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Geffen R, Braun C. Effects of Geometric Sound on Brainwave Activity Patterns, Autonomic Nervous System Markers, Emotional Response, and Faraday Wave Pattern Morphology. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE : ECAM 2024; 2024:9844809. [PMID: 38586300 PMCID: PMC10997421 DOI: 10.1155/2024/9844809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Revised: 12/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
Abstract
This study introduces Geometric Sound as a subfield of spatial sound featuring audio stimuli which are sonic holograms of mathematically defined 3D shapes. The effects of Geometric Sound on human physiology were investigated through EEG, heart rate, blood pressure, and a combination of questionnaires monitoring 50 healthy participants in two separate experiments. The impact of Geometric Sound on Faraday wave pattern morphology was further studied. The shapes examined, pyramid, cube, and sphere, exhibited varying significant effects on autonomic nervous system markers, brainwave power amplitude, topology, and connectivity patterns, in comparison to both the control (traditional stereo), and recorded baseline where no sound was presented. Brain activity in the Alpha band exhibited the most significant results, additional noteworthy results were observed across analysis paradigms in all frequency bands. Geometric Sound was found to significantly reduce heart rate and blood pressure and enhance relaxation and general well-being. Changes in EEG, heart rate, and blood pressure were primarily shape-dependent, and to a lesser extent sex-dependent. Pyramid Geometric Sound yielded the most significant results in most analysis paradigms. Faraday Waves patterns morphology analysis indicated that identical frequencies result in patterns that correlate with the excitation Geometric Sound shape. We suggest that Geometric Sound shows promise as a noninvasive therapeutic approach for physical and psychological conditions, stress-related disorders, depression, anxiety, and neurotrauma. Further research is warranted to elucidate underlying mechanisms and expand its applications.
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- Tübingen University, MEG-Center, Tübingen 72074, Germany
- HIH Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Tübingen, Germany
- CIMeC Center for Mind/Brain Sciences, University of Trento, Trento, Italy
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Possible Mechanisms for the Effects of Sound Vibration on Human Health. Healthcare (Basel) 2021; 9:healthcare9050597. [PMID: 34069792 PMCID: PMC8157227 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare9050597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Revised: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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This paper presents a narrative review of research literature to “map the landscape” of the mechanisms of the effect of sound vibration on humans including the physiological, neurological, and biochemical. It begins by narrowing music to sound and sound to vibration. The focus is on low frequency sound (up to 250 Hz) including infrasound (1–16 Hz). Types of application are described and include whole body vibration, vibroacoustics, and focal applications of vibration. Literature on mechanisms of response to vibration is categorized into hemodynamic, neurological, and musculoskeletal. Basic mechanisms of hemodynamic effects including stimulation of endothelial cells and vibropercussion; of neurological effects including protein kinases activation, nerve stimulation with a specific look at vibratory analgesia, and oscillatory coherence; of musculoskeletal effects including muscle stretch reflex, bone cell progenitor fate, vibration effects on bone ossification and resorption, and anabolic effects on spine and intervertebral discs. In every category research on clinical applications are described. The conclusion points to the complexity of the field of vibrational medicine and calls for specific comparative research on type of vibration delivery, amount of body or surface being stimulated, effect of specific frequencies and intensities to specific mechanisms, and to greater interdisciplinary cooperation and focus.
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Valian N, Sorayya M, Asadi S, Sherafati F, Ershad A, Savaheli S, Ahmadiani A. Preconditioning by ultra-low dose of tramadol reduces the severity of tramadol-induced seizure: Contribution of glutamate receptors. Biomed Pharmacother 2021; 133:111031. [PMID: 33249277 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2020.111031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2020] [Revised: 11/07/2020] [Accepted: 11/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Tramadol, a weak agonist of mu-opioid receptors, causes seizure via several mechanisms. Preconditioning has been purposed to reduce the epileptic seizures in animal models of epilepsy. The preconditioning effect of tramadol on seizure is not studied yet. This study was designed to evaluate the preconditioning effect of ultra-low dose of tramadol on the seizures induced by tramadol at high dose. Furthermore, regarding the critical role of glutamate signaling in the pathogenesis of epilepsy, the effect of preconditioning on some glutamate signaling elements was also examined. Male Wistar rats received tramadol (2 mg/kg, i.p) or normal saline (1 mL/kg, i.p) in preconditioning and control groups, respectively. After 4 days, the challenging tramadol dose (150 mg/kg) was injected to all rats. Epileptic behaviors were recorded during 50 min. The expression of Norbin (as a regulator of metabotropic glutamate receptor 5), Calponin3 (as a regulator of excitatory synaptic markers), NR1 (NMDA receptor subunit 1) and GluR1 (AMPA receptor subunit 1) was measured in hippocampus, prefrontal cortex (PFC) and amygdala. Preconditioning decreased the number and duration of tremors and tonic-clonic seizures. Norbin, Calponin3, NR1 and GluR1 expression were decreased in hippocampus, and preconditioning had no effect on them. In contrast, it increased Norbin expression in PFC and amygdala, and attenuated NR1 and GluR1 upregulation following tramadol at high dose. These findings indicated that preconditioning by ultra-low dose of tramadol protected the animals against seizures following high dose of tramadol mediated, at least in part, by Norbin up regulation, and NR1 and GluR1 down regulation.
