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LASERS IN SURGERY AND MEDICINE
Volume 42, Issue 6, Pages 577-583Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20910
Keywords
gallium-arsenide; helium-neon; inflammation; LLLT; nitric oxide
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- SECYT Universidad Nacional de La Rioja
- SECYT Universidad Nacional de Cordoba
- Ministerio de Ciencia y tecnologia de la Provincia de Cordoba
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The objective of the present work was to study the effect of helium-neon (He-Ne) and gallium arsenide (Ga-As) laser upon inflammatory biomarkers associated with oxidative stress: fibrinogen, nitric oxide (NO), L-citrulline, and superoxide dismutase (SOD). These were evaluated through histological assessment, in rats with experimental myopathy Materials and Methods: The groups studied were: (A) control, (B) injured, (C) injured and treated with He-Ne laser, (D) injured and treated with Ga-As laser, (E) irradiated with He-Ne, and (F) irradiated with Ga-As laser. Myopathy was induced by injecting 0.05 mg/rat/day of adrenaline in the left posterior limb muscle at the same point on 5 consecutive clays, in groups B, C, and D Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) was applied with 9.5 J/cm(2) daily for 7 consecutive days with each laser. The determination of the biomarkers was made by spectrophotometry The muscles (5/8, single blinded) were stained with Gomori Trichrome and examined by optic microscopy The quantitative variables were statistically analyzed by the Fisher's test and categorical data by the Axionvision 4.8 program Pearson's chi-squared test was applied, setting significant difference at P < 0.05 for all cases Results In group B, the biomarkers were significantly increased compared to the other groups (P < 0 001), except for NO which in group B decreased significantly (P < 0.001). In group B, there was a higher inflammatory infiltration level (80.67%) in relation to destroyed fibers. Conclusions. LLLT caused significant changes in inflammatory biomarkers and oxidative stress decreased levels of fibrinogen, L-citrulline and SOD as opposed to the increase of NO in rats with experimental myopathies and significant muscle recovery Lasers Surg. Med 42.577-583, 2010 (C) 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc
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