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  1. Al-Ahmad A, Walankiewicz A, Hellwig E, Follo M, Tennert C, Wittmer A, Karygianni L. Photoinactivation Using Visible Light Plus Water-Filtered Infrared-A (vis+wIRA) and Chlorine e6 (Ce6) Eradicates Planktonic Periodontal Pathogens and Subgingival Biofilms. Front Microbiol. 2016 Nov 28;7:1900 [PDF]

  2. Al-Ahmad A, Bucher M, Anderson AC, Tennert C, Hellwig E, Wittmer A, Vach K, Karygianni L. Antimicrobial Photoinactivation Using Visible Light Plus Water-Filtered Infrared-A (VIS + wIRA) Alters In Situ Oral Biofilms. PLoS One. 2015 Jul 10;10(7):e0132107. [PDF]

  3. Al-Ahmad A, Tennert C, Karygianni L, Wrbas KT, Hellwig E, Altenburger MJ. Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy using visible light plus water-filtered infrared-A (wIRA). J Med Microbiol. 2013 Mar;62(Pt 3):467-73

  4. Albrecht-Buehler G: A long-range attraction between aggregating 3T3 cells mediated by near-infrared light scattering. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2005;102(14):5050–5

  5. Aljasir A, Pierson T, Hoffmann G, Menke H. Management of donor site infections in split-thickness skin graft with water-filtered infrared-A (wIRA). GMS Interdiscip Plast Reconstr Surg DGPW. 2018 Jun 12;7:Doc03. [PDF]

  6. Applegate LA, Scaletta C, Panizzon R, Frenk E, Hohlfeld P, Schwarzkopf S: Induction of the putative protective protein ferritin by infrared radiation: implications in skin repair. Int J Mol Med. 2000;5(3):247–51

  7. Bräuer A, Weyland W, Kazmaier S, Trostdorf U, Textor Z, Hellige G, Braun U. Efficacy of postoperative rewarming after cardiac surgery. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2004;10(3):171–177

  8. Brockow T. Mild water-filtered near-infrared whole-body hyperthermia as an adjunct to a standard multimodal rehabilitation in the treatment of fibromyalgia: results from a randomized controlled trial. Eur J Integr Med. 2008;1(1):15

  9. Brockow T, Wagner A, Franke A, Offenbächer M, Resch KL. A randomized controlled trial on the effectiveness of mild water-filtered near infrared whole-body hyperthermia as an adjunct to a standard multimodal rehabilitation in the treatment of fibromyalgia. Clin J Pain. 2007 Jan;23(1):67-75

  10. Burri N, Gebbers N, Applegate LA: Chronic infrared-A radiation repair: Implications in cellular senescence and extracellular matrix. In: Pandalai SG, ed. Recent Research Developments in Photochemistry & Photobiology, vol. 7. Trivandrum: Transworld Research Network; 2004. p. 219–31

  11. Chow RT, Heller GZ, Barnsley L: The effect of 300 mW, 830 nm laser on chronic neck pain: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study. Pain 2006;124(1–2):201–10

  12. Cobarg CC. Physikalische Grundlagen der wassergefilterten Infrarot-A-Strahlung. In: Vaupel P, Krüger W, editors. Wärmetherapie mit wassergefilterter Infrarot-A-Strahlung: Grundlagen und Anwendungsmöglichkeiten. 2nd ed. Stuttgart: Hippokrates; 1995. p. 19-28

  13. Daeschlein G, Lutze S, Arnold A, von Podewils S, Jünger M. Importance of modern treatment procedures for infected and colonized wounds in dermatology. Hautarzt. 2014 Nov;65(11):949-59

  14. Daeschlein G, Alborova J, Patzelt A, Kramer A, Lademann J. Kinetics of physiological skin flora in a suction blister wound model on healthy subjects after treatment with water-filtered infrared-A radiation. Skin Pharmacol Physiol. 2012;25(2):73-7

