Far-infrared therapy for cardiovascular, autoimmune, and other chronic health problems: A systematic review

Deficiency of the MicroRNA-31–MicroRNA-720 Pathway in the Plasma and Endothelial Progenitor Cells From Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

(2014) Hsei-Wei Wang et al.   ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

Capillary pericytes regulate cerebral blood flow in health and disease

(2014) Catherine N. Hall et al.   NATURE

Effect of Far Infrared Therapy on Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation: An Open-Label Randomized Controlled Trial

(2013) Chih-Ching Lin et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES

Far-infrared radiation acutely increases nitric oxide production by increasing Ca2+ mobilization and Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II-mediated phosphorylation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase at serine 1179

(2013) Jung-Hyun Park et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Far-infrared radiation inhibits proliferation, migration, and angiogenesis of human umbilical vein endothelial cells by suppressing secretory clusterin levels

(2013) Soojin Hwang et al.   CANCER LETTERS

Post-angioplasty Far Infrared Radiation Therapy Improves 1-Year Angioplasty-Free Hemodialysis Access Patency of Recurrent Obstructive Lesions

(2013) C.-C. Lai et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY

Electromagnetic fields actviaactivation of voltage-gated calcium channels to produce beneficial or adverse effects

(2013) Martin L. Pall   JOURNAL OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE

Far infra-red therapy promotes ischemia-induced angiogenesis in diabetic mice and restores high glucose-suppressed endothelial progenitor cell functions

(2012) Po-Hsun Huang et al.   Cardiovascular Diabetology

Circulating microRNAs as novel and sensitive biomarkers of acute myocardial Infarction

(2012) Chuanwei Li et al.   CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY

Repeated sauna therapy improves myocardial perfusion in patients with chronically occluded coronary artery-related ischemia

(2012) Mitsuo Sobajima et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Postconditioning with far-infrared irradiation increases heme oxygenase-1 expression and protects against ischemia/reperfusion injury in rat testis

(2012) Yuan-Po Tu et al.   LIFE SCIENCES

Far-Infrared Therapy Induces the Nuclear Translocation of PLZF Which Inhibits VEGF-Induced Proliferation in Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells

(2012) Yung-Ho Hsu et al.   PLoS One

Vascular Aging: Facts and Factors

(2012) Ana P. Dantas et al.   Frontiers in Physiology

Effect of Repeated Sauna Treatment on Exercise Tolerance and Endothelial Function in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

(2011) Takashi Ohori et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

MicroRNA-663 upregulated by oscillatory shear stress plays a role in inflammatory response of endothelial cells

(2011) Chih-Wen Ni et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-HEART AND CIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGY

Effects of Whole-Body Cryotherapy vs. Far-Infrared vs. Passive Modalities on Recovery from Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage in Highly-Trained Runners

(2011) Christophe Hausswirth et al.   PLoS One

Simvastatin induces the expression of hemeoxygenase-1 against ischemia–reperfusion injury on the testes in rats

(2011) Yuan-Po Tu et al.   TOXICOLOGY LETTERS

microRNAs as peripheral blood biomarkers of cardiovascular disease

(2011) Valeria Di Stefano et al.   VASCULAR PHARMACOLOGY

MiR-21 is induced in endothelial cells by shear stress and modulates apoptosis and eNOS activity

(2010) Martina Weber et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Effects of thermal therapy combining sauna therapy and underwater exercise in patients with fibromyalgia

(2010) Shuji Matsumoto et al.   Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Effects of Far Infrared Acupoint Stimulation on Autonomic Activity and Quality of Life in Hemodialysis Patients

(2009) Ling-Hwa Su et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE

The Effect on Serotonin and MDA Levels in Depressed Patients with Insomnia when Far-Infrared Rays are Applied to Acupoints

(2009) Ying Chang et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE

Circadian rhythm and cardiovascular disease

(2009) Elizabeth Shaw et al.   Current Atherosclerosis Reports

Cutaneous Lymphoid Hyperplasia (Pseudolymphoma) in a Tattoo After Far Infrared Light

(2009) Charles Chiang et al.   DERMATOLOGIC SURGERY

Comprehensive analysis of microRNA-mRNA co-expression in circadian rhythm

(2009) Young-Ji Na et al.   EXPERIMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE

Integration of microRNA miR-122 in hepatic circadian gene expression

(2009) D. Gatfield et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

Nitric Oxide Suppresses Cerebral Vasomotion by sGC-Independent Effects on Ryanodine Receptors and Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels

(2009) Kathryn H. Yuill et al.   JOURNAL OF VASCULAR RESEARCH

Do sauna therapy and exercise act by raising the availability of tetrahydrobiopterin?

(2009) Martin L. Pall   MEDICAL HYPOTHESES

Antioxidant supplemention in the treatment of skeletal muscle insulin resistance: potential mechanisms and clinical relevance

(2008) David Wright et al.   Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism

Far Infrared Therapy Inhibits Vascular Endothelial Inflammation via the Induction of Heme Oxygenase-1

(2008) Chih-Ching Lin et al.   ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

Infrared sauna in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis

(2008) Fredrikus G. J. Oosterveld et al.   CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY

Efficacy of Waon Therapy for Fibromyalgia

(2008) Kakushi Matsushita et al.   INTERNAL MEDICINE

Effect of Clopidogrel on Early Failure of Arteriovenous Fistulas for Hemodialysis

(2008) Laura M. Dember et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Tetrahydrobiopterin: a novel antihypertensive therapy

(2008) M Porkert et al.   JOURNAL OF HUMAN HYPERTENSION