The Improvement of Memory Deficits after Whole-Body Cryotherapy - The First Report
Rymaszewska J, Urbanska KM, Szczesniak D, Stanczykiewicz B, Trypka E, Zablocka A
Cryo letters · 13 citations
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How it was studied
- Design
- Controlled clinical trial (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2018-12-11 · Cryo Letters · vol. 39 · issue 3 · pp. 190–195
- Publisher
- National Institutes of Health
- Cited
- 16 citations · more than 87% of similar papers · 2.1× the field average
- References
- 0 works
- Access
- Paywalled
- Research areas
- Exercise and Physiological Responses · Therapeutic Uses of Natural Elements · Medical and Biological Ozone Research
- Keywords
- Medicine, Effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance, Cognition, Dementia, Internal medicine, Psychology, Psychiatry
- MeSH
- humans, cytokines, cryotherapy, aged, female, male, cold temperature, cognitive dysfunction
6 authors
From PL
- Joanna RymaszewskaWroclaw Medical University
- K M UrbanskaWroclaw Medical University
- Dorota Maria SzcześniakWroclaw Medical University
- Bartłomiej StańczykiewiczWroclaw Medical University
- Elżbieta TrypkaWroclaw Medical University
- Agnieszka ZabłockaLudwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy
Abstract
Background
Mild Cognitive Impairments (MCI) and dementia are still incurable. The Whole-Body Cryotherapy (WBC) - short, cyclic exposure to extremely low temperatures - has proven anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative effects. It can also induce hormonal, lipid and neural changes.
Objective
To evaluate the WBC effect on cognitive functioning and blood parameters of MCI patients.
Materials and methods
Participants with MCI undertook 10 WBC sessions. Cognitive functions and depressive symptoms were assessed before the first session, after the last session and 2 weeks later. Whole blood samples were collected.
Results
The cognitive functioning improved after 10 WBC sessions (p<0.05), especially memory processes. WBC caused a significant (p<0.05) increase of NO plasma level, BDNF concentration (p<0.05) and reduction of IL-6 (p<0.05). The moderate relationship between NO and cognitive functioning was noticed after WBC.
Conclusion
The preliminary results of the first study evaluating WBC on memory deficits suggest that WBC may be useful as a supportive therapy of MCI.
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