Lasers, stem cells, and COPD

F Lin, SF Josephs, DT Alexandrescu, F Ramos… - Journal of translational …, 2010 - Springer
The medical use of low level laser (LLL) irradiation has been occurring for decades,
primarily in the area of tissue healing and inflammatory conditions. Despite little mechanistic …

[HTML][HTML] Low level laser therapy increases angiogenesis in a model of ischemic skin flap in rats mediated by VEGF, HIF-1α and MMP-2

V Cury, AIS Moretti, L Assis, P Bossini… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2013 - Elsevier
It is known that low level laser therapy is able to improve skin flap viability by increasing
angiogenesis. However, the mechanism for new blood vessel formation is not completely …

Application of low level laser technologies for pain relief and wound healing: overview of scientific bases

PV Peplow, TY Chung, GD Baxter - Physical Therapy Reviews, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Laser irradiation is characterized by several physical parameters, such as
wavelength, spot size, power, power density, energy, energy density, duration of irradiation …

Effect of laser phototherapy on the release of fibroblast growth factors by human gingival fibroblasts

CA Damante, G De Micheli, SPH Miyagi, IS Feist… - Lasers in medical …, 2009 - Springer
The effects of laser phototherapy on the release of growth factors by human gingival
fibroblasts were studied in vitro. Cells from a primary culture were irradiated twice (6 h …

LLLT improves tendon healing through increase of MMP activity and collagen synthesis

FDR Guerra, CP Vieira, MS Almeida, LP Oliveira… - Lasers in medical …, 2013 - Springer
The Achilles tendon has a high incidence of rupture, and the healing process leads to a
disorganized extracellular matrix (ECM) with a high rate of injury recurrence. To evaluate the …

Biological effects of a semiconductor diode laser on human periodontal ligament fibroblasts

EJ Choi, JY Yim, KT Koo, YJ Seol… - … of Periodontal & …, 2010 - synapse.koreamed.org
Purpose It has been reported that low-level semiconductor diode lasers could enhance the
wound healing process. The periodontal ligament is crucial for maintaining the tooth and …

Electric factors in wound healing

PL Farber, FC Isoldi, LM Ferreira - Advances in Wound Care, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Significance: Electric factors such as electric charges, electrodynamic field, skin battery, and
interstitial exclusion permeate wound healing physiology and physiopathology from injury to …

Effect of low-level laser therapy on the gene expression of collagen and vascular endothelial growth factor in a culture of fibroblast cells in mice

CCS Martignago, RF Oliveira, DAA Pires-Oliveira… - Lasers in medical …, 2015 - Springer
Low-level laser therapy treatment (LLLT) is widely used in rehabilitation clinics with the aim
of accelerating the process of tissue repair; however, the molecular bases of the effect of …

Effect of low level laser therapy (830 nm) with different therapy regimes on the process of tissue repair in partial lesion calcaneous tendon

FS Oliveira, CE Pinfildi, NA Parizoto… - Lasers in Surgery …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Objective Calcaneous tendon is one of the most damaged
tendons, and its healing may last from weeks to months to be completed. In the search after …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrastructural and autoradiographical analysis show a faster skin repair in He–Ne laser-treated wounds

CEN de Araújo, MS Ribeiro, R Favaro… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2007 - Elsevier
There are evidences that low-intensity red laser radiation is capable to accelerate wound
healing. Nowadays, this therapy has been gradually introduced in clinical practice although …