medicine, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Korea.
Am J Chin Med. 1999;27(2):167-75. doi: 10.1142/S0192415X99000215.
We observed the response of plasma growth hormone (GH), insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and testosterone (T) to an acute period of ChunDoSunBup (CDSB) Qi-training. Although the basal level of GH was not different between the two groups, after the portion of the training in which the subjects were physically active (the mid-training point), plasma GH levels increased by 7.26 fold (p < 0.05) in the elderly trainees and by 1.66 fold (p < 0.05) in the young. In response to CDSB Qi-training, IGF-I levels in the young increased significantly at mid-training point, but there were no increase in the elderly. Significant correlations existed between GH and IGF-I levels in the young subjects, but not in the elderly. The T level at the mid-training point increased significantly in elderly subjects but not in the young. These results suggest that CDSB Qi-training is a potential method for modulating of the secretion of growth factor in the young and the elderly, but that the elderly IGF-I response does not equal that of the young. In addition, our study suggests CDSB Qi-training may be one mode of therapy applicable to growth factor related disorders such as GH deficiency in children and osteoporosis in the elderly, especially women.
我们观察了春道仙补（CDSB）气功训练急性期血浆生长激素（GH）、胰岛素样生长因子-I（IGF-I）和睾酮（T）的反应。尽管两组的GH基础水平没有差异，但在受试者进行体力活动的训练部分（训练中点）后，老年受训者的血浆GH水平增加了7.26倍（p<0.05），年轻人增加了1.66倍（p<0.05）。响应CDSB气功训练，年轻人的IGF-I水平在训练中点显著增加，但老年人没有增加。年轻受试者的GH和IGF-I水平之间存在显著相关性，而老年人则不存在。老年受试者在训练中点的T水平显著增加，而年轻人则没有。这些结果表明，CDSB气功训练是调节年轻人和老年人生长因子分泌的一种潜在方法，但老年人的IGF-I反应与年轻人不同。此外，我们的研究表明，CDSB气功训练可能是一种适用于生长因子相关疾病的治疗方式，如儿童GH缺乏症和老年人尤其是女性的骨质疏松症。
