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Sefati N, Esmaeilpour T, Salari V, Zarifkar A, Dehghani F, Ghaffari MK, Zadeh-Haghighi H, Császár N, Bókkon I, Rodrigues S, Oblak D. Monitoring Alzheimer's disease via ultraweak photon emission. iScience 2024; 27:108744. [PMID: 38235338 PMCID: PMC10792242 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.108744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2024] Open
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In an innovative experiment, we detected ultraweak photon emission (UPE) from the hippocampus of male rat brains and found significant correlations between Alzheimer's disease (AD), memory decline, oxidative stress, and UPE intensity. These findings may open up novel methods for screening, detecting, diagnosing, and classifying neurodegenerative diseases, particularly AD. The study suggests that UPE from the brain's neural tissue can serve as a valuable indicator. It also proposes the development of a minimally invasive brain-computer interface (BCI) photonic chip for monitoring and diagnosing AD, offering high spatiotemporal resolution of brain activity. The study used a rodent model of sporadic AD, demonstrating that STZ-induced sAD resulted in increased hippocampal UPE, which was associated with oxidative stress. Treatment with donepezil reduced UPE and improved oxidative stress. These findings support the potential utility of UPE as a screening and diagnostic tool for AD and other neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Niloofar Sefati
- Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Institute for Quantum Science and Technology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
- Quantum Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
- Histomorphometry and Stereology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Institute for Quantum Science and Technology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
- Quantum Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary AB T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Psychosomatic Outpatient Clinics, Budapest, Hungary
- Vision Research Institute, Neuroscience and Consciousness Research Department, Lowell, MA, USA
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- MCEN Team, Basque Center for Applied Mathematics, Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Plaza Euskadi 5, 48009 Bilbao, Spain
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Institute for Quantum Science and Technology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
- Quantum Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
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Naumova EV, Vladimirov YA, Tuchin VV, Namiot VA, Volodyaev IV. Methods of Studying Ultraweak Photon Emission from Biological Objects: III. Physical Methods. Biophysics (Nagoya-shi) 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s0006350922010109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Naumova EV, Vladimirov YA, Beloussov LV, Tuchin VV, Volodyaev IV. Methods of Studying Ultraweak Photon Emission from Biological Objects: I. History, Types and Properties, Fundamental and Application Significance. Biophysics (Nagoya-shi) 2021. [DOI: 10.1134/s0006350921050158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Zapata F, Pastor-Ruiz V, Ortega-Ojeda F, Montalvo G, Ruiz-Zolle AV, García-Ruiz C. Human ultra-weak photon emission as non-invasive spectroscopic tool for diagnosis of internal states - A review. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2021; 216:112141. [PMID: 33540236 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2021.112141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2020] [Revised: 01/08/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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In the knowledge that human ultra-weak photon emission (UPE) is mainly due to the metabolic oxidative stress processes that the skin cells undergo in the presence of reactive oxygen species (ROS), external stressors (like UV radiation), but also internal stressors (like diseases or brain activity) might strongly influence the UPE. This manuscript revises the scientific advances focused on the influence of internal factors on the human UPE. According to literature, the UPE seems to be influenced by some diseases (including diabetes, hemiparesis, protoporphyria, or a typical cold), and even by the cerebral intention/relaxation (brain activity/meditation). These allow to consider UPE as a natural and promising non-invasive spectroscopic tool for helping during the diagnosis of a variety of illnesses or stress- / mood-state disorders. Nonetheless, further research is required for answering some still unresolved controversial points.
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- Félix Zapata
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona km 33.6, 28871 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain; Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Murcia, Campus Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona km 33.6, 28871 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Physics and Mathematics, University of Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona km 33.6, 28871 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain; University Institute of Research in Police Sciences (IUICP), University of Alcalá, Libreros 27, 28801, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona km 33.6, 28871 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain; University Institute of Research in Police Sciences (IUICP), University of Alcalá, Libreros 27, 28801, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona km 33.6, 28871 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain; University Institute of Research in Police Sciences (IUICP), University of Alcalá, Libreros 27, 28801, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
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Naveed M, Raees M, Liaqat I, Kashif M. Clastogenic ROS and biophotonics in precancerous diagnosis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s11515-018-1488-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Császár N, Scholkmann F, Salari V, Szőke H, Bókkon I. Phosphene perception is due to the ultra-weak photon emission produced in various parts of the visual system: glutamate in the focus. Rev Neurosci 2018; 27:291-9. [PMID: 26544101 DOI: 10.1515/revneuro-2015-0039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2015] [Accepted: 10/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Phosphenes are experienced sensations of light, when there is no light causing them. The physiological processes underlying this phenomenon are still not well understood. Previously, we proposed a novel biopsychophysical approach concerning the cause of phosphenes based on the assumption that cellular endogenous ultra-weak photon emission (UPE) is the biophysical cause leading to the sensation of phosphenes. Briefly summarized, the visual sensation of light (phosphenes) is likely to be due to the inherent perception of UPE of cells in the visual system. If the intensity of spontaneous or induced photon emission of cells in the visual system exceeds a distinct threshold, it is hypothesized that it can become a conscious light sensation. Discussing several new and previous experiments, we point out that the UPE theory of phosphenes should be really considered as a scientifically appropriate and provable mechanism to explain the physiological basis of phosphenes. In the present paper, we also present our idea that some experiments may support that the cortical phosphene lights are due to the glutamate-related excess UPE in the occipital cortex.
