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Effect of low-level laser therapy on the expression of inflammatory mediators and on neutrophils and macrophages in acute joint inflammation.

Authors: Alves, AC  Vieira, R  Leal-Junior, E  Dos Santos, S  Ligeiro, AP  Albertini, R  Junior, J  De Carvalho, P 
Citation: Alves AC, etal., Arthritis Res Ther. 2013;15(5):R116.
RGD ID: 10755447
Pubmed: PMID:24028507   (View Abstract at PubMed)
PMCID: PMC3979014   (View Article at PubMed Central)
DOI: DOI:10.1186/ar4296   (Journal Full-text)

INTRODUCTION: Inflammation of the synovial membrane plays an important role in the pathophysiology of osteoarthritis (OA). The synovial tissue of patients with initial OA is characterized by infiltration of mononuclear cells and production of proinflammatory cytokines and other mediators of joint injury. The objective was to evaluate the effect of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) operating at 50 mW and 100 mW on joint inflammation in rats induced by papain, through histopathological analysis, differential counts of inflammatory cells (macrophages and neutrophils), as well as gene expression of interleukin 1-beta and 6 (IL-1beta and IL-6), and protein expression of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha). METHODS: Male Wistar rats (n = 60) were randomly divided into four groups of 15 animals, namely: a negative control group; an inflammation injury positive control group; a 50 mW LLLT group, subjected to injury and treated with 50 mW LLLT; and a 100 mW LLLT group, subjected to injury and treated with 100 mW LLLT. The animals were subject to joint inflammation (papain solution, 4%) and then treated with LLLT (808 nm, 4 J, 142.4 J/cm(2), spot size 0.028 for both groups). On the day of euthanasia, articular lavage was collected and immediately centrifuged; the supernatant was saved for analysis of expression of TNFalpha protein by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and expression of IL-1beta and IL-6 mRNA by real-time polymerase chain reaction. A histologic examination of joint tissue was also performed. For the statistical analysis, analysis of variance with Tukey's post-hoc test was used for comparisons between each group. All data are expressed as mean values and standard deviation, with P < 0.05. RESULTS: Laser treatment with 50 mW was more efficient than 100 mW in reducing cellular inflammation, and decreased the expression of IL-1beta and IL-6. However, the 100 mW treatment led to a higher reduction of TNFalpha compared with the 50 mW treatment. CONCLUSIONS: LLLT with 50 mW was more efficient in modulating inflammatory mediators (IL-1beta, IL-6) and inflammatory cells (macrophages and neutrophils), which correlated with the histology that showed a reduction in the inflammatory process.

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Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Il1b  (interleukin 1 beta)
Il6  (interleukin 6)
Tnf  (tumor necrosis factor)

Genes (Mus musculus)
Il1b  (interleukin 1 beta)
Il6  (interleukin 6)
Tnf  (tumor necrosis factor)

Genes (Homo sapiens)
IL1B  (interleukin 1 beta)
IL6  (interleukin 6)
TNF  (tumor necrosis factor)


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