Biological responses to terahertz radiation with different power density in primary hippocampal neurons

作者：Li Zhao, Ruhan Yi, Sun Liu, Yunliang Chi, Shengzhi Tan, Ji Dong, Hui Wang, Jing Zhang, Haoyu Wang, Xinping Xu, Binwei Yao, Bo Wang, Ruiyun Peng · 发表于：PLoS ONE · 年份：2023 · DOI：10.1371/journal.pone.0267064 · 被引用次数：16 · 研究领域：Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study、Photoreceptor and optogenetics research、Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior

Terahertz (THz) radiation is a valuable imaging and sensing tool which is widely used in industry and medicine. However, it biological effects including genotoxicity and cytotoxicity are lacking of research, particularly on the nervous system. In this study, we investigated how terahertz radiation with 10mW (0.12 THz) and 50 mW (0.157 THz) would affect the morphology, cell growth and function of rat hippocampal neurons in vitro.