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Terahertz waves are located in the energy level range of hydrogen bonding and van der Waals forces, and can directly couple with proteins to excite the nonlinear resonance effect of proteins. Therefore, terahertz wave can affect the conformation of proteins, the structure and function of neurons. Primary cerebral cortex neurons of SD rats are cultured in vitro. Neurons are radiated 3 days by THz wave with 0.3–3.0 THz in frequency and 100 μW in power; the growth and development indicators of neurons (Cell body area, total length of process) are recorded. At the end of a radiation programme, Western blotting is used to detect the protein expressions of GluA1, GluN1, postsynaptic density protein-95 (PSD-95) and synaptophysin 38 (SYP-38). After the first day of terahertz wave radiation, the cell area is increased by 144.9% (P < 0.05); on the second day and third day of terahertz wave radiation, the growth value of the total length of neuronal neurites are increased by 65.1% (P < 0.05) and 109.4% (P < 0.05), respectively. After the three-day terahertz wave irradiation, the protein expressions of GluA1 and SY-38 are increased by 38.1% (P < 0.05) and 19.2% (P < 0.05), respectively. In addition,some results show below. 1) The use of low-intensity broadband terahertz wave in this study will not cause the cortical neurons to die, and will not affect their regular growth. 2) Low-intensity broadband terahertz radiation can promote the growth of cortical neuron cell bodies and processes, but the effects on cortical neuron cell bodies and processes are different. This may be related to the developmental cycle of cultured cortical neurons in vitro, and there is a cumulative effect on the promotion of neuronal processes by low-intensity broadband terahertz. 3) The promotion of neuronal growth and development by low-intensity broadband terahertz wave radiation may be related to the proportion of AMPA receptor subtypes and the expression of presynaptic specific protein SY-38. These results herald a specific-frequency and specific-energy terahertz radiation can be developed into a novel neuromodulation technology for the treatment or intervention of diseases such as neurodevelopmental disorders.
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Keywords:
- terahertz /
- neuron /
- growth and development /
- cumulative effect
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图 1 实验平台、实验协议和太赫兹波衰减测试 (a)太赫兹辐射神经元实验平台; (b)太赫兹辐射神经元实验协议; (c)太赫兹波穿透培养液后的时域图; (d)太赫兹波穿透培养液后的频域图
Figure 1. Experimental platform, protocol and terahertz wave attenuation test: (a) Terahertz radiation neuron experimental platform; (b) experimental protocol for terahertz radiation neurons; (c) time domain diagram of terahertz wave after penetrating culture medium; (d) frequency domain map of terahertz wave after penetrating culture medium.
图 2 太赫兹辐射前后神经元的胞体面积和突起总长度变化 (a)太赫兹辐射1 d后对照组和太赫兹组神经元生长发育状态; (b)太赫兹辐射2 d后对照组和太赫兹组神经元生长发育状态; (c)太赫兹辐射3 d后对照组和太赫兹组神经元生长发育状态(t检验显著性差异:
$ p < 0.05 $ , *;$ p < 0.01 $ , **)Figure 2. Changes in cell body area and total neurite length of neurons before and after terahertz radiation: (a) The growth and development status of neurons in the control group and the terahertz group after 1 d of terahertz radiation; (b) the growth and development status of neurons in the control group and the terahertz group after 2 d of terahertz radiation; (c) the growth and development status of neurons in the control group and the terahertz group after 3 d of terahertz radiation(significance of t-test:
$ p < 0.05 $ , *;$ p < 0.01 $ , **).图 3 太赫兹辐射时间与神经元胞体面积和突起总长度的相关性 (a)对照组和太赫兹组神经元胞体面积增长均值误差曲线; (b)对照组和太赫兹组神经元突起总长度增长均值误差曲线
Figure 3. Correlation between terahertz radiation time and neuronal cell body area and total neurite length: (a) The mean error curve of neuronal cell body area growth in the control group and the terahertz group; (b) the mean error curve of the total length of neurites in the control group and the terahertz group.
图 4 太赫兹辐射前后神经元相关蛋白表达变化 (a) GluA1蛋白表达变化; (b) GluN1蛋白表达变化; (c) SY38蛋白表达变化; (d) PSD-95蛋白表达变化 (t检验显著性差异:
$ p < 0.05 $ , *;$ p < 0.01 $ , **)Figure 4. Changes of neuron-related protein expression before and after terahertz radiation: (a) Changes of GluA1 protein expression; (b) changes of GluN1 protein expression; (c) expression changes of SY38 protein; (d) changes of PSD-95 protein expression (significance of t-test:
$ p < 0.05 $ , *;$ p < 0.01 $ , **). -
[1] Giovanni A, Capone F, di Biase L, Ferreri F, Florio L, Guerra A, Marano M, Paolucci M, Ranieri F, Salomone G, Tombini M, Thut G, Di Lazzaro V 2017 Front. Aging Neurosci. 9 189
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