  15. Danno K, Mori N, Toda K, Kobayashi T, Utani A: Near-infrared irradiation stimulates cutaneous wound repair: laboratory experiments on possible mechanisms. Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed. 2001;17(6):261–5

  16. Danno K, Horio T, Imamura S: Infrared radiation suppresses ultraviolet B-induced sunburn-cell formation. Arch Dermatol Res. 1992;284(2):92–4

  17. Ehrlicher A, Betz T, Stuhrmann B, Koch D, Milner V, Raizen MG, Käs J: Guiding neuronal growth with light. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2002;99(25):16024–8

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  19. Falkenbach A, Dorigoni H, Werny F, Gütl S: Wassergefilterte Infrarot-A-Bestrahlung bei Morbus Bechterew und degenerativen Wirbelsäulenveränderungen: Effekte auf Beweglichkeit und Druckschmerzhaftigkeit. Österr Z Physikal Med Rehab. 1996;6(3):96–102

  20. Foerster J, Fleischanderl S, Wittrock S, Storch A, Meffert H, Riemekasten G, Worm M. Infrared-mediated hyperthermia is effective in the treatment of scleroderma-associated Raynaud’s phenomenon. Thermology Int. 2009;19(3):98

  21. Foss P. Einsatz eines patentierten, wassergefilterten Infrarot A-Strahlers (Hydrosun) zur photodynamischen Therapie aktinischer Dyskeratosen der Gesichts- und Kopfhaut. Z naturheilkundl Onkologie krit Komplementärmed 2003; 6(11):26-28

  22. Frank S, Menezes S, Lebreton-De Coster C, Oster M, Dubertret L, Coulomb B: Infrared radiation induces the p53 signaling pathway: role in infrared prevention of ultraviolet B toxicity. Exp Dermatol. 2006;15(2):130–7

  23. Fuchs SM, Fluhr JW, Bankova L, Tittelbach J, Hoffmann G, Elsner P: Photodynamic therapy (PDT) and waterfiltered infrared A (wIRA) in patients with recalcitrant common hand and foot warts. Ger Med Sci. 2004;2:Doc08. [PDF]

  24. Gebbers N, Hirt-Burri N, Scaletta C, Hoffmann G, Applegate LA: Water-filtered infrared-A radiation (wIRA) is not implicated in cellular degeneration of human skin. GMS Ger Med Sci. 2007;5:Doc08. [PDF]

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  26. Hale MW, Lukkes JL, Dady KF, Kelly KJ, Paul ED, Smith DG, Raison CL, Lowry CA. Whole-body hyperthermia and a subthreshold dose of citalopram act synergistically to induce antidepressant-like behavioral responses in adolescent rats. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2017 Oct 3;79(Pt B):162-168

  27. Hanusch KU, Janssen CH, Billheimer D, Jenkins I, Spurgeon E, Lowry CA, Raison CL. Whole-body hyperthermia for the treatment of major depression: associations with thermoregulatory cooling. Am J Psychiatry. 2013 Jul;170(7):802-4

  28. Hanusch KU, Janssen CH, Gluch A. Passive Infrarot-A-Ganzkörperhyperthermie (Heckelbett) bei rheumatischen Erkrankungen. Schweiz Z Ganzheitsmed 2011;23:327–330. [PDF]

  29. Hartel M, Illing P, Mercer JB, Lademann J, Daeschlein G, Hoffmann G. Therapy of acute wounds with water-filtered infrared-A (wIRA). GMS Krankenhhyg Interdiszip. 2007 Dec 28;2(2):Doc53. [PDF]

  30. Hartel M, Hoffmann G, Wente MN, Martignoni ME, Büchler MW, Friess H. Randomized clinical trial of the influence of local water-filtered infrared A irradiation on wound healing after abdominal surgery. Br J Surg. 2006;93(8):952-60

