Instability of Nucleic Acids in Airborne Microorganisms under Far Infrared Radiation

Abstract

Emergence of zoonotic-human pathogens is proven to be a lethal threat to public health, and RNA virus including influenza viruses, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus, middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus, and COVID-19, plays a pivotal role. As those viruses as airborne microorganisms spread mainly by tiny airborne particles, it is important to de-active those airborne particles before their entry into human bodies. In this study, we investigated the effect of far infrared (FIR) radiation on inhibition of airborne microorganisms. The result confirmed that double stand DNA from airborne microorganisms containing RNA viruses was stable under mild FIR radiation. However, single strand RNA from them was found to be sensitive to FIR radiation, indicating that RNA virus in airborne particles is instable under FIR radiation. Based on this observation, two models on usage of FIR radiation to prevent RNA virus transmission by air and cure RNA virus infection were proposed. Then, this study suggests that FIR radiation has the potential to be a cheap, convenient, and efficient method in clinic to treat RNA virus.

The Biological Effectiveness and Medical Significance of Far Infrared Radiation (FIR)

“…These FIR heating fans emit electromagnetic radiation between 5.6-1000 μm Shui et al, 2015). These radiations disturbed the nucleic acids of DNA and RNA viruses (Li et al, 2020). DNA viruses won't significantly damage by FIR radiations.…”

“…Four-hour duration of 400 wattages of FIR heating fans in a 51m 3 room area was recommended. Using these Far infrared (FIR) heating fans is a reliable and cheap method to reduce the flow of infectious RNA airborne viruses (Li et al, 2020). Most life-threatening air-borne viruses are RNA viruses including influenza, Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), and SARS, CoV-2, which makes this strategy the most appropriate to adapt (Li et al, 2020;Shui et al, 2015).…”

“…FIR is also beneficial to vitalize heart and mesenchymal stem cell functions and as a supportive management approach in aesthetic medicine (Yamashita, 2012;Tsai & Hamblin, 2017;Vatansever & Hamblin, 2012;Barolet et al, 2016;Cristiano, 2019;Yang et al, 2017 clothing are other promising approaches to improve the functional abilities of the human body (Basuk, 2018). Recent studies reported additional emerging benefits of FIR, the deployment of FIR costumes in sports for better performance outcomes, and the inactivity of airborne microbial DNA Li et al, 2020). Anticipation of Coronary heart disease also possible by the responsiveness of endothelial cells using FIR (Tsai et al, 2020).…”