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Bókkon I, Scholkmann F, Salari V, Császár N, Kapócs G. Endogenous spontaneous ultraweak photon emission in the formation of eye-specific retinogeniculate projections before birth. Rev Neurosci 2018; 27:411-9. [PMID: 26656799 DOI: 10.1515/revneuro-2015-0051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2015] [Accepted: 10/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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In 1963, it was suggested [Sperry, R.W. (1963). Chemoaffinity in the orderly growth of nerve fiber patterns and connections. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 50, 703-710.] that molecular cues can direct the development of orderly connections between the eye and the brain (the "chemoaffinity hypothesis"). In the same year, the amazing degree of functional accuracy of the visual pathway in the absence of any external light/photon perception prior to birth [Wiesel, T.N and Hubel, D.H. (1963). Single-cell responses in striate cortex of kittens deprived of vision in one eye. J. Neurophysiol. 26, 1003-1017.] was discovered. These recognitions revealed that the wiring of the visual system relies on innate cues. However, how the eye-specific retinogeniculate pathway can be developed before birth without any visual experience is still an unresolved issue. In the present paper, we suggest that Müller cells (functioning as optical fibers), Müller cell cone (i.e. the inner half of the foveola that is created of an inverted cone-shaped zone of Müller cells), discrete retinal noise of rods, and intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells might have key functions by means of retinal spontaneous ultraweak photon emission in the development of eye-specific retinogeniculate pathways prior to birth.
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Spectrum of spontaneous photon emission as a promising biophysical indicator for breast cancer research. Sci Rep 2017; 7:13083. [PMID: 29026159 PMCID: PMC5638945 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-13516-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2017] [Accepted: 09/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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In this study, we investigated the spectral characteristics of Spontaneous Photon Emission (SPE) from the body surface of a human breast cancer-bearing nude mice model during the overall growth process of breast cancers. By comparing and analyzing the data, we found that there was a striking difference between tumor mice and healthy controls in the spectral distribution of SPE from the body surface of lesion site, even when the morphological changes at the lesion site were not obvious. The spectral distribution of SPE from the healthy site of the tumor mice also differed from that of the healthy controls as the breast cancer developed to a certain stage. In addition, the difference in spectrum was related with different growth states of tumors. Interestingly, there was a positive correlation between the spectral ratio (610-630/395-455 nm) and the logarithm of the tumor volume for both the lesion site (R2 = 0.947; p < 0.001) and the normal site (R2 = 0.892; p < 0.001) of the tumor mice. The results suggested that the spectrum of SPE was sensitive to changes in the tumor status.
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Oscillations of ultra-weak photon emission from cancer and non-cancer cells stressed by culture medium change and TNF-α. Sci Rep 2017; 7:11249. [PMID: 28900100 PMCID: PMC5596028 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-10949-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2016] [Accepted: 06/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Cells spontaneously emit photons in the UV to visible/near-infrared range (ultra-weak photon emission, UPE). Perturbations of the cells’ state cause changes in UPE (evoked UPE). The aim of the present study was to analyze the evoked UPE dynamics of cells caused by two types of cell perturbations (stressors): (i) a cell culture medium change, and (ii) application of the pro-inflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α). Four types of human cell lines were used (squamous cell carcinoma cells, A431; adenocarcinomic alveolar basal epithelial cells, A549; p53-deficient keratinocytes, HaCaT, and cervical cancer cells, HeLa). In addition to the medium change, TNF-α was applied at different concentrations (5, 10, 20, and 40 ng/mL) and UPE measurements were performed after incubation times of 0, 30, 60, 90 min, 2, 5, 12, 24, 48 h. It was observed that (i) the change of cell culture medium (without added TNF-α) induces a cell type-specific transient increase in UPE with the largest UPE increase observed in A549 cells, (ii) the addition of TNF-α induces a cell type-specific and dose-dependent change in UPE, and (iii) stressed cell cultures in general exhibit oscillatory UPE changes.
