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Biostimulative effects of low‐energy lasers and their implications for medicine
Author(s) -
Lubart Rachel,
Breitbart Haim
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
drug development research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.582
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1098-2299
pISSN - 0272-4391
DOI - 10.1002/1098-2299(200007/08)50:3/4<471::aid-ddr30>3.0.co;2-e
Subject(s) - visible spectrum , laser , laser light , medicine , chemistry , biophysics , pharmacology , biology , materials science , optoelectronics , optics , physics
The biostimulative effects exerted by various low‐energy lasers in the visible light have been used in medicine for treating a wide range of pathological conditions. Because clinical endpoints in phototherapy are initiated by a sequence of events at the molecular and cellular levels, the present overview summarizes recent results that might clarify the stimulatory effects of visible light on various tissues. It appears that light‐induced reactive oxygen species and changes in Ca 2+ homeostasis are of paramount importance in visible light–tissue interaction. Drug Dev. Res. 50:471–475, 2000. © 2000 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.