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Suppressing Tumor Progression of In Vitro Prostate Cancer Cells by Emitted Psychosomatic Power Through Zen Meditation

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

Correspondence to: Professor Tiing Yu, Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan. Tel: (+886) 3-573-1673, Fax: (+886) 3-572-3764.

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

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Ming Liang Hwang

Taiwan Zen Buddhist Association, Taipei 106, Taiwan, ROC

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S0192415X03001132Cited by:13 (Source: Crossref)

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.

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