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Comparison of photobiomodulation in the treatment of skin injury with an open wound in mice

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This study aimed to investigate the effects of photobiomodulation at a wavelength of 660 and 830 nm at different numbers of application points in the healing of open wounds in mice. In total, 120 mice were divided into 10 groups. The animals were submitted to cutaneous lesion of the open wound type (1.5 × 1.5 cm). Photobiomodulation at a wavelength of 660 and 830 nm and total energy of 3.6 J were used, applied at 1, 4, 5, and 9 points, for 14 days. The animals were subjected to analysis of the lesion area, skin temperature, and histological analysis. Macroscopic analysis results showed a difference (p < 0.05) between the irradiated groups and the sham group at 14 days PO. There was no statistical difference in skin temperature. Histological analysis findings showed better results for the epidermis thickness. Regarding the number of blood vessels, a difference was found between the 1- and 5-point 830-nm photobiomodulation groups and between the 4-point 660-nm group and the naive group. A significant difference in the number of fibroblasts was observed between the 830- and 660-nm photobiomodulation groups and the naive and sham groups. When comparing photobiomodulation wavelength, the 830-nm groups were more effective, and we emphasize the groups irradiated at 5 points, which showed an improvement in macroscopic analysis and epidermis thickness, an increase in the number of vessels, and a lower number of fibroblasts on the 14th day after skin injury.

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  1. Laboratory of Assessment and Rehabilitation of the Locomotor Apparatus, Department of Health Sciences, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Campus Araranguá - Campus Mato Alto, Rua Pedro João Pereira, 150, Araranguá, Santa Catarina, 88905-120, Brazil

    Ketlyn Germann Hendler, Jaquelini Betta Canever, Luana Gabriel de Souza, Laís Mara Siqueira das Neves, Heloyse Uliam Kuriki, Aderbal da Silva Aguiar Junior, Rafael Inácio Barbosa & Alexandre Marcio Marcolino

  2. Postgraduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina (LARAL/UFSC), Rua Pedro João Pereira, 150, Araranguá, Santa Catarina, 88905-120, Brazil

    Ketlyn Germann Hendler, Luana Gabriel de Souza, Heloyse Uliam Kuriki, Aderbal da Silva Aguiar Junior, Rafael Inácio Barbosa & Alexandre Marcio Marcolino

  3. Postgraduate Program in Rehabilitation and Functional Performance, Ribeirão Preto Medical School of the University of São Paulo (USP), Av. dos Bandeirantes, 3900, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, 14049-900, Brazil

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Hendler, K.G., Canever, J.B., de Souza, L.G. et al. Comparison of photobiomodulation in the treatment of skin injury with an open wound in mice. Lasers Med Sci 36, 1845–1854 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-020-03216-7

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