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- Title
The assessment of the integrated antioxidant system of the body and the phenomenon of spa reaction in the course of radon therapy: A pilot study.
- Authors
Kuciel-Lewandowska, Jadwiga M.; Pawlik-Sobecka, Lilla; Płaczkowska, Sylwia; Kokot, Izabela; Paprocka-Borowicz, Małgorzata
- Abstract
Background. Spa reaction is an adaptive response of an organism, emerging as a result of external factors. It is a positive element of spa therapy leading to metabolic changes, which are important for the body. The effect of these changes is an increase in immune activity and regenerative reactions of the body. The mechanism of the response is not fully known. Objectives. The aim of the study was to evaluate the changes observed in the field of the integrated antioxidant system of the body in the course of radon therapy, especially in reference to spa reaction. Material and methods. The study was conducted in the health resort in Świeradów-Zdrój. The observation regarded patients undergoing treatment with radon water. Before the treatment, after 5 and 18 days of treatment, the total antioxidant status (TAS) was evaluated with the use of a standard colorimetric assay. The study group consisted of 35 patients with degenerative joints and disc disease. The control group consisted of 15 people selected from the employees of the spa, also suffering from osteoarthritis, who did not undergo radon therapy (without contact with radon). Results. On the 5th day of the treatment, in both groups, the TAS increase was observed with significantly worse results in the control group. After the treatment, in the study group, an increase in TAS was observed, whereas in the control group, a significant decrease in the TAS concentration was noted. Conclusions. A beneficial effect of radon treatments on the growth of TAS in the body of the patients treated in the spa was demonstrated. The increase in the TAS concentration on the 5th day of treatment may indicate the relationship between these changes and the phenomenon of spa response. The changes are a result of low doses of ionizing radiation originating from radon dissolved in medicinal water, used in the course of the therapy.
- Subjects
ANTIOXIDANTS; OXIDANT status; THERAPEUTIC use of radon; IMMUNE response; IONIZING radiation
- Publication
Advances in Clinical & Experimental Medicine, 2018, Vol 27, Issue 10, p1341
- ISSN
1899-5276
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.17219/acem/69450