Table 2.

Studies on Yoga and Inflammation

Author/Year	Sample size	Participant characteristics	Location/ Setting of study	Study design	Intervention	Results	Conclusion
Kiecolt-Glaser et al., 2014 [63]	200	Breast cancer survivors	The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.	A randomized controlled trial	12-week yoga intervention (twice weekly) among breast cancer survivors	Significant decrease in IL-6, TNF-α, and IL-1β	Yoga practice helps reduce inflammation
Chen et al., 2016 [61]	30	Healthy, female Chinese subjects	School of Public Health, Soochow University, Jiangsu Province, China	A Randomized Clinical Trial	8-week Hatha yoga intervention (twice weekly) among healthy females	Significant decrease in IL-6, IL-8, IL-1β, and TNF-α	Yoga intervention improves risk for metabolic disorder and inflammatory cytokine dysregulation
Rajbhoj et al., 2016 [64]	48	Male industrial workers	Scientific Research Department, Kaivalyadhama, Lonavla, Pune, Maharashtra, India.	A Randomized Clinical Trial	12-week yoga intervention among healthy male participants	Significant decrease in IL-10 and IL-1β	Yoga practices could reduce pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines

IL denotes interleukin, TNF tumor necrosis factor