Sources of Vitamins of light and color

Sources about light

Van Wijk, R. (2014). Book: Light in shaping life – Biophotons in biology and medicine. Meluna Geldermalsen, The Netherlands. ISBN/EAN 978 90 81884327

Sources about RED

Attrill, M. J., Gresty, K. A., Hill, R. A., & Barton, R. A. (2008). Red shirt colour is associated with long-term team success in English football. Journal of Sports Sciences, 26(6), 577–582. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640410701736244

Cherry, K., Morin, A. (2023). Red Color Psychology; The Color Red Is Associated With Both Positive and Negative Emotions, Verywell mind. https://www.verywellmind.com/the-color-psychology-of-red-2795821?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Elliot, A. J., & Niesta, D. (2008). Romantic red: Red enhances men’s attraction to women. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 95(5), 1150–1164. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.95.5.1150

Elliot, A. J., Maier, M. A., Moller, A. C., Friedman, R., & Meinhardt, J. (2007). Color and psychological functioning: The effect of red on performance attainment. Journal of Experimental Psychology General, 136(1), 154–168. https://doi.org/10.1037/0096-3445.136.1.154

Elliot, A. J., Kayser, D. N., Greitemeyer, T., Lichtenfeld, S., Gramzow, R. H., Maier, M. A., & Liu, H. (2010). Red, rank, and romance in women viewing men. Journal of Experimental Psychology General, 139(3), 399–417. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0019689

Fetterman, A. K., Robinson, M. D., & Meier, B. P. (2012). Anger as “seeing red”: Evidence for a perceptual association. Cognition & Emotion, 26(8), 1445–1458. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2012.673477

Ferraresi, Cleber, Ying‐Ying Huang, and Michael R. Hamblin. “Photobiomodulation in Human Muscle Tissue: An Advantage in Sports Performance?” Journal of Biophotonics 9, no. 11–12 (November 22, 2016): 1273–99. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbio.201600176

Ferraresi C, Bertucci D, Schiavinato J, et al. Effects of Light-Emitting Diode Therapy on Muscle Hypertrophy, Gene Expression, Performance, Damage, and Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness: Case-control Study with a Pair of Identical Twins. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. October 1, 2017; 95(10): 746-757. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27088469/

Gerard, R.M. (1958). Book; Differential effects of colored lights on psychophysiological functions, University of California, Los Angeles, US, Ph.D. thesis 301 pages.

Hill, R. A., & Barton, R. A. (2005). Red enhances human performance in contests. Nature, 435(7040), 293. https://doi.org/10.1038/435293a

Kuniecki, M., Pilarczyk, J., & Wichary, S. (2015). The color red attracts attention in an emotional context. An ERP study. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2015.00212

Lovisetto, Renan, Tainá Caroline Dos Santos Malavazzi, Lucas Andreo, Maria Fernanda Setubal Destro Rodrigues, Sandra Kalil Bussadori, Kristianne Porta Santos Fernandes, and Raquel Agnelli Mesquita-Ferrari. “Photobiomodulation Using Different Infrared Light Sources Promotes Muscle Precursor Cells Migration and Proliferation.” Photonics 9, no. 7 (July 5, 2022): 469. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics9070469

Pearson, R. A. (2014). Advances in repairing the degenerate retina by red photoreceptor transplantation. Biotechnology Advances, 32(2), 485–491. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biotechadv.2014.01.001

Peromaa, T., & Olkkonen, M. (2019). Red color facilitates the detection of facial anger — But how much? PLoS ONE, 14(4), e0215610. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215610

Wu, Yuanyuan, Ji Che, Peiyu Jia, Yantao Ma, Qi Han, Xiaolei Wang, Lei Fu, Hongjing Dou, and Yongjun Zheng. “Near-infrared Light-triggered Polypyrrole Promotes C2C12 Cell Differentiation and Inhibits TNF-α Induced Myotube Atrophy.” Cellular Signalling 100 (September 6, 2022): 110463. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cellsig.2022.110463

Sources about RED (Extra)

Ada- RL, 1992. Effect of red plastic lenses on egg production, feed per dozen eggs, and mortality of laying hens. J. Appl. Poultry Res. 1:212-220.

