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Colored Light and Brain and Muscle Oxygenation

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Colored light is applied in medicine in the treatment of various diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate potential effects of exposure to blue and red light on brain and muscle blood volume ([tHb]) and tissue oxygenation (StO2) measured by noninvasive near-infrared spectrophotometry (NIRS). Ten healthy volunteers were included in a randomized crossover study. Blue light exposure leads to decreased oxygen consumption in the brain and the skeletal muscle. Blue and red light have significantly different effects on [tHb] and StO2.

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The authors thank Massimo Merlini (statistician, ETH Zurich) for his valuable comments and great support.

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  1. Institute of Complementary Medicine KIKOM, University of Bern, Inselspital, Imhoof Pavillon, 3010, Bern, Switzerland

    J. Weinzirl & U. Wolf

  2. Division of Neonatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

    M. Wolf

  3. Division of Neonatology, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland

    M. Nelle

  4. Center for Integrative Medicine, University of Witten-Herdecke, Witten, Germany

    P. Heusser

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Correspondence to U. Wolf .

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  1. , Division of Neonatology, University Hospital Zurich, Frauenklinikstr. 10, Zurich, 8091, Switzerland

    Martin Wolf

  2. , Division of Neonatology, University Hospital Zurich, Frauenklinikstr. 10, Zurich, 8091, Switzerland

    Hans Ulrich Bucher

  3. Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University of Zurich/ETHZ, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 27, Zurich, 8093, Switzerland

    Markus Rudin

  4. ESAT-SCD(SISTA), Dept. Elektrotechniek, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 10, Leuven-Heverlee, 3001, Belgium

    Sabine Van Huffel

  5. , Institute of Complementary Medicine KIKO, University of Bern, Imhoof-Pavillon, Inselspital, Bern, 3010, Switzerland

    Ursula Wolf

  6. Synthesizer Inc., Synthesizer Inc. 2773, Ellicott City, 21043, Maryland, USA

    Duane F. Bruley

  7. , Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, United Kingdom

    David K Harrison

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Weinzirl, J., Wolf, M., Nelle, M., Heusser, P., Wolf, U. (2012). Colored Light and Brain and Muscle Oxygenation. In: Wolf, M., et al. Oxygen Transport to Tissue XXXIII. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 737. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1566-4_5

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