Major breakthrough! LED and other neurological diseases or treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

[LED] Chinese network DELL Canada Moorhouse (Dalhousie University) University experts in neuroscience researchers and brain repair center found a new method, you can skip the nervous system, direct stimulation of injury or disease and loss of nerve muscle connection.

When the nerve failure LED light directly stimulate the muscles to prevent atrophy

Taught in the medical department of Neurology at the same time, who is also director of the center for brain repair Witt Lafs (Victor Rafuse) professor and his joint research partner, assistant professor Zhang Ying Department (Ying, Zhang) said they successfully use LED light muscle stimulation, can make the nerve injury and neurodegenerative diseases caused by some muscle atrophy and paralysis reaction.

Taught in the medical department of Neurology at the same time, who is also director of the center for brain repair Witt Lafs (Victor Rafuse) professor and his joint research partner, assistant professor Zhang Ying Department (Ying, Zhang) said they successfully use LED light muscle stimulation, can make the nerve injury and neurodegenerative diseases caused by some muscle atrophy and paralysis reaction. (source: DELL Moorhouse University School of Medicine)

DELL Moorhouse surgical residency and doctoral candidate (Philippe Magown) and graduate student Basavaraj Shettar and Dr. Lafs and dr.. Their findings were published in the October 13, 2015 issue of the Journal Nature Communications.

"We found that as long as the skin through the skin, a day with LED light irradiation for 1 hours with the nerve is not linked to the muscles, you can prevent them atrophy. Other studies have led to the use of light to stimulate the nerves, but we are the first to be able to skip the nerves and direct action on the muscles. This research has led to significant progress, because of the failure of nerve tissue completely injured or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, commonly known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) and other diseases, can not stimulate the muscles to operate by the nerves. "

Recovery of muscle function by LED light irradiation

In order to verify the light can directly stimulate the muscle activity theory, the researchers implanted in the mouse genes to light react ion channel (ion channel), the ion channel was first discovered in the unicellular green alga on. This ion channel allows the muscles to contract when stimulated by LED blue light.

Scientists seek simple ways to implant reactive ions into the body

"Our next step is to develop a way to transfer the light - activated ion channels directly to the muscle without modifying the genetic makeup. So we might have a way to find a cure for human beings. "

For example, suggestions will be sent Laves ion channels that the hand muscle nerve injury failure patients hand muscles. "We see the possibility of developing a'LED light glove, which can be used to prevent muscle atrophy, and the patient wants to take things, can stimulate muscle contraction. "

The potential application of the infinite is expected to help patients with neurological diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

This is a new technology in the research phase has many potential applications, including in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis stimulates the diaphragm because neurons and synaptic mechanisms to help link failure by suffering from respiratory problems in patients with respiratory muscle to stimulate their muscles to maintain the operation, let. (compile: China LED network /emmachang)

Source: Dalhousie University News

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