Device for photo-therapy and use thereof
AssigneeIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
InventorWilliam Woodburn
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Abstract
A method for treating a medical condition in a patient in need thereof is provided. The method includes applying light to the patient thereby stimulating the immune system of the patient, wherein the applying includes irradiating substantially the entire body of the patient with high intensity blue light having a wavelength, intensity, and duration configured to provide immune system stimulation sufficient to treat the medical condition, the stimulation including increasing the population of T-cells in the patient's bloodstream to treat the medical condition. Also included is a method for activating T cells in a subject in need thereof.
Claims21
A method for treating an internal medical condition affected by a subject's immune system response involving T cells, the method comprising:
- applying blue LED light radiation to exposed skin surfaces of the subject,
- wherein the blue LED light radiation is uniformly applied to the exposed skin surfaces of at least the subject's upper torso including both front and back sides by a plurality of blue LED light generating lamps each having a wattage of at least about 15 watts for a total exposure time of at least about 10 minutes per each of the both front and back sides, with the emitted blue light having a wavelength in the range of between about 410 and 490 nm, so that at least about 250 watts-minute of the blue LED light radiation is applied to the subject.
A method for activating T cells in a subject in need thereof, comprising:
- applying blue LED light radiation to exposed skin surfaces of the subject,
- wherein the blue LED light radiation is uniformly applied to the exposed skin surfaces of at least the subject's upper torso including both front and back sides by a plurality of blue LED light generating lamps each having a wattage of at least about 15 watts for a total exposure time of at least about 10 minutes per each of the both front and back sides, with the emitted blue light having a wavelength in the range of between about 410 and 490 nm, so that at least about 250 watts-minute of the blue LED light radiation is applied to the subject, and
- wherein a serum concentration of a T cell marker increases in the subject after applying the radiation.
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