Title :
Terahertz radiation triggers a signature gene expression profile in human cells
Author :
Grundt, Jessica E. ; Cerna, Caesario ; Roth, Caleb C. ; Ibey, Bennett L. ; Lipscomb, Dawn ; Echchgadda, Ibtissam ; Wilmink, Gerald J.
Author_Institution :
Radio Freq. Radiat. Branch, Air Force Res. Lab., Houston, TX, USA
Abstract :
The effects of Terahertz (THz) radiation on biological materials are not well characterized. In this study, we show that 2.52 THz radiation triggers human cells to dramatically up-regulate the expression of genes that encode for proteins involved in the cellular stress response and inflammation.
Keywords :
bio-inspired materials; cellular effects of radiation; genetic engineering; proteins; terahertz waves; biological materials; cellular inflammation; cellular stress response; frequency 2.52 THz; human cells; proteins; signature gene expression profile; terahertz radiation; Biological information theory; DNA; Gene expression; Heating; Humans; Plasmas; Proteins;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2011 36th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Houston, TX
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0510-6
Electronic_ISBN :
2162-2027
DOI :
10.1109/irmmw-THz.2011.6104967
