THE INFLUENCE OF INFRARED RADIATION ON THE MEMBRANOUS PHOSPHOLIPID LEVELS IN LYMPHOCYTES AND PLATELETS DURING THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE IN EXPERIMENT
White outbred rats were exposed to tobacco smoke during 60 days to induce experimental chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Detection of the main fractions of membranous phospholipids from peripheral blood lymphocytes and platelets revealed their altered quantitative composition. Phototherapy using infrared (IR) radiation changed membranous phospholipid levels and induced a tendency toward their normalization after 10 applications. The positive changes persisted as long as 30 days after the termination of the treatment. It is concluded that IR radiation exerts beneficial effect on the molecular components of lymphocytes and platelets, such as membranous phospholipids.