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MoreStudies / Research

J Biophotonics. 2012 Nov;5(11-12):827-37. doi: 10.1002/jbio.201200077. Epub 2012 Jul 17.; Transcranial low level laser (light) therapy for traumatic brain injury; Huang YY1, Gupta A, Vecchio D, de Arce VJ, Huang SF, Xuan W, Hamblin MR.

Inflammation. 2016 Aug;39(4):1395-404. doi: 10.1007/s10753-016-0371-x; Effect of Low-Power Laser (LPL) and Light-Emitting Diode (LED) on Inflammatory Response in Burn Wound Healing; Silveira PC1, Ferreira KB2, da Rocha FR2, Pieri BL2, Pedroso GS2, De Souza CT2, Nesi RT2, Pinho RA2.

J Lasers Med Sci. 2016 Spring;7(2):131-3. doi: 10.15171/jlms.2016.22. Epub 2016 Mar 27; Case Report of Photodynamic Therapy in the Treatment of Dental Caries on Primary Teeth; da Mota AC1, Leal CR1, Olivan S1, Leal Gonçalves ML1, de Oliveira VA1, Pinto MM1, Bussadori SK1.

Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova. 2016;116(6):20-4; Photomatrix LED therapy in patients with post-stroke arthropathy of the shoulder joint; [Article in Russian; Abstract available in Russian from the publisher], Kelemetova AKh1, Savin AA1, Pshenichnikova VV2, Zmievskoi GN3, Semchuk IP3, Savin LA1, Filatov VV3.

Lasers Med Sci. 2016 Nov;31(8):1683-1689. Epub 2016 Aug 5; Wound healing efficacy of a 660-nm diode laser in a rat incisional wound model; Suzuki R1, Takakuda K2.

Trials. 2016 Sep 2;17(1):432. doi: 10.1186/s13063-016-1540-9; Evaluation of low-level laser at auriculotherapy points to reduce postoperative pain in inferior third molar surgery: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial; Sampaio-Filho H1, Sotto-Ramos J1, Pinto EH1, Cabral MR1, Longo PL1, Tortamano IP2, Marcos RL1, Silva DF1, Pavani C1, Horliana AC3

Lasers Med Sci. 2016 Dec;31(9):1907-1913. Epub 2016 Sep 20; Low-intensity laser (660 nm) on sternotomy healing in patients who underwent coronary artery bypass graft: a randomized, double-blind study; Fernandes GA1,2,3, Lima AC4,5, Gonzaga IC4,6, de Barros Araújo R Jr7, de Oliveira RA8, Nicolau RA4

Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed. 2016 Oct 1. doi: 10.1111/phpp.12276. [Epub ahead of print]; Inhibitory effect of 660-nm LED on melanin synthesis in in vitro and in vivo; Oh CT1,2, Kwon TR1, Choi EJ1, Kim SR1, Seok J1, Mun SK3, Yoo KH4, Choi YS5, Choi SY6, Kim BJ7,8.

J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2016 Oct-Dec;7(4):234-241. Epub 2016 Mar 10; Effect of near-infrared light on in vitro cellular ATP production of osteoblasts and fibroblasts and on fracture healing with intramedullary fixation; Quirk BJ1, Sannagowdara K2, Buchmann EV3, Jensen ES4, Gregg DC5, Whelan HT6.

Lasers Med Sci. 2016 Nov 29. [Epub ahead of print]; Low-level laser therapy as an adjunct to conventional therapy in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers; Mathur RK1, Sahu K2, Saraf S3, Patheja P4, Khan F1, Gupta PK4.

Lasers Med Sci. 2016 Dec 1. [Epub ahead of print]; Strength training prior to muscle injury potentiates low-level laser therapy (LLLT)-induced muscle regeneration; Morais SR1,2, Goya AG3, Urias Ú4, Jannig PR4, Bacurau AV4, Mello WG5,6, Faleiros PL7, Oliveira SH3, Garcia VG7, Ervolino E3, Brum PC4,8, Dornelles RC5,6,3.

Lasers Med Sci. 2016 Dec 6. [Epub ahead of print]; Beneficial effect of low-level laser therapy in acute lung injury after i-I/R is dependent on the secretion of IL-10 and independent of the TLR/MyD88 signaling; Carvalho JL1, Britto A2, de Oliveira AP2, Castro-Faria-Neto H3, Albertini R1, Anatriello E1, Aimbire F4,5.

ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2016 Nov 23;8(46):31510-31523. Epub 2016 Nov 11; Nanoceria-Mediated Drug Delivery for Targeted Photodynamic Therapy on Drug-Resistant Breast Cancer; Li H1, Liu C1, Zeng YP1, Hao YH1, Huang JW1, Yang ZY1, Li R1.

Lasers Med Sci. 2016 Feb;31(2):213-9. doi: 10.1007/s10103-015-1844-0. Epub 2015 Dec 21; Assessing of integration of ionizing radiation with Radachlorin-PDT on MCF-7 breast cancer cell treatment; Ghoodarzi R1, Changizi V2, Montazerabadi AR3, Eyvazzadaeh N4

Photomed Laser Surg. 2016 Dec;34(12):587-598. doi: 10.1089/pho.2015.4051; Transcranial Low-Level Laser (Light) Therapy for Brain Injury; Thunshelle C1,2, Hamblin MR2,3,4

J Dermatol. 2014 Aug;41(8):729-31. doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.12572.;Photodynamic therapy using a novel irradiation source, LED lamp, is similarly effective to photodynamic therapy using diode laser or metal-halide lamp on DMBA- and TPA-induced mouse skin papillomas; Takahashi H1, Nakajima S, Ogasawara K, Asano R, Nakae Y, Sakata I, Iizuka H.

