Influence of He-Ne laser therapy on the dynamics of wound healing in mice treated with anti-inflammatory drugs

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We determined the effects of helium-neon (He-Ne) laser irradiation on wound healing dynamics in mice treated with steroidal and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents. Male albino mice, 28-32 g, were randomized into 6 groups of 6 animals each: control (C), He-Ne laser (L), dexamethasone (D), D + L, celecoxib (X), and X + L. D and X were injected im at doses of 5 and 22 mg/kg, respectively, 24 h before the experiment. A 1-cm long surgical wound was made with a scalpel on the abdomens of the mice. Animals from groups L, D + L and X + L were exposed to 4 J (cm2)-4 day-1 of He-Ne laser for 12 s and were sacrificed on days 1, 2, or 3 after the procedure, when skin samples were taken for histological examination. A significant increase of collagen synthesis was observed in group L compared with C (168 ± 20 vs 63±8 mm2). The basal cellularity values on day 1 were: C = 763 ±47, L = 1116 ± 85, D = 376 ± 24, D + L = 698 ± 31, X = 453 ± 29, X + L = 639 ± 32 U/mm2. These data show that application of L increases while D and X decrease the inflammatory cellularity compared with C. They also show that L restores the diminished cellularity induced by the anti-inflammatory drugs. We suggest that He-Ne laser promotes collagen formation and restores the baseline cellularity after pharmacological inhibition, indicating new perspectives for laser therapy aiming to increase the healing process when anti-inflammatory drugs are used.

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Gonçalves, W. L. S., Souza, F. M., Conti, C. L., Cirqueira, J. P., Rocha, W. A., Pires, J. G. P., … Moysés, M. R. (2007). Influence of He-Ne laser therapy on the dynamics of wound healing in mice treated with anti-inflammatory drugs. Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 40(6), 877–884. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-879X2007000600018

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