The bioenergetics of COVID-19 immunopathology and the therapeutic potential of biophysical radiances.
J Photochem Photobiol B
; 213: 112083, 2020 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1023667
ABSTRACT
In developing an effective clinical tool against COVID-19, we need to consider why SARS-CoV-2 infections develop along remarkably different trajectories from completely asymptomatic to a severe course of disease. In this paper we hypothesize that the progressive exhaustion and loss of lymphocytes associated with severe stages of COVID-19 result from an intracellular energy deficit in an organism which has already been depleted by preexisting chronic diseases, acute psychological stress and the aging process. A bioenergetics view of COVID-19 immunopathology opens a new biophysical opportunity to enhance impaired immune function via proposed pathways of photomagnetic catalysis of ATP synthesis, regenerative photobiomodulation and the ultrasonic acceleration of cell restructuring. Moreover, we suggest that a coherent application of multiple biophysical radiances (coMra) may synergistically enhance energy-matter-information kinetics of basal self-regeneration of cells and thus improve immune function and accelerate recovery.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Ultrasonic Therapy
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Low-Level Light Therapy
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Energy Metabolism
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Biophysical Phenomena
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Photochem Photobiol B
Journal subject:
Biology
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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