Long-term antihypertensive effects of far-infrared ray irradiated from wooden board in spontaneously hypertensive rats

Chien Tsong Lin; Ming Ju Lin; Yung Pin Chen; Ko Chao Lee; Kuo Chin Huang; Shun Fu Chang; Cheng Nan Chen

doi:10.1186/s12906-016-1040-1

Long-term antihypertensive effects of far-infrared ray irradiated from wooden board in spontaneously hypertensive rats

Chien Tsong Lin, Ming Ju Lin, Yung Pin Chen, Ko Chao Lee, Kuo Chin Huang, Shun Fu Chang, Cheng Nan Chen

National Chiayi University

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CONCLUSIONS: Our results provided the evidence based on which FIR radiation could be considered an effective non-pharmacological choice for preventing hypertension.

BACKGROUND: Far-infrared ray (FIR) has been widely used in promoting health and has been shown to exert beneficial effects in vascular function. The non-thermal effect of FIR has been found to play a significant role in the protective effect on some vascular-related diseases, but its protective effects and use against hypertension have not been clearly presented.

METHODS: In the present study, by using a wooden board coated with FIR-irradiated materials, we evaluated the long-term antihypertensive effect on spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) in the environment in contact with the FIR-irradiated wooden board. SHRs were placed on the wooden board with or without FIR radiation for 4 weeks.

RESULTS: The systolic blood pressure (BP) of SHRs undergoing different treatments was measured weekly using a tail-cuff method. FIR radiation significantly reduced the systolic BP of the SHRs along with a decreasing plasma level of angiotensin II and an increasing plasma level of bradykinin. In addition, long-term contact of FIR did not significantly affect the BP in normotensive Wistar Kyoto rats (WKYs).

Original language	English
Article number	57
Pages (from-to)	57
Number of pages	1
Journal	BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Volume	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-016-1040-1
State	Published - 08 02 2016
Externally published	Yes

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