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Spontaneous photon emission: A promising non-invasive diagnostic tool for breast cancer. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2017; 166:232-238. [PMID: 28006691 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2016.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2016] [Accepted: 12/12/2016] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Kapócs G, Scholkmann F, Salari V, Császár N, Szőke H, Bókkon I. Possible role of biochemiluminescent photons for lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)-induced phosphenes and visual hallucinations. Rev Neurosci 2017; 28:77-86. [PMID: 27732562 DOI: 10.1515/revneuro-2016-0047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2016] [Accepted: 09/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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AbstractToday, there is an increased interest in research on lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) because it may offer new opportunities in psychotherapy under controlled settings. The more we know about how a drug works in the brain, the more opportunities there will be to exploit it in medicine. Here, based on our previously published papers and investigations, we suggest that LSD-induced visual hallucinations/phosphenes may be due to the transient enhancement of bioluminescent photons in the early retinotopic visual system in blind as well as healthy people.
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- Gábor Kapócs
- 1Social Home for Psychiatric Patients, H-9970, Szentgotthard, Hungary
- 2Institute of Behavioral Sciences, Semmelweis University, H-1089, Budapest, Hungary
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- 3Biomedical Optics Research Laboratory, Department of Neonatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland
- 4Research Office for Complex Physical and Biological Systems (ROCoS), CH-8038 Zurich, Switzerland
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- 5Department of Physics, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- 6School of Physics, Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences (IPM), Tehran 19395-5531, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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- 7Psychoszomatic OutPatient Department, H-1037, Budapest, Hungary
- 8Gaspar Karoly University Psychological Institute, H-1091 Budapest, Hungary
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- 9Doctors School of Health Sciences, University of Pécs, H-7621 Pécs, Hungary
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- 7Psychoszomatic OutPatient Department, H-1037, Budapest, Hungary
- 10Vision Research Institute, Neuroscience and Consciousness Research Department, Lowell, MA 01854, United States of America
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Rác M, Sedlářová M, Pospíšil P. The formation of electronically excited species in the human multiple myeloma cell suspension. Sci Rep 2015; 5:8882. [PMID: 25744165 PMCID: PMC4351533 DOI: 10.1038/srep08882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2014] [Accepted: 02/10/2015] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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In this study, evidence is provided on the formation of electronically excited species in human multiple myeloma cells U266 in the growth medium exposed to hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Two-dimensional imaging of ultra-weak photon emission using highly sensitive charge coupled device camera revealed that the addition of H2O2 to cell suspension caused the formation of triplet excited carbonyls (3)(R = O)*. The kinetics of (3)(R = O)* formation in the real time, as measured by one-dimensional ultra-weak photon emission using low-noise photomultiplier, showed immediate enhancement followed by a slow decay. In parallel to the formation of (3)(R = O)*, the formation of singlet oxygen ((1)O2) in U266 cells caused by the addition of H2O2 was visualized by the imaging of (1)O2 using the green fluorescence of singlet oxygen sensor green detected by confocal laser scanning microscopy. Additionally, the formation of (1)O2 after the addition of H2O2 to cell suspension was detected by electron paramagnetic resonance spin-trapping spectroscopy using 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidone. Presented results indicate that the addition of H2O2 to cell suspension results in the formation of (3)(R = O)* and (1)O2 in U266 cell suspension. The contribution of the cell-free medium to the formation of electronically excited species was discussed.
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- Marek Rác
- Department of Biophysics, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 11, 783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 11, 783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biophysics, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 11, 783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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Biological electric fields and rate equations for biophotons. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL: EBJ 2015; 44:165-70. [DOI: 10.1007/s00249-015-1011-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2014] [Revised: 01/19/2015] [Accepted: 02/03/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Kobayashi K, Okabe H, Kawano S, Hidaka Y, Hara K. Biophoton emission induced by heat shock. PLoS One 2014; 9:e105700. [PMID: 25153902 PMCID: PMC4143285 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2013] [Accepted: 07/28/2014] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Ultraweak biophoton emission originates from the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that are produced in mitochondria as by-products of cellular respiration. In healthy cells, the concentration of ROS is minimized by a system of biological antioxidants. However, heat shock changes the equilibrium between oxidative stress and antioxidant activity, that is, a rapid rise in temperature induces biophoton emission from ROS. Although the rate and intensity of biophoton emission was observed to increase in response to elevated temperatures, pretreatment at lower high temperatures inhibited photon emission at higher temperatures. Biophoton measurements are useful for observing and evaluating heat shock.
