Noninvasive assessment of physiologic state of living systems.

OBJECTIVE

The aim of this research is to demonstrate the possibilities of a new device and propose the method of noninvasive evaluation of the integral physiologic state of biologic objects.

DESIGN

This study was a series of experiments with an elaborated device carried out on different living systems, including plants, animals, and people.

SETTING

Experiments were performed in the Laboratory of Integrative Biology at Orbeli Institute of Physiology of National Academy of Science of the Republic of Armenia.

METHODS

The working principle of the device is based on a change of the amplitude of light reflected from the sensor when a biologic object is placed some distance from the device. The obtained signals were monitored and analyzed by computer. Comparative studies were performed by standard electrophysiologic methods.

PARTICIPANTS

The experiments were performed mainly on laboratory rats, but some research was done with people.

RESULTS

Various biologic objects exert different influence on the device; also, signals from the photodetector are changed depending on the functional state of the studied object subjected to the physical or medical influence. The device does not respond to inanimate objects at room temperature.

CONCLUSIONS

The existence of a remote influence of biologic objects on surrounding objects is discovered by means of a novel elaborated device complex. The device can be used for objective distant evaluation of a functional state of biologic objects. Particularly, it can be employed for distant registration of signals from acupuncture points and zones.