A7.20 Low-dose ionising radiation inhibits adipokine induced inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis

Background and objectives

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the joints. For RA treatment, primarily drugs are used. However additional pain relieve is achieved when RA patients are treated either locally with low doses of sparsely ionising photons or by exposure to Radon. Main contributors to the inflammatory state in RA are adipokines, mainly produced by adipose tissue. To assess the effect of low radiation...