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The Effects of High Element the Pamper Pole Jump on Anxiety State and Oral Immunity
並列摘要
The Pamper Pole jump has long been recognized as stressful challenge and appears to easily induce fear and anxiety, which may activate sympathetic nervous system and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, and may subsequently influence oral immunity. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of anxiety induced by the Pamper Pole jump on salivary IgA and cortisol responses. With the approval of the local Ethics Committee, 9 healthy men and 6 women (age 21.8±0.4 years, height 1.66±0.02 m, body mass 63.9±2.3 kg; means±SEM), who were recreationally active and never experienced the Pamper Pole jump before, participated in this study. Subjects performed the Pamper Pole jump in each trial, separated by at least 6 days. For avoidance of circadian variation, the two experimental trials were conducted at same time of day. No food and sleep was allowed after 11: 30 am. No water was allowed to consume 30 min before each trial until the trials finished. Subjects were encouraged to climb up to the top of the Pamper Pole after wearing safety equipments and then jumping out off the pillar. Saliva samples were collected at 10 min before filling in Beck Anxiety Inventory sheet (Pre-EX), arrival to the top of the Pamper Pole (Pre-Jump), and 30 min (P-30-EX) and 60 min (P-60-EX) after jumping out. Heart rate was recorded at Pre-EX, just before climbing (Pre-Climb), immediately arrival to the top of the Pamper Pole (Top), Pre-Jump, and immediately after jumping out (Post-Jump) by radiotelemetry. The main findings of this study were: (1) experiences of the Pamper Pole jump appeared not to influence responses of blood pressure, the scores of Beck Anxiety Inventory, saliva flow rate, salivary IgA concentration and secretion rate, heart rate, and salivary cortisol; (2) the situation of the Pamper Pole jump significantly decreased saliva flow rate; (3) the situation of the Pamper Pole jump significantly increased heart rate. In conclusion, the findings of this study suggested that the Pamper Pole jump did not appear to induce substantial anxiety enough to alter oral immunity and the experience of conducting the Pamper Pole jump may not affect the feeling of anxiety.