{"title":"Modulation of inflammatory response and pain by mind-body therapies as meditation","authors":"Juan J. Moreno","doi":"10.1016/j.bbii.2023.100036","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In the last decade, meditation practice has been extended and is becoming increasingly popular whereas, the research to understand the effects of meditation on the health is growing. The aim of this review/commentary is explored how meditation can modulate stress and stress effects on brain-endocrine-immune axis to understand the main genomic/metabolomic elements and mechanisms involved in the effects of meditation on the inflammatory process including the modulation of the pain. World Health Organization considers that by 2030 depression and stress-related disorders will be the most widespread health problems, closely followed by inflammatory processes such as autoimmune diseases, allergy and diseases associated to chronic low-grade inflammation. Thus, this review contributes to the evidence-based integration of meditation practices into clinical care for reducing the burden of chronic diseases and lowering the overall cost of healthcare; and analysing the limitations, safety, and possible contraindications.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100197,"journal":{"name":"Brain Behavior and Immunity Integrative","volume":"5 ","pages":"Article 100036"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949834123000351/pdfft?md5=908535776a22f40a873a08cb1db25a69&pid=1-s2.0-S2949834123000351-main.pdf","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Brain Behavior and Immunity Integrative","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949834123000351","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Abstract
In the last decade, meditation practice has been extended and is becoming increasingly popular whereas, the research to understand the effects of meditation on the health is growing. The aim of this review/commentary is explored how meditation can modulate stress and stress effects on brain-endocrine-immune axis to understand the main genomic/metabolomic elements and mechanisms involved in the effects of meditation on the inflammatory process including the modulation of the pain. World Health Organization considers that by 2030 depression and stress-related disorders will be the most widespread health problems, closely followed by inflammatory processes such as autoimmune diseases, allergy and diseases associated to chronic low-grade inflammation. Thus, this review contributes to the evidence-based integration of meditation practices into clinical care for reducing the burden of chronic diseases and lowering the overall cost of healthcare; and analysing the limitations, safety, and possible contraindications.