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- Katsuhiro Kobayashi
- The Graduate School of Systems Life Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Pref, Japan
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- The Graduate School of Systems Life Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Pref, Japan; Department of Applied Quantum Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Pref, Japan
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- Department of Applied Quantum Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Pref, Japan
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- Department of Applied Quantum Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Pref, Japan
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- The Graduate School of Systems Life Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Pref, Japan; Department of Applied Quantum Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Pref, Japan
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Insect spontaneous ultraweak photon emission as an indicator of insecticidal compounds. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2014; 140:79-84. [PMID: 25108203 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2014.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2014] [Revised: 07/06/2014] [Accepted: 07/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The influence of beta-cypermethrin, a commercial insecticide, and Cicuta virosa L. var. latisecta Celak (Umbelliferae:Cicutal), an insecticidal plant, on the spontaneous ultraweak photon emissions from larvae of Spodoptera litura Fabricius and Zophobas morio Fabricius were studied. The increased percentages of spontaneous photon emission intensities from S. litura treated with 0.1 and 1 μg/ml beta-cypermethrin were both lower than those of the control in the 24 post-treatment hours, remarkable difference could also be observed during the same period from Z. morio treated with beta-cypermethrin at 0.156, 0.313 and 0.625 μg/ml. The increased percentages of spontaneous photon emission intensities from the two mentioned insects treated with 10,100 and 1000 μg/ml petroleum ether fraction of C. virosa L. var. latisecta, which displayed little activity against whole insects, could also be changed noticeably. The present study indicated that change in the intensity of spontaneous ultraweak photon emission from insect could be used as a novel method for screening insecticidal compounds with very low content in plant.
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Iranifam M. Analytical applications of chemiluminescence methods for cancer detection and therapy. Trends Analyt Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2014.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Pospíšil P, Prasad A, Rác M. Role of reactive oxygen species in ultra-weak photon emission in biological systems. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2014; 139:11-23. [PMID: 24674863 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2014.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2013] [Revised: 02/07/2014] [Accepted: 02/11/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Ultra-weak photon emission originates from the relaxation of electronically excited species formed in the biological systems such as microorganisms, plants and animals including humans. Electronically excited species are formed during the oxidative metabolic processes and the oxidative stress reactions that are associated with the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). The review attempts to overview experimental evidence on the involvement of superoxide anion radical, hydrogen peroxide, hydroxyl radical and singlet oxygen in both the spontaneous and the stress-induced ultra-weak photon emission. The oxidation of biomolecules comprising either the hydrogen abstraction by superoxide anion and hydroxyl radicals or the cycloaddition of singlet oxygen initiate a cascade of oxidative reactions that lead to the formation of electronically excited species such as triplet excited carbonyl, excited pigments and singlet oxygen. The photon emission of these electronically excited species is in the following regions of the spectrum (1) triplet excited carbonyl in the near UVA and blue-green areas (350-550nm), (2) singlet and triplet excited pigments in the green-red (550-750nm) and red-near IR (750-1000nm) areas, respectively and (3) singlet oxygen in the red (634 and 703nm) and near IR (1270nm) areas. The understanding of the role of ROS in photon emission allows us to use the spontaneous and stress-induced ultra-weak photon emission as a non-invasive tool for monitoring of the oxidative metabolic processes and the oxidative stress reactions in biological systems in vivo, respectively.
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- Pavel Pospíšil
- Department of Biophysics, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 11, 783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Biophysics, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 11, 783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biophysics, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 11, 783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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Scordino A, Campisi A, Grasso R, Bonfanti R, Gulino M, Iauk L, Parenti R, Musumeci F. Delayed luminescence to monitor programmed cell death induced by berberine on thyroid cancer cells. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2014; 19:117005. [PMID: 25393968 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.19.11.117005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2014] [Accepted: 10/17/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Correlation between apoptosis and UVA-induced ultraweak photon emission delayed luminescence (DL) from tumor thyroid cell lines was investigated. In particular, the effects of berberine, an alkaloid that has been reported to have anticancer activities, on two cancer cell lines were studied. The FTC-133 and 8305C cell lines, as representative of follicular and anaplastic thyroid human cancer, respectively, were chosen. The results show that berberine is able to arrest cell cycle and activate apoptotic pathway as shown in both cell lines by deoxyribonucleic acid fragmentation, caspase-3 cleavage, p53 and p27 protein overexpression. In parallel, changes in DL spectral components after berberine treatment support the hypothesis that DL from human cells originates mainly from mitochondria, since berberine acts especially at the mitochondrial level. The decrease of DL blue component for both cell lines could be related to the decrease of intra-mitochondrial nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide and may be a hallmark of induced apoptosis. In contrast, the response in the red spectral range is different for the two cell lines and may be ascribed to a different iron homeostasis.
