Table 3 Effects of terahertz radiation on living animals
From: Recent advances and research progress on microsystems and bioeffects of terahertz neuromodulation
Object | Parameters | Effects | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
Albino rats subjected to acute immobilization stress | 0.15 THz; 3 mW/cm2; 15, 30 or 60 min | Terahertz exposure produced increased levels of depression, and the effects of radiation depend on the duration of exposure. | |
Mice | 3.6 THz, 23.6 mW/cm2, 15–30 min | Mice exposed to terahertz radiation for 15–30 min exhibited increased levels of anxiety | |
Four groups of mice subjected to a standard formalin test | 0.04 to 0.075 THz, power of 2.25 mW, irradiation duration of 10 min | A single session of preventive irradiation of the E-36 AP suppressed somatic pain in mice | |
SCA3 transgenic mouse model | 43-60 THz, 50 mW/cm2, 30 min 3 times per day | Irradiation supported the survival of Purkinje cells in the cerebellum and significantly improved the gait performance of SCA3 transgenic mice | |
Mice with AD-like symptoms | 30–38 THz, 1 h per day for 6 weeks | Terahertz light administered 1 h per day for 6 weeks could improve learning and memory abilities and decrease Ab plaques in mice with AD-like symptoms | |
C57BL/6 mice | 0.14 THz for 20 min at a time, once a day for two weeks | Terahertz waves may reduce anxiety- and depression-like behavior and increase social interaction in mice | |
SD rats | 0.04 THz, 0.01 mW | Exposure suppressed the conduction of pain impulses from the brain meninges to suprasegmental structures of the CNS and induced a short-term decrease in neuronal excitability | |
Mouse neocortical slices and larval zebrafish | 52.6 THz; 24, 72, 159, 392, 511, 684 and 851 μW/mm2 | Reversible, long-distance, nonthermal modulatory effects on ion channel activity, neuronal signaling, and sensorimotor behavior |
