Beneficial effects of cellular stress response in traditional spa treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
Clin Lab. 2009;55(5-6):235-41 Authors: Marković M, Majkić-Singh N, Ignjatović S Patients with rheumatoid arthritis often conduct bathing in hot mineral water with a high concentrations of sulfate compounds in the water and ambient air. We investigated the effect of hyperthermia and sulfur as possible stress factors at transcriptional level in several proinflammatory genes in fibroblast…