Mild Hyperbaric
Therapy As An Immune Modulator
Gunnar Heuser, M.D.,
Ph.D., Olga Aguilera, M.D., Sylvia Heurser, M.A., Shayna Kasbee, B.A., and
Tanya Peach, B.S.
Mild Hyperbaric Oxygen treatment (mHBO) in a portable chamber, at
1.3 ATA and 24% oxygen, administered daily for ten consecutive sessions (1 hour
each) improves brain function as measured by SPECT brain scan and a test for
attention and reaction time.
Patients often report a sense of well-being and youthfulness after
mHBO therapy.
We wondered whether immune function in positively affected by
mHBO. We chose apoptosis (a function of
programmed cell death) and natural killer cell activity (a function of immune
surveillance) as parameters in 9 patients.
Our preliminary date, illustrated in graph form, show that 10 mHBO
sessions can positively affect immune function: natural killer cell function
increases apoptosis values decrease.
More sessions may be needed to affect positive results in an even higher
percentage of patients.
We conclude that mHBO can improve immune function. Since apoptosis numbers increase with age
the reversal of that process may have significance with regard to aging.
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