植物幼苗原发性超弱光子成像的研究

采用光子计数成像系统（PIAS）对植物幼苗萌发过程的超弱发光进行观察。结果表明,自发光子长时间积累可形成二维图象;光子计数和采集图象均可得到植物体的自发发光;通过实验探测到幼苗的根,叶在同一平面图象有不同的发光表现;光子成像系统可客观地比较生物自发超弱发光,为进一步研究超弱发光机理提供实验基础。     

代谢抑制剂对萌发绿豆超弱发光的影响

本文报导了A.D(actinomycin D)、EB(ethidium bromide)、CHI(cycloheximide)及NaN_3,对萌发绿豆(胚根长1.5cm左右)的自发性超弱发光强度的影响的研究结果,提供了DNA分子和/或RNA合成代谢对超弱发光有贡献的证据.     

Correlation between hydroperoxide-induced chemiluminescence of the heart and its function

The isolated perfused rat heart emits a spontaneous ultraweak chemiluminescence. When the perfusion is stopped, light emission decreases, indicating the dependency of this phenomenon on aerobic metabolism. Emitted chemiluminescence was markedly enhanced following perfusion with 0.05 mM H₂O₂ or cumene hydroperoxide or tert-butyl hydroperoxide; substitution of O₂ for N₂ in the gassing mixture of the perfusion media significantly lowered photon emission. Lipid peroxidation, which is known to be associated with chemiluminescence, was evaluated by HPLC analysis of peroxidized and unperoxidized heart phosphatidylcholines. During hydroperoxide perfusion, coronary flow and heart rate progressively decreased, while lactic dehydrogenase was released after complete cardiac arrest. The resultant morphology of this damage corresponds to the so-called ‘stone heart’, a pattern already described in both human and experimental pathology.     

Superweak irradiation of marine invertebrates

The inhibitory analysis of the spontaneous ("ultraweak") and the luminole-induced chemiluminescence of marine Sycon sponges and Aiptasia actinias supports the idea that ultraweak photon emission of marine invertebrates is a consequence of Ca(2+)-dependent processes related to the interaction of reactive oxygen species with some endogenous fluorophore substrates.     

盐胁迫下绿豆幼苗的超微弱发光

对不同NaCl浓度胁迫下绿豆种子早期萌发时的超微弱发光变化进行了初步研究。结果表明,随。NaCl浓度的增加,绿豆胚根的生长速度(根长)减慢,生长受到明显抑制,其超微弱发光的强度显著下降。萌发期间,SOD活性随着盐浓度的增加而降低,其活性与生物光子强度有极为密切的关系。这些结果表明生物超微弱发光探测技术有可能成为植物盐胁迫研究的有效工具,对于进一步理解盐胁迫机理有一定的意义。     

Scanning spontaneous photon emission from transplanted ovarian tumor of mice using a photomultiplier tube

A scanning system for the detection of spontaneous ultraweak photon emission from nude mice with transplanted tumors is presented. A photomultiplier tube (PMT) with an effective area of 15 mm diameter was used for measuring photon emission in a wavelength range from 300 to 650 nm. Tumors were induced in nude mice by transplantation of an ovarian cancer cell line into the back of mice. The PMT was moved for scanning over the whole body of a mouse placed in a dark box. The profiles of the intensities of photon emissions from the tumor mice are presented and compared with those obtained from the control mice.     

电离辐射对活细胞超弱发光的影响

本文报导了活细胞(CHO和V_(79)细胞)的辐射诱导低水平发光.实验证明,这种诱导的超弱光子发射要比未受辐照的细胞发光要高,我们发现该诱导发光的强度依赖于照射剂量.辐射增敏剂miso(Misonidazole)可以增强活细胞的超弱光子发射.     

Imaging of Ultraweak Spontaneous Photon Emission from Human Body Displaying Diurnal Rhythm

The human body literally glimmers. The intensity of the light emitted by the body is 1000 times lower than the sensitivity of our naked eyes. Ultraweak photon emission is known as the energy released as light through the changes in energy metabolism. We successfully imaged the diurnal change of this ultraweak photon emission with an improved highly sensitive imaging system using cryogenic charge-coupled device (CCD) camera. We found that the human body directly and rhythmically emits light. The diurnal changes in photon emission might be linked to changes in energy metabolism.     

淡水鱼超微弱光子辐射的实验研究

采用一台高灵敏的生物活体单光计数系统对淡水鱼的主要超微弱发光特性进行了研究.淡水鱼的各种不同脏器的光子辐射强度数值为3.6—97.3CPS.发射光谱的最大值接近640nm处和460nm附近.实验结果表明,超微弱光子辐射的总强度随所测的时间而变化,加入UOUO_2~( )离子之后,其发光强度下降.     

