title: Suppressing tumor progression of in vitro prostate cancer cells by emitted psychosomatic power through Zen meditation.
abstract: Human prostate cancer PC3 cells were treated in vitro with psychosomatic power emitted by a Buddhist-Zen Master. A significant decrease of growth rate was observed as determined by MTT assay after 48 hours. These cells also had two- to three-fold higher levels of prostatic acid phosphatase (PAcP) activity, a prostate tissue-specific differentiation antigen. In addition, the treated cells formed fewer and smaller colonies in soft agar as compared with control cells, which displayed anchorage-independent growth. These observations provide insight into the suppressive effects of healing power through the practice of Buddhist-Zen meditation on tumor progression. The emitted bioenergy may be suggested as an alternative and feasible approach for cancer research and patient treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan. tyu@mail.nctu.edu.tw
authors.forename: Tiing
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Hui Ling
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Ming Liang
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Hwang
mesh_terms: D000135:Acid Phosphatase; D002016:Buddhism; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D019122:Meditation / Q000379:methods; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology / Q000628:therapy*; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases / Q000378:metabolism*; D011603:Psychophysiology / Q000379:methods; D011611:Psychosomatic Medicine; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000135:Acid Phosphatase; C428439:prostatic acid phosphatase; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases