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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2026

Tai Chi exercise of short duration alters circulating oxylipins in postmenopausal women: a pilot study.

Chwan-Li Shen, John W Newman, Isabel F Snodgrass, Danielle J Caruso, Ming-Chien Chyu, Volker Neugebauer, Bruce A Watkins

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Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Chwan-Li ShenDepartment of Pathology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, United States.
John W NewmanUSDA, Agricultural Research Service, Western Human Nutrition Research Center, Davis, CA, United States.
Isabel F SnodgrassWest Coast Metabolomics Center, Genome Center, University of California, Davis, CA, United States.
Danielle J CarusoWest Coast Metabolomics Center, Genome Center, University of California, Davis, CA, United States.
Ming-Chien ChyuCenter of Excellence for Integrative Health, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, United States.
Volker NeugebauerCenter of Excellence for Integrative Health, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, United States.
Bruce A WatkinsDepartment of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA, United States.

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PAIN, NOCICEPTION, AND THE AMYGDALAR01NS038261 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BR GALVESTON · PI Volker Neugebauer, Igor Ponomarev · 1999 to 2026
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NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS038261
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Abstract

Tai Chi (TC) is a low-impact physical activity known to improve balance, strength, and cognitive health across the lifespan. We previously reported that 8 weeks of TC altered brain connectivity and circulating oxylipins (OxLs) and endocannabinoids/endocannabinoid-like compounds (eCBs) in postmenopausal (PM) women with knee osteoarthritis. This pilot study examined whether a short TC intervention similarly affects inflammatory OxL and eCB in PM women. Participants completed four TC sessions on non-consecutive days over 10 days. Each session included 10 min of warm-up, 45 min of 24-form Yang-style TC (six repetitions at ~7 min per routine), and 5 min of cool-down. Non-fasting plasma collected at baseline and immediately after the fourth session was analyzed for OxL and eCB using targeted metabolomics. Partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) assessed pre-to post-intervention differences, and paired

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endocannabinoid-like compoundsendocannabinoidsfatty acidsoxylipinspostmenopausal womenTai Chi

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PMID42740961
PMCPMC13572237

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