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- Agata Scordino
- University of Catania, Department of Physics and Astronomy, via Santa Sofia 64, Catania I95123, ItalybSouthern National Laboratories of National Institute for Nuclear Physics, via Santa Sofia 62, Catania I95123, Italy
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- University of Catania, Department of Drugs Science, viale Andrea Doria 6, Catania I95125, Italy
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- Southern National Laboratories of National Institute for Nuclear Physics, via Santa Sofia 62, Catania I95123, Italy
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- University of Catania, Department of Drugs Science, viale Andrea Doria 6, Catania I95125, Italy
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- Southern National Laboratories of National Institute for Nuclear Physics, via Santa Sofia 62, Catania I95123, Italyd"Kore" University, Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Physical Education, Via delle Olimpiadi, Enna I94100, Italy
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- University of Catania, Department of Bio-Medical Science, viale Andrea Doria 6, Catania I95125, Italy
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- University of Catania, Department of Bio-Medical Science, viale Andrea Doria 6, Catania I95125, Italy
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- University of Catania, Department of Physics and Astronomy, via Santa Sofia 64, Catania I95123, ItalybSouthern National Laboratories of National Institute for Nuclear Physics, via Santa Sofia 62, Catania I95123, Italy
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Kobayashi M. ELECTROCHEMISTRY 2014; 82:294-298. [DOI: 10.5796/electrochemistry.82.294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] Open
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Bókkon I, Mallick BN, Tuszynski JA. Near death experiences: a multidisciplinary hypothesis. Front Hum Neurosci 2013; 7:533. [PMID: 24062655 PMCID: PMC3769617 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2013] [Accepted: 08/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Recently, we proposed a novel biophysical concept regarding on the appearance of brilliant lights during near death experiences (NDEs) (Bókkon and Salari, 2012). Specifically, perceiving brilliant light in NDEs has been proposed to arise due to the reperfusion that produces unregulated overproduction of free radicals and energetically excited molecules that can generate a transient enhancement of bioluminescent biophotons in different areas of the brain, including retinotopic visual areas. If this excess of bioluminescent photon emission exceeds a threshold in retinotopic visual areas, this can appear as (phosphene) lights because the brain interprets these intrinsic retinotopic bioluminescent photons as if they originated from the external physical world. Here, we review relevant literature that reported experimental studies (Imaizumi et al., 1984; Suzuki et al., 1985) that essentially support our previously published conception, i.e., that seeing lights in NDEs may be due to the transient enhancement of bioluminescent biophotons. Next, we briefly describe our biophysical visual representation model that may explain brilliant lights experienced during NDEs (by phosphenes as biophotons) and REM sleep associated dream-like intrinsic visual imageries through biophotons in NDEs. Finally, we link our biophysical visual representation notion to self-consciousness that may involve extremely low-energy quantum entanglements. This article is intended to introduce novel concepts for discussion and does not pretend to give the ultimate explanation for the currently unanswerable questions about matter, life and soul; their creation and their interrelationship.
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- István Bókkon
- Neuroscience Department, Vision Research Institute Lowell, MA, USA
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Rahnama M, Tuszynski JA, Bókkon I, Cifra M, Sardar P, Salari V. Emission of mitochondrial biophotons and their effect on electrical activity of membrane via microtubules. J Integr Neurosci 2012; 10:65-88. [PMID: 21425483 DOI: 10.1142/s0219635211002622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2011] [Accepted: 01/26/2011] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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In this paper we argue that, in addition to electrical and chemical signals propagating in the neurons of the brain, signal propagation takes place in the form of biophoton production. This statement is supported by recent experimental confirmation of photon guiding properties of a single neuron. We have investigated the interaction of mitochondrial biophotons with microtubules from a quantum mechanical point of view. Our theoretical analysis indicates that the interaction of biophotons and microtubules causes transitions/fluctuations of microtubules between coherent and incoherent states. A significant relationship between the fluctuation function of microtubules and alpha-EEG diagrams is elaborated on in this paper. We argue that the role of biophotons in the brain merits special attention.
