He-Ne laser on microcrystalline arthropathies

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作者
Campana, V [1 ]
Moya, M [1 ]
Gavotto, A [1 ]
Simes, JC [1 ]
Spitale, L [1 ]
Soriano, F [1 ]
Palma, JA [1 ]
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[1] Fac Ciencias Med, Catedra Fis Biomed, Cordoba, Argentina
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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL LASER MEDICINE & SURGERY | 2003年 / 21卷 / 02期
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10.1089/104454703765035529
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R318 [生物医学工程];
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0831 ;
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Objective: The objective of this work is to assess the anti-inflammatory capacity of He-Ne laser therapy as determined by the plasmatic levels of inflammatory markers, fibrinogen, and TNFalpha and by histopathological study in rats with arthropathy induced by calcium pyrophosphate crystals. Background Data: Microcrystalline arthropathies are a group of diseases characterized by the deposit of different crystals in joints. Materials and Methods: Two milligrams of dicalcium pyrophosphate crystals (DCPP) were injected in both joints of the lower limbs of rats during 2 days. A group was treated with laser of He-Ne (6 mW) on the injected joints during 3 consecutive days. After 96 h of the first injection, animals were sacrificed to determine TNFalpha using the ELISA method and fibrinogen was assessed using spectrophotometry. Sections from the lower limbs were used for histopathology. Results: A statistically significant increase (p<0.001) in plasma fibrinogen levels and TNFα was noted between the control group and the laser-treated group. The histological transversal section of a posterior limb joint of a rat injected with DCPP showed fibroadipose tissue with diffuse chronic infiltrate. The histopathology of the group of rats injected with DCPP and subsequently treated with He-Ne laser showed no inflammatory response. Conclusion: He-Ne laser treatment in the microcrystalline arthropathy induced in rats by DCPP injection might have an antiinflammatory effect, evaluated by fibrinogen plasma levels and TNF-α (inflammatory markers) and by the histopathology regressive process.
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