A meta-analytic review of the effects of mindfulness meditation on telomerase activity

作者：Schutte Nicola S^*; Malouff John M

来源：Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2014, 42: 45-48.

DOI：10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.12.017

• Meta-analysis
• Meditation
• Mindfulness
• Telomerase
• Telomere

The enzyme telomerase, through its influence on telomere length, is associated with health and mortality. Four pioneering randomized control trials, including a total of 190 participants, provided information on the effect of mindfulness meditation on telomerase. A meta-analytic effect size of d = 0.46 indicated that mindfulness meditation leads to increased telomerase activity in peripheral blood mononuclear cells. These results suggest the need for further large-scale trials investigating optimal implementation of mindfulness meditation to facilitate telomerase functioning.

• 出版日期2014-4