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- Majid Rahnama
- Department of Physics, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
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Pokorný J, Martan T, Foletti A. High capacity optical channels for bioinformation transfer: acupuncture meridians. J Acupunct Meridian Stud 2011; 5:34-41. [PMID: 22309906 DOI: 10.1016/j.jams.2011.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2011] [Revised: 08/08/2011] [Accepted: 08/29/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Mammalian bodies are hierarchical systems whose internal cooperation and coherent activity require high capacity information transfer between the central control unit--the brain--and the periphery--the organs. A communication system capable of meeting information capacity requirements should be based on transmission of electromagnetic signals. Structures that fulfill requirements for such information transfer have not yet been analyzed. Acupuncture meridians have been demonstrated experimentally in some animals. They might represent systems of information transfer between the brain and the peripheral organs. The ducts of the meridians may correspond to optical fibers operating from the far infrared to the visible wavelength region. The main features of a model of the duct as an optical fiber are delineated and its properties outlined. However, to analyze essentials of the transmission capabilities, the whole meridian structure should be mapped and a more comprehensive set of physical parameters measured. In particular, experimental data concerning morphological arrangements of ordered water in the ducts and corpuscles, and a complete content of the biological particles in the flowing water and its permittivity are missing.
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- Jiří Pokorný
- Institute of Photonics and Electronics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Cancer physics: diagnostics based on damped cellular elastoelectrical vibrations in microtubules. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL: EBJ 2011; 40:747-59. [PMID: 21394502 DOI: 10.1007/s00249-011-0688-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2010] [Revised: 02/07/2011] [Accepted: 02/17/2011] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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This paper describes a proposed biophysical mechanism of a novel diagnostic method for cancer detection developed recently by Vedruccio. The diagnostic method is based on frequency selective absorption of electromagnetic waves by malignant tumors. Cancer is connected with mitochondrial malfunction (the Warburg effect) suggesting disrupted physical mechanisms. In addition to decreased energy conversion and nonutilized energy efflux, mitochondrial malfunction is accompanied by other negative effects in the cell. Diminished proton space charge layer and the static electric field around the outer membrane result in a lowered ordering level of cellular water and increased damping of microtubule-based cellular elastoelectrical vibration states. These changes manifest themselves in a dip in the amplitude of the signal with the fundamental frequency of the nonlinear microwave oscillator-the core of the diagnostic device-when coupled to the investigated cancerous tissue via the near-field. The dip is not present in the case of healthy tissue.
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Wang C, Bókkon I, Dai J, Antal I. Spontaneous and visible light-induced ultraweak photon emission from rat eyes. Brain Res 2011; 1369:1-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.10.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2010] [Revised: 10/15/2010] [Accepted: 10/19/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Estimation of the number of biophotons involved in the visual perception of a single-object image: biophoton intensity can be considerably higher inside cells than outside. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2010; 100:160-6. [PMID: 20584615 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2010.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2009] [Revised: 05/13/2010] [Accepted: 06/05/2010] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Recently, we have proposed a redox molecular hypothesis about the natural biophysical substrate of visual perception and imagery [1,6]. Namely, the retina transforms external photon signals into electrical signals that are carried to the V1 (striatecortex). Then, V1 retinotopic electrical signals (spike-related electrical signals along classical axonal-dendritic pathways) can be converted into regulated ultraweak bioluminescent photons (biophotons) through redox processes within retinotopic visual neurons that make it possible to create intrinsic biophysical pictures during visual perception and imagery. However, the consensus opinion is to consider biophotons as by-products of cellular metabolism. This paper argues that biophotons are not by-products, other than originating from regulated cellular radical/redox processes. It also shows that the biophoton intensity can be considerably higher inside cells than outside. Our simple calculations, within a level of accuracy, suggest that the real biophoton intensity in retinotopic neurons may be sufficient for creating intrinsic biophysical picture representation of a single-object image during visual perception.
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Bókkon I, Vimal RLP. Retinal phosphenes and discrete dark noises in rods: A new biophysical framework. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2009; 96:255-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2009.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2009] [Revised: 06/28/2009] [Accepted: 07/02/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Bókkon I. Visual perception and imagery: A new molecular hypothesis. Biosystems 2009; 96:178-84. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystems.2009.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2008] [Revised: 01/25/2009] [Accepted: 01/25/2009] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Bókkon I, D’Angiulli A. Emergence and transmission of visual awareness through optical coding in the brain: A redox molecular hypothesis on visual mental imagery. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bihy.2009.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Bókkon I. Phosphene phenomenon: a new concept. Biosystems 2008; 92:168-74. [PMID: 18358594 DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystems.2008.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2007] [Revised: 02/10/2008] [Accepted: 02/12/2008] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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This paper proposes a new biopsychophysical concept of phosphene phenomenon. Namely, visual sensation of phosphenes is due to the intrinsic perception of ultraweak bioluminescent photon emission of cells in the visual system. In other words, phosphenes are bioluminescent biophotons in the visual system induced by various stimuli (mechanical, electrical, magnetic, ionizing radiation, etc.) as well as random bioluminescent biophotons firings of cells in the visual pathway. This biophoton emission can become conscious if induced or spontaneous biophoton emission of cells in the visual system exceeds a distinct threshold. Neuronal biophoton communication can occur by means of non-visual neuronal opsins and natural photosensitive biomolecules. Our interpretation is in direct connection with the functional roles of free radicals and excited biomolecules in living cells.