Keio J Med. 1993 Dec;42(4):180-2, Possible application of the laser in immunobiology.

J Acupunct Meridian Stud. 2015 Feb;8(1):2-16. doi: 10.1016/j.jams.2014.06.015. Epub 2014 Jul 10. Laser acupuncture for treating musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review with meta-analysis.

1: Reinhart F, El Massri N, Johnstone DM, Stone J, Mitrofanis J, Benabid AL, Moro C. Near-infrared light (670 nm) reduces MPTP-induced parkinsonism within a broad therapeutic time window. Exp Brain Res. 2016 Feb 15. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26879772.

Turning On Lights to Stop Neurodegeneration: The Potential of Near Infrared Light Therapy in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease. Johnstone DM, Moro C, Stone J, Benabid AL, Mitrofanis J. Front Neurosci. 2016 Jan 11;9:500. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2015.00500. eCollection 2015. Review. PMID:     26793049

Lasers Med Sci. 2016 Feb;31(2):213-9. doi: 10.1007/s10103-015-1844-0. Epub 2015 Dec 21.; Assessing of integration of ionizing radiation with Radachlorin-PDT on MCF-7 breast cancer cell treatment.; Ghoodarzi R1, Changizi V2, Montazerabadi AR3, Eyvazzadaeh N4.

Phototherapy 660 nm for the prevention of radiodermatitis in breast cancer patients receiving radiation therapy: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Costa MM, Silva SB, Quinto AL, Pasquinelli PF, de Queiroz dos Santos V, de Cássia Santos G, Veiga DF1. Trials. 2014 Aug 20;15:330. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-330.

Use of Laser Light to Treat Certain Lesions in Standardbreds, L.S McKibbin DVM, & D Paraschak BSc., MA; Modern Veterinary Practice, March 1984, Sec. 3, p. 13
 
Biostimulation of Wound Healing by Lasers: Experimental Approaches in Animal Models and in Fibroblast Cultures, RP Abergel, MD; R Lyons, MD; J Castel, MS, R Dwyer. MD and Uitlo. MD, PhD; Harbor UCLA Medical Center. CA: J Dennatol. Surgery Oncol., 13:2 Feb. 1987

Lasers Surg Med. 1983;3(1):55-9.; A study of the effects of lasering on chronic bowed tendons at Wheatley Hall Farm Limited, Canada, January, 1983; McKibbin LS, Paraschak DM.

Basford, J. R. (1989), Low-energy laser therapy: Controversies and new research findings. Lasers Surg. Med., 9: 1–5. doi:10.1002/lsm.1900090103

Smith, Kendric C, The Photobiological Basis of Low Level Laser Radiation Therapy, Stanford University School of Medicine; Laser Therapy, Vol. 3, No. 1, Jan - Mar 1991

Quirk BJ, Whelan HT. Near-Infrared Irradiation Photobiomodulation: The Need for Basic Science. Photomedicine and Laser Surgery. 2011;29(3):143-144. doi:10.1089/pho.2011.3014.

NASA Marshall Space Flight Centre press release 03-199 (11-05-03). Light emitting diodes bring relief to young cancer patients; NASA technology used for plant growth now in clinical trials

Starwynn, Darren, OMD, LAc, Laser and LED Treatments: Which is Better?, Acupuncture Today June 2004, Vol. 05, Issue 06.

Malone T, Engelhardt D, Kirkpatrick J, Bassett F. Nerve injury in athletes caused by cryotherapy. J Athl Train. 1992; 27(3): 235–237.

Tseng CY, Lee JP, Tsai YS, Lee SD, Kao CL, Liu TC, Lai C, Harris MB, Kuo CH. Topical cooling (icing) delays recovery from eccentric exercise-induced muscle damage. J Strength Cond Res. 2013;27(5):1354-61. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e318267a22c.

Photochem Photobiol. 2015 Jul-Aug;91(4):942-51. doi: 10.1111/php.12465. Epub 2015 Jun 4.Phototherapeutic Effect of Low- Laser on Thyroid Gland of Gamma-Irradiated Rats.

Photomed Laser Surg. 2014 Aug;32(8):444-9. doi: 10.1089/pho.2014.3716. Effects of low-level laser therapy on the serum TGF-β1 concentrations in individuals with autoimmune thyroiditis.

J Autoimmun. 1991 Aug;4(4):689-701. The immunoregulatory influence of transforming growth factor beta in thyroid autoimmunity: TGF beta inhibits autoreactivity in Graves' disease.

ISRN Endocrinol. 2012;2012:126720. doi: 10.5402/2012/126720. Epub 2012 Dec 17. Assessment of the effects of low-level laser therapy on the thyroid vascularization of patients with autoimmune hypothyroidism by color Doppler ultrasound.

Lasers Surg Med. 2010 Aug;42(6):589-96. doi: 10.1002/lsm.20941. Low-level laser therapy in chronic autoimmune thyroiditis: a pilot study.

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