Lymphozytenstimulierende Eigenschaft des Blutplasmas nach Saunabad

Author(s): Lindner, J., Knorr, H., Ringe, J.

Journal/Book: Physikalische Medizin Rehabilitationsmedizin Kurortmedizin. 1992; 2/1: 22-24.

Abstract: The present experimental investigation relates to the possibility of so-called hardening through physical and balneotherapeutic applications. By means of sauna exposure we attempted to study immunologic responses to mild hyperthermia. The lymphocyte-transformation-test (LTT) was used. The Stimulation of donor lymphocytes occured through incubation with plasma samples of healthy probands (n = 6, age 24 ± 3 years), taken before and after two subsequent sauna exposures (15 minutes; interval 15 minutes; sauna temperature 90 °C; 15 % rel. humidity). The plasma samples following the Sauna exposure demonstrated a significantly higher lymphocyte stimulating ability. Maximum effect was observed about one hour after sauna. Even 20 hours later LTT-values were still elevated. The results support the hypothesis that the hyperthermic conditions of Sauna heat release factors with a lymphocyte proliferation stimulating quality.

Keyword(s): Saunabad

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