Determination of E-rosette-forming lymphocytes in aged subjects with Taichiquan exercise.


Author: Sun XS, Xu Y, Xia YJ.

Affiliation: Physical Education Department, Shanghai Teachers University, People\'s Republic of China.
Conference/Journal: Int J Sports Med.
Date published: 1989 Jun
Other:
 Volume ID: 10   ,  Issue ID: 3   ,  Pages: 217-9   ,  Word Count: 89  
    T-lymphocytes were determined by rosette formation with sheep erythrocytes in the peripheral blood obtained from 30 healthy aged subjects who were practicing Taichiquan (88 style) exercise and 30 age-matched normal aged who served as a control group. At rest the total number of T-lymphocytes and the number of active T-lymphocytes were increased significantly in the exercise group compared with the controls. Immediately after a bout of Taichiquan exercise, a marked increase of active T-lymphocytes occurred. In conclusion, the results indicate that frequent Taichiquan exercise causes an increase of T-lymphocytes in the blood.