Project description:Far-infrared rays activated DNA repair genes in human prostate epithelial cells after 7 or 12 days' exposure to far-infrared rays. As far-infrared rays emitter, synthetic/natural rubber (RB) was used.
Project description:Far-infrared rays activated DNA repair genes in human prostate cancer cells, PC-3, after 12days' exposure to far-infrared rays. As a far-infrared rays emitter, synthetic/natural rubber (RB) was used. Keywords: comparative genomic hybridization
Project description:We introduce anticancer effect of the far-infrared rays. The growth of three human prostate cancer cells (DU145, PC-3 and LNCaP) was suppressed in vitro only by far-infrared rays. The far-infrared rays induced the gene activation involved in apoptosis that exert positive effects on cancer control. Shima, H. et al. Far-infrared rays control prostate cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. Nature Precedings, hdl:10101/npre.12008.11980.10101 (2008). Keywords: cancer control
Project description:Snakes possess a unique sensory system for detecting infrared radiation, enabling them to generate a ‘thermal image’ of predators or prey. Infrared signals are initially received by the pit organ, a highly specialized facial structure that is innervated by nerve fibers of the somatosensory system. How this organ detects and transduces infrared signals into nerve impulses is not known. Here we use an unbiased transcriptional profiling approach to identify TRPA1 as the infrared receptor on sensory neurons that innervate the pit organ. TRPA1 from pit bearing snakes (rattlesnakes and pythons) are the most heat sensitive vertebrate ion channels thus far identified, consistent with their role as primary transducers of infrared stimuli in these animals. Thus, snakes detect infrared signals through a mechanism involving radiant heating of the pit organ, rather than photochemical transduction. These findings illustrate the broad evolutionary tuning of TRP channels as thermosensors in the vertebrate nervous system.
Project description:To clarify the effects of near-infrared radiation, we assessed DNA microarray after water-filtered broad-spectrum near-infrared (1100-1800 nm together with a water-filter that excludes wavelengths 1400-1500 nm) irradiation. We performed 5 rounds of near-infrared irradiation (at 10 J âcm2) using 2 sets of transparent polycarbonate plates, one to block UV and the other to block both UV and near-infrared.
Project description:To clarify the effects of near-infrared radiation, we assessed DNA microarray after water-filtered near-infrared (1100-1800 nm together with a water-filter that excludes wavelengths 1400-1500 nm) irradiation.
Project description:To clarify the effects of near-infrared radiation, we assessed DNA microarray after water-filtered broad-spectrum near-infrared (1100-1800 nm together with a water-filter that excludes wavelengths 1400-1500 nm) irradiation.