  31. Hellige G, Trostdorf U, Weyland W. Effektivität eines Infrarot-A-Strahlers mit Wasserfilter zur postoperativen Wiedererwärmung kardiochirurgischer Patienten. In: Vaupel P, Krüger W, (Hrsg.). Wärmetherapie mit wassergefilterter Infrarot-A-Strahlung. Grundlagen und Anwendungsmöglichkeiten. 2. Aufl. Stuttgart: Hippokrates; 1995: 157–165

  32. Hellige G, Becker G, Hahn G. Temperaturverteilung und Eindringtiefe wassergefilterter Infrarot-A-Strahlung. In: Vaupel P, Krüger W, editors. Wärmetherapie mit wassergefilterter Infrarot-A-Strahlung. Grundlagen und Anwendungsmöglichkeiten. 2nd ed. Stuttgart: Hippokrates; 1995. p. 63-79.

  33. Hoffmann G. Klinische Anwendungen von wassergefiltertem Infrarot A (wIRA) – eine Übersicht. Phys Med Rehabilitationsmed Kurortmed. 2017a;27(05):265–274. doi: 10.1055/s-0043-113047. Available from: dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-113047. [PDF]

  34. Hoffmann G. Water-filtered infrared-A (wIRA) overcomes swallowing disorders and hypersalivation - a case report. Ger Med Sci. 2017b Aug 3;15:Doc11. [PDF]

  35. Hoffmann G, Hartel M, Mercer JB. Heat for wounds – water-filtered infrared-A (wIRA) for wound healing – a review. GMS Ger Med Sci. 2016;14:Doc08. [PDF]

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  37. Hoffmann G. Water-filtered infrared-A (wIRA) in acute and chronic wounds (bilingual review). Wassergefiltertes Infrarot A (wIRA) bei akuten und chronischen Wunden (zweisprachige Übersichtsarbeit). GMS Krankenhaushyg Interdiszip. 2009;4(2):Doc12

  38. Hoffmann G: Principles and working mechanisms of water-filtered infrared-A (wIRA) in relation to wound healing (review). GMS Krankenhaushyg Interdiszip. 2007;2(2):Doc54

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  40. Hopf HW, Hunt TK, West JM, Blomquist P, Goodson WH 3rd, Jensen JA, Jonsson K, Paty PB, Rabkin JM, Upton RA, von Smitten K, Whitney JD. Wound tissue oxygen tension predicts the risk of wound infection in surgical patients. Arch Surg. 1997 Sep;132(9):997-1004

  41. Hübner K. Die Photodynamische Therapie (PDT) der aktinischen Keratosen, Basalzellkarzinome und Plantarwarzen. derm – Praktische Dermatologie 2005; 11: 301–304

  42. Janssen CW, Lowry CA, Mehl MR, Allen JJ, Kelly KL, Gartner DE, Medrano A, Begay TK, Rentscher K, White JJ, Fridman A, Roberts LJ, Robbins ML, Hanusch KU, Cole SP, Raison CL. Whole-Body Hyperthermia for the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry 2016; Aug 1;73(8):789-95

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  44. Jung T, Höhn A, Piazena H, Grune T: Effects of water-filtered infrared A irradiation on human fibroblasts. Free Radic Biol Med. 2010;48:153–160

  45. Karu TI: Multiple roles of cytochrome c oxidase in mammalian cells under action of red and IR-A radiation (critical review). IUBMB Life, 2010;62(8):607–610

  46. Karu TI: Mitochondrial signaling in mammalian cells activated by red and near-IR radiation. Photochem Photobiol. 2008;84:1091–1099

  47. Karu TI, Pyatibrat LV, Kalendo GS. Cell attachment modulation by radiation from a pulsed light diode (lambda = 820 nm) and various chemicals. Lasers Surg Med. 2001a;28(3):227-36

  48. Karu TI, Pyatibrat LV, Kalendo GS. Donors of NO and pulsed radiation at lambda = 820 nm exert effects on cell attachment to extracellular matrices. Toxicol Lett. 2001b;121(1):57-61

