Key result
Diabetic yoga protocol improves serum VEGF, angiogenin, and BDNF levels in high-risk rural women.
Why the study?
Most prior literature focused on glucose parameters in diabetic and prediabetic pathology, leaving the effects of yoga on angiogenesis and neurogenesis markers largely unexplored.
Does a 3-month Diabetic Yoga Protocol improve angiogenesis and neurogenesis markers in high-risk rural women for Diabetes?
Does a 3-month Diabetic Yoga Protocol improve angiogenesis and neurogenesis markers in high-risk rural women for Diabetes?
p-value: p=0.039
A 3-month Diabetic Yoga Protocol significantly improved serum VEGF levels in rural women at high risk for diabetes.
Hypothesis-generating for yoga on angiogenesis markers in diabetes risk; prospective RCTs needed before clinical adoption.
Background and purpose: Yoga has been shown to have established beneficial impact through many previous studies. The mind-body practices like Yoga have an ameliorating effect on diabetes and prediabetes. The majority of prior published literature focused their attention on the glucose parameters in diabetic and prediabetic pathology. The purpose of the present pilot study is to explore the effect of AYUSH-approved Diabetic Yoga Protocol (DYP) on selected angiogenesis and neurogenesis markers in high-risk rural women for Diabetes. Methods: Total 15 high-risk women for Diabetes were selected from rural area of Chandigarh, for a 3-month DYP intervention. The pre-post single group experimental research design was implemented in the study. The changes in angiogenesis, neurogenesis parameters, and leptin were assessed at baseline and after 3 months after DYP intervention. Results: The result of the present study revealed that after 3 months of DYP intervention the statistically significant improvements were noticed on serum VEGF levels (p = 0.039). The improvements in angiogenin and BDNF levels were also seen after DYP practice. Conclusion: The results highlight the potential role of DYP on cellular growth and neuronal survival.
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Kaur et al. (2021) studied High-risk for Diabetes (n=15). AYUSH-approved Diabetic Yoga Protocol (DYP) vs. Baseline was evaluated on Changes in angiogenesis, neurogenesis parameters, and leptin (p=0.039). A 3-month Diabetic Yoga Protocol intervention in high-risk rural women significantly improved serum VEGF levels (p = 0.039), alongside improvements in angiogenin and BDNF levels.
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