라벤더향 흡입 후 치매환자의 혈장 중 신경전달물질의 농도변화The Change of Plasma Neurotransmitters Concentration after Aromatherapy in Dementia Patients
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- The Change of Plasma Neurotransmitters Concentration after Aromatherapy in Dementia Patients
- Authors
- 이경복; 강영숙
- Issue Date
- Apr-2012
- Publisher
- 대한약학회
- Keywords
- lavender oil; neurotransmitters; aroma inhalation; dementia patients
- Citation
- 약 학 회 지, v.56, no.2, pp 86 - 91
- Pages
- 6
- Journal Title
- 약 학 회 지
- Volume
- 56
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 86
- End Page
- 91
- URI
- https://scholarworks.sookmyung.ac.kr/handle/2020.sw.sookmyung/12266
- ISSN
- 0377-9556
- Abstract
- The objective of this study is to examine how different concentration of neurotransmitters in plasma between patients with dementia and normal people regarding the inhalation of lavender oil. This study subjects were 9 elderly patients with dementia who live in nursing home and 9 normal women. Before and after inhalation, they were collected blood sample. Norepinephrine (NE), serotonin (5-HT), dopamine (DA), and r-aminobutyric acid (GABA) concentration analysis were performed. Before inhalation, dementia patients were significantly different with the normal group in GABA and DA, NE. Following inhalation in experimental group, dementia patients and normal group were only significantly increased in 5-HT. But it did not significantly change in the other neurotransmitters. After inhalation, dementia patients were significantly different with the normal group in GABA and 5-HT. This result suggests that the increase of 5-HT release by the inhalation of lavender oil related to reduce the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia.
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