  49. Karu TI, Pyatibrat LV, Kalendo GS. Cell attachment to extracellular matrices is modulated by pulsed radiation at 820 nm and chemicals that modify the activity of enzymes in the plasma membrane. Lasers Surg Med. 2001c;29(3):274-81

  50. Karu TI. Primary and secondary mechanisms of action of visible to near-IR radiation on cells [review]. J Photochem Photobiol B. 1999;49(1):1-17

  51. Karygianni L, Ruf S, Follo M, Hellwig E, Bucher M, Anderson AC, Vach K, Al-Ahmad A. Novel Broad-Spectrum Antimicrobial Photoinactivation of In Situ Oral Biofilms by Visible Light plus Water-Filtered Infrared A. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2014 Dec;80(23):7324-36

  52. Kelleher DK, Engel T, Vaupel P. Changes in microregional perfusion, oxygenation, ATP and lactate distribution in subcutaneous rat tumours upon water-filtered IR-A hyperthermia. Int J Hyperthermia. 1995;11:241–255

  53. Kim S, Kim Y, Lee G, Kim J. Does treadmill walking with near-infrared light applied to the abdominal area reduce local adiposity and body weight? J Phys Ther Sci. 2017, 29(10): 1753–1756. [PDF]

  54. Knels L, Valtink M, Piazena H, Marin JV, Gommel K, Lupp A, Roehlecke C, Mehner M, Funk RH. Effects of Narrow-band IR-A and of Water-filtered Infrared A (wIRA) on Fibroblasts. Photochem Photobiol. 2016; 92(3):475-87

  55. Künzli BM, Liebl F, Nuhn P, Schuster T, Friess H, Hartel M. Impact of preoperative local water-filtered infrared A irradiation on postoperative wound healing: a randomized patient- and observer-blinded controlled clinical trial. Ann Surg. 2013 Dec;258(6):887-94

  56. Kuratli J, Pesch T, Marti H, Leonard CA, Blenn C, Torgerson P, Borel N. Water Filtered Infrared A and Visible Light (wIRA/VIS) Irradiation Reduces Chlamydia trachomatis Infectivity Independent of Targeted Cytokine Inhibition. Front Microbiol. 2018 Nov 15;9:2757. [PDF]

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  58. Lange U, Schwab F, Müller-Ladner U et al. Wirkung einer iterativen Ganzkörperhyperthermie mit wassergefilterter Infrarot-A-Strahlung bei Arthritis psoriatica – eine kontrollierte, randomisierte prospektive Studie. Akt Rheumatol 2014; 39: 310–316

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  60. Marini A, Niehues T, Stege H, Ruzicka T, Hengge UR. Plantar warts in twins after successful bone marrow transplantation for severe combined immunodeficiency. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges. 2006 May;4(5):417-20. [PDF]

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  64. Mercer JB, Nielsen SP, Hoffmann G. Improvement of wound healing by water-filtered infrared-A (wIRA) in patients with chronic venous stasis ulcers of the lower legs including evaluation using infrared thermography. GMS Ger Med Sci. 2008. [Mercerpdf2008]

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  67. Möckel F, Hoffmann G, Obermüller R, Drobnik W, Schmitz G: Influence of water-filtered infrared-A (wIRA) on reduction of local fat and body weight by physical exercise. GMS Ger Med Sci. 2006;4:Doc05. [PDF]

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  70. Notter M, Münch K, Vaupel P. Re-irradiation and wIRA hyperthermia for superficial widespread breast cancer recurrences: An update. 31. Annual Meeting of the European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology (ESHO), 2017, Athens. [PDF]

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  74. Otberg N, Grone D, Meyer L, Schanzer S, Hoffmann G, Ackermann H, Sterry W, Lademann J. Water-filtered infrared-A (wIRA) can act as a penetration enhancer for topically applied substances. Ger Med Sci. 2008 Jul 21;6:Doc08. [PDF]

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