De Magalhães, M. T., Núñez, S. C., Kato, I. T., & Ribeiro, M. S. (2015). Light therapy modulates serotonin levels and blood flow in women with headache. A preliminary study. Experimental Biology and Medicine, 241(1), 40–45. https://doi.org/10.1177/1535370215596383

Figueiro, M. G., Bierman, A., Plitnick, B., & Rea, M. S. (2009). Preliminary evidence that both blue and red light can induce alertness at night. BMC Neuroscience, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2202-10-105

Grossman, E and G. Gvaryahu, 1989. Environmental enrichment and contact lenses in laying hens. Page 68 in: Proc. 27th Ann. Conv. World Poultry Sci. Assn., Israel Branch, Zichron Ya’akov, Israel.

Gvaryahu, G., Snapir, N., & Grossman, E. (1997). Contact lenses for laying hens. The Journal of Applied Poultry Research, 6(4), 449–452. https://doi.org/10.1093/japr/6.4.449

Hettiarachchi, A. A., & De Silva, N. (2012). Colour associated emotional and behavioural responses: A study on the associations emerged via imagination. Built-Environment Sri Lanka, 11(1), 21–27. https://doi.org/10.4038/besl.v11i1.4583

Krespi, Y. P., & Kizhner, V. (2011). Phototherapy for chronic rhinosinusitis. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, 43(3), 187–191. https://doi.org/10.1002/lsm.21042

Kravkov, S. V. (1941). Color vision and the autonomic nervous system. Journal of the Optical Society of America, 31(4), 335. https://doi.org/10.1364/josa.31.000335

Labrecque, L. I., & Milne, G. R. (2012). Exciting red and competent blue: the importance of color in marketing. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 40(5), 711-727.

Little, A. C., & Hill, R. A. (2007). Attribution to red suggests special role in dominance signalling. Journal of Evolutionary Psychology, 5(1), 161–168. https://doi.org/10.1556/jep.2007.1008

Loeb, L. M., Amorim, R. P., Da Graça Naffah Mazzacoratti, M., Scorza, F. A., & Peres, M. F. P. (2018). Botulinum toxin A (BT-A) versus low-level laser therapy (LLLT) in chronic migraine treatment: a comparison. Arquivos De Neuro-Psiquiatria, 76(10), 663–667. https://doi.org/10.1590/0004-282×20180109

Lu X.-D., Zhou C.-M., Xu P.-B., Luo Q., Lian H.-L., Yang H.-Q., Red-light-dependent interaction of phyB with SPA1 promotes COP1–SPA1 dissociation and photomorphogenic development in Arabidopsis. Mol. Plant 8, 467–478 (2015).

Na JI, Suh DH. Red light phototherapy alone is effective for acne vulgaris: Randomized, single-blinded clinical trial. Dermatol Surg 2007;33(10):1228–1232.

Naghdi, S., Ansari, N. N., Fathali, M., Bartley, J., Varedi, M., & Honarpishe, R. (2013). A pilot study into the effect of low-level laser therapy in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 29(8), 596–603. https://doi.org/10.3109/09593985.2013.775204

Pyrrzak, R, N. Snapir, G. Goodman, and M. Perek, 1987. The effect of light wavelength on the production and uality of eggs of domestic hen. Theriogennol. 28:948-960.

Setchell, J. M. (2005). Do female mandrills prefer brightly colored males? International Journal of Primatology, 26(4), 715–735. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10764-005-5305-7

Stephen, I.D., Francesca H. Oldham, F.H., Perrett, D.I., Barton, R.A. (2012). Redness Enhances Perceived Aggression, Dominance and Attractiveness in Men’s Faces. Evolutionary Psychology – 2012. 10(3): 562-572. https://redadvantage.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2021/04/stephen-et-al-2012.pdf

Stuehlinger, M., Kohl, S., Schmitt, M., Bauer, U., Canazei, M., Pohl, W., Pachinger, O., & Stuehlinger, M. (2020). Effects of red and blue light on the cardiac autonomic nervous system. Journal of Integrative Cardiology Open Access, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.31487/j.jicoa.2020.04.06

Wiercioch-Kuzianik, K., Brączyk, J., Bieniek, H., & Bąbel, P. (2023). Red induces hyperalgesia and white induces hypoalgesia regardless of pain modality. Scientific Reports, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-33313-w

Sources about WHITE

Sources about YELLOW

Alster TS, Wanitphakdeedecha R. Improvement of postfractional laser erythema with light-emitting diode photomodulation. Dermatol Surg. 2009;25:813–315.

