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Biostimulation of Hela cells by low-intensity visible light

II. Stimulation of DNA and RNA synathesis in a wide spectral range

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Il Nuovo Cimento D

Summary

The action spectra of low-intensity light in the range from 300 to 900 nm on the synthesis rate of nucleic acids in the culture of HeLa cells has been measured. The synthesis of DNA and RNA is stimulated in several spectral intervals with maxima nearby 400, 630, 680, 760 and 820 nm. The stimulation effect is very sensitive to the irradiation duration (light intensity) at a fixed dose. The dose that causes the maximal stimulation is approximately 10 times smaller in the near-UV blue region than in red-IR region.

Riassunto

Si è misurato lo spettro d’azione della luce a bassa intensità nell’intervallo da 300 a 900 nm sul tasso di sintesi degli acidi nucleici in culture di cellule HeLa. La sintesi di DNA ed RNA è stimolata in parecchi intervalli spetrali con massimi vicino a 400, 630, 680, 760 e 820 nm. L’effetto di stimolazione è molto sensibile alla durata d’irradiazione (intensità della luce) ad una dose fissa. La dose che causa la stimolazione massima è approssimativamente dieci volte piú piccola nella regione blu dell’ultravioletto vicino che nella regione del rosso-infrarosso.

Резюме

Измерен спектр действия низкоинтенсивного света в диапазоне (300⋎900) нм на скорость синтеза нуклеиновых кислот в культуре клеток HeLa 1.5 часа после облучения. Синтез ДНК и РНК стимулируется в несколбких спектральных интервалах с максимумами вблизи 400, 630, 680, 760 и 820 нм. Эффект стимуляции очень чувствителен к продолжительности облуения (интенсивности света) при фиксированной дозе. Доза, при которой наблюдается максимальная стимудяция, в несколько ваз меньше в ближнеи УФ-синей области с максимумом около 400 нм.

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Karu, T.J., Kalendo, G.S., Letokhov, V.S. et al. Biostimulation of Hela cells by low-intensity visible light. Il Nuovo Cimento D 3, 309–318 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02457460

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