Psychophysiological and Metabolomics Responses of Adults during Horticultural Activities Using Soil Inoculated with Streptomyces rimosus: A Pilot Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Selection of the Streptomyces Strain
2.3. Preparation of the Soil Sample
2.4. Experimental Environment
2.5. Experimental Protocol
2.6. Measurement
2.6.1. Psycho-Physiological Measurement
2.6.2. Soil Sample Extractions and Analysis of VOCs by GC–MS
2.6.3. Measurement of Blood Metabolites
2.6.4. Measurement of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) and C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Levels in Serum
2.7. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Demographic Information
3.2. Psycho-Physiological Responses
3.3. Volatolome Profiling of Soil Samples
3.4. Metabolite Analysis and Correlation Analysis of Serum Metabolites after the Effect of the Soil Mixing Activity
3.5. Effect of BDNF and CRP Level in Serum after Each Soil Mixing Activity
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | |
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Gender | % (N) |
Male | 36.7 (11) |
Female | 63.3 (19) |
Mean (SD) | |
Age (years) | 28.6 (8.4) |
Height (cm) | 168.0 (8.4) |
Body weight (kg) | 62.9 (12.6) |
Body mass index 1 (kg·m−2) | 22.1 (3.3) |
Soil Mixing Activity | ASEF50 1 | |
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O1 | O2 | |
Mean ± SD 2 | ||
Using soil with S. rimosus added after sterilization | 10.376 ± 0.137 | 10.399 ± 0.120 |
Using sterilized soil | 10.350 ± 0.107 | 10.352 ± 0.121 |
Significance 3 | 0.132 | 0.008 ** |
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Kim, S.-O.; Kim, M.J.; Choi, N.-Y.; Kim, J.H.; Oh, M.S.; Lee, C.H.; Park, S.-A. Psychophysiological and Metabolomics Responses of Adults during Horticultural Activities Using Soil Inoculated with Streptomyces rimosus: A Pilot Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 12901. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912901
Kim S-O, Kim MJ, Choi N-Y, Kim JH, Oh MS, Lee CH, Park S-A. Psychophysiological and Metabolomics Responses of Adults during Horticultural Activities Using Soil Inoculated with Streptomyces rimosus: A Pilot Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(19):12901. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912901
Chicago/Turabian StyleKim, Seon-Ok, Min Ji Kim, Na-Yoon Choi, Jin Hee Kim, Myung Sook Oh, Choong Hwan Lee, and Sin-Ae Park. 2022. "Psychophysiological and Metabolomics Responses of Adults during Horticultural Activities Using Soil Inoculated with Streptomyces rimosus: A Pilot Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 19: 12901. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912901