Khoury JG, Goldman MP. Use of light-emitting diode photomodulation to reduce erythema and discomfort after intense pulsed light treatment of photodamage. J Cosmet Dermatol. 2008;7:30–34.

McDaniel DH, Weiss RA, Geronemus R. Light-tissue interactions I: photothermolysis vs photomodulation laboratory findings. Lasers Surg Med. 2002;14:25.

McDaniel DH, Weiss RA, Geronemus RG, Mazur C, Wilson S, Weiss MA. Varying ratios of wavelengths in dual wavelength LED photomodulation alters gene expression profiles in human skin fibroblasts. Lasers Surg Med. 2010;42:540–545

Mota, L. R., Motta, L. J., Da Silva Duarte, I., Horliana, A. C. R. T., De Fátima Teixeira Da Silva, D., & Pavani, C. (2018). Efficacy of phototherapy to treat facial ageing when using a red versus an amber LED: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 8(5), e021419. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021419

Opel, D.R., Hagstrom, E., Pace, A.K., Sisto, K., Hirano-Ali, S.A., Desai, S., Swan, J. (2015). Light-emitting Diodes: A Brief Review and Clinical Experience. J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. 2015 Jun;8(6):36-44. PMID: 26155326; PMCID: PMC4479368. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4479368/

Weiss RA, McDaniel DH, Geronemus RG, Weiss MA. Clinical trial of a novel non-thermal LED array for reversal of photoaging: clinical, histologic, and surface profilometric results. Lasers Surg Med. 2005;36:85–91.

Van de Werken, M. (2013). Dawn, light at night and the clock. Impact on human alertness, performance and physiologie. ISBN 9789036766531, ISBN 9789036766548. https://pure.rug.nl/ws/portalfiles/portal/14424321/MvdW_Dawn_ebook.pdf

Sources about YELLOW (Extra)

Kuijsters, A., Redi, J., De Ruyter, B., & Heynderickx, I. (2015). Lighting to Make You Feel Better: Improving the Mood of Elderly People with Affective Ambiences. PLoS ONE, 10(7), e0132732. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0132732

Richardson, E., Woolley, E., Yurchenko, A., & Thickett, D. (2019). Assessing the impact of LED lighting on the stability of selected yellow paint formulations. LEUKOS the Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, 16(1), 67–85. https://doi.org/10.1080/15502724.2019.1574139

Wan, S., Ham, J., Lakens, D., Weda, J., and Cuppen, R. (2012). “The influence of lighting color and dynamics on atmosphere perception and relaxation,” In Proceedings of Experiencing Light 2012: International Conference on the Effects of Light on Wellbeing. Eindhoven, The Netherlands. 12-13 November, 2012. Technische Universiteit Eindhoven.

Xie, X., Cai, J., Fang, H., Tang, X., & Yamanaka, T. (2022). Effects of colored lights on an individual’s affective impressions in the observation process. Frontiers in Psychology, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.938636

Sources about PINK

Atlas Obscura (2015) – Baker Miller Pink –https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWFOr557uzc&t=241s

Jaworska, D. (8 June 2022). Why Plants Love Pink. Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) – https://ist.ac.at/en/news/why-plants-love-pink/

Schauss, A. G. (1985). The Physiological Effect of Color on the Suppression of Human Aggression: Research on Baker-Miller Pink. International Journal of Biosocial Research, 2, 55-64.

Tamayo, J. M. E., Ho, J. P. B., Carlos, J. M. T., Pinuela, J. R. Q., Corrales, P. D., Koyama, A. C. R., Lim, B. M. F., Alcantara, D. G., Calamlam, J. M. M., & Gamboa, G. B. (2022). Utilization of Varying Colors of Light Emitting Diodes in Vertical Farms for Solanum lycopersicum (Tomato). Sinaya a Philippine Journal for Senior High School Teachers and Students, 1(2). https://doi.org/10.59588/3027-9283.1017

Sources about BLUE

Dai, T., Gupta, A., Murray, C. K., Vrahas, M. S., Tegos, G. P., & Hamblin, M. R. (2012). Blue light for infectious diseases: Propionibacterium acnes, Helicobacter pylori, and beyond? Drug Resistance Updates, 15(4), 223–236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drup.2012.07.001