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- Neda Valian
- Neuroscience Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Neurobiology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Toxicology, Loghman Hakim Educational Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Baskan O, Karadas O, Mese G, Ozcivici E. Applicability of Low-intensity Vibrations as a Regulatory Factor on Stem and Progenitor Cell Populations. Curr Stem Cell Res Ther 2019; 15:391-399. [PMID: 31830894 DOI: 10.2174/1574888x14666191212155647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2019] [Revised: 09/26/2019] [Accepted: 11/01/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Persistent and transient mechanical loads can act as biological signals on all levels of an organism. It is therefore not surprising that most cell types can sense and respond to mechanical loads, similar to their interaction with biochemical and electrical signals. The presence or absence of mechanical forces can be an important determinant of form, function and health of many tissue types. Along with naturally occurring mechanical loads, it is possible to manipulate and apply external physical loads on tissues in biomedical sciences, either for prevention or treatment of catabolism related to many factors, including aging, paralysis, sedentary lifestyles and spaceflight. Mechanical loads consist of many components in their applied signal form such as magnitude, frequency, duration and intervals. Even though high magnitude mechanical loads with low frequencies (e.g. running or weight lifting) induce anabolism in musculoskeletal tissues, their applicability as anabolic agents is limited because of the required compliance and physical health of the target population. On the other hand, it is possible to use low magnitude and high frequency (e.g. in a vibratory form) mechanical loads for anabolism as well. Cells, including stem cells of the musculoskeletal tissue, are sensitive to high frequency, lowintensity mechanical signals. This sensitivity can be utilized not only for the targeted treatment of tissues, but also for stem cell expansion, differentiation and biomaterial interaction in tissue engineering applications. In this review, we reported recent advances in the application of low-intensity vibrations on stem and progenitor cell populations. Modulation of cellular behavior with low-intensity vibrations as an alternative or complementary factor to biochemical and scaffold induced signals may represent an increase of capabilities in studies related to tissue engineering.
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- Oznur Baskan
- Department of Bioengineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, Urla, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Bioengineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, Urla, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Izmir Institute of Technology, Urla, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Bioengineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, Urla, Izmir, Turkey
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Halonen HT, Ihalainen TO, Hyväri L, Miettinen S, Hyttinen JAK. Cell adhesion and culture medium dependent changes in the high frequency mechanical vibration induced proliferation, osteogenesis, and intracellular organization of human adipose stem cells. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2019; 101:103419. [PMID: 31518945 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2019.103419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2019] [Revised: 08/05/2019] [Accepted: 09/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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High frequency (HF) mechanical vibration appears beneficial for in vitro osteogenesis of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). However, the current mechanobiological understanding of the method remains insufficient. We designed high-throughput stimulators to apply horizontal or vertical high magnitude HF (HMHF; 2.5 Gpeak, 100 Hz) vibration on human adipose stem cells (hASCs). We analyzed proliferation, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, mineralization, and effects on the actin cytoskeleton and nuclei using immunocytochemical stainings. Proliferation was studied on a standard tissue culture plastic (sTCP) surface and on an adhesion supporting tissue culture plastic (asTCP) surface in basal (BM) and osteogenic (OM) culture medium conditions. We discovered that the improved cell adhesion was a prerequisite for vibration induced changes in the proliferation of hASCs. Similarly, the adhesion supporting surface enabled us to observe vibration initiated ALP activity and mineralization changes in OM condition. The horizontal vibration increased ALP activity, while vertical stimulation reduced ALP activity. However, mineralization was not enhanced by the HMHF vibration. We performed image-based analysis of actin and nuclei to obtain novel data of the intracellular-level responses to HF vibration in BM and OM conditions. Our quantitative results suggest that actin organizations were culture medium and stimulation direction dependent. Both stimulation directions decreased OM induced changes in nuclear size and elongation. Consequently, our findings of the nuclear deformations provide supportive evidence for the involvement of the nuclei in the mechanocoupling of HF vibration. Taken together, the results of this study enhanced the knowledge of the intracellular mechanisms of HF vibration induced osteogenesis of MSCs.
