Effects of Emitted Qi on In Vitro Natural Killer Cell Cytotoxic Activity

American Journal of Chinese Medicine - Tập 29 Số 01 - Trang 17-22 - 2001
Myeong Soo Lee1, Hwa Jeong Huh1, Hye-Sook Jang2, Chang Sub Han1, Hoon Ryu1, Hun‐Taeg Chung3
1Department of Qi-Meicine, Institute of Biotechnology, Wonkwang University, Republic of Korea
2Department of Nursing, Wonkwang Health Science College, Iksan 570-750, Republic of Korea
3Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Wonkwang University, School of Medicine, Iksan 570-749, Republic of Korea

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The present study investigated the effects of Korean Qi-therapy, ChunSoo Energy Healing, on natural killer (NK) cell cytotoxicity in vitro depending on Qi-treatment time and the types of cells treated. NK cell cytotoxicity was assayed by measuring LDH release from tumor target cells (K562 cell lines). NK activity was significantly increased by emitted-Qi treatment of 30 sec duration. Three and 5 minutes of Qi projection created the greatest increase in NK cell activity when mixtures of NK cells and K562 cells were treated (1.81 and 2.12 fold for 4 hr culture; 1.54 and 1.36 for 16 hr culture, respectively). NK cell activity increased significantly in Qi-treated K562 cells alone (1.13 fold, p < 0.05) compared to control. These results are consistent with in vivo Qi-therapy on humans and suggests that emitted-Qi has an acute stimulatory effect on NK cell activity. This study provides direct scientific support that Qi as such may positively affect human cellular immunity.

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American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Tập 29 Số 01

17-22

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