2015 Vol. 21 No. 2 PP 273-278
PRANAYAM-A POTENT SUPRESSOR AGAINST INFLAMMATION IN
HYPERTENSIVE SUBJECTS
TRIPTI SAXENA**, B. K. AGARWAL* AND SABIHA NAZ*
**Department Of Medical Biochemistry,
Gandhi Medical College,
BHOPAL(M.P.).
*Department Of Medical Biochemistry,
Index Medical College,
INDORE (M.P.).
drtriptidrtriptisaxen05@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Total 100 hypertensive subjects and 100 sex matched controls were enrolled in this study. Inclusion criteria was
patients with blood pressure 140/90 mm of Hg, while patients with secondary hypertension, stroke, CAD, MI and
diabetes mellitus were excluded. Serum hsCRP was estimated by Latex enhanced immunoturbidimetric assay.
Serum Uric acid was estimated by Uricase / POD end point assay. We estimated hsCRP and Uric acid in hypertensives
and controls, then we suggested hypertensives for 3 months Pranayam, again the same parameters were estimated
and compared by using Students t test and one - way ANOVA to determine significant differences.
Before Pranayam, hsCRP was increased significantly (<0.001) in hypertensive subjects compared to controls.
Uric acid was also increased significantly (p<0.001) in hypertensives compared to controls .But after 3 months Pranayam,
there was significant (p<0.001) decrease in hsCRP and insignificant (p>0.05) decrease in uric acid levels in hypertensives
compared to hypertensives before Pranayam.
It was concluded that Pranayam can significantly suppress inflammation and can reduce inflammatory markers
(hsCRP & Uric acid) in hypertensives. There is positive corelation between hsCRP and uric acid in hypertensive
subjects, which are all documented as proinflammatory markers for hypertension.
Key words :C Reactive Protein, Highly sensitive, Pranayam, Uric acid.