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- István Bókkon
- PhD School in Pharmacology, Semmelweis University, Láng E. 68, H-1238 Budapest, Hungary.
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Kim J, Kim YU, Lee YJ, Kobayashi M, Tsutsumi Y, Kondo R, Lee SK, Soh KS. Spontaneous Ultraweak Photon Emission during the Growth of the Cell Population of Cultured HeLa Cell Line. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1248/jhs.53.481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Jungdae Kim
- School of Physics, Seoul National University
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Hossu M, Rupert R. Quantum events of biophoton emission associated with complementary and alternative medicine therapies: a descriptive pilot study. J Altern Complement Med 2006; 12:119-24. [PMID: 16566670 DOI: 10.1089/acm.2006.12.119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Biophoton emission (BPE) is a quantum event characterized by a relatively stable but ultralow- rate emission of visible photons from living organisms. It has been associated with high energy processes such as: cell metabolism, growth, phagocytosis, neural activity, and oxidative stress. BPE has also been suggested to reflect the organism's global state of health as well as the response to stimulation including therapeutic interventions. If BPE changes occur as a result of various complementary and alternative medical interventions, this could prove useful to monitor both the patient's response to a specific treatment and global changes in their health status. This descriptive study attempts to identify BPE changes associated with three different chiropractic techniques that use different energetic approaches: mechanical, gravitational, and bioenergetic. MATERIALS AND METHODS The BPE was measured at the neck and/or the lower back of 3 asymptomatic adult male volunteers. The measurements were made before and after different chiropractic interventions. The treatment techniques included a high velocity joint manipulation with the aid of a drop table, Sacro-Occipital Technique, and Bio-Energetic Synchronization Technique. Enough time was allotted for measurements in order to differentiate between natural fluctuation of the BPE and the changes induced by the interventions. RESULTS All techniques induced small (up to 20%) but statistically significant changes (p < 0.05 in one case, p < 0.001 in the other two) in the BPE. Each technique demonstrated a different pattern of BPE change that may be specific to the technique. CONCLUSION The intensity of BPE is a noninvasive indicator of the health of the human body and is significantly altered in different ways by chiropractic interventions. Future research is necessary to explore more features of BPE and its utility as an indicator of health, as well as the theoretical and clinical significance of these findings.
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- Marius Hossu
- Parker College of Chiropractic Research Institute, Dallas, TX 75229, USA.
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Kim HW, Sim SB, Kim CK, Kim J, Choi C, You H, Soh KS. Spontaneous photon emission and delayed luminescence of two types of human lung cancer tissues: adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. Cancer Lett 2005; 229:283-9. [PMID: 16111805 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2005.04.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2004] [Accepted: 04/29/2005] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We measured spontaneous photon emission and delayed luminescence from human cancerous lung tissue and compared with those from adjacent normal lung tissue. For the detection of extremely weak photon emission from tissue we used a sensitive photomultiplier tube attached to a dark chamber. The samples were illuminated with a metal halide lamp for measurement of delayed luminescence. Extracted samples from surgery were measured within an hour. We found that the delayed luminescence showed salient aspects in making discrimination between tumor and adjacent normal tissue. Squamous cell carcinoma had more prominent character in delayed luminescence than adenocarcinoma.
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- Hwan-Wook Kim
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 137-701, South Korea
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Olalde Rangel JA. The Systemic Theory of Living Systems and Relevance to CAM: The Theory (Part II). EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2005; 2:129-137. [PMID: 15937552 PMCID: PMC1142205 DOI: 10.1093/ecam/neh093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2005] [Accepted: 04/07/2005] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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This theory stems from observing the universe's 'omniscient' nature, manifested in flows of energy and information of its life plethora. A notorious example is the living cell's intelligent nature, which guides its basic goal: to maximize survival. This last motivated me to address the living system's intelligence, which constitutes a vital and controversial topic, its relationship with 'incurable' disease in general, including cancer, and to propose golden rules for therapeutics, as well as a definition of ideal medicine. The scientific confirmation of these findings is embedded in discoveries in cybernetics, biological theory of information and modern thermodynamic concepts, concerning energy and information exchange, within a living system. This approach's practical application, denominated Systemic Medicine, has been substantiated by treatment and results obtained in >300 000 patients suffering from chronic degenerative diseases.
