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      The influence of low-level laser therapy on biomodulation of collagen and elastic fibers Translated title: A influência da terapia a laser de baixa densidade de energia na biomodulação das fibras colágenas e elásticas

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          The study of low-level laser therapy upon extracellular matrix elements is important to understand the wound healing process under this agent. However, little is known about the interference of laser light in relation to collagen and elastic fibers. Cutaneous wounds were performed on the back of 72 Wistar rats and a Ga-Al-As low-level laser was punctually applied with different energy densities. The animals were killed after 24, 48, 72 hours and 5, 7 and 14 days. Tissues were stained with hematoxilin-eosin, sirius red fast green and orcein and then analyzed. It was observed that the treated group exhibited larger reduction of edema and inflammatory infiltrate. The treated animals presented a larger expression of collagen and elastic fibers, although without statistical significance (p > 0.05). Treatment with a dosage of 4 J/cm² exhibited more expressive results than that with 8 J/cm². In this study, the authors concluded that low-level laser therapy contributed to a larger expression of collagen and elastic fibers during the early phases of the wound healing process.

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          O estudo da terapia a laser de baixa densidade de energia sobre os diversos constituintes da matriz extracelular é crucial para o entendimento do processo cicatricial sob esse agente. Todavia, pouco se sabe sobre a interferência do laser em relação às fibras colágenas e elásticas. Realizaram-se ferimentos cutâneos padronizados no dorso de setenta e dois ratos Wistar e, em seguida, aplicação pontual do raio laser de baixa potência do tipo Arseneto de Gálio-Alumínio (Ga-Al-As) com diferentes densidades de energia. Os animais foram sacrificados com 24, 48 e 72 horas e aos 5, 7 e 14 dias. Procedeu-se à análise das secções teciduais coradas por hematoxilina-eosina, sírius vermelho e orceína. Observou-se, que nos grupos submetidos à terapia a laser, houve maior redução do edema e infiltrado inflamatório. Os animais tratados apresentaram uma maior expressão de fibras colágenas e elásticas, embora sem significância estatística (p > 0,05). No tratamento com a fluência de 4 J/cm² observaram-se melhores resultados do que naquele em que foi utilizada a fluência de 8 J/cm². Neste estudo, pôde-se concluir que o laser contribuiu para uma maior expressão de fibras colágenas e elásticas durante o processo cicatricial.

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          Increase of proton electrochemical potential and ATP synthesis in rat liver mitochondria irradiated in vitro by helium-neon laser.

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            The effect of laser irradiation on the release of bFGF from 3T3 fibroblasts.

            Studies have shown that low-level laser irradiation increases the proliferation of fibroblasts in cell culture. The mechanism of action is unknown. Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) is a multifunctional polypeptide that has been detected in most tissues and which supports cell proliferation and differentiation. The purpose of this study was to determine whether laser irradiation (660 nm) can stimulate production of bFGF from fibroblast cells in cell culture. Our study showed that fibroblasts irradiated with laser energy at 2.16 J/cm2 demonstrated increased cell proliferation and enhanced production of bFGF, whereas fibroblasts irradiated with laser energy at 3.24 J/cm2 neither demonstrated increased cell proliferation or an enhanced release of bFGF as compared to the control group. These results provide direct evidence that the proliferation of fibroblasts as a result of stimulation by low level laser irradiation may be associated with the autocrine production of bFGF from fibroblasts.
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              Low-level laser therapy is an important tool to treat disorders of the maxillofacial region.

              The authors report on the effects of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) in the treatment of maxillofacial disorders. Further to our previous studies, this paper reports the results of the use of LLLT on the treatment of several disorders of the oral and maxillofacial region. This paper presents LLLT as an effective method of treating such disorders. Two hundred and five female and 36 male patients ages between 7 and 81 years old (average 38.9 years old), suffering from disorders of the maxillofacial region, were treated with 632.8, 670, and 830 nm diode lasers at the Laser Center of the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil (UFPE). The disorders included temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain, trigeminal neuralgia, muscular pain, aphatae, inflammation, and tooth hypersensitivity postoperatively and in small hemangiomas. Most treatment consisted of a series of 12 applications (twice a week) and in 15 cases a second series was applied. Patients were treated with an average dose of 1.8 J/cm2. One hundred fifty four out of 241 patients were asymptomatic at the end of the treatment, 50 improved considerably, and 37 were symptomatic. These results confirm that LLLT is an effective tool and is beneficial for the treatment of many disorders of the maxillofacial region.
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                Contributors
                Role: ND
                Role: ND
                Role: ND
                Role: ND
                Journal
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                Pesquisa Odontológica Brasileira
                Pesqui. Odontol. Bras.
                Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica e Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade de São Paulo (São Paulo )
                1517-7491
                December 2003
                : 17
                : 4
                : 307-313
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Foundation for the Development of Science
                [2 ] Universidade Federal da Bahia Brazil
                [3 ] Fundação Oswaldo Cruz Brazil
                Article
                S1517-74912003000400003
                10.1590/S1517-74912003000400003
                3ef7c89a-e178-4b31-abfa-bd3a2c2ca767

                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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                Categories
                DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE

                Dentistry
                Lasers,Laser therapy,low-level,Wound healing,Collagen,Terapia a laser de baixa intensidade,Cicatrização de feridas,Colágeno

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