Phosphene phenomenon: a new concept

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.     

Free radicals and low-level photon emission in human pathogenesis: state of the art

Convincing evidence supports a role for oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of many chronic diseases. The model includes the formation of radical oxygen species (ROS) and the misassembly and aggregation of proteins when three tiers of cellular defence are insufficient: (a) direct antioxidative systems, (b) molecular damage repairing systems, and (c) compensatory chaperone synthesis. The aim of the present overview is to introduce (a) the basics of free radical and antioxidant metabolism, (b) the role of the protein quality control system in protecting cells from free radical damage and its relation to chronic diseases, (c) the basics of the ultraweak luminescence as marker of the oxidant status of biological systems, and (d) the research in human photon emission as a non-invasive marker of oxidant status in relation to chronic diseases. In considering the role of free radicals in disease, both their generation and their control by the antioxidant system are part of the story. Excessive free radical production leads to the production of heat shock proteins and chaperone proteins as a second line of protection against damage. Chaperones at the molecular level facilitate stress regulation vis-à-vis protein quali y control mechanisms. The manifestation of misfolded proteins and aggregates is a hallmark of a range of neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, amylotrophic lateral sclerosis, polyglutamine (polyQ) diseases, diabetes and many others. Each of these disorders exhibits aging-dependent onset and a progressive, usually fatal clinical course. The second part reviews the current status of human photon emission techniques and protocols for recording the human oxidative status. Sensitive photomultiplier tubes may provide a tool for non-invasive and continuous monitoring of oxidative metabolism. In that respect, recording ultraweak luminescence has been favored compared to other indirect assays. Several biological models have been used to illustrate the technique in cell cultures and organs in vivo. This initiated practical applications addressing specific human pathological issues. Systematic studies on human emission have presented information on: (a) procedures for reliable measurements, and spectral analysis, (b) anatomic intensity of emission and left-right symmetries, (c) biological rhythms in emission, (d) physical and psychological influences on emission, (e) novel physical characteristics of emission, and (f) the identification of ultraweak photon emission with the staging of ROS-related damage and disease. It is concluded that both patterns and physical properties of ultraweak photon emission hold considerable promise as measure for the oxidative status.     

Changes in ultraweak photon emission and heart rate variability of epinephrine-injected rats

Ultraweak photons which are spontaneously emitted from a living body may be applicable as a non-invasive tool to characterize the physiological state of the living body. We investigated changes in the intensity of ultraweak photon emission, body temperature and the cardiovascular autonomic activity induced by epinephrine injection to rats. A high dose of epinephrine can make changes to the cardiovascular autonomic activity or body temperature. Photon emission of the dorsal part, rectal temperature and heart rate variability (HRV) were measured from eight Sprague-Dawley rats. The intensities of photon emissions for saline injections, which were used as a control, decreased from 13042+/-71 counts/min at the start of measurements to 8709+/-915 counts/min at 1 h after the injections. In the case with epinephrine injections, the intensity of photon emission reduced slowly from 13361+/-354 counts/min to 11040+/-433 counts/min. Rectal temperature increased in both saline- and epinephrine-injected rats, but one hour after the injections the temperature in the epinephrine case was slightly higher than that in the saline case. The standard deviation of the QRS wave complex interval (RR interval) increased from 1 to 4 (p<0.05) and the spectral ratio of the low frequency component to the high frequency component in the HRV data LF (0.19 approximately 0.74 Hz) / HF (0.78 approximately 2.50 Hz) decreased from 0.81 to 0.26 (p<0.05) in the case of epinephrine injection while no change was found in the case of saline injection. Thus, ultraweak photon emission was closely related to the cardiovascular autonomic activity.     

Endogenous enzyme reactions closely related to photon emission in the plant defense response

Lipoxygenase (LOX) and peroxidase (POD) reactions, which are involved in the production of reactive oxygen and radical species, are shown to be associated with ultraweak photon emission in plant defense mechanisms. These enzyme reactions induced high-level ultraweak photon emission in an in vitro reaction system. The application of LOX to sweet potato slices caused photon emission directly in plants. LOX substrate promoted photon emission in chitosan-treated sweet potato, and LOX inhibitor markedly suppressed this emission. Therefore, a LOX-related pathway, including LOX and other downstream reactions, is principally associated with photon emission in plant defense mechanisms.     

