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Low-level laser therapy in experimental model of collagenase-induced tendinitis in rats: effects in acute and chronic inflammatory phases.

Authors: Casalechi, HL  Leal-Junior, EC  Xavier, M  Silva JA, JR  De Carvalho Pde, T  Aimbire, F  Albertini, R 
Citation: Casalechi HL, etal., Lasers Med Sci. 2013 May;28(3):989-95. doi: 10.1007/s10103-012-1189-x. Epub 2012 Aug 28.
RGD ID: 8549751
Pubmed: PMID:22926534   (View Abstract at PubMed)
DOI: DOI:10.1007/s10103-012-1189-x   (Journal Full-text)

A variety of treatments for tendinopathies is currently used or has been trialed. However, in fact, there is a remarkably little evidence that any conventional therapies are effective. In the last years, low-level laser therapy (LLLT) has been showing interesting results in inflammatory modulation in different musculoskeletal disorders, but the optimal parameters and mechanisms behind these effects are not fully understood. The aim of this study is to investigate if the LLLT modulates the acute and chronic phase of collagenase-induced tendinitis in rat by interfering in mRNA expression for matrix metalloproteinases (MMP13 and MMP1), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and anti-inflammatory mediator (interleukin (IL)-10). For such, tendinitis was induced by collagenase injection in male Wistar rats. Animals were treated with LLLT (780 nm, potency of 22 mW, 107 mW/cm(2), energy density of 7.5 J/cm(2), and energy delivered of 1.54 J) with different number of treatments in accordance with the inflammatory phase analyzed. LLLT was able to modulate mRNA gene expression of IL-10, VGEF, MMP1, and MMP13 both in acute than in chronic inflammatory phase (p<0.05). Our results suggest that LLLT with parameters employed in the present study was able to modulate IL-10, VEGF, MMP1, and MMP13 mRNA gene expression both in acute than in chronic tendon inflammation. However, further studies are needed to establish optimal parameters for LLLT.

RGD Manual Disease Annotations    Click to see Annotation Detail View
TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
tendinitis  ISOMmp1 (Rattus norvegicus)8549751; 8549751 RGD 
tendinitis  IEP 8549751 RGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Mmp1  (matrix metallopeptidase 1)

Genes (Mus musculus)
Mmp1a  (matrix metallopeptidase 1a (interstitial collagenase))

Genes (Homo sapiens)
MMP1  (matrix metallopeptidase 1)


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