Detecting the effect of reducing the neuropathy of blue light

Scientists at the University of Milan in collaboration with the Italian National Institute of Technology in Genoa (IIT) have demonstrated the effect of cutting the nerve pain of blue light.

The work was experimented on mice and was published recently in the scientific journal Nature Methods.

According to a reporter in Italy, the researchers used a beam of green light to shine on the body of the experiment.

These blue rays will activate a protein that blocks the nervous system's pain.

This green light activates a protein that blocks pain.

The protein is activated under the effect of blue light named BLINK2. They will block the activity of nerve cells.

Previously, in 2015, the group of researchers discovered another protein called BLINK11 , derived from a virus that is combined with a plant protein.

However, this protein only works on certain animal species and is not available in mammals.

From the BLINK11 study, Italian scientists discovered BLINK2 protein.

According to Professor Raffaella Tonin, Director of the Laboratory for Cerebral Neurodegenerative Technology and under the cerebral cortex of the IIT Institute, BLINK2 protein has the ability to inhibit nerve activity in mammalian brains. causing them to lose their sense of pain.

According to the study results, just shining a blue light beam on the body of the test within a minute will have the effect of reducing pain in half an hour.

New findings by Italian researchers may open a new treatment for patients with persistent neuropathy (especially in cases of overly reacting neurons to pain) as the case of chronic pain.