水稻籽粒灌浆过程中超弱发光特性的研究

本实验对水稻籽粒灌浆过程中不同时期籽粒进行了超弱发光测定。实验结果表明：在整个灌浆过程中单粒发光量呈单峰曲线,在籽粒全部充实并且颜色由青转黄时,发光量最大;发光强度呈递减趋势;运用该技术有可能进行水稻不同品种间的比较和品种灌浆力强弱的筛选。     

Single photon counting imagery

Advent of the multichannel plate and position sensitive detector has made possible true single photon counting imaging tubes. We have investigated the application of these detectors in studies of the ultraweak light emission of biological materials. Initially, we focussed our efforts on two objectives: (1) obtaining single photon counting images of living tissues using only the light (chemiluminescence) emitted by the specimen and (2) developing means of obtaining well-resolved spectra of weakly emitting sources. We have obtained a variety of images. One striking result of this work is the first observation of tissue specific localization of photon emission in situ. Using this detector we have also obtained the first well-resolved spectra of some important ultraweak emission processes. These results illustrate the potential use of single photon imaging in bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research.     

Temperature dependence of ultraweak photon emission in fibroblastic differentiation after irradiation with artificial sunlight

Yield of ultraweak photon emission in a cell culture model for biophotonic measurements using fibroblastic differentiation depended on the temperature of photonic measurement. The ultraweak photon emission of medium was significantly higher at 37 degrees C than at 25 degrees C and after UVB-irradiation this difference was even more pronounced. While with cells in the medium no temperature dependence could be determined in unirradiated samples, after UVB-irradiation of cells an increase of biophotonic emission was observed in postmitotic fibroblasts. While after several UVB exposures normal cells begin to absorb the ultraviolet light, cells from patients with the disease Xeroderma Pigmentosum loose this capacity. In view that fibroblasts play an essential role in skin aging, skin carcinogenesis and wound healing, the biophotonic model using the fibroblastic differentiation system provides to be a new and powerful non-invasive tool for the development of skin science.     

Methods of Studying Ultraweak Photon Emission from Biological Objects: III. Physical Methods

Biophysics - Abstract—This article is the third and last part of a review on the methods of studying ultraweak photon emission (UPE) from biological objects. Part I considered the general...     

N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine-induced light emission in Chinese hamster cell cultures: correlation with enhancement of chromosomal aberrations.

N-Methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG) was found to induce an ultraweak photon emission in cultures of Chinese hamster fibroblasts (CHL). Measurements suggest that the light emission is due to a reaction between MNNG and cellular metabolites. The light emission depended on the concentration of MNNG and was oxygen-dependent, disappearing in a nitrogen atmosphere. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) or sodium azide decreased the emission intensity. The production of chromosomal aberrations in CHL by MNNG was correlated with the light emission intensity and was inhibited in the presence of SOD.     

Delayed Fluorescence and Ultraweak Light Emission from Isolated Chloroplasts (Comparison of Emission Spectra and Concentration Dependence)

The ultraweak light emission of isolated chloroplasts (Hidegand Inaba (1991) Photochem. Photobiol. 52: 137) was investigatedin comparison to delayed light emission. We compared the concentrationdependence and the spectral distribution of the light emittedfrom isolated chloroplasts stored in the dark for 10 s, 2 min(delayed light emission), 4 and 10 h (ultraweak light emission),respectively. In samples with low chlorophyll concentration, spectra of allemission phenomena were maximal at 685–695 nm, but spectraof ultraweak light, especially that of long term (10 h) emission,were broader in the 700–800 nm region than spectra ofdelayed light, indicating emission from a bigger variety ofchlorophyll molecules. The intensity of delayed light and short term (4 h) ultraweaklight exhibited a simple, saturating exponential dependenceon chlorophyll concentration, while long term (10 h) ultraweaklight emission was best described as a saturating exponentialcontaining a quadratic function of the concentration. This differencesuggests that long term ultraweak light emission is broughtabout by reactions distinct from the earlier described mechanismof electron transport related dark photoemission. (Received November 15, 1991; Accepted May 18, 1992)     

Biophoton emission

The phenomenon of ultraweak photon emission from living systems was further investigated in order to elucidate the physical properties of this radiation and its possible source. We obtained evidence that the light has a high degree of coherence because of (1) its photon count statistics, (2) its spectral distribution, (3) its decay behavior after exposure to light illumination, and (4) its transparency through optically thick materials. Moroever, DNA is apparently at least an important source, since conformational changes induced with ethidium bromide in vivo are clearly reflected by changes of the photon emission of cells. The physical properties of the radiation are described, taking DNA as an exciplex laser system, where a stable state can be reached far from thermal equilibrium at threshold.