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Biophotons as neural communication signals demonstrated by in situ biophoton autography

Content Provider	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Author	Wang, Chao Sun, Yan Dai, Jiapei
Copyright Year	2010
Abstract	Cell to cell communication by biophotons has been demonstrated in plants, bacteria, animal neutrophil granulocytes and kidney cells. Whether such signal communication exists in neural cells is unclear. By developing a new biophoton detection method, called in situ biophoton autography (IBA), we have investigated biophotonic activities in rat spinal nerve roots in vitro. We found that different spectral light stimulation (infrared, red, yellow, blue, green and white) at one end of the spinal sensory or motor nerve roots resulted in a significant increase in the biophotonic activity at the other end. Such effects could be significantly inhibited by procaine (a regional anaesthetic for neural conduction block) or classic metabolic inhibitors, suggesting that light stimulation can generate biophotons that conduct along the neural fibers, probably as neural communication signals. The mechanism of biophotonic conduction along neural fibers may be mediated by protein–protein biophotonic interactions. This study may provide a better understanding of the fundamental mechanisms of neural communication, the functions of the nervous system, such as vision, learning and memory, as well as the mechanisms of human neurological diseases.
Starting Page	315
Ending Page	322
Page Count	8
File Format	HTM / HTML PDF
ISSN	1474905X
Volume Number	9
Issue Number	3
Journal	Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences
DOI	10.1039/b9pp00125e
Language	English
Publisher	Royal Society of Chemistry
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Biophoton Infrared Memory Local anesthesia Bacteria Nervous system Motor neuron Procaine Neutrophil Kidney Spinal nerve
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Resource Type	Article
Subject	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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