太阳光中较长的波长穿过人体,并产生系统性影响,改善视力
Glen Jeffery1, Robert Fosbury2, Edward Barrett3
1Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, 11-43 Bath St, London, EC1V9EL, UK. g.jeffery@ucl.ac.uk.
Scientific reports
|July 8, 2025
概括
阳光的阳光照亮了我们的生活.
科学领域:
- 生物物理学的生物物理.
- 生理学 生理学 生理学
- 照相医疗 (photomedicine) 是一种医学.
背景情况:
- 长波长的红光和红外光深入生物组织.
- 这种光照会增强线粒体功能和腺三酸盐 (ATP) 生产.
- 改善细胞代谢可以提高生理性能,特别是在中枢神经系统 (CNS).
研究的目的:
- 调查太阳光的红外波长是否可以穿透人类胸部.
- 为了确定通过皮肤暴露的红外光能否改善视觉功能.
- 探索太阳光更长波长对远部组织治疗效益的潜力.
主要方法:
- 测量通过人胸部传输的红外波长 (830-860 nm).
- 进行受控的15分钟胸部暴露在选定的波长中,有或没有眼睛暴露.
- 在暴露于光线后24小时评估视觉功能,用服装作为变量.
主要成果:
- 来自太阳光的红外波长在经过人胸部后被检测到.
- 衣服没有阻碍光线的透,尽管它降低了强度.
- 暴露后24小时观察到视觉功能的显著改善,而不管眼睛的光阻塞.
结论:
- 较长波长的阳光穿透人体,可以改善远部组织的功能.
- 通过皮肤暴露的红外光暴露显示了改善视觉功能的潜力.
- 太阳光更长的波长可以通过促进线粒体功能来提供治疗益处,可能抵消与年龄和疾病相关的衰退.
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