title: Effect of infrared and X-ray radiation on thymus cells and the rate of growth of Ehrlich carcinoma.
abstract: We studied the effect of infrared light with a wavelength of 850 nm and modulated frequency of 101 Hz and X-ray radiation on the induction of cross-adaptive and radiation responses in the thymus and on the rate of tumor growth in mice in vivo. Preliminary exposure to infrared and X-ray radiation was shown to result in recovery in thymus weight after irradiation in a dose of 1.5 Gy and also inhibited the growth rate of Ehrlich carcinoma. These data attest to common mechanisms of the adaptive response induced by infrared and X-ray radiation in mice. Infrared light can be used as an adaptogen to adapt the animals to adverse factors.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Russia. dyukina@rambler.ru
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Dyukina
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Zaichkina
authors.forename: O M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Rozanova
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Aptikaeva
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Romanchenko
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Sorokina
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002286:Carcinoma, Ehrlich Tumor / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D007259:Infrared Rays / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000166:cytology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D013997:Time Factors; D014964:X-Ray Therapy / Q000379:methods*