De Alencar Fernandes Neto, J., Simões, T. M. S., De Oliveira, T. K. B., Pereira, J. D. S., Nonaka, C. F. W., & De Vasconcelos Catão, M. H. C. (2023). Effects of photobiomodulation with blue Light Emitting Diode (LED) on the healing of skin burns. Lasers in Medical Science, 38(1). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-023-03929-5

Ebbesen, F., Vandborg, P. K., Madsen, P. H., Trydal, T., Jakobsen, L. H., & Vreman, H. J. (2015). Effect of phototherapy with turquoise vs. blue LED light of equal irradiance in jaundiced neonates. Pediatric Research, 79(2), 308–312. https://doi.org/10.1038/pr.2015.209

Figueiro, M. G., Rea, M. S. (2005) LEDs: Improving the sleep quality of older adults, Proceedings of the CIE Midterm Meeting and International Lighting Congress, Leon, Spain, May 18–21.

Figueiro, M. G., Rea, M. S., Eggleston, G. (2002) Effects of light exposure on behaviour patterns of Alzheimer‘s disease patients: A pilot study. 5 th LRO Res. Symposium, Orlando, FL.

Figueiro, M. G. (2008) A proposed 24 h lighting scheme for older adults, Lighting Research and Technology, 40, 153-160. Neuroscience, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2202-10-105

Glickman, G., Byrne, B., Pineda, C., Hauck, W. W., & Brainard, G. C. (2005). Light Therapy for Seasonal Affective Disorder with Blue Narrow-Band Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs). Biological Psychiatry, 59(6), 502–507. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.07.006

Hendler, K. G., Canever, J. B., De Souza, L. G., Neves, L. M. S. D., De Cássia Registro Fonseca, M., Kuriki, H. U., Da Silva Aguiar, A., Junior, Barbosa, R. I., & Marcolino, A. M. (2021). Comparison of photobiomodulation in the treatment of skin injury with an open wound in mice. Lasers in Medical Science, 36(9), 1845–1854. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-020-03216-7

Hoof, J. V., Schoutens, A. M. C. (2009a) High colour temperature lighting for institutionalised older people with dementia, Building and Environment, 44(9), 1959-69.

Hoof, J. V, Aarts, M. P., Rense, C. G., Schoutens (2009b) Ambient bright light in dementia: Effects on behaviour and circadian rhythmicity. Building and Environment, 44(1), 146-55.

Jiao, Y., Jin, Y., Meng, H., & Wen, M. (2018). An analysis on treatment effect of blue light phototherapy combined with Bifico in treating neonatal hemolytic jaundice. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2018.6340

Liverse, R., Nielen, M. M. A., Veltman, D. J., Uitdehaag, B. M. J., Someren, E. J. W., Smit, J. H., Hoogendijk, W. J. G. (2009) Bright light in elderly subjects with non-seasonal major depressive disorder: a double blind randomised clinical trial using early morning bright blue light comparing dim red light treatment. Trials Journal, 9(48).

Magni, G., Tatini, F., De Siena, G., Pavone, F. S., Alfieri, D., Cicchi, R., Rossi, M., Murciano, N., Paroli, G., Vannucci, C., Sistri, G., Pini, R., Bacci, S., & Rossi, F. (2022). Blue-LED-Light photobiomodulation of inflammatory responses and new tissue formation in Mouse-Skin wounds. Life, 12(10), 1564. https://doi.org/10.3390/life12101564

Rea, M. S., & Figueiro, M. G. (2011). WHAT IS “HEALTHY LIGHTING?” International Journal of High Speed Electronics and Systems, 20(02), 321–342. https://doi.org/10.1142/s0129156411006623

Reuss, A. M., Groos, D., Scholl, R., Schröter, M., & Maihöfner, C. (2021). Blue-light treatment reduces spontaneous and evoked pain in a human experimental pain model. PAIN Reports, 6(4), e968. https://doi.org/10.1097/pr9.0000000000000968

Tiribelli, C. (2019). Blue or green for yellow? Which light is more beneficial for jaundiced newborns? Pediatric Research, 85(6), 747. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-019-0350-7

Wu, R., & Wen, L. (2024). Meta-analysis of the efficacy of different blue light therapy methods for neonatal jaundice. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, 38(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/14767058.2024.2430649

Sources about BLUE (Extra)

Gerard, R.M. (1958). Book; Differential effects of colored lights on psychophysiological functions, University of California, Los Angeles, US, Ph.D. thesis 301 pages.

