Sadowska Review dermal blue light absorbing pigments [1]The Suh review, opsins in skin [2]wavelengths of blue light, human dermal fibroblasts [3,4]Reduction and anti-oxidant capacity [3]singlet oxygen and sodium azide [3]Blue light inhibits TGFβ1-induced myofibroblast differentiation [4]Sodium Azide, a Wikipedia initiated search [5,6]Sodium azide activates mitochondria cytochrome C oxidase [5]Activation of soluble Guanylate Cyclase by Sodium… Continue reading Blue light therapy mechanisms
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Red light and myopia
Myopia, also near nearsightedness because the afflicted individual sees near objects but has issues with far away objects, has been reviewed on Wikipedia. Wikipedia authors attribute the main factors as increased length of the eyeball and/or changes in the refractive index of the cornea. A few publications were found demonstrating that red light used to treat myopia… Continue reading Red light and myopia
Red Light and mitocondria
Does 660-670 nm red light act on our mitochondria or on our smooth muscle? Could guanylyl cyclase be a target via NO modulation? Or is cytochrome C oxidase the main target? It is hard to say.
light and soluble guanylyl cyclase
What happens when to a molecule when it absorbs visible light? A 1999 Scientific American post explored the question of why a brick wall heats up when it absorbs light. Two explanations were given to this seemingly simple lay question: Tom Zepf of the physics department at Creighton University claims that the molecular structure of brick resonates… Continue reading light and soluble guanylyl cyclase
alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor
Acetylcholine receptors in the Mitochondria [1] Acetyl choline receptors are calcium channels gated by various ligands. The α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in the mitochondria is gated by choline. [1] Influx of calcium into the mitochondria causes release of cytochrome C and a process of programmed cell death called apoptosis. [1] The Skok group is based in Ukraine and… Continue reading alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor