Physiological changes after spa treatment: a focus on endocrinology

Title:

Physiological changes after spa treatment: a focus on endocrinology

Creator:

Marie Bičíková, Ludmila Máčová, Lucie Kolátorová Sosvorová, Miroslav Hill, Novotný, J, Dana Jandová, and Luboslav Stárka

Identifier:

https://cdk.lib.cas.cz/client/handle/uuid:920fbc6e-8fab-4794-89a5-1782eeb31d9b
uuid:920fbc6e-8fab-4794-89a5-1782eeb31d9b
issn:0862-8408

Subject:

homocystein, homocysteine, neuroactive steroids, serotonin, anxiety-depressive disorder, 14, and 612

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Description:

The paper presents the results of our effort to reveal objective parameters for evaluation of the spa treatment for patients with anxiety-depressive disorders. The study was based on our previous experience with neuroactive steroids and neurosteroids, which play a crucial role in the psychological well-being of patients by maintaining balance of the organism. A total number of 94 steroids were determinated in a group of 70 female patients diagnosed with anxiety-depressive disorders. Patients underwent a month spa treatment while maintaining unchanged medication dosing with SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors). The other investigated factors contributing to improving the health of treated subjects were amino-acid homocysteine and serotonin. The blood samples were collected at the beginning and the end of the spa treatment. Serotonin in all patients increased by a relative 23 % (results given as relative differences in percent), while homocysteine decreased by 17.1 %. Statistically significant increases were found in 21 steroids, which indicate activation of the adrenal cortex. It can be assumed, that the overall improvement in the mental condition of patients, which was proved by questionnaire from Knobloch and Hausner, the increase in immune suppressive substances and anti-autoimmune responses, will maintain for a longer time after the spa treatment., M. Bicikova, L. Macova, L. Kolatorova, M. Hill, J. Novotny, D. Jandova, L. Starka., and Obsahuje bibliografii

Language:

English

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
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Source:

Physiological research | 2018 Volume:67 | Number:Suppl 3

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