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- H T Halonen
- Computational Biophysics and Imaging Group, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Arvo Ylpön katu 34, 33520, Tampere, Finland.
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- Cellular Biophysics Group, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Arvo Ylpön katu 34, 33520, Tampere, Finland.
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- Adult Stem Cell Group, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Arvo Ylpön katu 34, 33520, Tampere, Finland; Research, Development and Innovation Centre, Tampere University Hospital, Biokatu 6, 33520, Tampere, Finland.
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- Adult Stem Cell Group, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Arvo Ylpön katu 34, 33520, Tampere, Finland; Research, Development and Innovation Centre, Tampere University Hospital, Biokatu 6, 33520, Tampere, Finland.
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- Computational Biophysics and Imaging Group, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Arvo Ylpön katu 34, 33520, Tampere, Finland.
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Junghans D, Herzog S. Cnn3 regulates neural tube morphogenesis and neuronal stem cell properties. FEBS J 2018; 285:325-338. [PMID: 29151265 DOI: 10.1111/febs.14338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2017] [Revised: 10/25/2017] [Accepted: 11/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Calponin 3 (Cnn3) is a member of the Cnn family of actin-binding molecules that is highly expressed in the mammalian brain and has been shown to control dendritic spine morphology, density, and plasticity by regulating actin cytoskeletal reorganization and dynamics. However, little is known about the role of Cnn3 during embryonic development. In this study, we analyzed mutant animals deficient in Cnn3 to gain a better understanding of its role in brain morphogenesis. Embryos lacking Cnn3 exhibited massive malformation of the developing brain including exoencephaly, closure defects at the rostral neural tube, and strong enlargement of brain tissue. In wild-type animals, we found Cnn3 being localized to the apical lining of the neuroepithelium in close vicinity to beta-Catenin and N-cadherin. By performing immunohistochemistry on beta-Catenin and p-Smad, and furthermore taking advantage of Wnt-reporter animals, we provide evidence that the loss of Cnn3 during development can affect signaling pathways crucial for correct morphogenesis of the neural tube. In addition, we used embryonic neurosphere cultures to investigate the role of Cnn3 in embryonic neuronal stem cells (NSC). Here, we observed that Cnn3 deficiency in NSCs increased the number of newly formed neurospheres and increased neurosphere size without perturbing their differentiation potential. Together, our study provides evidence for an important role of Cnn3 during development of the embryonic brain and in regulating NSC function.
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- Dirk Junghans
- Institute of Embryology and Stem Cell Biology, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Developmental Immunology, Biocenter, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria
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Zhao D, Hou L, Pan M, Hua J, Wang Z, He J, Hu H. Inhibitory Effect and Mechanism of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Cultured in 3D System on Hepatoma Cells HepG2. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2017; 184:212-227. [PMID: 28664526 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-017-2533-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2017] [Accepted: 06/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) exhibit the feature of homing to tumor site and being immunosuppressive, which have broad prospects in tumor therapy. However, MSCs are commonly cultured in a two-dimensional (2D) condition, which would gradually loss some in vivo important properties. In this study, we built a three-dimensional (3D) system with collagen/Matrigel scaffolds to culture MSCs. The results indicated that MSCs in 3D scaffolds showed higher proliferation ability than that of in 2D cells. In vitro, 3D-cultured MSC-conditioned media (CM) significantly inhibited the proliferation of hepatoma cells HepG2 than that of in 2D-cultured MSC-CM and control groups. In vivo, animal transplantation experiment showed that the treatment of 3D-cultured MSC-CM could further significantly delay the tumor initiation and decrease the tumor volume. The microarray, quantitative PCR, and ELISA assay found that MSCs cultured in the 3D system expressed and secreted more amounts of IL-24. RT-PCR and western blot results showed that IL-24 can activate JAK1-STAT3 pathway via IL22R1 and IL20R2, and further inhibit the proliferation of HepG2 cells. Taken together, these results demonstrated that MSCs cultured in the 3D system had an inhibitory effect on the proliferation of HepG2 cells, probably through secreting more IL-24, which activated JAK1-STAT3 signaling and finally inhibited the cell proliferation to delay tumor initiation. This study also provided a simpler and more reliable approach for MSCs to suppress tumor cells, and provided effective experimental data for clinical treatment of tumor and experimental basis.
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- Diandian Zhao
- College of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, 100044, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, 100044, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, 100044, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, 100044, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, 100044, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, 100044, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, 100044, People's Republic of China
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