Technology

Publications


Medical Research

Biomedical Applications


Feature of Far Infrared Radiation : An Overview of Its Biomedical Application. Fuse T, Taki M: Memoirs of Shonan Inst. of Technology: Vol.28, No.1(19940325) pp. 13-19.


Bone Formation


Effects of far-infrared radiation (FIR) on osteoblast-like cells (MC3T3-E1) and bone formation(Oral Session,The 16th Annual Meeting of the Society for Hard Tissue Regenerative Biology in Matsumoto Dental University). Ishikawa T, Yamashita K, Ishibashi J,Sumida K, Masui T, Kitamura S: Journal of hard tissue biology Vol.6, No.3(20071200) p. 149. The Society of Hard Tissue Biology.


Cancer Cells


Gene Expression Profiling of Far Infrared Radiation Effect in Human Cancer Cell Lines. Ishibashi J: Shikoku dental research Vol.20, No.1(20070600) pp. 119-133. The University of Tokushima Ishibashi J: Shikoku dental research Vol.20, No.1(20070600) pp. 119-133. The University of Tokushima

The Dynamic Phase of Cancer Cells by the Low Temperature Narrow Wavelength Far Infrared Radiation. Hosokawa H: Shikoku dental research Vol.19, No.1(20060600) pp. 35-54. The Univ. of Tokushima


Chronic Fatique Syndrome


Repeated thermal therapy for two patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. Masuda A, Kihara T, Fukudome T, Shinsato T, Minagoe S, Tei C: J Psychosom Res. 2005; 58: 383-7.


Chronic Pain


The effects of repeated thermal therapy for patients with chronic pain. Masuda A, Koga Y, Hattanmaru M, Minagoe S, Tei C: Psy. Psychosom. 2005; 74: 288-94.


Depression & Appetite


Repeated thermal therapy diminishes appetite loss and subjective complaints in mildly depressed patients. Masuda A, Nakazato M, Kihara T, Minagoe S, Tei C: Psychosom Med. 2005; 67: 643-7.


Heart Studies


Acute hemodynamic improvement by thermal vasodilation in congestive heart failure. Tei C, Horikiri Y, Park JC, Jeong JW, Chang KS, Toyama Y, Tanaka N: Circ J. 1995; 91: 2582-90.

Thermal vasodilation as a treatment of congestive heart failure: a novel approach. Tei C, Tanaka N: J Cardiol. 1996; 27: 29-30.

Repeated thermal therapy upregulates arterial endothelial nitric oxide syntheses expression in Syrian golden hamsters. Ikeda Y, Biro S, Kamogawa Y, Yoshifuku S, Eto H, Orihara K, Kihara T, Tei C: Jpn Circ J. 2001; 65: 434-8.

Repeated sauna therapy increases arterial endothelial nitric oxide syntheses expression and nitric oxide production in cardiomyopathic hamsters. Ikeda Y, Biro S, Kamogawa Y, Yoshifuku S, Eto H, Orihara K, Yu B, Kihara T, Miyata M, Hamasaki S, Otsuji Y, Minagoe S, Tei C: Circ J. 2005; 69: 722-9.

Repeated sauna treatment improves vascular endothelial and cardiac function in patients with chronic heart failure. Kihara T, Biro S, Imamura M, Yoshifuku S, Takasaki K, Ikeda Y, Otuji Y, Minagoe S, Toyama Y, Tei C: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002; 39: 754-9.

Effects of repeated sauna treatment on ventricular arrhythmias in patients with chronic heart failure. Kihara T, Biro S, Ikeda Y, Fukudome T, Shinsato T, Masuda A, Miyata M, Hamasaki S, Otsuji Y, Minagoe S, Akiba S, Tei C: Circ J. 2004; 68: 1146-51.

Repeated thermal therapy improves impaired vascular endothelial function in patients with coronary risk factors. Imamura M, Biro S, Kihara T, Yoshifuku S, Takasaki K, Otsuji Y, Minagoe S, Toyama Y, Tei C: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2001; 38: 1083-8.

Effect of repeated sauna therapy on survival in TO-2 cardiomyopathic hamsters with heart failure. Ikeda Y, Biro S, Kamogawa Y, Yoshifuku S, Kihara T, Minagoe S, Tei C: Am J Cardiol. 2002; 90: 343-5.


Peripheral Artery


Successful thermal therapy for end-stage peripheral artery disease. Tei C, Shinsato T, Kihara T, Miyata M: J Cardiol. 2006; 47: 163-4.


Room Heating


Evaluation of comfort on wall heating using far infrared radiation panel. Suetsugu M, Hotta S, Siozawa N, Iida T, Makikawa M, Hattori E, Kirihata H: Dynamics & Design Conference Vol. 2004(20040927) pp. "343-1"-"343-4" The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers.


Sjoegren's Syndrome


Remarkable efficacy of thermal therapy for Sjoegren Syndrome. Tei C, Orihara K, Fukudome: J. Cardiol. 2007; 49: 217-9


Urinary 8-Epi-Prostaglandin F2.Alpha


Repeated sauna therapy reduces urinary 8-epi-prostaglandin F2.Alpha. Masuda A, Miyata M, Kihara T, Minagoe S, Tei C: Jpn Heart J. 2004; 45:297-303.