Goldberg, D. J., & Russell, B. A. (2006). Combination blue (415 nm) and red (633 nm) LED phototherapy in the treatment of mild to severe acne vulgaris. Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy, 8(2), 71–75. https://doi.org/10.1080/14764170600735912

Kravkov, S. V. (1941). Color vision and the autonomic nervous system. Journal of the Optical Society of America, 31(4), 335. https://doi.org/10.1364/josa.31.000335

Labrecque, L. I., & Milne, G. R. (2012). Exciting red and competent blue: the importance of color in marketing. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 40(5), 711-727.

Matthews, R. What colour is water? Science Focus. https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/what-colour-is-water

Matthews, R. Why is the sky blue? Science Focus. https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/why-is-the-sky-blue

Wirz‐Justice, A., & Terman, M. (2016). Commentary on “Blue‐blocking glasses as additive treatment for mania: a randomized placebo‐controlled trial.” Bipolar Disorders, 18(4), 383–384. https://doi.org/10.1111/bdi.12392

Sources about GREEN

Martin, L. F., Patwardhan, A. M., Jain, S. V., Salloum, M. M., Freeman, J., Khanna, R., Gannala, P., Goel, V., Jones-MacFarland, F. N., Killgore, W. D., Porreca, F., & Ibrahim, M. M. (2020). Evaluation of green light exposure on headache frequency and quality of life in migraine patients: A preliminary one-way cross-over clinical trial. Cephalalgia, 41(2), 135–147. https://doi.org/10.1177/0333102420956711

Nelli A, Wright MC, Gulur P. Green Light-Based Analgesia – Novel Nonpharmacological Approach to Fibromyalgia Pain: A Pilot Study. Pain Physician. 2023 Jul;26(4):403-410. PMID: 37535780.

Noseda, R., Bernstein, C. A., Nir, R., Lee, A. J., Fulton, A. B., Bertisch, S. M., Hovaguimian, A., Cestari, D. M., Saavedra-Walker, R., Borsook, D., Doran, B. L., Buettner, C., & Burstein, R. (2016). Migraine photophobia originating in cone-driven retinal pathways. Brain, 139(7), 1971–1986. https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/aww119

Tang, Y., Liu, A., Lv, S., Zhou, Z., Cao, H., Weng, S., & Zhang, Y. (2022). Green light analgesia in mice is mediated by visual activation of enkephalinergic neurons in the ventrolateral geniculate nucleus. Science Translational Medicine, 14(674). https://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.abq6474

Sources about GREEN (Extra)

Chen, Y., Bian, Z., Marcelis, L. F. M., Heuvelink, E., Yang, Q., & Kaiser, E. (2024). Green light is similarly effective in promoting plant biomass as red/blue light – a meta-analysis. Journal of Experimental Botany. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erae259

Folta, K. M. (2004). Green light stimulates early stem elongation, antagonizing Light-Mediated growth inhibition. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, 135(3), 1407–1416. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.104.038893

Lanoue J, Little C, Hawley D, Hao X. 2022. Addition of green light improves fruit weight and dry matter content in sweet pepper due to greater light penetration within the canopy. Scientia Horticulturae 304, 111350.

Peirson, S. (8th of June 2016). Lighting color affects sleep, wakefulness – Green light promotes sleep while blue light delays it, find researchers, University of Oxford, https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160608154233.htm

Runkle, E. (June 2017). Growing Plants with Green Light. Department of horticulture at Michigan State University. https://www.canr.msu.edu/floriculture/uploads/files/green-light.pdf

Wang Y, Folta KM. 2013. Contributions of green light to plant growth and development. American Journal of Botany 100, 70–7

Sources about ORANGE

Chavan-Patil, D. (2012). Coloring consumer’s psychology using different shades. Journal of Business & Retail Management Research. https://doi.org/10.24052/jbrmr

Costa, M., Frumento, S., Nese, M., & Predieri, I. (2018). Interior color and psychological functioning in a university residence hall. Frontiers in Psychology, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01580

Huang, J. (2023). A study on the effect of color on human food perception. Journal of Education Humanities and Social Sciences, 10, 225–230. https://doi.org/10.54097/ehss.v10i.7021