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Jung HH, Yang JM, Woo WM, Choi C, Yang JS, Soh KS. Year-long biophoton measurements: normalized frequency count analysis and seasonal dependency. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2005; 78:149-54. [PMID: 15664502 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2004.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2004] [Revised: 08/03/2004] [Accepted: 08/03/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Biophoton emissions from three healthy human subjects were measured for 52 weeks. The active nature of dorsal hands and personal discernable patterns in palmar hands were investigated through frequency count analysis of biophoton emission rates. Also, the seasonal dependency of biophoton emission rates from human hands was studied and we found that emission rates were lowest in autumn. There was a reversion of relative emission rates from the palms and the dorsa depending upon the season. The emission rates from the palms remain rather stable throughout the year, but those from the dorsa vary widely depending upon the season. These features of biophoton emission rates were considered in light of the diagnostic view of traditional Chinese medicine.
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- Hyun-Hee Jung
- Department of Physics Education, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea.
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Kim J, Lim J, Lee BC, Kim YU, Lee SK, Cheun BS, Soh KS. Spontaneous Ultra-Weak Photon Emission and Delayed Luminescence during Carbon Tetrachloride-Induced Liver Injury and Repair in Mouse. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1248/jhs.51.155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Jungdae Kim
- Biomedical Physics Laboratory 25-414, School of Physics, Seoul National University
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- Biomedical Physics Laboratory 25-414, School of Physics, Seoul National University
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- Biomedical Physics Laboratory 25-414, School of Physics, Seoul National University
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- Department of Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University
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- Biomedical Physics Laboratory 25-414, School of Physics, Seoul National University
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Takeda M, Kobayashi M, Takayama M, Suzuki S, Ishida T, Ohnuki K, Moriya T, Ohuchi N. Biophoton detection as a novel technique for cancer imaging. Cancer Sci 2004; 95:656-61. [PMID: 15298728 PMCID: PMC11160017 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2004.tb03325.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2004] [Revised: 06/16/2004] [Accepted: 06/16/2004] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Biophoton emission is defined as extremely weak light that is radiated from any living system due to its metabolic activities, without excitation or enhancement. We measured biophoton images of tumors transplanted in mice with a highly sensitive and ultra-low noise CCD camera system. Cell lines employed for this study were AH109A, TE4 and TE9. Biophoton images of each tumor were measured 1 week after carcinoma cell transplantation to estimate the tumor size at week 1 and the biophoton intensity. Some were also measured at 2 and 3 weeks to compare the biophoton distribution with histological findings. We achieved sequential biophoton imaging during tumor growth for the first time. Comparison of microscopic findings and biophoton intensity suggested that the intensity of biophoton emission reflects the viability of the tumor tissue. The size at week 1 differed between cell lines, and the biophoton intensity of the tumor was correlated with the tumor size at week 1 (correlation coefficient 0.73). This non-invasive and simple technique has the potential to be used as an optical biopsy to detect tumor viability.
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- Motohiro Takeda
- Division of Surgical Oncology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8574, Japan
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Kobayashi M, Takeda M, Sato T, Yamazaki Y, Kaneko K, Ito K, Kato H, Inaba H. In vivo imaging of spontaneous ultraweak photon emission from a rat's brain correlated with cerebral energy metabolism and oxidative stress. Neurosci Res 1999; 34:103-13. [PMID: 10498336 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-0102(99)00040-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Living cells spontaneously emit ultraweak light during the process of metabolic reactions associated with the physiological state. The first demonstration of two-dimensional in vivo imaging of ultraweak photon emission from a rat's brain, using a highly sensitive photon counting apparatus, is reported in this paper. It was found that the emission intensity correlates with the electroencephalographic activity that was measured on the cortical surface and this intensity is associated with the cerebral blood flow and hyperoxia. To clarify the mechanism of photon emission, intensity changes from whole brain slices were examined under various conditions. The removal of glucose from the incubation medium suppressed the photon emission, and adding 50 mM potassium ions led to temporal enhancement of emission and subsequent depression. Rotenone (20 microM), an inhibitor of the mitochondrial electron transport chain, increased photon emission, indicating electron leakage from the respiratory chain. These results suggest that the photon emission from the brain slices originates from the energy metabolism of the inner mitochondrial respiratory chain through the production of reactive oxygen. Imaging of ultraweak photon emission from a brain constitutes a novel method, with the potential to extract pathophysiological information associated with neural metabolism and oxidative dysfunction of the neural cells.
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- M Kobayashi
- Yamagata Advanced Technology Research and Development Center, Japan
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