Suppressing Tumor Progression ofIn VitroProstate Cancer Cells by Emitted Psychosomatic Power Through Zen Meditation-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Suppressing Tumor Progression ofIn VitroProstate Cancer Cells by Emitted Psychosomatic Power Through Zen Meditation

Published:2003-01 Issue:03 Volume:31 Page:499-507
ISSN:0192-415X
Container-title:The American Journal of Chinese Medicine
language:en
Short-container-title:Am. J. Chin. Med.

Author:

Yu Tiing¹,Tsai Hui Ling²,Hwang Ming Liang³

Affiliation:

1. Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, ROC

2. Department of Life Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, ROC

3. Taiwan Zen Buddhist Association, Taipei 106, Taiwan, ROC

Abstract

Human prostate cancer PC3 cells were treated in vitro with psychosomatic power emitted by a Buddhist-Zen Master. A significant decrease of growth rate was observed as determined by MTT assay after 48 hours. These cells also had two- to three-fold higher levels of prostatic acid phosphatase (PAcP) activity, a prostate tissue-specific differentiation antigen. In addition, the treated cells formed fewer and smaller colonies in soft agar as compared with control cells, which displayed anchorage-independent growth. These observations provide insight into the suppressive effects of healing power through the practice of Buddhist-Zen meditation on tumor progression. The emitted bioenergy may be suggested as an alternative and feasible approach for cancer research and patient treatment.

Publisher

World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

Subject

Complementary and alternative medicine,General Medicine

Link

https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/pdf/10.1142/S0192415X03001132

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