ArticleBrain behavior and immunity integrative2023
Effects of group trauma-sensitive yoga on inflammatory markers and psychological well-being in women veterans with PTSD: A randomized controlled trial.
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- Inflammatory biomarker outcomes associated with MDMA-assisted therapy: an open-label exploratory study.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2026Article
- Self-Reported Improvements in Comorbid Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms, Depression, Anxiety, and Sleep Among Real-World Patients Receiving Medical Ketamine: Exploring the Role of Adjunct Therapies.European journal of trauma & dissociation = Revue europeenne du trauma et de la dissociation · 2025Article
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Background: Lifetime prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is double among veterans compared to civilians and women compared to men. Inflammatory factors are increasingly implicated in symptoms of PTSD. Yoga shows promise to reduce psychological symptoms of PTSD and positively impact inflammatory responses. The present study aimed to examine the effectiveness of yoga to reduce symptoms of PTSD and depression in addition to investigating the impact of treatment on inflammatory markers in women veterans with PTSD secondary to military sexual trauma. Methods: We collected dried blood spot samples, self-report and clinician administered measures of PTSD, and self-reported depression symptoms at baseline, 2 weeks, and 3 months post-intervention from a subset of women veterans diagnosed with PTSD (N = 27) who were randomized to either Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY; a movement therapy) or cognitive processing therapy (CPT; a talk therapy) as part of a larger multisite RCT. Concentrations of interleukin (IL)-6, IL-10, and C-reactive protein (CRP) were measured using multiplex bead-based immunoassay at baseline and post-intervention (2 weeks and 3 months). Generalized estimating equations examined changes in symptoms of PTSD, depression, and inflammatory markers over time. We hypothesized decreases in IL-6 and CRP and increases in IL-10 in TCTSY participants compared to CPT participants and that PTSD and depression symptoms would improve over time in both groups. Results: From baseline to 3 months post-intervention, IL-6 (β = 0.10, Conclusions: Findings indicate that TCTSY has the potential to improve symptoms of PTSD and depression and alter inflammatory markers. The findings are limited by our sample size and the immune factors we examined. Future directions for related research would benefit from measuring a wider array of stress response components.
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